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John Charles Buckmaster, farm boy, Anti-Corn Law lecturer, teacher of science and cookery, and vestryman, did more than anyone to save Wandsworth Common. His own life is very fully covered on this site, in more than forty pages under John Charles Buckmaster.
This page is about the family: his wife Emily, their five children (among them a Lord Chancellor), and their homes in Battersea and Teddington. It draws mainly on the family tree page.
These are working notes. The newest findings are in the research log at the foot of the page.
How sure each point is: confirmed in a reliable source; to check stated somewhere but not yet verified; lead an inference, not yet sourced.
John Charles Buckmaster (c.1820–1908), born Slapton, Buckinghamshire; died Teddington, 20 July 1908 confirmed
married 1853 Emily Anne Goodliffe confirmed
Charles Alexander (1854–1949) confirmed
George Alfred (1859–1937) confirmed
Stanley Owen (1861–1934), 1st Viscount Buckmaster, Lord Chancellor confirmed
Martin Arnold (1862–1960) confirmed
Phoebe Emily (1868–1918) confirmed
Born about 1820 at Slapton, he told his own early life, thinly disguised, in A Village Politician: The Life-Story of John Buckley (1897); the full text is on this site. confirmed A plaque to him and his fellow campaigners was unveiled in July 2021 at Brighton Buildings, St John’s Hill. confirmed
Among his pupils was Henry Nottidge Moseley: see the Nottidge family. confirmed
When did the family leave Battersea for Teddington? to check
Martin Arnold Buckmaster wrote an autobiography, published in 1948: Martin Buckmaster, autobiography. confirmed Charles Alexander, George Alfred and Phoebe Emily are so far little more than names and dates. to check
Stanley Owen Buckmaster was born in Battersea in 1861 and educated at Aldenham School and Christ Church, Oxford. A Liberal MP and barrister, he was Lord Chancellor in 1915–16 and was created Viscount Buckmaster. He died in 1934. See Stanley Owen Buckmaster, 1st Viscount Buckmaster. confirmed
30 October 2026 — Page started, drawing together the family tree page and the John Buckmaster pages. The earlier pages stay where they are and are listed under Sources.