John Styles
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John Styles (1782 - 1849)

Rev John Styles
Born in Thrandeston, Suffolk, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 1843 in Kent, England, United Kingdommap
Died at about age 67 in Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

The Rev John Styles DD (1782-1849)

John Styles was one of 17 children of John Stiles a carpenter, and Mary Wharton, he was born in the East Anglian village of Thrandeston, Suffolk, England. Around 1790 John and Mary Stiles found that earning a living in Suffolk was hard, they were discussing what to do when a relative suggested that they should move to London in the Islington area, where retired rich people from the city of London, and they needed expensive coffins. Later John joined his family firm, but decided to enter the church. He was theologically educated at Hoxton College, London and at Gosport College (5 High Street) 1799-? Hants.

Helped at Newport IOW Congregational Church, and Birmingham (1802). His first post was at East Cowes, in 1803 later persuaded the churchgoers to build a new chapel at West Cowes. In 1808 he decided to move to Union Street, Ship Street, Brighton, Sussex, he again built a new chapel. In 1823 he moved to the Holland Chapel, North Brixton London. In 1835 to the Claylands Chapel, Clapham Road, Surrey. In 1844 he left London and went to Foleshill near Coventry Congregational Church till 1849. He died 22nd June 1849, he was awarded Doctor of Divinity (DD) in 1844 by Aberdeen University.

Dr Styles was married four times, he married Sarah Hall Brown in 1803 at St Katherine Cree in the city of London, they had 5 children John, Mary Ann, John Wigney, Marriane, Sarah Hall. John (jnr) died at Cowes in 1806. Sarah Hall Brown died in 1810.

John Married Ann Matilda Cooper in 1813 at Streatham London, they had 3 children Mary Read, John Shrapnel, Ann. Ann Cooper died in 1816 in Brighton.

John Married again in 1817 to a Sophia Colville. They had a daughter Mary Ann, who married a Robert Mouzies or Menzies, they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Mary Ann.

His fourth wife was Ann, daughter of William Bird and Sarah Elizabeth Elliott, and widow of Francis Ross[1]. They had no children.

Dr John Styles DD was buried at West Norwood Cemetery, SE27 with his daughter in law Susan Styles (nee Snell) wife of his son John Wigney Styles grave no 2302, and there is no memorial stone on the grave. Lambeth Borough Council runs the cemetery.

Styles family members have also entered non comformist churches, John's brother Thomas was minister to Great Marlow Congregational Church for 40 years from 1825 to 1865. William Jeyes Styles, John Styles' nephew was a Baptist minister. [2]

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LONDON/2001-02/0983116252 [no longer active]

Sources

  1. England and Wales Marriage GRO Q4 1843 Thanet Vol5 p697
  2. Original biography by Anon Wharton




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