Biography

John Exley, born 1840. Married Hannah Maria Dobby in 1861. Great-grandfather of Victor Exley. Victor’s full article (TABLE 1) records a family bible pedigree from 1840 showing John’s family.

John descends from William Exley (b.1727) through intermediate generations not yet documented (Victor’s TABLE 2 traces this descent but the scan is too poor to read the handwritten annotations). He is part of the Rawdon branch of the Exley family.

Children (from TABLE 1, family bible)

NameBornDiedNotes
Emily1864
Polly/Ann18661867
Alfred/Harry1868
James Edward1870m. Eleanor Jackson 1905; Victor’s grandfather
Ann18731875
John Wm.1878
Elizabeth1881
John Thos.1883
Arthur1885

Evidence