John WHITEHEAD

Abt 1772 - 1855  (~ 83 years)

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• Name	John WHITEHEAD
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1772
  Baptised	16 Aug 1772	St. Margaret’s Church, Halstead, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Sep 2022) "August 16. 1772 John Son of Henry & Elizth: Whitehead was baptiz'd"
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1812 to 1822
  	Labourer
  	In those baptism entries for his children which include an occupation, John is always recorded as a labourer. No entries at this time in Halstead record anyone as an ag lab, yet there must have been many, so it seems likely John was always an ag lab and it should not be assumed 'labourer' means 'general labourer'.
  Residence	From 1841 to 1851	The Village, Halstead, Kent, England
  Occupation	1841
  	Ag. Lab.
  	Shown as formerly an ag. lab. by 1851
  Poor Law	1851	Halstead, Kent, England
  	Pauper
  	Described as a pauper in the 1851 census, indicating that he was in receipt of poor relief. Although workhouses had begun not all the elderly poor were yet in them, and John appears to have been lucky and able to receive relief while remaining at home.
  Died	Sep Q 1855	Sevenoaks Reg Dist, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Whitehead, John q3 1855 Sevenoaks RD 2a 222; GRO online index shows age at death as 83
  Buried	2 Sep 1855	St. Margaret’s Church, Halstead, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Nov 2022)
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. William WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1771,   d. Apr 1820  (Age ~ 49 years) ▻ Elizabeth FULLAGER,  m. 4 Oct 1802 ;   Lydia WHITEHEAD,  m. 4 Oct 1811 + 2. John WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1772,   d. Sep Q 1855, Sevenoaks Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 83 years) ▻ Mary TEMPLE,  m. 5 Nov 1799   3. Henry WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1777,   d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Joseph WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1780, Halstead, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1861, Sevenoaks Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 81 years) ▻ Elizabeth
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Henry WHITEHEAD,   b. Est 1745,   d. Jul 1801  (Age ~ 56 years)  (Father)  Elizabeth EYLES,   b. Abt 1741,   d. Sep 1814  (Age ~ 73 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I34870	All
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry WHITEHEAD,   b. Est 1745,   d. Jul 1801  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth EYLES,   b. Abt 1741,   d. Sep 1814  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	6 May 1771	St. Margaret’s Church, Halstead, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Sep 2022) Shows Bach and Sp, both OTP Henry made his mark, Elizabeth signed Witneses Thos Gravett and Richd Allen (the latter witness to most, i.e. probably Parish Clerk)
  Family ID	F3027	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary TEMPLE,   b. Abt 1777,   d. Mar Q 1850, Sevenoaks Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1799	All Saints’ Church, Orpington, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (from transcribed data by Kent FHS and on FamilySearch) ( I suspect there may have been another child, born between William and Edward; the PR entries are missing, on FMP at least but likely because a few pages have been lost, between 1806 and 1812. Checking the BTs  may find another). There were at least 4 John's who could easily have been the one who married Mary in Orpington in 1799: either of those baptised in 1772, in Eynsford or Halstead, or either of those baptised in Knockholt, in 1777 or   1778. Looking at baptisms of children of 'John and Mary' in the area between 1790 and 1830, there were clearly at least 2 such couples having children, one probably from 1801-1822, 2 baptised in Shoreham then the rest in Halstead, the other couple from 1808-1825, all baptised in Knockholt. The first child of the Knockholt family was born shortly before the marriage, and the baptism of the child names the mother as Mary WRIGHT, as well as the father John WHITEHEAD so it seems clear we can rule them out. A John and Mary are together in Halstead in the 1841 census, and John, now a widower there in 1851. His age given in 1851 and at death registration, and the place of birth in the 1851 census, indicate that the one who lived in Halstead was the one born there, i.e. it seems fairly safe to assume the one who married Mary Temple was this John, and the one who had children from 1801 was certainly this John. Evidence that the children born in Shoreham were children of the John and Mary who subequently had children in Halstead comes from the 1851 census for John in Halstead in 1851. With him was a grandson, Joseph Mantle, aged 11. There is a marriage of Mary Whitehead to Edward Mantle in 1825 in Halstead, the census entries for them and their family show Mary had been born c. 1805 in Shoreham, and Halstead PRs show they had a son Joseph baptised there in 1840. That Mary was a daughter of this John is clear.
  Children	8 children
  1. Lucy WHITEHEAD,   b. 16 Jul 1801,   d. 1802  (Age 0 years) + 2. Mary WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1803,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Edward MANTLE  m. 13 Mar 1825   3. Martha WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1805,   d. Jun 1814  (Age ~ 9 years)   4. William WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1808,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edward WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1813,   d. Jul 1814  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Henry WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1816, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Joseph WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1819,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth WHITEHEAD,   b. Abt 1822,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3219	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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