See also

Family of John Francis and Caroline Squirrell

  • Husband:

  • John Francis (1822?-1901)

  • Wife:

  • Caroline Squirrell (1831?-1891)

  • Marriage:

  • Q4 1872

  • Cosford "Registration District", Suffolk, England1

Husband: John Francis

  • Name:

  • John Francis2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Francis (1797?-1854)

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Crooks (1801-1870)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman2,3,4,5,6

  • Birth:

  • 1822 (app)

  • Battisford, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6,7

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Jun 1822 (age 0)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Battisford, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of James Francis (labourer) and Hannah of Battisford

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 18-19)

  • Layham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 15, living with Solomon Smith and family. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 28-29)

  • Great Bricett, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 28 widower, agricultural labourer living with a son, parents and three siblings. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 38-39)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • head of the household aged 39 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and four children. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 48)

  • Pye Lane, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • widower working as a labourer and living with his brother-in-law John Green, his sister Sarah, nieces Kate and Hannah, nephew James, and his sons Thomas, Allen and Henry, and his daughter Sarah. Born in Battisford

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 58-59)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 58 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife, two children, a niece and a nephew. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 68-69)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 68 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife, a son and a lodger. Born in Battisford Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 78-79)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • head of the household aged 78 widower, living in two rooms with a widowed boarder. Born in Battisford

  • Death:

  • Q2 1901 (age 78)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England10

Wife: Caroline Squirrell

  • Name:

  • Caroline Squirrell1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • servant11

  • Birth:

  • 1831 (app)

  • Wattisham, Suffolk, England6,9

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 39-40)

  • Hitcham Street, Bildeston, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • servant aged 41 unmarried, living with William Emerson and family and another servant. Born in Wattisham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 49-50)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • wife aged 50 married, living with her husband, two step-children, a niece and a nephew. Born in Wattisham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 59-60)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • wife aged 60 married, living with her husband, a step-son and a lodger. Born in Wattisham Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Jul 1891 (age 61)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England12,13,14

  • Burial:

  • 19 Jul 1891

  • St. Nicholas's Church, Bildeston Road, Wattisham, Suffolk, England13,14

  •  

  • aged 61 of Often

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Cosford 1872 quarter:4 volume:4a page:936a for John 986a for Caroline.

2.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1797 folio:520 page:22.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy).

4.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1158 folio:36 page:3.

5.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1744 folio:93 page:2 schedule:10. Cit. Date: 14 November 2023.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1463 folio:123 page:9.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1770 folio:44 page:7.

8.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1022 folio:16 page:8.

9.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1863 folio:45 page:12.

10.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1901 quarter:2 volume:4a page:485.

11.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1720 folio:4 page:4.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1891 quarter:3 volume:4a page:389.

13.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).

14.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).