John was born about 1804 [citation needed], but there seems to be a wide variation from the possible census records.
He was apparently the son of Henry Eagleton, tailor of Chiddingstone, Kent. He is referred to as his "son" in Henry's will, as well as within a summary of the will at The Weald. It is not known who is mother might be.
He married Caroline Austin [citation needed], daughter of John and Elizabeth Austin, marriage date unknown but prior to the 1861 census. It is not known if they had any children.
He died about November 1888 aged 84 years, registered at Bromley. He was buried at St Giles the Abbot Church burial ground, Farnborough, Orpington, Kent, on 19 November 1888. Caroline Everest Eagleton is also buried or commemorated there.
Census 1861:
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Austin | Head | Married | M | 75 | Bricklayer | Hartfield, Sussex |
Elizabeth Austin | Wife | Married | F | 77 | East Grinstead, Sussex | |
John Eagleton | Visitor son in law | Married | M | 54 | Seedsman | Chiddingstone, Kent |
Caroline Eagleton | Visitor daughter | Married | F | 43 | Chiddingstone, Kent | |
Henry Canfield | Visitor grandson | M | 7 | Scholar | Chiddingstone, Kent |
Census 1871:
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Austin | Head | Widowed | M | 87 | Bricklayer | Hartfield, Suffex |
Eliza Murrell | Servant | F | 30 | Domestic Servant | Horsted Keynes, Suffex | |
John Eagleton | Son-in-law | Married | M | 60 | Seedman | Edenbridge, Kent |
Caroline Eagleton | Daughter | Married | F | 53 | Chiddingstone, Kent |
Census 1881:
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Eggelton | Head | Married | M | 79 | Eaton Bridge, Kent | |
Caroline Eggelton | Wife | Married | F | 65 | Laundress | Chitingstone, Kent |
Emma Burking | Unmarried | F | 16 | Cudham, Kent | ||
James Johnson | Boarder | Unmarried | M | 24 | Labour | Farnborough, Kent |
Thomas Johnson | Boarder | Unmarried | M | 20 | Labour | Wedmore, Kent |
Early records (i.e. census) only refer to "John" and "Caroline". Latter records, such as his father's will and his death/burial records, refer to "John Everest". Caroline is likewise "Caroline Everest" in later records. It is not known where the "Everest" comes from. There was an Everest family around the same time in Chiddingstone, if that is any connection. Eagleton-263 09:18, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
According to the Farnborough Parish of St Giles the Abbot burial records (Link and Link) there are several Eagletons buried in the churchyard:
This age at death (10 years) for Caroline is not consistent with her other information.
From the Kent Archaeological Society monumental inscriptions for Farnborough Churchyard (Link): "110. Mr George EAGLETON of Leaves Green March 13 1867 aged 37. Mary Elizabeth Eagleton daughter of above May 21 1868 aged 8 years. William John Eagleton son of above December 17 1868 aged 11 years."
From the above, George and Eliza were likely married, and Mary and William were their children who died young.
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