John was born in the Dec quarter 1882 in Cookham registration district, Berkshire, mother's maiden name Clements.[1]
In the England and Wales Census of 1891 he is age 8, living in Pencoed, Glamorgan, Wales with his father Henry (age 31), a Foreman Plate Layer, mother Sarah E. (age 29), sister Agnes A. (age 9), brother William H. (age 6), daughter Ruth E. (age 3), and sister Charles E. (age 1).[2]
In the England and Wales Census of 1901 he is age 18, a Coal Miner Haulier, living in Coychurch Higher, Glamorgan, Wales with his father Henry (age 41), a Railway Platelayer, mother Sarah (age 39), and siblings.[3]
He married Margaret Hopkins in June of 1902 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales.[4]
↑ REFFELL, JOHN WILLIAM mother CLEMENTS
GRO Reference: 1882 D Quarter in COOKHAM Volume 02C Page 422
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HMR8-XZM : 8 May 2019), John W Reffell in household of Henry Reffell, Pencoed, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Glamorganshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 13 October 2022
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSM8-RKZ : 21 May 2019), John Reffell in household of Henry Reffell, Coychurch Higher, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bridgend subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 13 October 2022
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