John Sowerby

Abt 1845 - 1919  (~ 74 years)

• Name	John Sowerby
  Birth	Abt 1845	Hull, Yorkshire
  	Birthplace and year of birth taken from 1881 Census.
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Apr 1919	Darlington district, Co. Durham
  	FreeBMD has an entry Volume 10A page 48 aged 74.
  Burial	Aft 28 Apr 1919	Heighington churchyard, Co. Durham
  	Headstone Y7 (146) In loving memory of John SOWERBY of Heighington d 28 Apr 1919 aged 74 yrs. 11ine text.
  Person ID	I281	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Fanny Chapman,   b. Jun 1847, Heighington, Co. Durham d. 19 Mar 1881, Darlington district, Co. Durham (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	7 Jun 1870	Heighington Church, Co. Durham
  	Free BMD has entries for both parties Ref. 10a 35 Darlington district June quarter 1870. Marriage Register seen on 18 October 2007 at Durham Records Office. Both parties of full age. John is a tailor and his father William a customs house officer. Fanny's father Robert is a coachman. Entry 235 on page 118. The marriage was witnessed by Isabella Sowerby, George Chapman, Emma Chapman and James Chapman.
  Children	1. Gertrude Sowerby,   b. Sep 1873, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Frederick Sowerby,   b. Dec 1875, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Robert Chapman Sowerby,   b. Jun 1877, Heighington, Co. Durham d. 3 Apr 1907 (Age ~ 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Elizabeth Sowerby,   b. Mar 1879, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. William Sowerby,   b. Abt Oct 1871   d. 23 Jul 1877 (Age ~ 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Taylor,   b. Abt 1851, Preston, Co. Durham d. 14 May 1914, Darlington district, Co. Durham (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1886	Darlington district, Co. Durham
  	Free BMD has an entry Ref. Volume 10A Page 37. This is the only John Sowerby marriage between 1881 and 1891 where the bride's name is Ann.
  Children	1. William Sowerby,   b. Jun 1887, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Henry Sowerby,   b. Sep 1889, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edith Annie Sowerby,   b. Sep 1891, Heighington, Co. Durham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025