John Upton, son of William Upton and Elizabeth Sherratt , was born December 16,1822 in Newborough, Staffordshire. He married Bessey Oulsnam in December, 1840 in Burton On Trent, Staffordshire. He died in December, 1896 in Burton On Trent, Staffordshire. Bessey Oulsnam was born 1821 in Hilton, Derbyshire. She died 1893 in Burton On Trent, Staffordshire.