John Blackman (1853 - abt. 1925)

Born 28 Feb 1853 in Bethnal Green, London

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Blackman and Hannah (Pennall) Blackman

Husband of Susan (Wright) Blackman — married 19 Oct 1879 in Bethnal Green

Descendants

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Biography

John was born on 28 February 1853 in Bethnal Green, London. St. Jude parish register. John's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1853 in the Bethnal Green district. Mother's maiden name: Pannell^[1]

Details from his birth certificate:

• Date: 28 Feb 1853
• Address: 24 York St, Bethnal Green
• Father: Thomas Blackman, weaver
• Mother: Hannah Blackman formerly Pannell
• Informant: Thomas Blackman, 24 York St, Bethnal Green^[2]

John was baptised in April 1853 in England.^[3]

When John was 26 he married Susan Wright on 19 October 1879 in Bethnal Green,. St Stephens Church.^[4][5] The couple had 6 children: Susan Edith Blackman, Elizabeth Florence Blackman, Rose Ann Blackman, Box Blachman, John Christopher Blackman and John Blackman

Places

1861 census: at 12, Montague Street, Christchurch Spitalfields, Whitechapel, London & Middlesex, England.

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1871 censusat 35 Bacon St, Bethnal Green.

1881 census at 14 Middleton St, Bethnal Green, London, England.

1891 census at 9 Toyes Buildings, St Matthew, Bethnal Green.

1901 census Waterloo Buildings, 193, Wilmot Street, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England.

1911 census 4 Industrial Dwellings Wilmot Street Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green, London & Middlesex, England.

1921 census 37 Carnarvon Road, Leyton, Essex & London, England.

Research Notes

Occupations: quill winder in 1861 at Spitalfields, London; silk weaver in 1871 at Bethnal Green, London; upholsterer trimming maker in 1881 at Bethnal Green, London; upholsterer's trimmings 1901 at Bethnal Green, London; weaver of upholstered trimmings in 1911 at Bethnal Green, London; art weaver of upholsterer's trimmings 1913 at Leyton (son John's marriage).

Possible death aged 72 in Dec quarter 1925, West Ham.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Rob Wilson and Christine Montgomery, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Blackman and Hannah Pennall, the great great grandparents of both Rob Wilson and Christine Montgomery. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 40 cM across 3 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 14.5 cM segment on chromosome 5, consisting of Rob Wilson, GEDmatch kit # A188319, and Marjorie (Adams) Straffon, his 5th cousin, GEDmatch kit # XX9428683, and David Ebdon, his 5th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A111258. (Marjorie and David are 4th cousins.) Their most-recent common ancestors are John Lindeman and Susanna Jones, the 4x great grandparents of both Rob Wilson and Marjorie (Adams) Straffon and 4x great grandparents of David Ebdon. DNA test taker Rob Wilson is the great grandson of John Blackman, the son of Thomas Blackman, the grandson of the common ancestors John Lindeman & Susanna Jones.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth
   Blackman, John (Mother's maiden name: Pannell).
   GRO Reference: 1853 Jan-Feb-Mar in Bethnal Green Volume 01C Page 305.
2. ↑ Birth record: Birth certificate
3. ↑ Baptism: "London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72/JUD/002
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1558 #3242582
   John Blackman baptism in Apr 1853, son of Thomas & Hannah, in St Jude, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
   FreeBMD Entry Information
   Blackman, John.
   GRO Reference: 1879 Oct-Nov-Dec in Whitechapel Volume 1c Page 773.
5. ↑ Marriage: "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936"
   London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P93/STE/005
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #4150094
   John Blackman (26) marriage to Dusan Wright on 19 Oct 1879 in St Stephen, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, England.
6. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG09; Piece number: 267; Folio: 17; Page: 40; Schedule: 201
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription
   John Blackman (8) son in household of Thomas Blackman (42) in Whitechapel registration district.
7. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 500; Folio: 61; Page: 24; GSU roll: 823378
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #12706653
   Thomas Blackman (52) head of household in Bethnal Green registration district. Born in Middlesex England.
8. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG11; Piece number: 427; Folio: 48; Page: 10; Schedule: 416
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription
   John Blackman (28), married, Upholster trimmer maker, head of household in Bethnal Green registration district. Born in England.
9. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG12; Piece number: 262; Folio: 44; Page: 28; Schedule: 162
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   John Blackman (38), married, Weaver, head of household in Bethnal Green registration district. Born in England.
10. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
    Reference: RG13; Piece number: 291; Folio: 20; Page: 31; Schedule: 226
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription
    John Blackman (48), married, Upholsterer's trimming weaver, head of household in Bethnal Green registration district. Born in England.
11. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
    Series: RG14; Piece number: 1428; Schedule: 7
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    John Blackman (58), married, Weaver of upholstered trimming, head of household at 4 Industrial Dwellings Wilmot Street Bethnal Green in Bethnal Green registration district. Born in London Bethnal Green.
12. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 08620; District reference: RD 188 RS 10 ED 34
    FindMyPast Transcription
    John Blackman (68), married, Upholsterer Trimming Maker, head of household at 37 Carnarvon Road in West Ham registration district. Born in London, England. Employed by Brook Bros & Dean Upholsterer's Trimming Maker.