John James Mountfield

  Birth Notes:

Birthplace in 1881 given as Birkenhead, which may be a mistake. Birthplace in 1901 given as Alpraham Nantwich Cheshire.

May have actually been born in Bunbury. Was brought up by Henry Mountfield and his wife Eliza Ann but his parents aren't listed on his baptism.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 19 Jun 1864, Bunbury Cheshire. ¹²

• Census, 1901, Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire. ⁹ Name misspelled as "Moustfield"!

• Occupation: Marble mason, 1881. ⁷

• Occupation: Detective police officer, 1901. ¹² Eventually detective sergeant

John married Mary Jane Halewood, daughter of Richard Halewood and Mary Ann Perry, on 25 Dec 1880 in Oxton Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire [St. Saviour's].¹² (Mary Jane Halewood was born in 1860 in Oxton Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire,¹² died on 20 Jul 1920 in Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire [11 Ridley Street] ¹² and was buried on 23 Jul 1920 in Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire [Flaybrick Hill Cemetery] ¹².)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1881, Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire [5 Whetstone Lane]. ⁷ Lodging at the home of William Weston and Elizabeth Weston nee Halewood (Mary Jane's brother-in-law and sister)

• Census, 1901, Birkenhead Wirral Cheshire. ⁹ Name misspelled as "Moustfield"!