Joseph William Johnson, 18371903 (aged 66 years)

Name
Joseph William /Johnson/
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1881 (aged 43 years)
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1891 (aged 53 years)
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1901 (aged 63 years)
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father
18071888
Birth: 15 April 1807 23 19 Newbold, Worthington, Leicestershire
Death: 11 January 1888Horninglow, Staffordshire
mother
1816
Birth: 14 January 1816Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Death: Horninglow, Staffordshire
Marriage Marriage7 June 1836Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire
10 months
himself
18371903
Birth: 13 April 1837 29 21 Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Death: 29 December 1903Maidstone, Kent
sister
Birth: Wigston, Leicestershire
Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
sister
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
sister
1898
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death: 31 October 1898Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
brother
Birth: Horninglow, Staffordshire
Death: Oldbury, Worcestershire
sister
Birth: Horninglow, Staffordshire
sister
Birth: Horninglow, Staffordshire
Death: Horninglow, Staffordshire
sister
Birth: Horninglow, Staffordshire
younger brother
18571889
Birth: 11 July 1857 50 41 Horninglow, Staffordshire
Death: 25 September 1889Horninglow, Staffordshire
brother
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Family with Elizabeth Smith
himself
18371903
Birth: 13 April 1837 29 21 Staunton Harold, Leicestershire
Death: 29 December 1903Maidstone, Kent
wife
1834
Birth: 14 December 1834 28 27 Belton-in-Rutland
Death: Maidstone, Kent
Marriage Marriage27 April 1857Belton-in-Rutland
daughter
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
daughter
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
daughter
1909
Birth: Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Death: 19 March 1909Maidstone, Kent
son
1908
Birth: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
Death: 10 December 1908Maidstone, Kent
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Born 13 Apr 1837 at Staunton Harold, baptised 28 May 1837 at Griffydam Methodist Chapel.
Married Elizabeth Smith at Belton-in-Rutland 27 Apr 1857.
Children:
Sarah Elizabeth 1858-1858
Sarah Elizabeth 1859-1909
Clara 1861-1864;
William Rainey 1866-1908

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.