John Francis Warwick - St Peter & St Paul - Upton, Nottinghamshire - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

Window in St Peter & St Paul's church, Upton, dedicated to John Francis Warwick, his wife Gertrude, and daughter Phyllis Dulce Warwick, bearing the Warwick coat of arms.

"Born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England on 02 Aug 1854 to Richard Warwick and Sarah Robinson BOUSFIELD. John Francis Warwick married Eliza Gertrude Branston and had 6 children. He passed away on 8 Mar 1935 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, England."

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"... John Francis was born on 2 August 1854 (J/A/S Newark) and ... Eliza Gertrude Branston was born on 19 July 1862 (J/A/S Newark). They were married in 1881 (A/M/J Newark) and had six children: Guy Ransom birth registered 1884 (J/F/M Newark), Phyllis Dulce b. 19 December 1887 (O/N/D Newark), Douglas Vivian b. 7 December 1890 (O/N/D Newark), Violet Marjorie b. 15 February 1893 (J/F/M Newark), John Cedric Geoffrey b. 1894 (J/A/S Newark) and Kenneth Gilbert b. 1897 (J/A/S Newark).

John Francis was a brewer in the family business of Warwick and Richardson and bought Upton Hall, near Southwell, as a family home in the early 1890s. However, in 1891 John (36), his wife Eliza (28) and children Guy (7), Phyllis (3) and Douglas (4 months) were living at Chantry House, Newark. John employed ten indoor female servants; a housekeeper, two cooks, three housemaids, a laundress, a kitchen maid and two nurses (domestic).

By 1901 the family was established in Upton Hall. At home on the night of the census were John (46), managing director of the brewery, Eliza (38) and their five youngest children: Phyllis (13), Douglas (10), Violet (8), John Cedric (6) and Kenneth (3). John employed nine indoor female servants; a cook, two parlour maids, two housemaids, a kitchen maid, a scullery maid and two nurses (domestic).

At the time of the 1911 Census John Cedric (16) was a student at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.

Only four of (the) siblings were in the family home with their parents on the night of the 1911 Census: Phyllis (23) and Violet (18) neither of whom had an occupation listed, Douglas (20), a farmer, and Kenneth (13) who was still at school. John Francis employed seven indoor female servants; a cook, two parlour maids, two housemaids, a kitchen maid and a nurse (domestic).

(John and his wife) continued to live at Upton Hall until their deaths, Eliza on 6 April 1932 aged 69 and John Francis on 8 March 1935 aged 80."

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The window was dedicated by the daughter Violet.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: John Francis Warwick Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: east window of chancel Material / Design: Glass (painted / stained) Blazon (heraldic description): Az three lions ramp ar Address: St Peter & St Paul Church Lane Upton Nottinghamshire England NG23 5SR Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): [Web Link]

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