He was the son of Sir Robert Swift, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1599 to 1600 and his wife Ursula Barnham. Lord Carlingford had no sons and the title became extinct on his early death in 1634.
He was the offspring of Sir Robert Swift, High Sheriff of Yorkshire from 1599 to 1600 and his spouse Ursula Barnham. As a result, the Carlingford title ceased to exist upon Lord Carlingford's early passing in 1634, due to the lack of male heirs.