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Ellen (Nunn) Johnson (1848 - 1913)

Ellen Johnson formerly Nunn
Born in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], and
Wife of — married 10 Apr 1871 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 64 in West Ham, Essex, Englandmap
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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Ellen was born at 7pm on the 7th October 1848 at Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England the daughter of John Nunn (Shoemaker) and Susan Nunn formerly Feaks. Informant: John Nunn (father)[1]

On the 10th April 1871, Ellen married John Johnson at the Register Office, Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England. John Johnson aged 21, engineer, of 21 Louisa Street (Mile End Old Town), son of John Johnson (carman) and Ellen Nunn, 21, of 21 Louisa Street (Mile End Old Town), daughter of John Nunn (cordwainer, deceased). Both resident at 21 Louisa Street. Witnessed by C. Ashwan & Carl Schmidt[2].

On the 3rd August 1884, Ellen was a witness at the marriage of her sister Lavinia Thompson to William Ferris at St. Luke, Victoria Docks, Essex, England[3].

Ellen, aged 63 years, wife of John Johnson, a Barrow Proprietor died 29th April 1913 at 55 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex. Cause of death: 1) Cerebral Haemorrhage 2) Pulmonary Oedema. Informant: H. Johnson, daughter-in-law (Harriet wife of John Edward Johnson) of 42 Upperton Road, Plaistow, Essex[4]

Children

  1. John Edward Johnson b. abt. 1872[5] at Limehouse[6], Stepney[7], Middlesex, England
  2. Henry Johnson b. 1872[8] at Poplar, Middlesex, England[6][7][9]
  3. Ellen Lavinia Johnson b. abt. 1874[10] at Canning Town[6], West Ham[7], Essex, England
  4. William Johnson b. 1875[11] at Canning Town[6][9], West Ham[7], Essex, England
  5. Robert Johnson b. 18 Jul 1877 at Canning Town[6], West Ham[7], Essex, England[12]
  6. Walter Johnson b. abt. 1882[13] at Canning Town[9], West Ham[7], Essex, England
  7. Maud Lavinia Johnson b. abt. 1884[14] at West Ham, Essex, England[7]

Census

1851 Census of England & Wales: 30th March 1851
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnNunnHead-Male28 Shoemaker (Master)Swaffham Prior, Cam(bridge)s(hire)
SusanNunnWife-Female32 -Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
ElizaFeaksDaughter-in-Law-Female12-Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
MahalaNunnDaughter-Female5ScholarSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
EllenNunnDaughter-Female2-Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
[15]

1861 Census of England & Wales: 7th April 1861
Lower Street, Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnNunnHeadMarriedMale38 ShoemakerSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
SusanNunnWifeMarriedFemale42 -Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
Matilda {sic}NunnDaughterUnmarriedFemale15ScholarSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
EllenNunnDaughterUnmarriedFemale12ScholarSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
LaviniaNunnDaughterUnmarriedFemale8ScholarSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
ElizaFeaksDaughterUnmarriedFemale23-Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
GeorgeFeaksGrand Son-Male2-Swaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
WilliamBuntingBoarder-Male43Ag{ricultural} LabourerSwaffham Prior, Cam{bridge}s{hire}
[16]

1881 Census of England & Wales: 3rd April 1881
5 Elphicke Street, Plaistow, Essex, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnJohnsonHeadMarriedMale30General LabourerCanning Town, Essex
EllenJohnsonWifeMarriedFemale31-Ely {sic}, Camb{ridge}s{hire}
JohnJohnsonSon-Male9ScholarLimehouse, Middlesex
HarryJohnsonSon-Male8ScholarPoplar, Middlesex
EllenJohnsonDaughter-Female7ScholarCanning Town, Essex
WilliamJohnsonSon-Male5ScholarCanning Town, Essex
RobertJohnsonSon-Male3-Canning Town, Essex
[6]

1891 Census of England & Wales: 5th April 1891
55 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnJohnsonHeadMarriedMale40Steam Hammer ManCanning Town, Essex
EllenJohnsonWifeMarriedFemale40-Swaffham, Camb{ridge}s{hire}
JohnJohnsonSonSingleMale19Blacksmith's ApprenticeStepney, Middlesex
HenryJohnsonSon-Male18Labourer ShipyardPoplar, Middlesex
EllenJohnsonDaughter-Female17MachinistWest Ham, Essex
WilliamJohnsonSon-Male15Yarn WinderWest Ham, Essex
RobertJohnsonSon-Male13Bottle Stopper Making (Glass)West Ham, Essex
WalterJohnsonSon-Male9-West Ham, Essex
MaudJohnsonDaughter-Female7-West Ham, Essex
[7]

1901 Census of England & Wales: 31st March 1901
55 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnJohnsonHeadMarriedMale50Engine driver Steam HammerCanning Town, Essex
EllenJohnsonWifeMarriedFemale50-Swaffham Prior, Camb{ridge}s{hire}
HenryJohnsonSonSingleMale28StevedorePoplar, Middlesex
WilliamJohnsonSonSingleMale25StevedoreWest Ham, Essex
WalterJohnsonSonSingleMale19Labourer Iron WorksWest Ham, Essex
[9]

1911 Census of England & Wales: 2nd April 1911
55 Wilberforce Street, West Ham, Essex, England

First NameLast NameRelationshipMarital StatusGenderAgeOccupationBirth Place
JohnJohnsonHeadMarriedMale60LabourerCanning Town, Essex
EllenJohnsonWifeMarriedFemale61-Swaffham Prior, Camb{ridge}s{hire}
HarryJohnsonSonSingleMale38StevedoreCanning Town, Essex {sic}
Ellen is recorded as having been married 40 years with 7 children born to the marriage, all 7 living, none deceased[17]

DNA Research

Paternal or Maternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 4th cousin (R.M*) (a descendant of Ellen's sister Mahala Nunn through her son John Nunn Benstead). Their most recent common ancestors are John Nunn and Susan Feaks. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 30 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

  • (O.J.) and (R.M*) are a shared match with (R.J.) who is also a descendant of Ellen Johnson nee Nunn.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 6th cousin (F.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 38 centimorgans shared across 2 segments.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.J.) and their 6th cousin (F.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 28 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Wilkes and their 6th cousin once removed (F.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 22 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 6th cousin (C.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 31 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.J.) and their 6th cousin (C.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 32 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Wilkes and their 6th cousin once removed (C.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 24 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 6th cousin once removed (V.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 22 centimorgans shared across 2 segments.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.J.) and their 6th cousin once removed (V.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 17 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Wilkes and their 7th cousin (F.C) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal great aunt Mary Nunn through her daughter Jane Watts). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Ann Chapman. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 28 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 4th cousin once removed (H.W) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal uncle William Nunn through his daughter Florence Elizabeth Nunn). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Grace Humphrey. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 18 centimorgans shared across 2 segments.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 4th cousin twice removed (E.M*) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal aunt Susan Nunn through her daughter Alice Grace Steggals). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Grace Humphrey. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 14 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal or Maternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.O.) and their 4th cousin (R.M*) (a descendant of Ellen's sister Mahala Nunn through her son John Nunn Benstead). Their most recent common ancestors are John Nunn and Susan Feaks. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 4th-6th Cousins based on sharing 30 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

  • (O.J.) and (R.M*) are a shared match with (R.J.) who is also a descendant of Ellen Johnson nee Nunn.

Paternal or Maternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.J.) and their 4th cousin (C.R*) (a descendant of Ellen's sister Mahala Nunn through her daughter Harriet Ellen Benstead). Their most recent common ancestors are John Nunn and Susan Feaks. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 11 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

  • (A.J.) and (C.R*) are a shared match with (R.J.) who is also a descendant of Ellen Johnson nee Nunn.

Paternal or Maternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between (A.J.) and their 4th cousin (C.K*) (a descendant of Ellen's sister Mahala Nunn through her son Christopher Benstead). Their most recent common ancestors are John Nunn and Susan Feaks. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 7 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Paternal relationship is supported with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her 4th cousin twice removed (H.G.*) (a descendant of Ellen's paternal aunt Susan Nunn through her daughter Alice Grace Steggals). Their most recent common ancestors are Thomas Nunn and Grace Humphrey. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 5th-8th Cousins based on sharing 11 centimorgans shared across 1 segment.

Autosomal DNA match between Michelle Wilkes and 4th cousin twice removed, descendant of Susan Nunn (b. 1832 Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire) sister of John Nunn. 9.5 cM on chromosome 6.


N.B.

  • (A.O.) is 2nd cousin once removed to Michelle Wilkes
  • (A.O.) is 2nd cousin to (A.J.)
  • (A.J.) is 1st Cousin once removed to Michelle Wilkes
  • (V.C) is 2nd cousin once removed to (C.C)

Sources

  1. ↑ "Bith of Ellen NUNN" Local Register Office Birth Certificate 1848 Cambridge Registration District (Sub District: Bottisham), Cambridgeshire, England Entry No. 258 ["General Register Office Birth Index" 1848 December quarter, Newmarket Registration District Volume 19 Page 42 Mother’s Maiden Name: FEAKS GRO Online Birth Indexes]
  2. ↑ ”Marriage of John JOHNSON & Ellen NUNN" General Register Office Marriage Certificate 1871 The Register Office, Mile End Old Town Registration District. Entry No. 99. [”General Register Office Marriage Index” 1871 June quarter, Mile End Old Town Registration District Volume 1c Page 1106]
  3. ↑ "Marriage of William FERRIS & Lavinia THOMPSON" St. Luke, Victoria Docks, Essex, England Marriage register 1875-1884 D/P 602/1/16 1884 Pg. 249 Entry No. 497 Image 251 available at Essex ArchivesOnline (£) Accessed 14th January 2023
  4. ↑ "Deathof Ellen JOHNSON" General Register Office Death Certificate 1913 West Ham Registration District (Sun District: Canning Town), Essex, England. Entry No. 96. ["General Register Office Death Index of Ellen JOHNSON" 1913 June quarter, West Ham Registration District Volume 4a Page 126. Aged 63 years GRO Online Death Indexes]
  5. ↑ "Birth of John Edward JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1872 March quarter, Stepney Registration District Volume 1c Page 498 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "1881 England and Wales Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 1714; Folio: 65; Page: 61 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 "1891 England and Wales Census" Class: RG12; Piece: 1321; Folio: 88; Page: 75 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
  8. ↑ "Birth of Henry JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1872 December quarter, Poplar Registration District Volume 1c Page 688 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "1901 England and Wales Census" Class: RG13; Piece: 1584; Folio: 16; Page: 26 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
  10. ↑ "Birth of Ellen Lavinia JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1874 March quarter, West Ham Registration District Volume 4a Page 85 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  11. ↑ "Birth of William JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1875 December quarter, West Ham Registration District Volume 4a Page 63 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  12. ↑ " Birth of Robert JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Certificate 1877 West Ham Registration District (Sub District: West Ham), Essex, England. Entry No. 175 ["General Register Office Birth Index" 1877 September quarter, West Ham Registration District, Volume 4a Page 74 Mother's Maiden Name: NUNN GRO Online Birth Indexes
  13. ↑ "Birth of Walter JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1882 March quarter, West Ham Registration District Volume 4a Page 63 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  14. ↑ "Birth of Maud JOHNSON" General Register Office Birth Index 1884 March quarter, West Ham Registration District Volume 4a Page 115 Mother’s Maiden Name:GRO Online Birth Indexes
  15. ↑ "1851 England and Wales Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 1762; Folio: 231; Page: 34 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
  16. ↑ "1861 England and Wales Census" Class: RG 9; Piece: 1033; Folio: 47; Page: 13 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast
  17. ↑ "1911 England and Wales Census" Class: RG14; Piece: 9502; Schedule Number: 368 Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA), 1911. Image available at Ancestry.co.uk and FindMyPast




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