Individual Details

Philippa Johns

(September, 1828 - February 4, 1903)

Philippa Johns was born in Cornwall September of 1828. In 1851 she is on the England census, a servant in the home of Richard Mockford and family. In 1853 she marries Henry Mockford of that family. In 1855 Philippa with her son William sails to America, Henry had sailed a year earlier. Philippa and Henry had more children and lived in Batavia New York.

Events

BirthSeptember, 1828England, United Kingdom
BaptismNovember 2, 1828Mylor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Census1841Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Census1851Budock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Occupation1851Servant
MarriageJuly 9, 1853Mylor, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - Henry Mockford
Departure1855Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
ArrivalNovember 19, 1855New York, United States
Census1860Clarkson, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1865Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1870Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1875Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1880Hamlin, Monroe, New York, United States
Census1900Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
DeathFebruary 4, 1903Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
BurialElmwood Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States

Families

SpouseHenry Mockford (1831 - 1905)
ChildWilliam H. Mockford (1853 - 1936)
ChildRichard John Mockford (1856 - 1910)
ChildEmily Elizabeth Mockford (1857 - 1935)
ChildLucy Jane Mockford (1859 - 1938)
ChildHarry Stephen Mockford (1862 - 1941)
ChildMary Mockford (1864 - 1930)
ChildMilton J. Mockford (1868 - 1930)
FatherJohn Johns (1801 - 1856)
MotherPhilippa Unknown Johns (1799 - 1890)

Notes

Baptism

Philippa was baptized and married in the Mylor Parish church.

Occupation

Philippa lived in the Mockford home in 1851, on the census listed as a servant.

Marriage

Henry was 22 and worked as a miller. Philippa was 24 and listed as a ‘spinster’. Their fathers Richard Mockford, also a miller and John Johns a gardener, are witnesses on the record

Arrival

Henry had sailed to America in 1854, Philippa and first son Williams joined him in 1855.

Death

Living with daughter Mary Ross at death.

Endnotes

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