John Drage

  General Notes:

John was born in 1790, but not Norfolk according to census records. Hemet and later married Elizabeth Thompson in London, although she was born in East Rudham, Norfolk, again according to census records. The couple lived the first ten years of their marriage in London, as records show their six eldest children were christened at Holborn and nearby Islington.

Nothing further is known of this ten year period. Their seventh and eighth children, twin girls, were born at East Rudham in 1828, so it can be assumed the family moved to Norfolk sometime between 1826-1828. The next two children were also twins, this time, boys, born in 1831at East Rudham. Three more children were born at East Rudham, the last being Caroline Matilda in 1837. At the 1841 census of East Rudham of which John was the enumerator and his surgeon brother-in-law, Francis Upjohn was registrar, John's occupation is recorded as that of draper, chandler, wine, corn and spirit merchant.

John left a will but this has not as yet been examined.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: grocer, chandler, draper and wine & spirit merchant and was also a Church Warden. ²²⁰

John married Elizabeth Thompson on 12 Oct 1818 in London (St Georges, Hanover Square).¹⁰⁸ (Elizabeth Thompson was born circa 1797, baptised in E Rudham Parish Church (St Mary) Norfolk, died on 6 Jan 1867 in Upper Holloway, London ²²¹ and was buried in E Rudham Parish Church (St Mary) Norfolk ¹⁰⁸.)

  Marriage Notes:

Children of the marriage included Anne (1819-1897, John (1820-1873), Mary (1822- ), Sarah Elizabeth (1824- ), Maria Elizabeth (1824-1903), Lydia (1826- ), Lydia (1828- ) & Eliza (1828-1908) (twins), Austin Thomas (1841-before 1841) & William (1831-1904) (twin), Edmund/ Edmond (1833- ), Matilda (1834-1834) and Caroline Matilda (1837- )
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