Robert Sillett
(1766-)
Esther Bicker
(Cir 1766-1808)
Joshua Moore
(1756-)
Mary Smith
(1759-)
Robert Sillett
(1789-1849)
Millicent Moore
(1794-1868)
John Sillett
(1828-1900)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eliza Pearce

John Sillett 2

  • Born: 9 May 1828 3
  • Christened: 24 Feb 1829, Ubbeston, , Suffolk, England 2
  • Marriage (1): Eliza Pearce in 1854 in , , Suffolk, England 1
  • Died: 24 May 1900, Esh Winning, , Durham, England at age 72 1 4

  Noted events in his life were:

He worked as an Agricultural Labourer. 1

He worked as a Brick Maker. 1

He worked as a Coal Miner. 1

He appeared on the census in 1841 in Ubbeston, , Suffolk, England. 5

He appeared as an Agricultural Labourer on the census in 1851 in Laxfield, , Suffolk, England. 6

He worked as a Colliery Worker in 1855 in Helmington Row, Crook, , Durham, England. 7

He appeared as a Labourer on the census in 1861 in Helmington Row, Crook, , Durham, England. 8

He appeared as a Coke Inspector on the census in 1871 in Crook, , Durham, England. 9

He worked as a Coke Burner in 1876. 10

He appeared as a Coke Inspector on the census in 1881 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England. 11

He appeared as a Coke Burner on the census in 1891 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England. 12

He worked as a Labourer in 1897. 13


John married Eliza Pearce in 1854 in , , Suffolk, England.1 (Eliza Pearce was born on 6 Dec 1835 in Laxfield, , Suffolk, England 3 9, christened on 2 Jul 1837 in Laxfield, , Suffolk, England 14 and died on 15 Sep 1900 in Esh Winning, , Durham, England 1 4.)


Sources


1 Ruth Wharton, Cit. Date: 4 Apr 2005.

2 Ubbeston Parish Register, entry for baptism of John Sillett. Cit. Date: 17 Feb 2005. 24th February 1829 John, son of Robert Sillett, thatcher, and Millicent (nee Moore), of Ubbeston, was baptised.

3 Sillett Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), Marriages; privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 2 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 2 Jan 2023.

4 Sillett Family Bible, The Holy Bible ( n.p., n.d.), Sillett Family Deaths; privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

5 1841 census of England, Suffolk, Ubbeston, folio 4, page 1, Robert Sillett; digital images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 28 Dec 2011); citing PRO HO 107/1017/1. Cit. Date: 28 Dec 2011.

6 1851 Census, Census Return for Millicent Sillett. Cit. Date: 6 Dec 2005.

7 England and Wales, Birth Certificate for Frederick Sillett, born 14th July 1855; citing 10a/119/410, Sep quarter 1855, Auckland Union registration district, Bishop Auckland sub-district; General Register Office, Southport. Cit. Date: 18 Jun 2012.

8 1861 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 12 Jul 2005.

9 1871 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 12 Jul 2005.

10 England and Wales, Marriage Certificate for Frederick Sillett and Hannah Alderson, married 7th October 1876; citing 10a/279/242, Dec quarter 1876, Auckland registration district; General Register Office, Southport. Cit. Date: 18 Jun 2012.

11 1881 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 12 Jul 2005.

12 1891 Census, Census Return for John and Eliza Sillett. Cit. Date: 13 Jul 2005.

13 Sillett-Elliot marriage certifcate (1897); issued 14/6/1897, Parish Church (Esh, Durham); privately held by Dawn Sillett. Rec. Date: 17 Jan 2023. Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2023.

14 Miranda van Keulen, Cit. Date: 22 Nov 2005.