John Chivers (1805 - 1843)
John Chivers was born in 1805, married Sarah Gibbs (b. 1812) in around 1830, who was most aptly named being a widow on October 22nd, 1843, when her husband died at the age of 38 years, just prior to the birth of their 7th child, Emma. Emma was born 5 days after her father's death.
John lived in Tonbridge and was a labourer.
His wife, Sarah, remarried in 1849 (to Isaac Wendlock Barlow).
Images
- Newspaper article on John Chivers' accidental death
- Second article relating to John Chivers' accidental death
Both articles are from the Maidstone Journal and Kentish Advertiser of 24th October, 1843. Thanks to Anthea de Carvalho (also a direct descendant) for sourcing the articles.
About My Family and Me
From humble Yorkshire lad to honorary Midlander, I've been in the making since 1971 and still haven't made it yet.
Born in Bradford in 1971 and raised in the village of Oxenhope in Brontë country, I attended Coventry University between 1990 and 1994, where I studied Modern Languages (German and French as core languages and Russian ab initio), with a third year spent between Potsdam, Germany and Grenoble, France.
I met Emma Paddison in 1993, we married in 1996 and now have two girls, Murron (born 1998) and Philippa (born 2001).
I live in Nuneaton, Warwickshire and am webmaster for a CAD/CAM software company in Coventry. So much for the Modern Languages degree!
I have played the drums since 1981 and was a member of Coventry originals band BAiT between its birth in 1996 and its demise in 2007. I now play classical guitar and mandolin for my own amusement.