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John Charles Woodhurst was born at Ore around early 1862 to parents John William (1) Woodhurst and his wife Agnes Elizabeth. The GRO reference is [Birth Index: Hastings 2b 15, 1862 (March)].
The 1871 Census finds him at age 9 living with his parents in Middle Road, Ore.
The 1881 Census finds him at age 19 lodging at 4, Stonefield Road in Hastings in the household of his sister Agnes Elizabeth and her husband Albert Edwin Douch. He was occupied as a grocer's assistant.
He first married in 1887 to Louisa Elizabeth Agnes Bigger. The GRO reference [Marriage Index: Hastings 2b 37, 1887 (Dec)] slightly misspells her name as "Louise Elizabeth A. Biggar". She was born at Rye in 1863 [Birth Index: Rye 2b 9, 1863 (Dec)] and appears to have preferred to be known simply as Agnes. They produced at least the four children listed below.
The 1891 Census finds them with two children living at 11, Hornly Road in St. Mary Magdalene, Hastings. John Charles was occupied as a grocer's assistant.
Louisa died aged 38 in Greenwich around early 1901 [Death Index: Greenwich 1d 664, 1901 (March)].
The 1901 Census finds him as a widower in charge of the Old King John Inn at Ore, occupied as a licensed victualler. The inn had previously been run by his father. Also in the household was an unmarried servant Minnie Elizabeth Speller aged 18, occupied as a domestic cook.
In 1903 he married this Minnie [Marriage Index: Hastings 2b 98, 1903 (June)], and by her produced at least one child.
He died aged 52 in 1914 [Death Index: Hastings 2b 12, 1914 (June)].
His widow Minnie remarried in 1920 to a man having surname Willett [Marriage Index: Hastings 2b 93, 1920 (Dec)].