Isaac Gandy had nine brothers and sisters. The story has it that when he died in 1904, his sisters back in England shipped over a marble headstone for his grave in Garrison, Utah. One of these older sisters was Martha, who married John Johnson in Penketh in 1854.
For many years they were the licensees of the Ferry Inn in Penketh. When husband John died in 1909, Martha took over the licence until her death in 1913.
Martha and John had five children, four daughters and a son:
Mary Ann Polly
Elizabeth
Lucy
Ann
Samuel Frederick (1860 - 1907)
Other dates un- known.
Information supplied by David Smith, gggrandson of Martha and John.
Eldest daughter Mary Ann Polly was David's paternal grandmother. On the family photograph (right)
David's grand-mother Dorothy sits at John's left, great aunt Edith (at John's feet) and great aunt Mollie (to her left).
Martha and John Johnson with family ca 1885
Four daughters mary Ann Polly, Elizabeth. Lucy and Ann in white blouses, son Samuel Frederick standing centre with moustache and cap.
John Johnson, who worked as a cabinet maker, was also well known as an acomplished bowl maker and painter. Many of the bowls he carved were used at the Inn and his paintings were also displayed there. Below is his visiting card:
Photo courtesy David Smith
John Johnson's Visiting Card
The Ferry Inn ca 1925
The Ferry Inn was located close to the river, and often suffered from flooding.
Photographs courtesy the Johnson family, David Smith and current licensee Andrew Mulholland.
