The Sunley Dynasty
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1. FROM SONLEY TO SUNLEY TO STUBBS AND BACK TO SUNLEY 2. SIMPSON 3. SELLERS
4. COWTON 5. DITCHBURN 6. THE FAMILY OF JOHN RICHARD COWTON AND MARION DITCHBURN


JOHN SONLEY  (1808 – 1893)
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John Sonley, the fifth son of John Sonley & Mary Harker
was born in West Ness on the 5th January 1808
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and was baptised on 25th January 1808

John’s first wife’s name is not known at this time, however they had a daughter, HANNAH, born September 28th 1834 in
Old Malton.

On the 15th May 1843 John married Mary Wood, born about 1809 in Slingsby.
They had five children : -

WILLIAM
born about May 1842, baptised 3rd May 1842
MARY ANN
born about November 1843, baptised 27th November 1843. She was a Dressmaker.
JOHN
born about March 1846, baptised 15th March 1846. The 1861 census shows him working as a ploughboy at Highfield House Farm aged 16.
THOMAS
born about 1849 at West Ness, The 1861 census gives his occupation as a Domestic Groom.
GEORGE
born about March 1852, baptised 15th March 1852

Mary died about August 1871 and was buried at West Ness on the 8th August 1871.

John appears on the 1881 census as John Sunley working as a General Labourer, married to Caroline (maiden name unknown).


John died in July 1893 and was buried on 30th July 1893

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