John Suddens

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. Watch Finisher

• source. ¹²⁶ Contact: Mary Josephine Vernon John Suddens was a watchmaker by trade Found in "City of Coventry Vol 4 1882-3", compiled by Alfred Lowe. Covent ry p 161. "Obituary:- December 28th 1882 The late Mr John Suddens Our obituary this week contains the name of one of the veterans of the watchmaking industry, the oldest of our finishers. Mr Suddens was born in th is city on the 26th. of December 1789, and died on the 28th inst., two da ys after attaining his 93rd year. He was apprenticed to the old firm of Howlette, Carr & Vale in 1803, & has continued to serve the same firm under it's different changes of proprietorship at the old factory, working at the board until a few years since, when a well-earned pension from his employers enabled him to discontinue labour, though his name has been retained on the list of workmen up to his death. During all this long period he has never lost a day from illness. He was much respected, not only by his employers, but by his fellow artisans; & on the occassion of the presentation of a testimonial by the workmen of the late Mr R K Rotherham, in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of his being in business, Mr Suddens, as the oldest in the employ of the firm, was appropriately selected to make the presentation. He was out of his time as an apprentice in 1811, but was not sworn until 1822, he has therefore been a Freeman of the City for the long term of 60 years, which might have been 11 years longer, but for this delay. He was one of the recipients of the seniority fund. Mr Suddens has left three sons, the oldest, a dyer, about 70 years of age: the others follow their father's occupation; all of them strongly sensible of the consideration & generosity shown towards their father by the heads of the firm for which he has worked for nearly 80 years. An intelligent mechanic & self-educated man of kindly disposition, he w ill be greatly missed by his friends & associates."

• connection. ¹²⁶ Andrea Herron is connected to me in this way:
Andrea Herron . . .
Is linked in some way to John Suddens (1789)
He had James Suddens (c1815)
He had George Suddens (1848)
He had Edward Suddens (1872)
He had Harry Suddens (aka Ferguson) (1893) who married Florence Ringer (1897)
Her father was James Ringer (1865) who married Clara Goodliff (1867)
Her father was Gilbert Goodliff (1832)
His father was William Goodliff (1806) who married Charlotte Cade (1782)
Her father was William Cade (1737) & he also had William Cade (1761)
He had James Cade (1789)
He had Eliza Cade (1821) who married George Larkinson (1817)
They had Frederick George Larkinson (1865)
He had Winthrop Larkinson (1889)
He had Dulcie Larkinson (1926) who married Colin Davies (1925)
She had me, Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• Obituary. ¹²⁶ OBITUARY:- December 28, 1882 - the late Mr John Suddens.
Mr John Suddens was born in this city on the 26th of December 1789, and died on the 28th inst., two days after attaining his 93rd year. He was apprenticed to the old watch making firm of Howlett, Carr & Vale in 1803, and has continued to serve the same firm under it's different changes of proprietorship at the old factory, working at the board until a few years since, when a well-earned pension from his employers enabled him to discontinue labour, though his name has been retained on the list of workmen up to his death. During all this long period he has never lost a day from illness.
He was much respected, not only by his employers, but by his fellow artisans; and on the occasion of the presentation of a testimonial by the workmen of the late Mr R K Rotherham, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his being in business, Mr Suddens, as the oldest in the employ of the firm, was appropriately selected to make the presentation.
He was out of his time as an apprentice in 1811, but was not sworn until 1822, he has therefore been a Freeman of the city for the long term of 60 years, which might have been 11 years longer, but for this delay. He was one of the recipients of the seniority fund. Mr Suddens has left three sons, the oldest, a dyer, about 70 years of age: the others follow their father's occupation; all of them strongly sensible of the consideration and generosity shown towards their father by the heads of the firm for which he has worked for nearly 80 years. An intelligent mechanic and selfeducated man of kindly disposition, he will be greatly missed by his friends and associates.

John married Elizabeth Garvey on 7 Feb 1814 in Coventry, Warwickshire England. (Elizabeth Garvey was born circa 1795 in Warwickshire England and died in 1819 ¹²⁶.)

John next married Mary Price after 1819.¹²⁶ (Mary Price was born in 1786 and died in 1858 ¹²⁶.)