John Bedwell KingAge: 28 years1814–1843
- Name
- John Bedwell King
- Given names
- John Bedwell
- Surname
- King
| Birth | 30 October 1814 31 29 |
| Baptism | 30 October 1814 |
| Birth of a brother | Charles King July 1817 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Charles King 27 July 1817 (Age 2 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | Charles King 27 July 1817 (Age 2 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | Henry Charles King 27 July 1817 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James King 18 April 1818 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William King 28 September 1820 (Age 5 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | William King 22 October 1820 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a brother | William King March 1821 (Age 6 years) Address: Little Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
| Burial of a brother | William King 29 March 1821 (Age 6 years) Cemetery: St Mary the Virgin Church |
| Baptism of a brother | James King 7 September 1821 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jane King 1822 (Age 7 years) |
| Baptism of a sister | Jane King 14 March 1822 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George King about 1824 (Age 9 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | George King 26 March 1824 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Edward King December 1825 (Age 11 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | Edward King 12 March 1826 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Edward King 3 June 1826 (Age 11 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Edward King 3 June 1826 (Age 11 years) Cemetery: St Mary the Virgin Church |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca King 14 February 1827 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann King about 1830 (Age 15 years) |
| Baptism of a sister | Rebecca King 6 June 1830 (Age 15 years) |
| Baptism of a sister | Mary Ann King 6 June 1830 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage | Martha Wykes — View this family 13 May 1834 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Hannah Rebecca Frances ‘Frances’ King 22 November 1834 (Age 20 years) |
| Residence | January 1835 (Age 20 years) |
| Baptism of a daughter | Hannah Rebecca Frances ‘Frances’ King 25 January 1835 (Age 20 years) Religion: Church of England |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Jane Saunders ‘Jane’ King 23 December 1837 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah Anne King 12 December 1839 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Charles George King 27 February 1841 (Age 26 years) |
| Residence | 1841 (Age 26 years) Address: Middle End
Nobottle Grove Hundred |
| Death | 31 January 1843 (Age 28 years) Cause of death: Inflammation in the Bowels |
| Burial | 5 February 1843 (5 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 3 February 1783 — Cobham, Surrey, England Death: 20 September 1857 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
| mother |
Rebecca Bedwell Birth: 18 July 1785 — Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England Death: 1 May 1848 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
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Marriage: 26 May 1808 — Great Badminton, Gloucestershire, England |
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14 months elder sister |
Elizabeth King Birth: 12 July 1809 26 23 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 17 June 1851 |
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2 years elder sister |
Susanna King Birth: 5 July 1811 28 25 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: |
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3 years himself |
John Bedwell King Birth: 30 October 1814 31 29 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 31 January 1843 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
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3 years younger brother |
Charles King Birth: July 1817 34 31 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: December 1865 — Northamptonshire, England |
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1 month younger brother |
Henry Charles King Birth: 27 July 1817 34 32 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 30 December 1871 |
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9 months younger brother |
James King Birth: 18 April 1818 35 32 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William King Birth: 28 September 1820 37 35 Death: March 1821 — Little Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
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2 years younger sister |
Jane King Birth: 1822 38 36 Death: 1857 |
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3 years younger brother |
George King Birth: about 1824 40 38 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: after 1881 |
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2 years younger brother |
Birth: December 1825 42 40 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 3 June 1826 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
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14 months younger sister |
Rebecca King Birth: 14 February 1827 44 41 — Little Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 5 August 1910 — Austin, Minnesota, USA |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary Ann King Birth: about 1830 46 44 Death: 13 December 1850 |
| Family with Martha Wykes |
| himself |
John Bedwell King Birth: 30 October 1814 31 29 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 31 January 1843 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
| wife |
Martha Wykes Birth: 15 July 1814 38 40 — Brington, Northamptonshire, England Death: 29 April 1884 — Rangiora, New Zealand |
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Marriage: 13 May 1834 — St Mary the Virgin Church, Brington, Northamptonshire, England |
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6 months daughter |
Birth: 22 November 1834 20 20 — Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England Death: 11 August 1897 — Christchurch, New Zealand |
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3 years daughter |
Birth: 23 December 1837 23 23 — Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England Death: 6 December 1906 — Hawera, New Zealand |
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2 years daughter |
Sarah Anne King Birth: 12 December 1839 25 25 — Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England Death: 28 December 1896 — Christchurch, New Zealand |
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15 months son |
Charles George King Birth: 27 February 1841 26 26 — Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England Death: 25 December 1886 — Rangiora, New Zealand |
| Marriage | Witnesses: Thomas Main, Rebecca Manning Register Number: 120 |
John Bedwell King was born on 30 October 1814. On 13 May 1834 in Great Brington John married Martha Wykes, when both the bride and groom were aged just nineteen. Martha was the youngest of nine children to fellow Brington residents William Wykes (occupation: Keeper of an Estate) and Hannah Bettel. The estate where William Wykes worked was probably the Spencer estate.
Great Brington
Seven years after their marriage, the 1841 English census discovered John and Martha living four miles from Great Brington in the small village of Harlestone, where John was a farmer living with his wife, their three children - Jane (4), Sarah (2), and Charles (3 months) - and a fifteen year old servant girl named Lucy England. Their eldest daughter, Frances (5), was not in the house that day, as she was staying at the Brington house of her grandfather, William Wykes, and his second wife, Frances Nicholls, who had also been widowed. Tragically, two years after the census was taken, 28 year old John Bedwell King died on 31 January 1843 from 'inflammation in the bowels'. Today, the two most common diseases under this umbrella term are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. He was buried with his parents.
St Mary the Virgin's church graveyard