William Johnson (1819)

Born 16 May 1819 in Sandon, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte Robinson — married 1839 in St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

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William Johnson was born in Staffordshire, England.

Biography

Name, birth year and location based on census records.

1819: William Johnson, Christened 16 May 1819, Sandon, Staffordshire. Father John Johnson, mother Hannah.

1839: William Johnson marriage to Charlotte Robinson registered September 1839, at St Peters Church, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

1874 Walters marriage certificate shows fathers profession as Coachman living in York. Witnesses to marriage are Charles and Emma Johnson - brother and sister or man and wife?

Census Records

1861 Census of England and Wales: Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. ^[2]

• Living at Castle Fields Micklethwaite, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
• William Johnson married, age 42, Coachman, born Staffordshire.
• wife Charlotte, 43, Sutton Yorkshire.
• daughter Louisa Johnson, 16, Cotton Spinner, Leeds, Yorkshire.
• son Walter Johnson, 8 Stockhill, Yorkshire.
• Daughter Emma Johnson, 4, Stockhill.
• son John W Johnson, 6 month, Stockhill.

1871 Census of England and Wales: North Stainley, Ripon, West Yorkshire, England. ^[3]

• Living at 62 New Stainingford, Coachmen’s House.
• William Johnson, married, age 50, Coachman, born Sandham, Staffordhsire.
• wife Charlotte 51, Sutton, Yorkshire.
• son Walter Johnson, 18, Weatherby, Yorkshire.
• son John W Johnson, 10, Bingley.

1881 Census of England and Wales: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. ^[4]

• Living at Hall Gardens, Oxen Hall, Tadcaster, Yorkshire.
• William Johnson, head, age 63, Domestic Coachman, born Sandham Staffordshire.
• wife Charlotte, 63, Sutton-on-Hull, Yorkshire.

1891 Census of England and Wales: Tadcaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. ^[5]

• Living at Oxen Hall, Tadcaster, Yorkshire.
• William Johnson, head, age 73, Domestic Coachman born, Sandham Staffordshire.
• wife Charlotte, 73, Sutton, Yorkshire.

Footnotes

1. ↑ GRO Marriage register Sep 1839 for Leeds: Vol 23 Page 344
2. ↑ 1861 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 7 April.
3. ↑ 1871 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 2 April.
4. ↑ 1881 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 3 April.
5. ↑ 1891 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 5 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.

• "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5906bdc9e9379091b131d374 : viewed 13 Apr 2022), Walter JOHNSON in household of William JOHNSON, Castle Fields, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/3220, Folio 46, Page 2, Schedule 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5906ec03e9379091b1731f72 : viewed 13 Apr 2022), Walter JOHNSON in household of William JOHNSON, New S'ford Coachman's House, Yorkshire, West Riding, England; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/4277, Folio 0, Page 14, Schedule 62, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-YT97 : 11 December 2017), William Johnson, Oxton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 4713/72, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,320.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JQM-C2M : 23 February 2021), William Johnson, Oxton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.