Person:John Rudwick (1)

John Rudwick was baptised on 25th January 1869 at Trotton in Sussex, son of a cowman named John Rudwick and his wife Elizabeth. The 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses each find young John living with his parents at Dumpford in the parish of Trotton. By 1891 he was working as a groom.

In 1894, aged 25, John was married to Sarah Ann Peck, who was originally from Wix in Essex. They married at Fulham in the western suburbs of London. John returned to Trotton with Sarah after their marriage. They had a son, Alfred George, baptised there in 1895, but sadly he died as a small baby; he was baptised on 11th December but his death was registered before the end of that month.

John and Sarah then moved to Chichester, where they appear in the 1901 census living at 2 Caledonian Road with Sarah's nephew Alfred Mason. By this time John was working as a domestic coachman.

In 1902 John and Sarah had another son, Frederick John. The 1911 census finds John, Sarah and Frederick living at 34 Caledonian Road.

John died in 1921, aged 52. He and Sarah had been married for 27 years. Sarah outlived him by nearly 39 years, and remarried three years after his death.

1.   Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. John RIDDICK, March Quarter 1869, Midhurst Registration District, Volume 2b, page 377

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 25 Jan 1869, Trotton, Sussex: John son of John & Elizabeth Rudwick

   Needs to be confirmed at West Sussex Record Office. This baptism has been linked to the John Rudwick who married Sarah Ann Peck on the basis that in the censuses after they married he consistently gave an age and birthplace suggesting he was born around 1869 in Trotton, and their marriage certificate gives his father's name as John Rudwick.

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1122; Folio 130; Page 1, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Dumpford, Trotton, Sussex
   John Rudwick, head, married, male, 37 [1833/4], Cowman Ag Lab, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   Elizabeth Rudwick, wife, married, female, 29 [1841/2], Ag Lab, b. Shepperton, Middlesex
   Alice Rudwick, daughter, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   William Rudwick, son, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   George Rudwick, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   Emma Rudwick, daughter, female, 4 [1866/7], b. Trotton, Sussex
   John Rudwick, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Trotton, Sussex
   George Hopkins, lodger, unmarried, male, 23 [1847/8], Ag Lab, b. Childhurst, Sussex
   George Waller, lodger, unmarried, male, 13 [1857/8], Ag Lab, b. Trotton, Sussex

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 1134; Folio 63; Page 1, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Dumpford Park, Trotton, Sussex
   John Rudwick, head, married, male, 48 [1832/3], Cowman Ag Lab, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   Elizabeth Rudwick, wife, married, female, 40 [1840/1], b. Shepperton, Middlesex
   William Rudwick, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Carter Ag Lab, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   George Rudwick, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1864/5], Ag Lab, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   John Rudwick, son, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Trotton, Sussex
   Rose Rudwick, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Trotton, Sussex
   William Loton, boarder, unmarried, male, 30 [1850/1], Under Cowman Ag Lab, b. Harting, Sussex

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 849; Folio 112; Page 1, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Dumpford Park, Trotton, Sussex
   John Rudwick, head, married, male, 57 [1833/4], Cowman Agricultural Lab, employed, b. Thorpe, Surrey
   Elizabeth Rudwick, wife, married, female, 50 [1840/1], b. Shepperton, Middlesex
   John Rudwick, son, single, male, 22 [1868/9], Groom, employed, b. Trotton, Sussex
   William Loton, lodger, single, male, 41 [1849/50], Agricultural Laborer Cowman, employed, b. Harting, Sussex
   Samuel Penn, lodger, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Agricultural Laborer Cowman, employed, b. Sheet, Hampshire

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 971; Folio 5; Page 1, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 2 Caledonian Road, Chichester, Sussex
   John Rudwick, head, married, male, 33 [1867/8], Coachman Domestic, b. Trotten, Sussex
   Sarah Rudwick, wife, married, female, 33 [1867/8], b. Wix, Essex
   Alfred Mason, nephew, single, male, 14 [1886/7], Gardener's Boy Domestic, worker, b. Wix, Essex

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 5412; Schedule 327, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 34 Caledonian Road, Chichester, Sussex
   6 rooms occupied
   John Rudwick, head, male, 41 [1869/70], married, Coachman (Domestic), wroerk, b. Trotton, Sussex
   Sarah Rudwick, wife, female, 42 [1868/9], married 16 years [1894/5], 2 children born to marriage, 1 child still living, b. Wix, Essex
   Frederick John Rudwick, son, male, 8 [1902/3], School, b. Chichester, Sussex

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. John RUDWICK, December Quarter 1921, Chichester Registration District, Volume 2b, page 498, aged 52 [1868/9]