John Morris Westerman

  General Notes:

There are marriage entries in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for John Morris Westerman and Elizabeth Waldock in the September quarter 1890 in Royston district -- Vol. 3a, page 625.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 1871, Burrs Row, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. 1871 Census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Burrs Row, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

<b> </b>Joseph Westerman head 41 labourer b. Ashwell, Herts
<b> </b>Louise Jane " wife 42 b. Wimpole, Cambs
Elizth. Jane " daur 11 scholar b. Ashwell, Herts
<b>
</b> <b> John Morris " son 8 scholar b. "
</b> Brown William " son 6 b. "
Herbert Geo. " son 3 b. "
Sarah Covington boarder 38 straw plaiter b. "
Emma " boarder 14 straw plaiter b. "

<u>Note</u> : The entry is for Louise Jane Westerman with a notation that it could be Lucy Jane.

Sarah Covington was unmarried and Emma Covington was probably her illegitmate daughter. Sarah # 7055 was the daughter of Simon Covington # 7035 and Elizabeth Harper # 7049.

• Census, 1881, Dick Smiths Walk, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. John M. Westerman, age 18, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, agricultural labourer, was living with his parents, Joseph Westerman, head of household, age 51, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, farm labourer, and Lucy J. Westerman, age 52, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, and two brothers : Brown W. Westerman, age 16, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, agricultural labourer; Herbert G. Westerman, age 13, b. in Ashwell, Hertford, agricultural labourer.

They lived at Dick Smiths Walk, Ashwell, Hertford.

• Census, 1891, Thrift, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire England. 1891 Census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Thrift, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire

<b>John Westerman head 28 ag labourer b. Ashwell, Herts
</b> Elizabeth " wife 21 b. "

<u>Note</u> : Thrift may have been Thrift Farm.

• Census, 1901, Gardeners Lane, Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. a). John <b>H</b>. Westerman, age 38, b. in Ashwell, Herts, was living in Ashwell, of Hertford, ordinary farm labourer.

Also living there were his wife, Elizabeth Westerman, age 30, b. in Ashwell, Herts, and their daughter, Constance V. Westerman, age 2, b. in Ashwell, Herts, juvenile.

b). 1901 Census at http://www.ancestry.co.uk :

Gardeners Lane, Ashwell, Hertfordshire

<b>John H. Westerman head 38 ordinary farm lab b. Ashwell, Herts
</b> Elizabeth " wife 30 b. "
Constance V. " daur 2 b. "

<u>Note </u>: The entry is for John H. Westerman.

• Census, 1911, Royston, Hertfordshire England. John M. Westerman, age<b> 42, b. 1869</b>, was living in Royston, Hertfordshire.

Also living there were his wife, Elizabeth Westerman, age 41, b. 1870, and their daughter, Constance V. Westerman, age 12, b. 1899.

John married Elizabeth Waldock, daughter of Stephen Waldock and Charlotte Waldock, on 6 Jul 1890 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England. (Elizabeth Waldock was born in Jun 1870 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England, christened on 5 Jun 1870 in Ashwell, Hertfordshire England and died in 1952 ¹⁷⁷.)

  Marriage Notes:

a). There is a marriage entry in the IGI for John Morris Westerman, son of Joseph Westerman, and Elizabeth Waldock, daughter of Stephen Waldock, on July 6, 1890 in Ashwell, hertford ; the entry states that he was 28 and she was 20 years old.

b). There are marriage entries in the BMD Index at http://freebmd.rootsweb.com for John Morris Westerman and Elizabeth Waldock in the September quarter 1890 in Royston district -- Vol. 3a, page 625.