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PLOWRIGHT, John
1869 - 1953 (84 years) Has 13 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1837 - 1909 (73 years)-
Name PLOWRIGHT, John Birth 1869 Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 1953 Hove, Sussex, England Person ID I7408 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father PLOWRIGHT, Thomas, b. 1831, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire d. 1905, Spalding Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 74 years) Mother INGOLDBY, Elizabeth, b. Between 1836 and 1837, Boston, Lincolnshire, England d. 1909, Steyning Registration District, Sussex (Age 73 years) Marriage 1857 Camberwell Registration District, London Family ID F2691 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CHAPMAN, Florence Lilly, b. 1871, Marylebone Registration District, London d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1900 Paddington Registration District, London Children 1. PLOWRIGHT, Esther, b. 1901, Steyning Registration District, Sussex d. 1901, Steyning Registration District, Sussex (Age 0 years)2. PLOWRIGHT, Norah Ingoldby, b. 13 Aug 1903, Steyning Registration District, Sussex d. 1987, Brighton Registration District, Sussex (Age 83 years)3. PLOWRIGHT, Alfred John, b. 1904, Steyning Registration District, Sussex d. 1960, Hove, Sussex, England (Age 56 years)Family ID F2746 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN PLOWRIGHT 1869-1953
The birth of John PLOWRIGHT was registered in 1869.
(GRO June Q 1869 Spalding 7a 318)
John, son of Thomas and Elizabeth PLOWRIGHT of Surfleet Road, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, was baptised at Pinchbeck on 23 June 1869. His father was a farmer.
(FreeReg)
NB: It has been assumed that Thomas and Elizabeth were Thomas PLOWRIGHT and Elizabeth née INGOLDBY who married in 1857.
The 1871 Census of The Hall, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
Thomas PLOWRIGHT, head, married, aged 39, farmer of 893 acres employing 25 men 15 boys and 6 women, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth PLOWRIGHT, wife, married, aged 34, farmer's wife, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Lizzie I. PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Harry I. PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 3, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Rebecca BENNINGTON, servant, unmarried, aged 21, cook domestic servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Mary E. SHEFFIELD, servant, unmarried, aged 19, housemaid domestic servant, born at Stamford, Lincolnshire;
Charles GREEN, servant, unmarried, aged 17, groom domestic servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Susan WORTHINGTON, servant, unmarried, aged 13, nursemaid, domestic servant, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
*John PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 1, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnhire.
(RG10/3318/38/21)
From the 1881 census of Boston Road, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire:
Thomas PLOURIGHT [sic], head, married, aged 49, farmer of 820 acres employing 21 men and 3 boys, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth PLOURIGHT, farmer's wife, married, aged 44, born at Boston, Lincolnshire;
Thomas PLOURIGHT, son, unmarried, aged 23, farmer's son, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Harry I. PLOURIGHT, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
*John PLOURIGHT, son, aged 11, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Hannah I. PLOURIGHT, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Alfred PLOURIGHT, son, aged 5, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Nora PLOURIGHT, daughter, aged 4, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Rachel MARTIN, servant, unmarried, aged 23, cook domestic, born at Friskney, Lincolnshire;
Eliza SENIOR, servant, unmarried, aged 19, housemaid domestic, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3200/18/8)
From the 1891 census of 20 St. Paul's Road, Islington, London:
*John PLOWRIGHT, lodger, single, aged 21, student of pharmacy, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Even J. DAVIES, lodger, single, aged 22, student of pharmacy, born at New Quay, Cardiganshire.
(RG12/176/171/13)
The marriage between John PLOWRIGHT and Florence Lilly CHAPMAN was registered in 1900.
(GRO December Q 1900 Paddington 1a 15)
The 1901 census of 82 Beaconsfield Road, Preston, Sussex:
*John PLOWRIGHT, head, married, aged 31, chemist, employer, at home, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Florence L. PLOWRIGHT, wife, married, aged 30, born at Marylebone, London;
Jacob PLOWRIGHT [sic. Enumerator's error], father-in-law, widower, aged 62, living on own means, born at St. Georges Hanover Square, London;
Hugh BETTEN, assistant, single, aged 20, chemist's assistant, born at Sherborne, Dorset;
Agnes SAVAGE, servant, single, aged 19, general domestic, born at Surfleet, Lincolnshire.
(RG13/940/178/25)
The 1911 census of 82 Beaconsfield Road, Preston, Sussex:
*John PLOWRIGHT, head, aged 41, married, pharmaceutical chemist dealer, employer, born at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire;
Florence PLOWRIGHT, wife, aged 40, married 10 years, 3 children 2 living, born at Marylebone, London;
Norah PLOWRIGHT, daughter, aged 7, born at Brighton, Sussex;
Alfred PLOWRIGHT, son, aged 6, born at Brighton, Sussex;
Alice BERRY, servant, single, aged 20, general domestic servant, born in London.
(RG14/5168)
The death of John PLOWRIGHT aged 84 was registered in 1953.
(GRO September Q 1953 Hove 5h 306)
(revised 18.07.2013)