Joseph William Johnson, 1837–1903 (aged 66 years)
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- Joseph William /Johnson/
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1807–1888
Birth: 15 April 1807
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— Newbold, Worthington, Leicestershire Death: 11 January 1888 — Horninglow, Staffordshire |
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1816–…
Birth: 14 January 1816
— Staunton Harold, Leicestershire Death: Horninglow, Staffordshire |
| Marriage | Marriage — 7 June 1836 — Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire |
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1837–1903
Birth: 13 April 1837
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— Staunton Harold, Leicestershire Death: 29 December 1903 — Maidstone, Kent |
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Birth: Wigston, Leicestershire Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
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Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: 31 October 1898 — Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia |
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1857–1889
Birth: 11 July 1857
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— Horninglow, Staffordshire Death: 25 September 1889 — Horninglow, Staffordshire |
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Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
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1837–1903
Birth: 13 April 1837
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— Staunton Harold, Leicestershire Death: 29 December 1903 — Maidstone, Kent |
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1834–…
Birth: 14 December 1834
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— Belton-in-Rutland Death: Maidstone, Kent |
| Marriage | Marriage — 27 April 1857 — Belton-in-Rutland |
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Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
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Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire |
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…–1909
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire Death: 19 March 1909 — Maidstone, Kent |
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Birth: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire Death: 10 December 1908 — Maidstone, Kent |
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Born 13 Apr 1837 at Staunton Harold, baptised 28 May 1837 at Griffydam Methodist Chapel. Family moved to Horninglow, Burton when he was a young man. He was apprenticed as a cooper (a maker or repairer of casks and barrels) at Burton, and worked at Allsopp & Sons. While in that position, he wrote a treatise on brewing, and also applied himself to the study of Greek and Latin classics, and of English Literature. Following his marriage and the birth of his children, he moved to Maidstone, Kent, where he undertook the management of a brewery. He also contributed to many notable English and American magazines and reviews and wrote a number of books. In 1880, he was publicly presented with a gold hunting watch and chain at a banquet at the Corn Exchange, Maidstone. In 1887 he was unanimously elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, while in the same year he was placed on the Fellowship of the Society of Arts. In 1888 he was presented with his portrait in oil and his crowning distinction came when the honarary degree of LL.D. (Doctor of Law) was conferred on him. He died 29 Dec 1903 at Maidstone, Kent, and was buried in Burton. |
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