John was born on June 5th, 1816 in ipswich. John's father was John Topple and his mother was Susannah. His paternal grandparents were Robert Topple and Martha Cook; his. He was the second of three children. He had a brother and a sister, named James and Hanah.
Joseph was born on March 7th, 1849 in Regents Park, London. He died, at the age of 71 years, 10 months and 27 days, on February 3rd, 1921 in Beckenham, Kent.