John William Yarrow was the oldest of the three children of James Yarrow and his wife Mary Gothard of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire. He was known by his nieces and nephews as "Uncle Jack".
John trained and worked as a grocer in St. Mary's, Dover, when he married Amy Ann Howard of Ely, Cambridgeshire. The couple went on to have at least nine children - all of which lived in Dover.
John was also a member of the St. Mary The Virgin Church choir in Dover, where his Grandson is also this present day.
Born:
3rd May 1869.
Baptised:
30th May 1869 at St. Peter's Church, Wilburton, Cambridgeshire.
Died:
2nd January 1955, Dover, Kent.
Buried:
presumably with his wife, Amy, in St. Mary's, Dover.