John Salisbury was born in 1815 in Saughall-Massey, Cheshire, England and was baptised at the Church of St Oswald in Bidston on March 26, 1815[1]. His parents were Thomas Salisbury (1791 - 1859) and Ann (Much) Salisbury (1794 - 1857).
Church of St Oswald, Bidston, Cheshire taken by Lauren Thomson (1992) |
John married Harriet Jones (~1815 - 1895) on September 17, 1837 in St Nicholas' Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[2]
St Nicholas Church, Liverpool, Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
Together they had the following children:
The 1841 census shows John, age 25, in West Kirby, Cheshire.[3]
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Sailsbury | M | 25 | Ag Lab | Cheshire, England |
Harriet Sailsbury | F | 25 | Cheshire, England | |
Elizabeth Sailsbury | F | 5 | Cheshire, England | |
Thomas Sailsbury | M | 3 | Cheshire, England | |
John Sailsbury | M | 0 | Cheshire, England |
The 1851 census shows John, age 36, agricultural labourer as the married head of the household in Greasby, Cheshire.[4]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Salisbury | Head | Married | M | 36 | Agricultural labourer | Saughall, Cheshire, England |
Harriet Salisbury | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Wales | |
Thomas Salisbury | Son | Unmarried | M | 13 | Scholar | Grange, Cheshire, England |
John Salisbury | Son | M | 10 | Scholar | Grange, Cheshire, England | |
Ann Salisbury | Daughter | F | 8 | Scholar | Saughall, Cheshire, England | |
Joseph Salisbury | Son | M | 5 | Scholar | Saughall, Cheshire, England | |
Mary Salisbury | Daughter | F | 2 | Greasby, Cheshire, England | ||
Elizabeth Jones | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 15 | General servant | Wales |
The 1861 census shows John (age 46, Ag lab), as the married head of the household in Frankby, Cheshire.[5]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Salisbury | Head | Married | M | 46 | Ag lab | Saughall Massie, Cheshire, England |
Harriet Salisbury | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Wife | Flintshire, Wales |
Joseph Salisbury | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Ag lab | Saughall Massie, Cheshire, England |
Mary Salisbury | Daughter | F | 13 | Scholar | Greasby, Cheshire, England | |
Ellen Salisbury | Daughter | F | 9 | Scholar | Greasby, Cheshire, England | |
William Salisbury | Son | M | 6 | Scholar | Frankby, Cheshire, England | |
Benjamin Salisbury | Son | M | 3 | Scholar | Frankby, Cheshire, England |
The 1871 census shows John (age 56, labourer) living in a cottage in Frankby.[6]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Salisbury | Head | M | 56 | Labourer | Cheshire, England | |
Harriet Salisbury | Wife | F | 56 | Denbighshire, Wales | ||
Ellen Salisbury | Daughter | F | 19 | Cheshire, England | ||
Benjamin Salisbury | Son | M | 13 | Scholar | Cheshire, England |
The 1881 census shows John (aged 66, farm labourer), as the married head of the household in Frankby.[7]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Salisbury | Head | Married | M | 66 | Farm labourer | Saughall Massie, Cheshire, England |
Harriet Salisbury | Wife | Married | F | 66 | Farm labourer wife | Wales |
The 1891 census shows John (age 78, labourer), as the married head of the household in Frankby.[8]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
John Salisbury | Head | Married | M | 78 | Labourer | Cheshire, England |
Harriett Salisbury | Wife | Married | F | 78 | Wales |
John died on January 5, 1892 in Frankby aged 77 from chronic nephritis and uraemia - both kidney related, with his daughter-in-law Hannah in attendance.[9]. His death certificate gave his occupation as road labourer.
General Register Office, London, death registration digital image, John Salisbury, 1892 Mar WIRRAL 08A 407, informant Hannah Salisbury (daughter in law, in attendance, Frankby). |
He is buried at the Church of St John the Devine in Frankby[10].
St John the Devine, Frankby, Cheshire |
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