John Thomas Arnott

[Hannahville]

I am trying to find information on John Thomas Arnott who was born about 1851 in Dumfries Scotland. I note from his fathers tombstone that he died in 1894 and is buried at Tower Hamlets Cemetery in London.  Any information would be greatly appreciated

[Spidermonkey]

Hi Hannahville!

Do you mean that his father died in 1894 or that JTA died in 1894?

[Mabel Bagshawe]

John Thomas Arnott
Age:    44
Burial Date:    27 Jun 1894     London

Abodes is given as Kings College Hospital.

Another record (transcribed as John S Arnott on Ancestry) give more info

Private grave purchased 26 October 1880 by Sarah Richardson of 31 Merchant St, Bow Road. Burials in the plot

Thomas Richardson 1880
John T Arnott aged 44, buried 27 June 1894
Kate Turner Leonard aged 41, buried 15 Oct 1906

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Kate/Katherine was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Richardson, b Liverpool c1865

I see JTA's mother was a Richardson, so presumably these are relations

[jomcd967]

Is this your man…
John Thomas Arnott, born 13 Mar 1850, baptised 12 Apr 1850 @ Dumfries, s/o John Arnott (baker) and Nicholas Richardson

1851 Dumfries
John Arnott, head, 30, baker (master emp 4 men) b, Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire
Nicholas Arnott, wife, 25, b. Dumfries
John Arnott, 1, b. Dumfries
Sarah Arnott, 17, sister, b. Minnigaff
and various servants and apprentices

1861 Dumfries
Nicholas Arnott, head, widow, 35
John, 10
Henrietta 6
James 5
Edwin 3
Eliza Richardson, wid, mother, 58

Scotland Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices
John Arnott married Maria Watkins Farquharson, 8 Aug 1874, Edinburgh

1881 92 Charrington Street St Pancras
John Arnott, head, 33, commercial traveller drapery, b. Crieff Scotland
Maria W Arnott, wife, 25, b. Dundee
Robert D Arnott, son, 5, b. Middlesex
John Frederick Arnott, son, 3, b. St Pancras

John Frederick Arnott GRO ref 1877 St Pancras, D Qtr, Vol 01b, page 134 Occasional copy A, MMN Farquharson

Jo 

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Here's Kate with her mother in 1871 in Liverpool

Sarah Richardson    37    Wife b Minnigaff
Jessie J Richardson   16    Daughter b Maxwelltown
Thomas Richardson    12    Son
Sarah Richardson      9    Daughter
Katharine T Richardson   5    Daughter
Elizabeth A Richardson    4    Daughter
Harry H Richardson    9/12    Son
Sarah Lewis               27    Visitor

The connection might be the other way round. Sarah's maiden name was Arnott

[Mabel Bagshawe]

And thanks to Jo we see Sarah Richardson is John's sister

[jomcd967]

1851 & 1861 censuses listed are correct, but marriage and 1881 are incorrect as there is the following…
1871 Crieff Perthshire
Robert Arnott, 69, retired Draper, b. Perthshire
John Arnott, 23, commercial traveller, b. Crieff

So this must be the John Arnott that married Maria, he also must have died between 1881 & 1891 as from 1891 onwards Maria is listed as a widow….

Back to looking for the correct JT in 1881 or 1891….

Jo