Thomas Johnson

  General Notes:

Mother's second marriage
Name: Hugh Meyler
Marriage Date: 07 Sep 1837
Marriage Place: Saint Mary,Swansea,Glamorgan,Wales
Spouse: Mary Johnson
FHL Film Number: 104495


1841 Wales Census
Name Age Birthplace Residence
Hugh Myler 50 Not born in Glamorgan Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Mary Myler 35 Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
William Johnson 16 Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Thos Johnson 12 Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Elizabeth Johnson 2 Glamorgan, Wales Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales surname should be Myler

Birth Sep qtr 1839 Meyler Elizabeth Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales 26 458

1851 Census Powell Street, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales
First name Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Occupation Birth place
Hugh Meyler Head Married Male 61 - Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Mary Meyler Wife Married Female 48 - Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Elizabeth Meyler Daughter Unmarried Female 11 - Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
John Meyler Son Unmarried Male 7 - Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Hugh Meyler Son Unmarried Male 4 - Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Thomas Johnson Son in law Unmarried Male 21 Mariner Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Marriages Mar qtr 1856 JOHNSON Thomas // Bowden Susanna Bristol 6a 125

Marriage 22Jan1856 Bristol Registry Office

Thomas Johnson 37 Bachelor Seaman HMS Neptune Prince Street, Bristol John Johnson ( Deceased ) occ Tobacconist

Susanna Bowden 37 Spinster - Prince Street, Bristol John Bowden ( Deceased ) occ Farm Labourer


On marriage he has Seaman HMS Neptune as occupation

Thomas Johnson shown as age 37 on marriage so dob is abt 1829

Occupation shown as Sailor RN on son Henry's marriage certificate


Name Neptune (1832)
Type First rate Type Two-decker
Launched (Sail) 27 September 1832 Converted to screw 7 March 1859
Hull Wooden Length 216 feet
Propulsion Sail Men 830
Builders measure 2694 tons Builders measure (as screw) 2830 tons
Displacement Displacement (as screw) 4579 tons
Guns 120 Guns (as screw) 89
Fate 1875 Last in commission 1862
Class Class (as screw) Caledonia
Ships book

Children

Name: Henry Johnson
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 27 Feb 1853
Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire
Father: Thomas Johnson occ sailor 3 Phippen St
Mother: Susan Johnson

Name: William John Johnson
Gender: Male
Christening Age: 2
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1857
Christening Date: 20 Nov 1859
Christening Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire
Father: Thomas Johnson
Mother: Susan Johnson

Births Jun qtr 1864 Johnson Edward Thomas
Mother's maiden name Bowden
District Birkenhead
County Cheshire
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  Documentary notes:

1. Parents marriage, 2 Apr 1820, Swansea, Glamorgan.

2. Mother's second marriage, 7 Sep 1837, Swansea, Glamorgan.

3. Son Harry's death.

4. Son Edward's birth.

Thomas married Susanna Bowden on 22 Jan 1856 in Bristol. (Susanna Bowden was born about 1826 in Dawlish, Devon.)