Johnson Chew was the son of William Chew and Sarah (Sally) Isherwood.

Johnson was born on Thursday 16 June 1808 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

He was christened on Wednesday 14 September 1808 at Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Johnson married Margaret Greenwood in 1838 in the Burnley Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Margaret Greenwood:

- Nancy Chew	born in 1839 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Sarah Chew	born around 1841 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- William Chew	born around 1844 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Greenwood Chew	born on 2 May 1846 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Mary Chew	born around 1849 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.
- Ingham Chew	born around 1852 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1808	1868	Gisburn, Yorkshire.	Notes 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Johnson was a Grocer and Sawyer.

Johnson died when he was 59 years old, in 1868 in Gisburn, Yorkshire.  

He was buried on Sunday 17 May 1868 in St Marys Church, Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1861 Census. Johnson's birthplace.
2.	See 1841 Census.
3.	See 1861 Census.
4.	See Parish Registers and IGI.

Parish Registers:
Details.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1841	Gisburne (1), Yorkshire.
1861	Gisburn (1), Yorkshire.