John Faulkner
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John Faulkner (1829 - 1933)

John Faulkner
Born in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdommap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 25 Sep 1884 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , and
Died at about age 104 in Appleford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

John Faulkner was a centenarian, living to age 104.

John Faulkner was born in 1828 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of James Faulkner.

During the first census in England, on June 6, 1841, John (age 10) was living with John and Elizabeth Britton in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.[1]

During the 1851 census John (age 23) was employed as a groom in St Pancras, Middlesex, England.[2]

On January 19, 1865 he married Aurilia Croft in Letcombe Regis, Wantage, Berkshire, England.[3] Together they had 12 children.

  1. Alexander James Faulkner (1866– )
  2. Bertha Delilah Faulkner (1868– )
  3. Kate Faulkner (1869- )
  4. Edith Faulkner (1870–1898)
  5. Frank Faulkner (1872– )
  6. Mary Emilia Faulkner (1873– )
  7. Walter Faulkner (1875– )
  8. Emily Faulkner (1876– )
  9. Minnie Lockyer Faulkner (1877–1877)
  10. John Faulkner (1880– )
  11. Aurilia Faulkner (1881–1882)
  12. Ethel Bernice Faulkner (1883- )

In the 1871 census John (age 37) was living with his wife and 4 children in East Hanney, Berkshire, England.[4]

He was away from home, but his wife Aurelia (age 34) and 7 children lived on Village Street, East and West Hanney, Berkshire, England.[5] She died 3 years later, age 37 years.[6]

After the death of Aurilia he married Rose Ellen Townsend at the Independent Chapel in Abingdon, Berkshire, England on September 25, 1884.[7] Together they had 7 children.

  1. Horace Ralph Faulkner (1887–1887)
  2. Harry Faulkner (1888– )
  3. Tom Faulkner (1890– )
  4. Sidney Faulkner (1892– )
  5. Charles Faulkner (1895– )
  6. Edward Faulkner (1902– )
  7. Albert Faulkner (1902- )

John Faulkner was 63 in 1891 and living in Appleford, Abingdon, Berkshire with this wife Rose (aged 32) and 6 children. He was a horse breaker by occupation.[8]

John's death (age 104) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1933 in the Abingdon district.[9]

OLDEST JOCKEY, 104, DIES
Appleford, Berkshire, Jan. 26.--John Faulkner, the world's oldest jockey, died last night at the age of 104. He married twice, and many of his 32 children were successful jockeys, trainers and stablemen. (News-Journal, Mansfield, Ohio, 26 Jan 1933, Thu, Page 11)[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 682; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Pancras; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 14; Page: 22; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438798
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #7377106 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    John Faulkner (10) in St Pancras registration district.
  2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1493; Folio: 416; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87822-87823
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #2408815 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    John Faulkner (23) head of household in Pancras registration district.
  3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #9539966 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    John Faulkner marriage Jan-Feb-Mar 1865 in Wantage volume 2c page 449.
  4. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
    The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1268; Folio: 83; Page: 37; GSU roll: 827848
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #69898 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    John Faulkner (37) head of household in Wantage registration district. Born in Birmingham, Worcestershire, England.
  5. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
    Class: RG11; Piece: 1288; Folio: 81; Page: 31; GSU roll: 1341313
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #274699 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    Aurelia Faulkner (34), married head of household at Village Street in Wantage registration district.
  6. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #11192189 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    Aurelia Faulkner death Apr-May-Jun 1883 in Wantage (age 37) volume 2c page 203.
  7. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8913 #9540101 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    John Faulkner marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1884 in Abingdon volume 2c page 524.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7147-6PZ : 11 December 2017), John Faulkner, Appleford, Berkshire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Berkshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  9. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 8 January 2022)
    Faulkner, John (Age at death: 104).
    GRO Reference: 1933 Jan-Feb-Mar in Abingdon Volume 02C Page 478.
  10. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
    News-Journal; Publication Date: 26 Jan 1933; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/291361761/?article=8f1dc4f1-c831-4e2e-a87e-20a1bb99eba7&focus=0.15069185,0.7051322,0.2676518,0.753521&xid=3355
    Ancestry Record 61843 #513333884 (accessed 8 January 2022)
    Name: John Faulkner; Gender: Male; Death Age: 104; Birth Date: abt 1829; Residence Place: Jockey; Death Date: 26 Jan 1933; Death Place: APPLEFORD, Berkshire; Obituary Date: 26 Jan 1933; Obituary Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; Newspaper Title: News-Journal.




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Marriage to Rose Ellen Townsend

1884 25 Sep — Age: 55

Independent Chapel Abingdon Berks

Witnesses: J Townsend and C Townsend John's age given as 40?

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Death - 1933 24 Jan — Age: 104

Appleford Berkshire

Registered: C J Faulkner (Grandson)

Westbrook St, Blewbury, Didcot, Berkshire

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