Both Joseph and Sophia were born sometime around in 1805. They married on 11 December 1826. They lived in Yoxford, Suffolk. Yoxford is a village in the east of Suffolk, England close to the Heritage Coast, Minsmere Reserve, Aldeburgh and Southwold. Some 94 miles from London and 25 miles north of Ipswich, Yoxford is surrounded by the parkland of three country houses in an area known as the “Garden of Suffolk”. The village derives its name from a ford of the River Yox where oxen could pass. It runs near the village.
Joseph was a watchmaker and jeweller while Sophia was a school mistress at Braintree, 2 miles from Lowest. In 1851 they were living in Bakehouse Lane. They had three children.
1. Lewis was born in 1830
2. Charlotte was born in 1834. In 1851 Charlotte was working as a waistcoat manufacturer. Charlotte married John Porter. Separate history
3. Fredrick was born in 1836 In 1881 Fredrick was living at 12 Fomwell Road. At that stage he was working as a school master.
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