Birth

6 Dec 1795
Little Lever, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England

Christening

3 Jan 1796
Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England

Death

1 Aug 1830
Cape Town, Cape Colony

Biography

John Openshaw was born on 6 Dec 1795 at Little Lever, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England.

He was the son of John Openshaw and Mary Topping.

He was christened on 3 Jan 1796 at Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England.

He married Esther Bowles on 4 Jan 1822 at Grahamstown, Albany, Cape, South Africa. Esther was the daughter of Richard Bowles and Elizabeth Ambrose. She was born in 1809.

They had 2 children: John Thomas Openshaw and Esther Elizabeth Openshaw.

He died on 1 Aug 1830 at Cape Town, Cape Colony at the age of 34.