John Richardson Waghorn 1789–1859

John Richardson WaghornAge: 701789–1859

Name: John Richardson Waghorn

Given names: John Richardson

Surname: Waghorn

Note: Baptised as John Richardson Waghorn he and his siblings used both Richardson and Waghorn names at different times throughout their lives.

John Richardson

Name: John Richardson

Given names: John

Surname: Richardson

Note: Name recorded in 1841 census. I suspect it was John's mother's name, and perhaps his middle given name. Then used in error by the 1841 census enumerator for John and the entire family.

Facts and events
Families
Census summary

Events of close relatives Historical facts

Birth

before 10 February 1789 19

Marden, Kent, England

Baptism

10 February 1789

Marden, Kent, England

History

1789

Note: Bastille falls, French Revolution begins.

Birth of a sister

before 19 October 1790 (Age 20 months)

Marden, Kent, England

younger sister - Ann Richardson Waghorn

Baptism of a sister

19 October 1790 (Age 20 months)

Marden, Kent, England

younger sister - Ann Richardson Waghorn

History

1793 (Age 3)

Note: Louis XVI executed in France. England and France at war.

Birth of a brother

before 18 May 1794 (Age 5)

Marden, Kent, England

younger brother - James Richardson Waghorn

Baptism of a brother

18 May 1794 (Age 5)

Marden, Kent, England

younger brother - James Richardson Waghorn

History

1798 (Age 8)

Note: Battle of the Nile.

Marriage of a mother

Alice Waghorn - View family
7 February 1799 (Age 9)

Brenchley, Kent, England

step-father - Thomas Waite

mother - Alice Waghorn

History

1799 (Age 9)

Note: Napoleon named First Consul of France.

Birth of a half-sister

before 29 January 1801 (Age 11)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Ann Waite

History

1801 (Age 11)

Note: Union of Great Britain and Ireland.

Baptism of a half-sister

29 January 1801 (Age 11)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Ann Waite

Birth of a half-sister

before 19 September 1802 (Age 13)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Mercy Waite

Baptism of a half-sister

19 September 1802 (Age 13)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Mercy Waite

Birth of a half-brother

before 24 June 1804 (Age 15)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-brother - Thomas Waite

History

1804 (Age 14)

Note: Napoleon declared Emperor.

Baptism of a half-brother

24 June 1804 (Age 15)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-brother - Thomas Waite

Birth of a half-sister

before 29 September 1805 (Age 16)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Sarah Waite

History

1805 (Age 15)

Note: Battle of Trafalgar.

Baptism of a half-sister

29 September 1805 (Age 16)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Sarah Waite

History

1809 (Age 19)

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.

Marriage

Hannah Latter - View family
21 March 1811 (Age 22)

Marden, Kent, England

Residence

2 May 1811 (Age 22)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

History

1811 (Age 21)

Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane. Luddite riots in the North and the Midlands. Laborers attack factories and break up the machines which they fear will replace them.

History

1812 (Age 22)

Note: Napoleon invades Russia. War of 1812 between England and the United States.

History

1814 (Age 24)

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War. England and allies invade France. Napoleon exiled to Elba.

History

1815 (Age 25)

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days. Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Corn Laws passed.

Birth of a son
#1

before 3 March 1816 (Age 27)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - James Waghorn

Baptism of a son

3 March 1816 (Age 27)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - James Waghorn

Birth of a daughter
#2

before 26 October 1817 (Age 28)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

daughter - Harriett Waghorn

Baptism of a daughter

26 October 1817 (Age 28)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

daughter - Harriett Waghorn

Birth of a daughter
#3

before 21 November 1819 (Age 30)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

daughter - Ann Waghorn

History

1819 (Age 29)

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.

Baptism of a daughter

21 November 1819 (Age 30)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

daughter - Ann Waghorn

History

1820 (Age 30)

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death

Birth of a son
#4

before 21 October 1821 (Age 32)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - John Waghorn

History

1821 (Age 31)

Note: Napoleon dies.

Baptism of a son

21 October 1821 (Age 32)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - John Waghorn

Birth of a son
#5

before 31 August 1823 (Age 34)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - William Waghorn

Baptism of a son

31 August 1823 (Age 34)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - William Waghorn

Birth of a son
#6

before 5 March 1826 (Age 37)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - Thomas Richardson Waghorn

Baptism of a son

5 March 1826 (Age 37)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - Thomas Richardson Waghorn

Birth of a son
#7

before 8 June 1828 (Age 39)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - George Waghorn

Baptism of a son

8 June 1828 (Age 39)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - George Waghorn

History

1829 (Age 39)

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.

History

1830 (Age 40)

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds. Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).

Birth of a son
#8

before 12 June 1831 (Age 42)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - Charles Waghorn

Baptism of a son

12 June 1831 (Age 42)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

son - Charles Waghorn

History

1832 (Age 42)

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.

History

1833 (Age 43)

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire. Factory Act.

History

1834 (Age 44)

Note: New Poor Law. Houses of Parliament burn down.

History

1837 (Age 47)

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.

History

1838 (Age 48)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

History

1839 (Age 49)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

History

1840 (Age 50)

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort. Penny post started. S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph. Grammar Schools Act.

Census

6 June 1841 (Age 52)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Address:

The Quarter

Shared note: 1841 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn (Richardson) - Goudhurst

History

1842 (Age 52)

Note: Chartist Riots. Copyright Act. Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.

Marriage of a son

John Waghorn - View family
5 July 1845 (Age 56)

Kilndown, Kent, England

son - John Waghorn

daughter-in-law - Sophia Waterhouse

Marriage of a son

James Waghorn - View family
between April 1846 and June 1846 (Age 57)

Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

son - James Waghorn

daughter-in-law - Harriet Usherwood

History

1849 (Age 59)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

History

1850 (Age 60)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 62)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Address:

Riseden Quarter

Shared note: 1851 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn - Goudhurst

History

1851 (Age 61)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

Marriage of a son

James Waghorn - View family
between April 1853 and June 1853 (Age 64)

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

son - James Waghorn

daughter-in-law - Jane Berry

History

1853 (Age 63)

Note: Crimean War.

History

1855 (Age 65)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

History

1857 (Age 67)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

Death of a mother

between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 68)

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

mother - Alice Waghorn

Death of a wife

between April 1858 and June 1858 (Age 69)

Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

wife - Hannah Latter

History

1858 (Age 68)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Death

between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 70) Age: 77

Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

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Family with parents - View family

mother	Alice Waghorn Birth about 1770 Wadhurst, Sussex, England Death between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 88) Age: 80 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
#1 himself	John Richardson Waghorn Birth before 10 February 1789 19 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 70) Age: 77 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
20 months #2 younger sister	Ann Richardson Waghorn Birth before 19 October 1790 20 Marden, Kent, England Death between January 1840 and March 1840 (Age 49) Age: 40 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
4 years #3 younger brother	James Richardson Waghorn Birth before 18 May 1794 24 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 88) Age: 89 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...

Mother’s family with Thomas Waite - View family

step-father	Thomas Waite Death before 1841 Loading...
mother	Alice Waghorn Birth about 1770 Wadhurst, Sussex, England Death between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 88) Age: 80 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 7 February 1799 — Brenchley, Kent, England
2 years #1 half-sister	Ann Waite Birth before 29 January 1801 31 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
20 months #2 half-sister	Mercy Waite Birth before 19 September 1802 32 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
21 months #3 half-brother	Thomas Waite Birth before 24 June 1804 34 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
15 months #4 half-sister	Sarah Waite Birth before 29 September 1805 35 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...

Family with Hannah Latter - View family

himself	John Richardson Waghorn Birth before 10 February 1789 19 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 70) Age: 77 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
-7 years wife	Hannah Latter Birth about 1782 Sandhurst, Kent, England Death between April 1858 and June 1858 (Age 76) Age: 78 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 21 March 1811 — Marden, Kent, England
5 years #1 son	James Waghorn Birth before 3 March 1816 27 34 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death between April 1890 and June 1890 (Age 74) Age: 70 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
20 months #2 daughter	Harriett Waghorn Birth before 26 October 1817 28 35 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #3 daughter	Ann Waghorn Birth before 21 November 1819 30 37 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
23 months #4 son	John Waghorn Birth before 21 October 1821 32 39 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
22 months #5 son	William Waghorn Birth before 31 August 1823 34 41 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #6 son	Thomas Richardson Waghorn Birth before 5 March 1826 37 44 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #7 son	George Waghorn Birth before 8 June 1828 39 46 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #8 son	Charles Waghorn Birth before 12 June 1831 42 49 Goudhurst, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...

Date

Place

Address

Notes

Sources

Media

6 June 1841 (Age 52)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

The Quarter

Shared note: 1841 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn (Richardson) - Goudhurst

30 March 1851 (Age 62)

Goudhurst, Kent, England

Riseden Quarter

Shared note: 1851 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn - Goudhurst