Mr. Oliver Cromwell St.John —

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Oliver Cromwell St J. Born Jun 15, 1845 Walcot, Bath. Died Jan 13, 1898, Mexico. Married Blanche Sarah Agar Hansard, Nov 1, 1871, Sarawak. They had six children, of whom one, Harold 1876 - 1957, who married Ella Margaret Swain (1889 - 1976) to carry on the family name with 5 children, was Oliver St John's father.

On August 17th, 1860, when he was just 15, he was appointed Midshipman,at £1.50 per month. On May 1, 1861, he became first Clerk in the Treasury in Sarawak. On June 18, 1862, he was confirmed by the Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak at St Thomas’ Church. In January 1864, he became the first Postmaster in Sarawak. He was subsequently appointed to various other posts, in Bintulu and Paku, including Resident-in-charge of Upper Sarawak, the first Clerk to the Supreme Council, chaired by Rajah Brooke, and Coroner.

On November 4, 1871,Oliver Cromwell married his cousin, Blanche Sarah Hansard, at St Thomas’ Church, the bishop officiating, his uncle James Augustus II being a witness. In a list of officials and their addresses, their house is named as Montacute, after the Somerset village where his father -in-law ( and uncle ), Frederick Agar Hansard, lived. He suffered a bout of illness, which resulted in his being on half-pay for 18 months, before he retired to Mexico in 1884. He returned to England, at least briefly, and was present when his mother died, in 1895: he died Jun 13, 1898.

Oliver Cromwell St John married Blanche Sarah Agar Hansard. Oct27, 1871 St Thomas Cathedral Kuching, Sarawak. This was found in a copy of the Sarawak Gazette of 1871.

Oliver Cromwell St.John, b. 15 Jun 1845 in 3 Twining Lane, Walcot, Bath, Somerset (or Tyning Lane) - house owned by Ann Little. He married Blanche Sarah HANSARD, married 1871 in Sarawak, Borneo; b. 1846, (daughter of Frederick Agar HANSARD I and Ann LITTLE) d. 1922. Oliver died 1898.