Louis Schwabe was born in Manchester in 1831, the son of Louis and Eliza (Thackeray) Schwabe, and died on 30 April 1922 at Hart Hill, Eccles Road in Pendelton.  He married Blanche Hartwright.  She was born on 10 November 1843 in Manchester and died on 7 December 1921 at Hart Hill, Eccles Road in Pendelton.

The children of Louis and Blanche are:

1. HENRY THACKERAY
2. LOUIS GUSTAVE
3. CONSTANCE BLANCHE SCHWABE, was born in 1869;
4. ARTHUR PERCY SCHWABE, was born in June 1877 and died on 11 May 1879, at Leaf Street, Pendleton, Manchester;
5. IRENE ROSA SCHWABE, was born in 1872 and died on 8 August 1937, at Friars Croft Park Drive, Hale; and 
6. CLIFFORD SCHWABE
7. DOROTHY

NOTE: The secretary of the Cross Street Unitarian chapel at Manchester has provided the following listing of baptisms at the chapel which include Louis's children and which can be read HERE (<--- in PDF).

The following press clipping which has been transcribed has passed down through the family and quotes Louis Schwabe's (1831 - 1922) recollections of an event involving his father Louis Schwabe (1798 - 1845). Unfortunately, the clipping comes undated and without the source.

Mr. Louis Schwabe, whose name was mentioned by Mr. Hewitt in last week's "City News," lived at No.1, Plymouth Grove, and his son, also named Louis Schwabe, dwelt there some seven years, from about the year 1839. The latter is, therefore, one of the oldest surviving of the former residents in that locality. His father was a manufacturer of silks in Portland street. He remembers the chains and posts which have so frequently been referred to, and also a number of the former inhabitants, including Mr. Mackay, who was Mayor of Manchester, and Mr. S. L. Behrens. In regard to the latter he states:

"My father once saved three of his sons from drowning. The boys were coming home from school in Dover street and went to skate on the pool; the ice gave way, and they were plunged into the water. My father at once took off his coat and succeeded in rescuing all three. We have at home a silver goblet given by Mr. S. L. Behrens to my father in commemoration of this event."

Mr. Schwabe is now eighty-two years of age and his recollections of the district are, therefore, of of special interest. X. Y. Z. [Note: If Louis Schwabe was 82 at the time this article was written then it must have been written 1912-1913.]. Subsequent to the above the original article about the incident has been recovered from the Manchester Guardian Dec 1 1838 as follows: