John Paxton^{[1, 2]}

1842 - 1895  (53 years)

• Name	John Paxton
  Born	31 May 1842	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	04 Apr 1881  [3]
  	Chelsea Pensioner
  Census	06 Apr 1891	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [4]
  	Address: Chesterhill Village
  Milit-End	At the time of discharge, John was described as 38 years old, 5' 10.5" in height with fair complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair.
  Occupation	06 Apr 1891  [4]
  	Army pensioner
  Died	10 Aug 1895	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [6]
  	Cause: due to gastric cancer
  	Address: Chesterhill
  Person ID	42814256	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John Paxton,   b. 10 Oct 1810, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 06 Aug 1881, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Sommerville,   b. 20 Jul 1812, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 10 Jun 1857, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 44 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1839	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [7]
  		Marriage_John Paxton & Margaret Sommerville
  Census	06 Jun 1841	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [8]
  	Address: Edgehead Cottage
  Census	31 Mar 1851	Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom   [9]
  	Address: Porter Lodge, Edgehead
  Family ID	8677520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 May 1842 - Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Census - Address: Chesterhill Village - 06 Apr 1891 - Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom Died - Cause: due to gastric cancer,Address: Chesterhill - 10 Aug 1895 - Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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