UNDERDOWN
JOHN
c1824 -
married March 1857
SARAH
(UNKNOWN)
b c1824
children of John and Sarah were
c1855 John Samuel Petersfield, Hampshire, England (1861 census)
c1860 George born Petersfield, Hampshire, England (1861 census)
From the English Census returns - the following information has been found.
1851 John shows up in East St, Chichester, Sussex as 27, unm. shopman,
asst. ironmonger
1861 he is in High St Petersfield, Hampshire
aged 37, married, ironmonger employing 6 men and 1 boy.
wife Sarah is 37, born Oving Sussex
John Samuel, son, 6, Petersfield, Hampshire
George, son, 1, b Petersfield, Hampshire.
1871 John is showing as a widower, empl. 3 men and 5 boys - with him is
Dorcas, his sister, 36, as housekeeper and
George, son, 11 scholar.
1881 still at High St, now employing 5 men and 2 boys
George, 26, unm. ironmongers asst.
Dorcas, 45, unm. sister, listed as housekeeper, dom.
1891 not showing on the census.