John Appleton (bef. 1826)

Born before 17 Dec 1826 in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

John Appleton was christened on 17 Dec 1826 at Prescot St Mary's. He was the son of Samuel and Martha Appleton. His father's occupation was given as tool maker, and the family's address as Prescot.

By June 6th 1841, the family were living in New Brighton, Eccleston, a little south of the highway from Prescot to St Helens. Samuel was a watch maker. John's brother James, now 17, was an apprentice painter. John, now 15, was an apprentice watch maker. There were three surviving younger children - ten-year-old Samuel junior from Samuel's first marriage, and Mary (aged 4) and Elizabeth (2) from his second one.

Sources

• Baptism: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-GBK : 22 May 2019), Samuel Appleton, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-05 folio 5 page 2.