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Biographical Information
John Phillips was the father of Samuel Augustus Phillips of Bristol Confirmed. He and his wife Susanna are named on Samuel's 1866 christening record (Bristol St Philip & Jacob) and again, as the groom's father, on Samuel's 1888 marriage register.
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Full Name & Name Variations
John Phillips
Birth & Death
Born: c.1834, Bristol [1911 census, aged 77]
Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Places of Residence
Bristol (St Philip & Jacob area)
Occupation(s)
Boot/shoe maker [CONFIRMED — "Boot Maker" in the 1901 census (aged 67); "retired shoemaker" by 1911]
Named as Samuel Augustus Phillips's father on Samuel's 1866 christening (with mother Susanna) and 1888 marriage register — Session 69.Confirmed
1911 census (Session 69): John Phillips, 77 (b.~1834), widower, "retired shoemaker," heads the St Philip & Jacob household containing his son Samuel A (44), Samuel's wife Florence, and grandchildren Alfred (electrician), Harold, Doris and Amy. Gives his birth year, trade, and confirms the three-generation line.Confirmed
Sources & Documents (2 sources)
Christening — Samuel Augustus Phillips, 1866England, Bristol Parish Registers, St Philip & Jacob; parents John Phillips & Susanna.FamilySearch