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BREWSTER, John
1826 - 1901 (75 years) Has 4 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.
1800 - 1863 (64 years)-
Name BREWSTER, John Birth 1826 Frieston, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 1901 Bracebridge, Lincolnshire Person ID I4277 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father BREWSTER, John, b. Between 1799 and 1800, Frieston, Lincolnshire d. 1882, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England (Age 83 years) Mother COATS, Ann, b. Between 1799 and 1800, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England d. 1863, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 64 years) Marriage 16 May 1825 Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England Family ID F1903 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family ROWER, Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1831, Wigtoft, Lincolnshire, England d. Between 1881 and 1901 (Age 50 years) Marriage 1854 Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Children 1. BREWSTER, Elizabeth Ann, b. 1857, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England d. 13 Mar 1915, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (Age 58 years)2. BREWSTER, Mary Ann, b. 1864, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1942, Derby Registration District, Derbyshire (Age 78 years)3. BREWSTER, John William, b. 1867, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1881 (Age > 15 years)4. BREWSTER, Thomas, b. Between 1870 and 1871, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England d. Aft 1911 (Age > 42 years)Family ID F1883 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN BREWSTER 1826-1901
John, son of John BREWSTER and Ann, was baptised at Frieston, Lincolnshire, on 14 May 1826.
From the 1851 census of Dowdyke Road, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
John BREWSTER, head, aged 50, farmer of 70 acres employing no labourers, born at Frieston, Lincolnshire;
Ann BREWSTER, wife, aged 50, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
*John BREWSTER, son, aged 24, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
George BREWSTER, son, aged 22, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
Ann BREWSTER, daughter, aged 20, employed in household, born at Frieston;
Richard BREWSTER, son, aged 18, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
Rebecca BREWSTER, daughter, aged 16, employed in household, born at Frieston;
Samuel BREWSTER, son, aged 14, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
Robert BREWSTER, son, aged 11, born in Sutterton;
Sarah Jane WAKEFIELD, boarder, aged 6, "Under Trustees", born at Sutterton.
(HO107/2098/77/13)
John BREWSTER married a Harriet Elizabeth ROWER in 1854.
(GRO June Q 1854 Boston 7a 687)
From the 1871 census of Dowdyke Road North, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
*John BREWSTER, head, aged 42, agricultural labourer, born at Frieston, Lincolnshire;
Harriet Elizabeth BREWSTER, wife, aged 38, agricultural labourer's wife, born at Wigtoft, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth Ann BREWSTER, aged 14, labourer's daughter at home, born at Sutterton;
Mary Ann BREWSTER, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born at Sutterton;
John William BREWSTER, son, aged 3, labourer's son at home, born at Sutterton.
(RG10/3334/74/7)
The 1881 census of Dowdyke Hall, Roman Bank, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
*John BREWSTER, head, married, aged 53, farmer (sic), born at Frieston, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth (sic) BREWSTER, wife, aged 50, born at Wigtoft, Lincolnshire;
William BREWSTER, son, aged 14, born at Sutterton;
Thomas BREWSTER, son, aged 10, born at Sutterton.
(RG11/3213/87/9)
From the 1891 census of Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
*John BREWSTER, lodger, aged 63, agricultural labourer, born at Freeston (sic), Lincolnshire.
He was lodging with Robert and Hephzibar Daughton and their daughter and sons.
(RG12/2570/128/2)
From the 1901 census of Bracebridge Asylum, Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire:
*John BREWSTER, patient, widower, aged 73, farm labourer, lunatic, [place of birth not given].
(RG13/3059/105/16)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Frieston or Freiston, Lincolnshire?
(revised 20.02.2011)