Biographical notes:
Occupation: Labourer (1840), Agricultural Labourer (1851), Farmer.
Addresses: At 1851 census - Cottages at Boblow Farm, Pale Green, Helions Bumpstead, ESS, ENG; At death (1896) - Brentwood, SA, AUS.
Migrated from ENG to SA, AUS in the barque Clara (passenger list 59/1) ex London 20 Sep 1858 & Southampton 1 Oct 1858, arriving Port Adelaide on 20 Jan 1859, 113 days after leaving Southampton. (see The Register of 21 Jan 1859 for a description of the journey.) The passenger list names John (40 labourer), Harriet (née Tilbrook 39), Charles (17 agricultural labourer), Anne (15, servant), Sarah (11), Mary (9), Betsy/Elizabeth (8), Samuel (4). The South Australian Register for 21 Jan 1859 lists John, Harriet, Sarah, Mary, Betsey, Samuel, Charles & Ann.
Not found in 1841 census.
Was the original land-owner of the property 'Banford', at Wangolins south of Kingston SE.
Reference documents:
1817 baptism record.
1840 mariage certificate.
1840 marriage registration index record.
1851 census return.
1859 passenger list London/Southampton to Port Adelaide
1896 death registration index record.