Fifth Generation

47. Mr John Robert (TBC) DAFTER was born about 1849 in Stratton.⁶⁴ [[[Birth note: aged 2 born Stratton on 1851 census. Possibly John (Robert). Transcript (Canadian) has James but original page just has J, (as has Ancestry), ][Hilary, email correspondant, has a birth certificate copy for John Robert Dafter, born 9 Oct 1849 in Stratton St. Margaret. He married an 'Alice' (Update June 2007: where did I get Alice from??) *** ][IGI 1881 transcript has DafteN b Swindon]]](1901 census: John R 50 b Kingsdown with wife Alice living in Islington) [Birth note: Note. The transcript has born Stratton St Margaret. Copy of original page has Stratton. Several entries were mistranscribed. Author notified]
(Death Possible Mar q 1929 John R aged 79 in Islington 1b 655)

Mr John Robert (TBC) DAFTER and Miss Mary Alice or Alice ROWLEY were married on 22 Jul 1872 in Cathedral, Manchester.^150,151 Miss Mary Alice or Alice ROWLEY was born about 1856.¹¹⁸ [[[Birth note: Marriage was in Manchester in 1872 (IGI) and IGI also has a Chr of a Mary ANN Rowley in Manchester in 1857: parents George and Ann. Possible her or possibly a sister? See update][1881 census has aged 25 therefore bc 1856][UPDATE June 07: poss birth of Alice Dec q 1855 in Manchester. 1891 census as Alice, 35 and 1901 census as 45]]] She was christened 28 Jun 1857 ? in Cathedral, Manchester.¹⁵² [Christening note: as Mary Ann therefore her or a sister?]