John Johnson (1899)

Born May 1899 in Loftus, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

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John Johnson was born in Yorkshire, England.

Biography

Name, birth year and Location based on Census Record.

John Johnson was the daughter of Walter Johnson and Mary Ellinor Smith, born about 1885 In Loftus, North Yorkshire, England.

John Johnson birth was registered June 1899 in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

Commonly called Jack, according to Mary Ellen Osbourne (nee Johnson).

May have taken over the Loftus shop when Walter died but he would only have been 12 years old?

Never married.

Census Records

1901 Census of England and Wales: Loftus, North Yorkshire, England. ^[2]

Living at 56 High St, Loftus, North Yorkshire.

Walter Johnson, married, age 48, Saddler, born Wetherby, West Yorkshire, England.

wife Mary E 44 West Tanfield, North Yorkshire.

daughter Florence A Johnson, 13, Loftus.

daughter Muriel M Johnson, 11, Loftus.

daughter Clare E Johnson, 9, Loftus.

son Walter D Johnson, 7, Loftus.

son George H Johnson, 4, Loftus.

son John T B Johnson, 10 months, Loftus.

Information from Frank Hollingworth 20 December 2003.

1911 Census of England and Wales: Loftus, North Yorkshire, England. ^[3]

Living at 56 High St Loftus.

Walter Johnson, married, age 58, Saddler, Born Weatherby, West Yorkshire.

wife Mary E 54 Beadale, North Yorkshire.

son Walter D Johnson, 17, Pipe Fitters Labourer, Ironstone Mine, Loftus.

son George H Johnson, 15, Apprentice Saddler, Loftus.

son John T Johnson, 10, Loftus.

Footnotes

1. ↑ GRO Birth register Jun 1899 for Guisborough: Vol 9d, Page 544.
2. ↑ 1901 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 31 March.
3. ↑ 1911 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 2 April.

Sources

• "England Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 July 2021. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

• Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, controlled by the General Register Office. The GRO index has an entry for each event (Birth, Marriage or Death) that has been registered. This is available online through www.freebmd.org.uk.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSS7-J39 : 21 May 2019), Walt Johnson, Lofthouse, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lofthouse subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7PK-T9B : 18 July 2019), Walter Johnson, Loftus, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.