1843

Birth of daughter daughter Mary in 1843.

19th Nov 1843 - Daughter Mary's Baptism

Mary is baptised at St James Church, Norton Canes.
John and Sarah are present on the church records.

1848

John and Sarah have son John around mid 1848.

15th October 1848 - Son John's Baptism

John Jr is baptised at St James Church, Norton Canes.
John and Sarah are present on the church records.

1851

30th March 1851 - 1851 Census for 'Brownhills, Norton Canes'  

Staffordshire Norton Canes District 8b: that part of the parish of Norton which lies to the South of the Watling Street Road comprising the Fleur de Lys, Little Wyrley, Wyrley Hays, part of Brownhills with all the houses on the South side of the Watling Street Road.

1859

1859 - 1871 John becomes Landlord of The Railway Inn, Pelsall

The Railway Tavern was previously known as The Railway Inn and started out as a beer-house in the mid 1850's. The first landlord was Edward Seedhouse who was a local coal miner from Norton Canes. Edward like most of the landlords in Brownhills was taken to court in 1858 for having Jugs and Cups that gave short measure, he was found guilty and fined 5 shillings. He shortly left The Tavern and went to live on the Watling Street and became a leading mine bailiff. The Inn was taken over in 1859 by a John Marklew also a coal miner, he came from Whittington. The first full time landlord was John Jones who took over in 1871.  
After serving the locals for more than 140 years, sadly The Railway Tavern became a victim of the degree of abstinence that fell over Brownhills in the early 1900's. Even though the licensing laws had been relaxed to allow 'all day drinking', like so many pubs The Tavern found it difficult to make a profit. Property developers looking for land to build new houses on, seized upon the chance to acquire inexpensive public houses with their large car parks very cheaply and were able to build many small houses on the sites. The Tavern was demolished in October 1993 and was replaced with houses.

1861

7th April 1861 - 1861 Census for 'Wolverhampton Road, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire'  

John Marklew took over The Railway Inn, Pelsall in 1859 

1862

3rd November 1862 - Witness at daughter Marys wedding

John is witness to his daughter, Mary's marriage to William Thacker at Ogley Hay, Brownhills

1871

2 April 1871- 1871 Census for 'Watling Street, Norton Canes, Ogley Hay, Staffordshire' - near to Crown Inn 

Lodging with the family is John and Sarahs daughter Betty, and her husband Charles Hanslow and their children.

1873

18th September 1873 - Johns Death

John was a pickman at Brownhills Colliery ( W Harrisons) and tragically died in an accident where he fell from the roof between tow props feet apart.