John Sergeant

John Sergeant was born about 1770 at Melton Ross in Lincolnshire. It is possible that his father's name was William and his mother's Frances, if they named their children commencing in that order. Other names of John's children coincide with those of William and Frances of Melton Ross.
John married Jane Foster at Wrawby in Lincolnshire in 1799. They had about 11 children, the eldest being William Foster Sergeant. The eldest daughter was Frances Starman Sergeant who was born at Hendon, but died in 1821 and was buried at Melton Ross. So the family moved about, returning to Brigg
John Sergeant died at Barrow in Lincolnshire and is buried at Melton Ross.
A History of 19th Century Brigg by Frank Heathorne says his son Antonie, who was born in Surrey, came to Brigg from Melton Ross in 1834 and started the brewing business.

The maltings in Brigg.
His wife died in 1838 at Brigg, 9 months after her eldest son left for South Australia with his family.