Family
John was born in 1810 at East Garton, Berkshire, to parents William Coxhead and Harriett Kibblewhite Pounds.
After leaving the ministry John worked as a cordwainer (shoemaker). The family emigrated to Australia in 1855.
He married Mary Woolford (1812-1882) on 8 December 1836 at Pilton, Somerset. Census returns and Australian records identify eight children.
- John Kibblewhite (1840-1923)
- Mary Jane (1842-1904) – married James Bruce in 1870
- Adnah (1844-1919) – married Thomas Claxton in 1865
- Elijah (1846-1899)
- Sarah Ann (1849-1910) – married Walter William Nairn in 1870
- Joseph (1851-1918)
- Jemima (1853-1926) – married James Church in 1876
- Elizabeth Miriam (1857-1924) – married Robert Rolfe in 1876
John died on 29 August 1876 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Circuits
- 1832 Shefford
- 1835 Moreton
- 1836 Pillawell
- 1837 Chippenham
- 1839 Faringdon
- 1840 Bristol
- 1842 Stroud
- 1844 disappears
References
W Leary, Directory of Primitive Methodist Ministers and their Circuits, 1990
Census Returns and Births, Marriages & Deaths Registers
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