Details of John's birth are not known.

John married Evelyn Marjorie Cox

Details of John's marriage are not known.

He had the following children from his marriage to Evelyn Marjorie Cox:

- Ann Jean Burke

born in 1940 (date suppressed) in 38, Mayfair Grove, Widnes, Lancashire.

John was a Motor Driver (Cooperative Stores) and Lorry Drever (Cement Works).