John CHURCHMAN ^49,185

  Noted events in his life were:

• Research has been done for the derivation of John CHURCHMAN's surname. ⁷²
Derives from the old English cyriceman meaning the keeper or custodian of the church.
Early examples are:-
AEfled Cerceman, 1095, Bury, Suffolk,
Ralph Chircheman, 1259, Huntingdonshirs.
Ouse le Chercheman, 1279, Cambridgeshire,
John Churcheman, 1307, Huntingdonshire.

• John CHURCHMAN was present on the evening of the 1841 British Census on 6th June 1841 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁶ John was 45 years old, an Agricultural Labourer, and head of the household at:
Mill Lane, Sawston.
Also present was John's wife Mary, and their children,
James age 15,
Thomas age 15,
Peter age 13, and
John age 5.

• He resided at Mill Lane in 1841 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁶

• He worked as an Agricultural Labourer in 1841 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁶

• John CHURCHMAN was present on the evening of the 1851 British Census on Sunday 31st March in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁷ John was 56 years old, an Agricultural Labourer and head of the household at:
214 High Street, Sawston.
Also present was John's wife,
Mary age 56, born in Sawston, and their son,
John age 5, an Agricultural Labourer's Boy, born in Sawston.

• He worked as an Agricultural Labourer in 1851 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁷

• He resided at 214 High Street in 1851 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ¹⁸⁷ The number 214 was the number allocated to the dwelling of John CHURCHMAN and his family during the 1851 Census. 214 does not represent the street number. In many locations a street number was not given to a dwelling.

• John CHURCHMAN was present on the evening of 2 April for the 1861 Census in Sawston, Cambridge, England.
John CHURCHMAN was recorded as being 65 years old, born in Sawston, an Agricultural Labourer, and head of the household at
Camping Close, Sawston.
Also present was his wife,
Mary Ann 66 years old, born in Sawston, and their son,
John 26 years old, an Agricultural Labourer, born in Sawston, and John's wife,
Esther 26 years old, born in Sawston.

• He resided at Camping Close in 1861 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ³⁸

• He worked as an Agricultural Labourer in 1861 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ³⁸

• John CHURCHMAN was present on the evening of the 1871 British Census on Sunday 2nd April in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ⁴⁴ John CHURCHMAN was recorded as being 76 years old, born in Sawston, a Labourer, a widower, and head of the household at [212] Alms Houses, Sawston.

• He resided at [212] Alms Houses in 1871 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ⁴⁴

• He worked as a Labourer in 1871 in Sawston, Cambridge, England. ⁴⁴

John married Mary PAYTON, daughter of John PAYTON and Elizabeth CLEMENTS, on 22 Nov 1818 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.¹³⁹ (Mary PAYTON was born in 1796 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England ¹⁸⁶ and was christened on 10 Jul 1796 in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, England.)