Birth: 1825 North Creake, Norfolk, UK
Father: Carrington Blanchflower 1793-1867
Mother: Sarah Tuly (Tooley) 1789-1845
Christening: 2 August 1825 St Mary the Virgin, North Creake, Norfolk, UK
Marriage: January-March 1849 Docking, Norfolk, UK
Wife: Jane Harrison 1825-1863
Marriage: 7 March 1852?????????
Wife: Mary Ann Irving [Skelton] c1829-1886
Death: January-March 1876 Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, UK
By Jane
Sarah Blanchflower c1851
By Mary
Carintine (Carrington) Blanchflower 1866-1935
Sarah Margaret Blanchflower 1869-1889
Two entries in FreeReg for John Blanchflower baptised on 2 August 1825 at Virgin Mary, North Creake, Norfolk, parents Carrington, a labourer, and Sarah Blanchflower, one adding of North Creake.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935 for the christening of John Blanchflower on 2 August 1825 in North Creake, parents Cassington (sic) and Sarah Blanchflower.
Entry in Ancestry Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935 for the baptism of John Blanchflower on 2 August 1825 at North Creake, parents Carrington and Sarah Blanchflower. "Page 39 & 40 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of North Creake in the County of Norfolk in the Year 1825 [...] August 2 No. 309 John [parents] Carrington [a] Laborer & Sarah Blanchflower [of] North Creake".
His brother was baptised on 9 May 1828 at Virgin Mary, North Creake.
His sister was baptised on 13 August 1830 and was buried on 18 April 1831, both at St Mary the Virgin, North Creake.
In the 1841 census as John Blanchflower aged 15, born in Norfolk and living with Carington and Sarah Blanchflower (parents?) and William Blanchflower (brother) in North Creake, Norfolk.
His mother died on 9 December 1845, registered in October-December 1845 in Docking, and was buried on 21 December 1845 at St Mary the Virgin, North Creake.
Marriage of John Blanchflower and Jane Harrison in FreeBMD in January-March 1849 in Docking (13 125).
In the 1851 census as John Blanchflour aged 26, born in North Creake, Norfolk, an agricultural labourer, and living with his wife (Jane) and widowed father (Terrington) in Church Street, North Creake, Norfolk.
His daughter was born in North Creake from the census entry, but I cannot locate any other information regarding her.
In the 1861 census as John Blanch aged 36, born in North Crake (sic - on the original), Norfolk, a ballast crane labourer, and boarding with his wife (Jane) and daughter (Sarah), with Elizabeth Robinson (aged 60, born in Whittingham, Northumberland, widowed and no stated employment), and two other boarders (David Gowonlod (Gowenlock) aged 45, born in Wigton, Cumberland, single and an enginesmith, and Louisa Goods aged 19, born in North Crake, Norfolk, single and no stated employment) in Pit Row, Hedworth, Durham.
His wife's death was registered in April-June 1863 in South Shields.
I cannot locate his marriage to Mary Ann - she may have been still married.
His son was born in Jarrow, Durham and registered in April-June 1866 in South Shields.
His daughter was born in Newcastle and registered in April-June 1869 in Newcastle upon Tyne
In the 1871 census as John Blanchflower aged 44, born in Norfolk, a labourer, and living with his wife (Mary Ann), son (Carinton), daughter (Sarah M), son (in the index, s.son on the original - J Geor S Relton) and a lodger (Jacob Blanchflower - nephew, son of his brother William) in Brewery Bank, Coxons Entry, Byker, Northumberland.
Four entries in Ancestry Newcastle upon Tyne, England, Electoral Registers, 1741-1974 for John Blanchflower house in Leighton Street, Jesmond from 1873 to 1875, and Thomson Street, Byker from 1876 to 1877
Death of John Blanchflower in FreeBMD in January-March 1876 aged 50 in Newcastle T (10B 86).
There are four entries in Ancestry Family Trees for John Blanchflower adding his marriage to Mary Ann Skelton on 7 March 1852 by license although I cannot locate a registration for the marriage and 1852 seems far too early from the 1861 census and the birth of Jonathan George Skelton.
John Blanchflower was Felicity's first cousin four time removed.
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