John masefield biography poem worksheet

John Masefield was Poet Laureate during the early twentieth century.

When and Where was he Born?

1st June 1878, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England.

Family Background:

John Masefield’s mother died when he was six from complications over the birth of his sister Norah and his father died later leaving him an orphan to be looked after by his aunt and uncle.

Education:

King’s School, Warwick.

Timeline of John Masefield

1890: His father suffers a nervous breakdown and is hospitalised.

1891: Death of his father.

As his grandparents were already dead he was looked after by his aunt and uncle. His aunt sends him to sea as a cadet.

1894: John Masefield joins the Merchant Navy at the age of sixteen and serves his apprentice as a crewman.

1895: After completing an Atlantic voyage he deserts his ship and becomes a vagrant in the United States of America finally ending up in New York.

He works first as a barman and then in a carpet f