John Flockton 1821-1904
Bookbinder, then prison governor/school teacher !
Lemmon/Morsch Ancestry tree
1821. John Flockton was baptised 18/1/1821 in St Peters, Leeds to William Flochton & Mary Marsden - FMP. Address School Close, his father a Corn Miller
1841C. John Flockton, 20, book binder, was living Westgate, Wakefield , seemingly with 2 brothers . William Geo a painter.
Frances | Coe | Female | 60 | 1781 | Yorkshire, England |
John | Flockton | Male | 20 | 1821 | Yorkshire, England |
William Geo | Flockton | Male | 15 | 1826 | Yorkshire, England |
Joseph | Flockton | Male | 13 | 1828 | Yorkshire, England |
1844 . John Flockton, full age, book binder, married Rebecca Swift, 19, on 11/8/1844 in St Johns, Wakefield- FMP. Both addresses Westgate . His father Wm Flockton, book keeper: hers Joseph Swift, butcher Witnesses: Thomas Fletcher Swift & W G Flochton .
1851C . John Flockton , 38, school master, was living Jumble Terrace Wakefield with his wife, Rebecca, & 3 children
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 38 | 1813 | School Master | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 26 | 1825 | - | Yorkshire, England |
Helen Swift | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 5 | 1846 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Mary Rebecca | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1847 | Scholar | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
William | Flockton | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1848 | Scholar | Armley, Yorkshire, England |
1859. Annie Elizabeth Flockton was born to Wakefield Sep 1859. Baptised 11/9/1859 to John, prison officer, & Rebecca. Address Wakefield Gaol
1861C. John Flockton , 40, school master, was living Wood Street, Wakefield, with his wife, Rebecca, & 3 children
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 40 | 1821 | Schoolmaster | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 36 | 1825 | Schoolmaster Wife | Calton, Yorkshire, England |
Helen ... | Flockton | Daughter | Unmarried | Female | 15 | 1846 | None | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
William | Flockton | Son | Unmarried | Male | 13 | 1848 | Office Boy | Armley, Yorkshire, England |
Anne Elizabeth | Flockton | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1860 | None | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1866. Joseph Swift Flockton baptised on 14/1/1866 to John, school teacher, & Rebecca, address Wood Street, Wakefield - Ancestry baptisms
1871C.John Flockton, 50, governor, was living Borough Gaol, Scarborough with his wife, Rebecca Flockton 46, Annie E Flockton11, & Joseph S Flockton, 5.
1881C. John Flockton, 60, governor, b. Leeds, was living in Her Majesty's Prison, Nottingham, with his wife Rebecca, 56, b. Lofthouse with Carlton, Annie E Flockton 21 & Joseph Swift Flockton, 15
1891C. John Flockton, 70, retired governor of prison, married, was living Trinity Villas, Trinity Terrace Rothwell , Hunslet,
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 70 | 1821 | Retired Governor Of Prison | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
His wife, Rebecca, was staying with her brother, Mark William Swift, in Heaton
1901C. John Flockton, 80, retired prison governor , married, was living 103,North gate, Wakefield with his wife, Rebecca, and a servant
John | Flockton | Head | Married | Male | 80 | 1821 | Retired Prison Governor | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Rebecca | Flockton | Wife | Married | Female | 76 | 1825 | - | Rothwell, Yorkshire, England |
Ada | Lunn | Servant | Single | Female | 19 | 1882 | General Servant Domestic | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
1904. . John Flockton, 84, died 23/12/1904 at 15 Howard Street, Wakefield Wakefield Dec 1904 . Buried 26/12/1904 in the West Parade Wesleyan Chapel, Westgate ( this where his father, Wm, & mother, Mary, had been buried in 1838 & 1862 respectively)
1904. Rebecca Flockton, 79. died 24/12/1904 at 15 Howard Street, Wakefield Wakefield Dec 1904 Buried 26/12/1904 in the West Parade Wesleyan Chapel, Westgate
" In death they were not divided"
They had been married 60 years and 4 months!
Leeds Mercury 31/12/1904