The Mordens clan 1800-25

As had been the case through the previous 200 years, there were only a couple of Brockett families in Guilden and Steeple Morden at the turn of the 18/19th C. However the early 19th C saw the number increase dramatically. 8 sons born in the 10 years 1813-23 had families of their own—2 with more than 10 children. Most of the 8 stayed either in the Mordens or nearby parishes. Following are outlines:

 
 
 
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            John m Martha                        William m Mary              Elizabeth
 
       1789-1872 | JERMIN                      1792-1852 | BUTCHER           1795-1827
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 John William Thomas Samuel Alfred William Alfred John  Archer Solomon David  William
 
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4 daus 5 daus 4 daus 1 dau  1 dau   3 daus 4 daus   2   1 dau  6 daus  4 daus 1 dau
 
2 sons 6 sons 3 sons 2 sons 4 sons  8 sons 3 sons  sons 4 sons 7 sons  1 son  7 sons

Censuses show how children contributed to the family income from a young age: daughters were often Straw Plaiters by 10, even 8, and sons were even recorded as Agricultural Labourers as young as 5!

1st s/o John and Martha JERMIN, John was bap 30 Jan 1813 Guilden Morden. As Agricultural Labourer he married Mary Ann/Marianne COOPER 11 Nov 1833 in Ashwell, resided Little Green, Guilden Morden all his adult life. Occupation Farm Labourer 1839 (BC dau), Labourer 1843, 51, 67 (PR bap son, dau, MC dau). Mary Ann signed with her mark 1839, 1845 (BC dau, son), as did John 1867 (MC dau). John died 27 May 1880 and was buried in Guilden Morden churchyard at the base of the tower, next to his great-grandfather. Mary Ann probably died 1887.

1. Ann, b 17 Mar 1839 Guilden Morden (BC). Ann Matilda married, Spinster, Guilden Morden 17 Sep 1859 Beldem WILMOT, Labourer, bachelor of Orwell, both signed with their mark.
2. Mary, b 1841, Royston District (Q2—Mary Ann); d 1842 (Q3—Mary); bur 12 Jul 1842, Guilden Morden, aged 14 months.
3. Thomas, b 1843, Royston District (Q2), bap 20 Aug 1843 Guilden Morden; d 25 Oct 1844 Guilden Morden aged 1 of 'hooping cough', s/o John Brockett Labourer (DC), bur 28 Oct 1844, Guilden Morden, aged 1 year. Another infant Thomas died in Guilden Morden in the 1840s, 1st cousin of this one, son of Thomas and Sarah RULE.
   
4. Thomas, b 12 Jan 1845, Guilden Morden. Married Mary Ann MUNSEY 1866 in Wrestlingworth. Died 1930 Hitchin. 7 surviving sons and 4 daughters.
   
5. Mary, b 1847, Royston District (Q2). Possibly the Mary Brockett, witness to brother Thomas' marriage in 1866, aged c 19 or 20. Married 2 Mar 1867 in Tadlow Parish Church, Cambs, William NEWELL, 23, Bachelor, Labourer, residing Tadlow, she aged 20, Spinster, residing Guilden Morden, making her mark, as did witness John, Father (MC).
   
6. Sarah, b 15 May 1851, Guilden Morden, bap privately 3 Jun 1851, Guilden Morden, publicly 27 Jul 1851. In 1871 she was the last of the family still living with her parents, aged 19 (census). Child:
   Ada Ann, b 24 Dec 1871, Royston District (Q1 1872); bap 10 Mar 1872, Guilden Morden 'illegitimate daughter of John WATTS, Labourer, and Sarah Brockett'. Died 29 Sep 1885, aged 13, Bulwell, Nottingham (Nottinghamshire Burial Index; Q3 Basford).
   Married Edward CRANE 10 Aug 1875 St Mary the Virgin and All Souls, Bulwell, on the western edge of Nottingham (Nottinghamshire Marrriage Index; Q3 Basford).

1st son of William and Mary BUTCHER, William was bap 14 Nov 1815 Guilden Morden, and married Fanny BONNETT 2 Jul 1838 Ashwell. Unusually, the Ashwell PR entry recorded the name of the groom's father: William Brockett, Carpenter. Fanny bore 11 children over 26 years, aged 21-47. She signed with her mark 1838 (BC dau).

One of the 3 first-cousin Williams in 1820s and 30s Guilden Morden, William was a Carpenter and Beer House Keeper (DC), Carpenter 1839, 1869 (BC dau, DC son), Builder 1871 (MC dau). He was probably born at Hinxworth, his mother returning to her parental home for the birth of her first child. Neither could probably write, both signing with their mark in 1859 (MC dau).

Within a year or two of son Henry Serle's death in 1850 the family moved to Battersea, Surrey—now London—where their last 3 children were born. William's younger brothers Alfred, Solomon, Archer and David and families, also came around this time to Battersea St Mary, formerly called Battersea Rise. William died 11 Feb 1879 Stotfold, aged 63, of heart disease and dropsy, informant wife Fanny, signing with her mark (DC). By 1891 there were no Brocketts in Stotfold. Fanny died 1893 Wandsworth London, aged 73, ie b c 1820 (Q1).

1. Anna, b 10 Oct 1838, Ashwell (BC), bap 8 Feb 1839, Ashwell (IGI). Probably died within 4 months of baptism because of namesake sister born 1839, but no GRO record of her death.
2. Ann/a, born 1839 Royston District (Q2), bap 29 Mar 1840, Ashwell (IGI). Married 13 Feb 1859 St Luke Parish Church, Chelsea, London Thomas Henry MANSELL, both of full age residing St Luke Chelsea, he a Bachelor, Grocer, she a Spinster, witnesses her parents William and Fanny, both signing with their mark (MC). At 4 Bellevue Rd, the Post Office, Battersea, in 1871, Anna, aged 32, wife of Thomas, 33, Grocer employing 1 man and 1 boy, with 5 sons aged 9, 7, 5, 3 and 8 months, and sister Fanny, 20, Domestic Servant (census).
   
3. William, b 1841, Ashwell; d 1934. Married 1866 Elizabeth Mary ORBELL in London where they stayed. Elizabeth died in Edmonton District in 1922 aged 81, and William in 1934 aged 92. 5 sons and 2 daus.
4. Charles, b 1844, Ashwell; d 1910. He married 1865 Emma SWAIN Chelsea. No GRO record of Emma's death. He married 2nd 1895 Elizabeth SMITH Battersea. 2 daus, 1 son.
5. Frederick, b 1846, Ashwell (Q4), bap 11 Oct 1846, Ashwell (IGI). He would have died before 1859 when brother Frederick was born. He was most probably the Frederick who d 1854 Wandsworth (Q3). There were no other Frederick deaths recorded in the GRO 1846-59.
6. Henry Serle, b 1849 Royston District (Q1), bap 28 Jan 1849 Ashwell (IGI). Died 1850 Royston District (Q4), aged 1 yr 10 months (gravestone). Buried 9 Nov 1850 Ashwell cemetery.
7. Fanny, b 1851 Ashwell (Q1), bap 9 Feb 1851 Ashwell (IGI). A witness to brother William's marriage in 1866. A Domestic Servant in sister Anna's house in Battersea in 1871, aged 20. Married 27 Sep 1871 Edward Thomas GATLIFFE, Battersea Baptist Chapel, York Rd, Wandsworth, he aged 23, Bachelor, Commercial Clerk, she 21, Spinster, both residing the Post Office, Wandsworth Common, witness brother-in-law Thomas Henry MANSELL (MC).
8. Henry George, b c 1852 Battersea, Surrey; married Mary PRUTTON 1875 in Arlesey, Bedford. Emigrated to Australia c 1883. Died 1929, Northcote, Victoria, Australia. 2 sons, 7 daus.
9. Mark, b 1855 Wandsworth, London (Q3); d of typhoid fever 30 Jun 1869 Arlsey, Beds, aged 15, informant Fanny DEVEREUX (DC).
10. Frederick James, b 1858, Battersea; d 1942 Wandsworth. Married Emma Jane CURCHIN 1885 Battersea. Resided Althorpe Rd, Battersea. 2 daus, 2 sons.
    
11. Herbert Thomas, b c 1864, Middlesex, London (1881 census), Limehouse (1891 census), Battersea (1871, 1901 censuses). No GRO. A late birth; his father was 50 and mother 46.

    Census records for Thomas and family
    1881	In Stotfold, Herbert T, 17, General Dealer, b London, Middlesex, the only child still living with his mother.
    1891	At the Cottage, Althorpe Rd, Battersea, in brother Frederick,'s house: Thomas, Brother, unm, 27, Asphalter (Road L[abourer]), b London Limehouse.
    1901	In Streatham, Thomas, 25 [actually 37], General Labourer, b London Battersea; Charlotta, 23, b London Tower Hill; Herbert, 3, b London Wandsworth; Annie, 7 months, b London Ladywell.

    ?Married Charlotte POWELL, but no marriage recorded under Herbert or Thomas. She had married Thomas' 1st cousin Alfred, s/o Solomon and Jane MAY in 1894. 2 known children of Thomas and Charlotte:
    1. Herbert, b 12 Aug 1897, 21 Althorpe Rd, Battersea (BC). Died 12 Aug 1976 Wandsworth London, aged 79 (Q4).
       
    2. Annie, b 14 Aug 1900, 8 Chudleigh Rd, Lady Well, Lewisham, London (BC). Very unlikely that she was the Annie who married in Lambeth 1928. Did she die unm 1977 Wandsworth London c 77 c 1900 (Q3)?
       
    Herbert Thomas died accidentally 4 hours after poisoning by salts of sorril taken in mistake for gin on 9 Aug 1911 at 14 Dickens St, E Battersea, Wandsworth, aged 48, ie b c 1863, a General Labourer, Coroner's inquest 11 Aug (DC). Charlotte probably died 11 Mar 1939 at St James' Hospital, Battersea, with second name Hannah, aged 79, of 206 Cowick Rd, Tooting, Widow of Thomas, a General Labourer, of chronic bronchitis, informant brother E G ROWELL [mistake for POWELL?] of 60 Ormeley Rd, Balham (DC).

Children:

1. Thomas, b 6 Oct 1837, Steeple Morden (BC); bur 1 Nov 1837, Steeple Morden.
2. Sarah, b 1838, Guilden Morden (Q4), bap 11 Nov 1838, Steeple Morden. Most probably the Sarah who married 6 Nov 1862 John CHILDS in St Bartholomew's Parish Church, Bethnal Green, London, he aged 25, Widower, Baker of Queens Row, she 24, Spinster of Queens Street, d/o William Labourer, witnesses Charles CHILDS, Elizabeth BUTTERFIELD (MC). The only 2 other recorded contemporary Sarahs were daughters of:
   1. William and Rebecca WRIGHT, bap 1834 Blunham, but she married in Blunham in 1858
   2. John and Maria DARLING of Bedford, bap 1841.
      
3. Elizabeth 'Betsy', bap 18 Apr 1841, Steeple Morden. Probably the unnamed female b 1841 (Q1). Working as a Straw Plater in 1851 aged 10 (census). Informant of brother Samuel's death 1858, signing with her mark. Married 17 Sep 1859, Guilden Morden, David WALKER, Labourer, she aged 19. In 1871 she was living at Little Green, Guilden Morden, aged 30, b Steeple Morden, with husband David, 33, b Guilden Morden, Farm Labourer, no children (census). Her brother Thomas, aged 25, unmarried, Fossil Digger, also born Steeple Morden, was living there too. 5 sons and 2 daus c 1862-75 all b Guilden Morden. In Guilden Morden for 1881, 91 and 1901 censuses.
   
4. Martha, b 1843 (Q1), bap 12 Mar 1843, Steeple Morden. Working as a Straw Plater in 1851 aged 8 (census). Child:
   Samuel, b 6 Apr 1862, bap 1 Jun 1862, Guilden Morden, recorded as the son of Martha Brockett, no father mentioned. No more is known of him; did he take on the surname Izzard?
   Married 13 Jun 1863, Samuel IZZARD, Labourer. They had a son David in 1871.
5. Thomas, b 1845 Guilden Morden (Q1), and died there 1920. He married Sarah ROWLAND 1872 in Guilden Morden. A Farm Labourer and Shepherd. 6 daus, 2 sons.
6. William, b 1847 Guilden Morden (Q2). ?Died 1917. He married Edith MAISE 1869 in Guilden Morden. A Fossil Digger and Shepherd. 6 daus, 4 sons.
   
7. Mary Ann, b 1849 Guilden Morden (Q1), bap 3 Mar 1849, Guilden Morden. Married 8 Feb 1868 Guilden Morden Parish Church, James DELLAR, aged 25, Bachelor, Labourer, she a Spinster, 20, both residing Guilden Morden, witnesses William Brockett, and Edy MISE [probably Mary Ann's brother and future sister iin law], all 4 signing with their mark (MC, as Ann). Children, b 1869-78: Sarah Ann, Alice Jane, Mary Elizabeth, William Alfred.
   
8. Alfred, b 1851 Guilden Morden; died 22 Jan 1922, buried Luton. He married Sarah THEOBALD 1879 in Guilden Morden. 3 daus, 1 son.
9. Fanny, b 10 Aug 1853, Guilden Morden, bap 18 Sep 1853, Guilden Morden; bur 14 Feb 1854, Guilden Morden.
   
10. David, b 1854 Guilden Morden (BC); died 1912 Twickenham, London (DC). He married Selina CLARK 1878 in Kilburn, London. 2 sons, 2 daus.
    
11. Samuel b 14 Jan 1858, bap 14 Feb 1858 Guilden Morden. Died 23 Apr 1858 Guilden Morden, aged 3 months, of marasmus [severe weight loss], no medical attendant, Elizabeth [sister, aged 17] in attendance (DC), bur 25 Apr 1858 Guilden Morden.
    

3rd s/o John and Martha JERMIN, Thomas was bap 25 Jan 1818 Guilden Morden. He was admitted to the Guilden Morden Chapel from 'The Meeting, Royston' on 2 Jan 1845, aged 26. Thomas was living at Steeple Morden when he married Sarah RULE 15 Oct 1846 in Ashwell (IGI) d/o William RULE of Ashwell. 6 months later and 24 days after giving birth to son Thomas she died, aged 27. She was buried 14 Apr 1847 with son Thomas in Guilden Morden churchyard. Her sister Martha REAVELL, who also died in childbirth about ten years later in 1856, aged 25, was buried with them. These poignant facts are on the brown gravestone next to the pavement, clearly readable by anyone walking down the street today. It is said that shortly before Sarah died Thomas was asked to resign from the Congregational Chapel because of the early arrival of his son. Thomas was a Master Butcher by trade. After Banns in Guilden Morden Church Thomas married 2nd Mary IZZARD there 30 Jan 1849 in Guilden Morden, Spinster, d/o Edward IZZARD, Publican. All their children were baptised in the Chapel. He died 5 Mar 1890 in Guilden Morden, aged about 72, and was buried in the churchyard near his first wife's grave along with two of his children who died before him—Sarah Ann and Frank. Mary was buried 26 Apr 1909, Guilden Morden cemetery—the churchyard was closed in 1897 (VCH, Cambs, vol 8, p 109b).

Children:

1. Thomas, b 17 Mar 1847 Royston District (Gravestone; Q1). Baptised 16 Apr 1847 Guilden Morden Chapel, 6 days after his mother had died. Died 1848 aged 1 year Royston District (Q2), buried in Guilden Morden churchyard 26 Mar 1848.
2. Wilfred, b 1852 Guilden Morden; died 1918 in Guilden Morden. He married Rebecca REAVELL 1877 Farnham Surrey. Butcher and Cattle Dealer. Witness to sister Minnie's marriage 1897. 1 son, 2 daus.
3. Sarah Ann, b 21 Aug 1854 (Q3), bap 29 Apr 1855, Guilden Morden Chapel; d aged 13, 1 Feb 1868, Guilden Morden (Gravestone; Q1). Her brother Frank and father were buried in the same grave in Guilden Morden churchyard.
4. Agnes, b 12 Aug 1859, Guilden Morden, bap 25 Mar 1860, Guilden Morden Chapel. Witness to brother Wilfred's marriage 1877. Unmarried in 1881, aged 21, with parents, and in 1891, aged 31, with her mother. Married 30 Jul 1891 George RULE, Congregational Chapel, Guilden Morden, she aged 31, Spinster, he 39, Bachelor, Farmer, both residing Guilden Morden, witnesses brother Wifred and sister Minnie (MC).
   

5. Mary Elizabeth, b 15 Jun 1862, Guilden Morden, bap Guilden Morden Chapel 31 May 1894 'from Great Green' aged 32. Married 4 Sep 1890 Frederick James TOMKINS, Guilden Morden Chapel, she aged 28, Spinster, Draper's Assistant, residing Guilden Morden, he 27, Bachelor, Draper's Assistant, residing Plumpton, Sussex, of the 7 witneses 4 were Brocketts: W., Alfred, Wilfred, Minnie (MC). 1 son b 1891 Plumpton, Sussex.

6. Frank, b 1 Mar 1866, Royston District (Q1), bap 15 Apr 1866, Guilden Morden Chapel; d 12 Feb 1868, Guilden Morden (Q1). Buried in sister Sarah Ann's grave.

7. Minnie, b 8 Dec 1871, bap 14 Apr 1872 Guilden Morden Chapel. In 1891 she was living with her mother, aged 19, single (census). Witness to sister Agnes' marriage 1891. Married 16 Sep 1897 Francis William Bertram PARRISH, at Ote Hall Chapel, Madsfield?, Lewes, Sussex, she aged 25, Spinster, residing Plumpton, Sussex, he 26, Bachelor, Cattle Dealer, of Guilden Morden, [brother] Wilford Brockett a witness, Minister [brother-in-law] F J TOMKINS (MC; AP6 had 1894 Guilden Morden Chapel). At Church St, Guilden Morden in 1901: Bertram, 30, Cattle Dealer; Minnie, 29; son Fred, 2; dau Doris, 10 months; Mary Brockett, Widow, 72, M in Law (census).

2nd son of William and Mary BUTCHER, Alfred was bap 4 May 1820 Guilden Morden; married Ann CHARTER 1843 in Steeple Morden (Q2). Occupation variously Carpenter and Builder. Had 3 acres of land (1851 census). Signed with his mark 1843, 78 (BC son, MC dau). Like brothers William, Solomon, Archer and David and families, for a period between 1852 and 1861—at least from 1855-57—Alfred and Ann lived in Battersea St Mary, formerly called Battersea Rise. Ann d 1904 Cambridge (Q1) aged 82, and Alfred d 1904 Cambridge (Q2) aged 84.

Children:

1. William, b 1843 Steeple Morden; d 1932 Willesden. He married Emily SYMONDS 1868 St George Hanover Square, and they stayed in London. 9 sons, 2 daus.
2. Jane, b 1847 Royston District (Q3), bap 10 Oct 1847 Steeple Morden (IGI), Guilden Morden (AP8). Married 3 Apr 1880 St Pauls Parish Church, Stratford, W Ham, Essex, John SPICER, he aged 39, Bachelor—sic, he had presumably married Jane's sister Mary Ann 1865—General Dealer, she 31, Spinster, both of 12 Livingstone Rd (MC).
3. Mary Ann, bap 13 Apr 1845, Steeple Morden (IGI). Not apparently in GRO. Married 24 Apr 1865 St Pancras Parish Church, John SPICER, Cook, both of 'full age' (MC). Did she die before 1880, when her sister Jane married John SPICER? Was Alfred SPICER, born London c 1867, with Mary Ann's parents for the 1871 census Mary Ann's son?
4. Charles, b 1849, d 1893. Married Emily O'DANIELS 1879 in Pimlico, London, and they stayed in London. 3 sons, 1 dau.
5. Emma, b 9 Feb 1852, Royston District (Q1), bap 25 Jul 1852, Guilden Morden Chapel. For the 1871 census she was in service in Cambridge. Married 4 Jun 1898 St Pancras Register Office, Frank FORSTER, he aged 47, Bachelor, Boot Maker, she 46, Spinster, both of 289 Great George Street. Was she witness to sister Susan's marriage 20 years before as Emma FORSTER?
6. Alfred John, b 1854 (Q3 Wandsworth), bap 20 Aug 1854, Battersea St Mary (IGI). To be distinguished from 1st cousin namesake, s/o Solomon. Married 3 Jun 1895 Mary CHEETHAM in the Congregational Church, Marple Bridge, Glossop, he aged 39, Bachelor, Plate Layer on a Railway, she 38, Widow, both residing Lower Fold, Marple Bridge, Ludlow, Derbyshire (MC).

   Census records for Alfred and Mary
   1871	In Cock Hill, Sutton, Epsom, in the house of William MARCHANT, 49, Beer Retailer, Alfred, 16, Pot Boy, b Golden Square, London.
   1881	Not found. [Alfred had a namesake cousin, son of Solomon, who was 4 years younger, and it was probably he, aged 24, who was staying with his sister Elizabeth WRIGHT in Edmonton in 1881, rather than this Alfred John.]
   1891	Not found.
   1901	In Mayfield, Ludlow, Alfred, aged 44, Bricklayer's Labourer, b Cambridge; Mary, 46, Cotton Weaver, born Ludlow, no children.

   Alfred died 14 Mar 1927 Glossop, Derbyshire, aged 72 (Q1, LPR) of 317 Rose Brow, Compstall, Derbyshire, will pr Derby 24 Jun by John YARWOOD, Blacksmith, and Thomas HALLAM, Assurance Agent, effects valued at £40 19s (LPR). Mary died 10 Apr 1933 Glossop, aged 77 (Q2, LPR) of 85 Compstall Rd, Ludworth, Derbyshire, Admon London 24 Jun by Jessie HALLAM, wife of Thomas HALLAM, effects valued at £164 (LPR). The GRO recorded no baptisms in Derbyshire.
   
7. Susan, b 1856 (Q3 Wandsworth—the only Susan to be born between 1839-1902), bap 31 Aug 1856 Battersea St Mary (IGI). Married 24 Jan 1878 Cambridge Register Office, Joseph Turner BAILEY, he aged 28, Bachelor, Gentleman, of 31 Kingston St, Cambridge, she 21, Spinster, of Kingston St, Cambridge, witnesses father Alfred and ?sister Emma FORSTER (MC).
   

4th s/o John and Martha JERMIN, Samuel was bap 3 Dec 1820 Guilden Morden. Married Mary Ann GAYLOR 12 Nov 1846 in Royston Church, he a Bachelor, Labourer, she a Spinster, both of full age residing Royston (MC). Labourer 1847 (BC son), Farm Labourer 1854, 58 (BC son, DC son), Publican 1858 (DC, BC and DC son), Sawyer (MC dau 1874). Died 16 Oct 1858 Royston, aged 37, of phthisis 2 years, Mary TOTT of Royston present (DC). This was 4 months after his son died o the same disease. In the MCs of son Samuel Henry—born around the time his father died—Samuel's occupation was given as Chemists Assistant and was named Samuel Henry in the first and Henry, deceased, in the 2nd (1884, 1917). On 22 Mar 1861 Mary Ann married William ROSINDALE in the Royston Register Office, she aged 33, Widow, Licensed Victualler, he 22, Bachelor, Ostler, both residing Royston, witnesses Henry WESTON, Lucy GAYLOR (MC). The Mary Ann who married in Royston District in 1859 was Samuel's younger sister. In 1891 Mary Ann, aged 69, Widow, was living with son Samuel at 52 Havelock St, Islington, London, surnamed Brockett again.

Children:

1. Alfred, b 1847 Therfield; d 1887 W Ham. He ?married Mary ROBINSON and Elizabeth WESTON. 3 daus, 1 son.
2. Ellen, b c 1850 (no GRO). Married 7 Dec 1874 Royston Register Office George PATEMAN, he aged 25, Fossil Digger, residing Litlington, she 23, Dressmaker, residing Royston (MC).
3. Henry, b 3 Mar 1854 Therfield (BC). Died 9 Jun 1858 Royston, Herts, aged 4 of phthisis (DC).
4. Samuel Henry, b 7 Aug 1858 Royston, Herts (BC); d 1927 Lambeth. Married 1st in to Harriet ?LAVENDER 1884 Hailsham Sussex. 1 son b and d 1888. She d 1916. Married 2nd Lucy Florence CONSTABLE 1917 Lambeth. She d 1947.

Son of Elizabeth d/o William and Ann HALL, William was baptised 13 May 1821 Guilden Morden, and married Amy TOOKEY 6 Apr 1847 in Royston New Meeting House. One of the 3 first-cousin Williams in 1820s and 30s Guilden Morden. The family emigrated to South Africa between 1855 and 1861—they were not in the census. None were recorded again in the UK in censuses or the GRO. 3 sons and 1 dau born in England, at least 4 sons born in S Africa. William was probably still alive in 1876.

3rd son of William and Mary BUTCHER, John was bap 19 Jan 1823 Guilden Morden. He married 1st Elizabeth BONNETT 7 Jul 1849 in Guilden Morden, both of full age of the parish, he a Carpenter, one witness was Elizabeth Brockett—presumably John's sister, aged 18 (PR). Occupation Carpenter 1850 (BC son), Joiner 1867 (MC). It looks as though wife Elizabeth died around the time of second son William's birth. There was a death of an Elizabeth in 1853 in Royston (Q1), the same quarter that son William John had been born. John then appears to have gone to London, like several of his siblings. It appears that both his sons died in 1854 (Q3). Son William died of cholera.

Children:

1. Edmund, b 4 Nov 1850 Guilden Morden (BC), bap 13 Apr 1851 Guilden Morden Chapel. Died 1854 (Q3)? Only in 1851 census.
2. William John, b 21 Jan 1853, bap 27 Mar 1853 Guilden Morden Chapel. Died of cholera 14 Sep 1854 aged 1, at St George's Hospital, Grosvener Place, St George's Hanover Square, London (DC).
   

John married 2nd May Anne COCKAYNE 21 Jul 1867 in St George's Hanover Sq, London, both of full age, he a Widower, Joiner, of Brewer St, son of William, Joiner, she a Spinster, of Chester Square (MC). John died 27 Dec 1897 in the Central London Sick Asylum of hemiplegia, Tottenham Court, Pancras, London, aged 76, Occupation Carpenter, of 28 Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, informant wife M A Brockett (DC). Mary A probably died 1916 Guildford Surrey, aged 84 (Q4).