John Homer ^561,565

  General Notes:

Reputed to have been at the Battle of Waterloo (1815)
A piece of red cloth from his uniform is said to be preserved by the f amily

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Wollescote, Worcs, 1841. ⁵⁶⁵

• Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, 1841. ⁵⁶⁵

• Census: Upper Swinford, Stourbridge, 1851. ⁷⁷³

• Occupation: Farm Labourer, 1851. ⁷⁷³

• Census: Lye, Worcestershire, 1871. ⁷⁷⁴

• Occupation: Annuitant, 1871. ⁷⁷⁴

• Occupation: Nailor, 1845. ⁵⁴⁹

• Occupation: Nailer, 1818. ⁷⁷⁵

John married Sarah Bellamy, daughter of Henry Bellamy and Mary Powell, on 5 Nov 1816 in Saint Thomas, Dudley.⁷⁶⁶ (Sarah Bellamy was born about 1794 in Oldswinford, Worcestershire ⁷⁶⁷, christened on 23 Mar 1794 in Oldswinford, Worcestershire ^767,768 and died on 25 May 1849 in Grange Lane, Oldswinford ⁷⁶⁹.)