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

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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 .

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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!

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Leeds Mercury 31/12/1904

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