John Jeken Kingsford (1816-1899)
Merchant, of Queen's Gate Gardens, Kensington & Beckenham, Kent
He was born in Kent, England, and followed in his father's footsteps becoming a corn factor/merchant, in which capacity he went to New York where he met and married his wife. All their children were born there before they moved back to England in the 1860s. John continued his trade at The Corn Exchange in London, and became a “Director of a Bank and Insurance Company” (The Fire Insurance Association).
