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John Chafer (bef. 1829 - 1881)

John Chafer
Born before in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 15 Jun 1851 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died after age 51 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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John Chafer was born in Yorkshire, England.
This profile is part of the Eastrington, Yorkshire One Place Study.
John was born in Burland, Yorkshire, England, and was baptised nearby in Eastrington in 1829. He was the son of John and Mary Chafer.[1]

In 1841 John jr lived in Bellasize, Yorkshire, while working as an agricultural labourer for the Hairsine family.[2] At the time of the 1851 census John worked as a labourer for the Hodgson family in Portington, Yorkshire.[3] In June that year he married Elizabeth Moody (who also worked for the Hodgsons) in Eastrington.[4]

In 1861 the family lived in Gilberdyke, Yorkshire, where John was a farm labourer.[5] By 1881 they had moved to Altofts, Yorkshire.[6]

John died later in 1881 at the age of 51.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptisms in the parish of Eastrington. 19 Jul 1829. John, son of John (labourer) & Mary Chafer of Burland.
    Yorkshire Baptisms transcripts. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 27 Aug 2021
  2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPT-8LG : 23 May 2019), John Chafer in household of George Dyson, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, 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.
  3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1J-1F9 : 12 September 2019), John Chapter in household of Frances Morley Hodgson, Portington With Cavil, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England; citing Portington With Cavil, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England, p. 14, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  4. ↑ Eastrington. 15 Jun 1851. John Chafer (full age; bachelor; labourer; of Portington; father John Chafer, labourer) married Elizabeth Moody (full age; spinster; labourer; of Portington; father William Moody, labourer). Elizabeth signed; John did not. Witneses Mary Ann Moody, Mary Ann Chafer.
    Yorkshire Marriages Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 27 Aug 2021
  5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TQ-KJV : 3 March 2021), Elizabeth Chafer in household of John Chafer, Gilberdike Mill, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Y-MC3W : 11 December 2017), Elizabeth Chafer in household of John Chafer, Altofts, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 57, Piece/Folio 4573/116, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,284.
  7. ↑ GRO index. Deaths Jun 1881. CHAFER John. 51. Wakefield 9c 16. FreeBMD




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