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John Avis

John was born in September 1849 in Newington, Surrey.¹ John's father was Nathanial Avis and his mother was Elizabeth Whitlock. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Avis and Mary Chambers; his maternal grandparents were Joseph Whitlock and Christiana Durham. He had six brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, Joseph, William, George, George, James, Elizabeth and Mary. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He had a half-sister named Female.

General Notes
- Occupation from Claire Nicholls GR
  
  1841 & 1851 - Living with parents.
  1871 - Living with wife, Ann and son, John and brother, William and sister-in-law, Jane Sutton (1853, Surrey, occupation - dressmaker) at 20 Birshist Road, Portsea, Hamps. Occupation - 'Leanstrels'.
  1881 - Living with wife, Ann and children, John, James, Elizabeth, Florence and George and nurse, Alice Purkins (1865, Rotherhithe, Surrey) at 116 Borough Road, Southwark, London. Occupation - Box Maker Master.
  1891 - Living with children, John, James, Elizabeth and George at 116 Bars Road, Southwark, London. Occupation - Fancy Box Maker. (It is unknown why his wife, Ann and his other children are not with him, I havn't been able to find them on the census as of yet)
  1901 - Living with wife, Ann and children, Florence, George, Thomas, Marie and Margaret at 2 Alaska Villas, Salisbury Road, London. Occupation - Box Maker (cardboard

Occupation Details
- John's occupation was Card Board Box Maker/leanstrels/fancy box maker.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Nathanial Avis
  
  Nathanial Avis
  - b.1706 in Tring, Hertfordshire d.1770 in Aston Clinton, St. Leonards, Buckinghamshire
  
  <Unknown>
  
  William Avis
  - b.1746 in Aston Clinton, St. Leonards, Buckinghamshire d.1831 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
  
  Mary Ellyot
  - b.1710 in Tring, Hertfordshire d.1794 in Aston Clinton, St. Leonards, Buckinghamshire
  
  Thomas Avis
  - b.1769 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire d.Dec 1844 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
  
  Elizabeth
  - b.1750 d.1818 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire
  
  Nathanial Avis
  - b.1808 in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire d.Mar 1893 in St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey
  
  Mary Chambers
  - b.21 Oct 1770 in Denham, Buckinghamshire d.Jun 1868 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
  
  John Avis
  - b.Sep 1849 in Newington, Surrey
  
  Joseph Whitlock
  
  Elizabeth Whitlock
  - b.1819 in Paddington, Middlesex d.Mar 1878 in St Saviour, Southwark, Surrey
  
  Christiana Durham

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