• Born: 1807, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
• Christened: 27 Jan 1808, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England ¹
• Married: 10 Jun 1830, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England ²
• Buried: 24 Nov 1878, Wootton Bassett St. Bartholomew & All Saints, Wiltshire, England ³

  Research Notes:

At the time of the 1851 England Census John Jefferies, aged 42, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, boatman, and wife Margaret, aged 45, born in Wootton Bassett, were living in Coxstalls, Wootton Bassett. With them were children (born in Wootton Bassett) Mary (18), Thomas (15), general laborer, Jasper (9), scholar, William (7), scholar, and Susanna (1).

At the time of the 1861 England Census John Jefferies, aged 52, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, laborer, and wife Margaret, aged 52, born in Wootton Bassett, were living in Coxstalls, Wootton Bassett. With them were children (born in Wootton Bassett) Mary (28), Jasper (19), carpenter, William (17), carpenter, Ann Cheques (30), married, son-in-law Henry Chequer (25) of Wootton Bassett, wheelwright, and granddaughter Kate S. Chequer (1) of Wootton Bassett.

In February 1871 John Jefferies of Coxstalls in the parish of Wootton Bassett, market gardener, was granted Administration of the personal effects of his late brother Cornelius Jefferies of Wootton Bassett, beerhouse keeper.

At the time of the 1871 England Census John Jefferies, aged 63, born in Wootton Bassett Wilts, market gardener, and wife Margaret, aged 62, born in Wootton Bassett, were living in Coxstalls, Wootton Bassett. With them was George Leighfield (55) of Wootton Bassett, unmarried, farmer of 5 acres of land.

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John Cheesman Jefferies of Wootton Bassett died aged 72 years (burial record).