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John Charles Durant (1846 - 1929)

John Charles Durant
Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 83 in Thanet, Kent, England, United Kingdommap
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John was born in 1846 at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, the son of Christopher William Durant and his wife Sarah Coles.[1][2]

Christop Durant Head Married M 29 Tin Plate Worker Poole, Dorset
Sarah Durant Wife F 28 At Home Fordingbge, Hampshire
John Charles Durant M 4 At Home Fordingbge, Hampshire
Edmund Horan Lodger Unmarried M 31 Police Sergeant Portsea, Hampshire

In the 1861 census John C Durant (age 14), Grocer Apprentice, was the son of Christopher Durant in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England.[3]

Christopher Durant Head Married M 39 Tin Plate Worker Hamworthy, Dorset
Sarah Durant Wife Married F 38 Fordingbridge, Hampshire
John C Durant Son M 14 Grocer Apprentice Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Sarah Durant Daughter F 7 Scholar Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Alfred C Durant Son M 3 Scholar Fordingbridge, Hampshire

His father was an ironmongers assistant in Epping, Essex in 1871.[4]

Christopher Durant Head Married M 49 Ironmongers Assistant Hamworthy, Dorsetshire
Sarah C Durant Wife Married F 48 Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Annie S Durant Daughter F 17 Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Alfred C Durant Son M 13 Scholar Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Jesse Manuel Boarder M 20 Printer And Composition Canterbury, Kent

John married Alice Johnson in 1875.[5]

In the 1881 census John C Durant (age 34), Printer Employs 20 Men 15 Boys, was the married visitor of Eliza Faye on Somerset Road, Ashford, Kent, England.[6]

Eliza Faye Head Widowed F 53 Laundress Wye, Kent, England
John J Faye Son Unmarried M 31 Public Writer Sub Editor Brooke, Kent, England
Henry W Faye Son Unmarried M 23 Public Writer Reporter Willesborough, Kent, England
John C Durant Visitor Married M 34 Printer Employs 20 Men 15 Boys Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England
Alice J Stuchbery Servant Unmarried F 18 Domestic Servant Rye, Sussex, England

He began his career as a compositor and became a master printer. He was a Liberal and a "Christian Socialist" with an interest in land reform. He was an original founder of the Land Nationalisation Society, of the Land Restoration League, of the People's League, and the Democrat newspaper. He authored pamphlets on land and social questions.

In the 1885 general election, Durant was elected Member of Parliament for Stepney but did not defend the seat in the 1886 general election.

John Charles Durant was in a legal record on 9 January 1888 in London, Middlesex, England.[7]

By the time of the 1891 census he had retired and was hopefully finding benefit from Smedleys Hydropathic Establishment in Matlock, Derbyshire.[8][9]

John Charles Durant Visitor Married M 44 Retired Printer Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England He was still there at the time of the 1901 census.[10]
John Charles Durant Boarder Married M 54 Retired Printer & Newspaper Proprietor Fordingbridge, Hampshire

In the 1911 census John Charles Durant (age 64), Retired Printer, was the married head of household in Coulsdon, Surrey, England.[11]

John Charles Durant Head Married M 64 Retired Printer Fordingbridge, Hampshire
Alice Durant Wife Married F 60 Abinger, Surrey
Ethel Sissie Durant Daughter Single F 32 Battersea, Surrey
Gertrude Annie Durant Daughter Single F 26 Battersea, Surrey

In the 1921 census John Charles Durant (age 75), Printer (Retired), was the married head of household at 56 Edgar Road, Margate, 56, Edgar Road, Margate, Margate St John the Baptist, Kent, England.[12]

John Charles Durant Head M Married 75 Hampshire, England Printer (Retired)
Alice Durant Wife F 70 Abinger, Surrey, England Home Duties
Ethel Jessie Durant Daughter F 42 Battersea, Surrey, England Home Duties
Gertrude Annie Rapkin Visitor F 36 Clapham, Surrey, England Home Duties
William Clement Coles Visitor M 61 Dorset, England Corn Dealer (Retired)
Sarah Ann Coles Visitor F 67 Hampshire, England Home Duties
Alice Ernest Armitage Visitor F 47 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Needlework Own Account

He passed away in 1929. John Charles Durant's death (age 83) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1929 in the Thanet district.[13] He died at the age of 83, having outlived his service in Parliament by 43 years.


Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 1 April 2023)
    Durant, John Charles (Mother's maiden name: Coles).
    GRO Reference: 1846 Apr-May-Jun in Fordingbridge Volume 08 Page 186.
  2. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", database
    citing Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, p. 12; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: SGPD-G2B (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Christop Durant (29), married, Tin Plate Worker, head of household in Fordingbridge in Ringwood registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Poole, Dorsetshire.
  3. ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861", database
    citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: M7HW-Y9T (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John C Durant (14) son, Grocer Apprentice, in household of Christopher Durant (39) in Fordingbridge registration district in Hampshire, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
  4. ↑ 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871", database
    citing The National Archives of the UK
    FamilySearch Record: KDZT-C3B (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    Christopher Durant (49), married, Ironmongers Assistant, head of household in Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom. Born in Hamworthy, Dorsetshire.
  5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", database
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 1 April 2023)
    Durant, John Charles.
    GRO Reference: 1875 Apr-May-Jun in St. Saviour Volume 1d Page 235.
  6. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881", database
    citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 946/26, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,441.
    FamilySearch Record: Q27W-XXM2 (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John C Durant (34), married visitor, Printer Employs 20 Men 15 Boys, in household of Eliza Faye (53) in Ashford in West Ashford registration district in Kent, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England.
  7. ↑ 1888 Legal Record: "Middlesex, London, Old Bailey Court Records 1674-1913", database
    FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 April 2023)
    First name(s): John Charles; Last name: Durant; Sex: Male; Year: 1888; Event date: 09 Jan 1888; Role: Witness; Image URL: Source image; Trial ID: t18880109-223; Source ID: t18880109-name-339; Place: London; County: Middlesex; Country: England.
  8. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Census of England, Scotland and Wales", database
    The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 12; Piece: 2776; Folio: 142; Page: 1; Schedule: 0
    FreeCen Transcription (accessed 1 April 2023)
    John Charles Durant (44), married visitor, Retired Printer, in Smedleys Hydropathic Estblshmt, Matlock in Bakewell registration district in Derbyshire, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England.
  9. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891", database
    citing PRO RG 12, Derbyshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: 4XVK-4N2 (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John Charles Durant (44), married visitor, Retired Printer, in household of John Charles Durant (44) in Matlock in Bakewell registration district in Derbyshire, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England.
  10. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901", database
    citing Matlock subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XSJV-6PF (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John Charles Durant (54), married boarder, Retired Printer & Newspaper Proprietor, in household of John Charles Durant (54) in Matlock in Bakewell registration district in Derbyshire, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
  11. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911", database
    citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XW8P-1PG (accessed 1 April 2023)
    FindMyPast Image
    John Charles Durant (64), married, Retired Printer, head of household in Coulsdon in Croydon registration district in Surrey, England. Born in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
  12. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with images
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 04450; District reference: RD 63 RS 2 ED 17
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 1 April 2023)
    John Charles Durant (75), married, Printer (Retired), head of household at 56, Edgar Road, Margate, Margate St John the Baptist in Thanet registration district in Kent, England. Born in Hampshire, England.
  13. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
    GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 1 April 2023)
    Durant, John Charles (Age at death: 83).
    GRO Reference: 1929 Oct-Nov-Dec in Thanet Volume 02A Page 1257.

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