John Ladbury^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1811 - 1899  (87 years)

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• Name	John Ladbury
  Birth	16 Jun 1811	Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England.,
  Christening	14 Jul 1811	Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England.,
  Gender	Male
  Death	1899	Medway,Kent,England.,
  Person ID	I9829	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	John Ladbury,   b. 13 Sep 1789, Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England., d. 8 Nov 1850, Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England., (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Margaret Baker,   b. 11 Dec 1791, Strood,Kent,England., d. 5 Mar 1881, Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England., (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1810	St Nicholas,Cuxton,Kent,England.,   [8, 9]
  	Chas Wilkins says married Jan 14 1810 Chas Wilkins correct. Baptism gives father as George Baker. Marriage witnessed by George Baker. See digital image The banns record at Cuxton Church has a record for "John Radberry [should be Ladbury] and Margaret Baker, both of the parish were published on the three Sundays under written, that is to say On Sunday 24 Dec [1809] by me, H.D. Phelps, On Sunday [deleted] Monday 25 Dec [1809] by me, H.D. Phelps, On Sunday 31 Dec [1809] by me, H.D. Phelps [Image in Ladbury file, Cuxton marriages, Image00000045] The marriage reocord at Cuxton Church has a record for "John Ladbury of this parish and Magaret Baker of the same Married in this church by Banns this 14th day of January in the year One thousand eight hundred and ten, by me H.B. Phelps, Rector of [...]. This marriage was solemnized between us [signed John Ladbury in handwriting that looks like the Rector's] [the mark of X, Margaret Baker] In the presence of George Baker [in a different hand] the mark of X of Mary Harmerings[?]
  Family ID	F302713056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria Esther,   b. Abt 1818, Strood,Kent,England., d. Abt 1870, Medway,Kent,England., (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1840	Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England.,   [10, 11]
  Children	1. John William Ladbury,   b. 12 Jun 1842, Rochester,District of Medway,Kent,England.,   2. Sophia Margaret Ladbury,   b. 19 May 1845, Woolwich,Greater London,Kent,London,   3. Edwin Ladbury,   b. 25 Apr 1849, Woolwich,Kent,England., d. Abt Sep 1884, Whitechapel,London,Middlesex,England., (Age 35 years)   4. Mary Charlotte Ladbury,   b. 22 Mar 1852, Woolwich,Greater London,Kent,London,   5. William John Ladbury,   b. 24 Mar 1855, Woolwich,Kent,England.,
  Family ID	F302713134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

  Family 2	Emily Louisa Smith,   b. Abt 1838, Sheerness,Kent,England., d. Abt 1892, Maidstone,Kent,England., (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1884	Medway,Kent,England.,
  Family ID	F302713151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  PRIVATE John Ladbury has been a difficult persons to trace for it seems that he left Chatham as a young man and at age 30 was not with the family group when the 1841 Census was taken in Rochester. But 2 years later the baptismal certificate of son, John William, in 1843 gives his occupation as fisherman and their residence as Pleasant Row, St Margaret, Rochester, Kent. Barbara Balfe's research has found him to be "living at Gravel Walk in the navy", but could not find his navy record so concluded he worked for the navy but not on a ship. His young family were in Woolwich in 1851, where two of his children were born, but he could not be traced due to a transcription error that had his name as "Sadbury" instead of Ladbury. However the 1851 Census shows a John Sadbury, warden, aged 40, born in Rochester, aboard either the hulk the "«i»Hebe«/i»" or the "«i»Wye«/i»" both of which were anchored in Woolwich harbour with 200 convicts aboard. These had been transferred from the "«i»Justitia«/i»" when cholera struck her in 1848. «b»«i»See «/b»«/i»the article "«i»Medway prison hulks«/i»" by Barbara Balfe The 1861 Census registered gives John as living at 3 Boley Hill, Rochester and gave his occupation as "Pensioner from convict depart. Mariner" In 1862, at the marriage of his son John William to Fanny Terry his occupation is given as Dredgerman. When the census was taken in 1871 John was 59 and living with only 21-year old Edwin, at 3 Boley Hill. Ten years later in 1881 he is alone at 3 Boley Hill and gave his occupation as Fisherman. Edwin had married, had a child and moved to Old Mill End in London between 1881 and 1891, at which time John is again found at 3 Boley Hill, this time with a new wife, Emily L, nearly 20 years his junior. At 79 years of age he once again gave his occupation as Fisherman. 1832 Poll list of Freemen of Rochester - Mariner. Inherited Freemen status from his father, John Ladbury. About 1840, in the Royal Navy 1851 Census: Family in Woolwich, Kent. [Un verified Aug 2006] Source: Viviene Staniforth 1861 Census: 3 Boley Hill, Rochester. Pensioner from convict depart.- to be verified 1871Census: Living in Stoke, Rochester, with son, Edwin Ladbury 21 1881 Census: 3 Boley Hill, Rochester. Widow. fisherman 1891 Census: Living in Stoke. Remarried Father in law William Coveney? «b»See«/b» indenture papers. Digital image in Ladbury file. «b»See«/b» "«i»The Ladburys«/i»" by Barbara Balfe. 2000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S983] 1871 England Census, (ancestry.ca), RG10; Piece: 902; Folio: 23; Page: 40; GSU roll: 823488. (Reliability: 3). [S642] Balfe, Barbara, "Ladburys" -Balfe, (NorthWest Kent Family History Society. Vol 8, No 10, June 2000.), p 425 - 427. (Reliability: 3). [S219] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 476; Folio: 24; Page: 42; GSU roll: 542645. (Reliability: 3). [S216] 1871 England Census, RG10; Piece: 902; Folio: 23; Page: 40; GSU roll: 823488. (Reliability: 3). [S22] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983. [S366] 1881 England Census, (ancestry.com), RG11; Piece: 885; Folio: 21; Page: 36; Line: ; (Reliability: 3). [S1043] 1861 England Census, (ancestry.ca), Class: RG9; Piece: 476; Folio: 24; Page: 42; GSU roll: 542645. (Reliability: 3). [S100] unknown, Ladbury family tree, Medway Archive. [S998] unknown, Ladbury family tree, Medway Archive. [S101] St. Margaret's Church, Rochester, Register (Reliability: 2). [S999] St. Margaret's Church, Rochester, Register (Reliability: 2).