John Thomas Judges[1][2][3] was born before 14 Jan 1849 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent[4][5] to John Judges and Mary[6] Fox as he was christened on that date.[1] John, the son of a bricklayer grew up with his siblings; William, Caroline, Rachel, and baby James (who sadly died before his first birthday), in the village of Faversham, where the family had the help of a nurse named Mary (Unknown) Weatherly.[6]
He became a certified teacher[4][7] and married Caroline[7][5] Eleanor[8] Swoffer in 1874 at Faversham,[9] and had at least, the following children:
While the children were young the family lived at the school yard at
Loughborough, and had a 16 year old servant, Hannah Hall.[4] As the girls grew up the family lived at house number 43, Church Gate Schools,[7] where they lived next door to Catharine Bailey, a mistress at the Elementry School.[11] By 1901 he was a school master.[5]
John Thomas Judges died in 1909 on Dec 28th,[12] his death was registered at Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, in the last quarter of that year.[2] He was 61 years old.[2][3] John was buried at All Saints, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England on 31 Dec 1909.[3] His probated is dated 12 Jan 1910 at Leicester, and the beneficiaries were Kate Swoffer Judges and Caroline Mary Swoffer Judges.[12]
The Churchgate school was demolished in 1931 to make way for the widening of Leymington Street.[13]
Research notes
Originally this profile had a DoB of 7 Sep 1844 which has been removed until a source can be found to prove this.
↑ 2.02.12.2 "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J7W-5JB : 31 December 2014), John Thomas Judges, 1909; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ 3.03.13.2 "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Q-H4TQ : 6 June 2018), John Thomas Judges, 31 Dec 1909; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Burial, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 124, citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.4 "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-31SS : 12 December 2017), John T Judges, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 3145/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,880.
↑ 5.05.15.2 "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS41-DMR : 21 May 2019), John T Judges, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Loughborough subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 6.06.1 "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL6-B1J : 9 November 2019), John Judges in household of John Judges, Boughton Under Blean, Kent, England; citing Boughton Under Blean, Kent, England, p. 42, 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.
↑ 7.07.17.27.37.4 "General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5d95e410f4040b5efca11c62 : viewed 1 Nov 2021), John T JUDGES, 43, Church Gate Schools, Leicestershire, England; from 1891 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 12/2515, Folio 121, Page 11, Schedule 81, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 8.08.1 "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4S-53R8 : 6 June 2018), John Thomas in entry for Caroline Mary Swoffer Judges, 22 Jul 1879; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 123, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DGN-VFL : 13 December 2014), John Thomas Judges, 1874; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1874, quarter 4, vol. 2A, p. 1323, Faversham, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW1-YP7K : 6 June 2018), John Thomas in entry for Kate Swoffer Judges, 17 Aug 1876; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Baptism, Quorn, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page 134, Citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
↑ "General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5d95e410f4040b5efca11c71 : viewed 1 Nov 2021), Catharine BAILEY, 43, Church Gate, Leicestershire, England; from 1891 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 12/2515, Folio 121, Page 11, Schedule 82, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ 12.012.1 "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ1T-J83Z : 24 June 2019), John Thomas Judges, 12 Jan 1910; citing Probate, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm 251,406.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WDS9-Y6Z : 1 March 2021), John J Judges, Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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