He was the son of John White (1768 - 1838) of Taunton and Isabella White nee Hewlett (b.1770)
His siblings were:
- Charles Hewlett White (b.1798)
- Frederick George White (b.1802)
- Henry Charles White (b.1807)
He married Sophia Poole (1799 - 1889), with whom he had 12 children:
- Alfred Eales White (1823 - 1903)
- Henry Hewlett White (1825 - 1883)
- Isabella Georgina White (1829 - 1857)
- Frederick Sherran White (1831 - 1831)
- Helen Sarah Darrell White (b.1831)
- Frederick Williams White (1832 - 1911)
- Thedore White (b.1833)
- Edward Charles Poole White (1835 - 1884)
- Francis George White (1836 - 1865)
- Walter Lindsay Crucifix White (1837 - 1838)
- Emily Frampton White (1840 - 1935)
- Walter Samuel Bartell White (1841 - 1904)
John's occupation was recorded as being a Brewer of Saint James, Taunton. His Taunton Ale seems to have become the choice drink of a certain sort of well placed gent. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield and twice Prime Minister of Great Britain mentions the brewery in letters from the mid-1830s, he tells a correspondent that 'Eales White' would send a barrel of Taunton ale which he describes as "something marvellous." The report of Crimean Army Fund Committee of 1855 also mentions Eales White, Esq. of the Taunton Ale Brewery as a contributor to the cause among those who gave presents of wine, spirits or beer.
He was a prominent Freemason and his large grave memorial "was erected by his masonic brethren".
He died aged 59 on the 5th of May 1855. His funeral and burial took place on the 8th of May 1855.
He was the son of John White (1768 - 1838) of Taunton and Isabella White nee Hewlett (b.1770)
His siblings were:
- Charles Hewlett White (b.1798)
- Frederick George White (b.1802)
- Henry Charles White (b.1807)
He married Sophia Poole (1799 - 1889), with whom he had 12 children:
- Alfred Eales White (1823 - 1903)
- Henry Hewlett White (1825 - 1883)
- Isabella Georgina White (1829 - 1857)
- Frederick Sherran White (1831 - 1831)
- Helen Sarah Darrell White (b.1831)
- Frederick Williams White (1832 - 1911)
- Thedore White (b.1833)
- Edward Charles Poole White (1835 - 1884)
- Francis George White (1836 - 1865)
- Walter Lindsay Crucifix White (1837 - 1838)
- Emily Frampton White (1840 - 1935)
- Walter Samuel Bartell White (1841 - 1904)
John's occupation was recorded as being a Brewer of Saint James, Taunton. His Taunton Ale seems to have become the choice drink of a certain sort of well placed gent. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield and twice Prime Minister of Great Britain mentions the brewery in letters from the mid-1830s, he tells a correspondent that 'Eales White' would send a barrel of Taunton ale which he describes as "something marvellous." The report of Crimean Army Fund Committee of 1855 also mentions Eales White, Esq. of the Taunton Ale Brewery as a contributor to the cause among those who gave presents of wine, spirits or beer.
He was a prominent Freemason and his large grave memorial "was erected by his masonic brethren".
He died aged 59 on the 5th of May 1855. His funeral and burial took place on the 8th of May 1855.
Inscription
To the memory of John Eales White of Taunton who died the 5th of May 1855 AL 5859 in the 60th year of his age. This monument was erected by his masonic brethren.
Larger plaque on the other side of the monument:
In affectionate memory
of Isabel the eldest and
dearly loved daughter of John
Eale and Sophia White
who perished at Cawnpore
in Upper India in the dire and
ruthless massacre of English
Woman and Children by
revolted Sepoys under the
inhuman fiend Nana Sahib
July 15 1857 age 27
In love and sorrow her Brother
Henry and sisters Helen
and Emily have here placed this
record of her untimely end.
