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William BARKER

Male 1847 - 1913  (66 years)


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  • Name William BARKER  [1
    Born 20 Jan 1847  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1861  [4
    Employed in Iron Works 
    Residence 1861  Portway Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1867  [5
    Puddler 
    Occupation 1871  [6
    Labourer (Iron Works) 
    Residence 1871  20 Chapel Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1881  [7
    Platelayer 
    Residence 1881  52 Chatham Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1891  [8
    Milkman 
    Residence 1891  7 Calder Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1892  [9
    Milk Dealer 
    Occupation 1901  [10
    Milk Hawker 
    Residence 1901  64 Chatham Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1908  [1
    Milk Dealer 
    Occupation 1911  [11
    Milkman 
    Residence 1911  38 Westfield Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 1913  [12
    Milkman 
    _UID AE11CEB833E34599AF0E050B2AA0FC2EFA90 
    Died 26 Dec 1913  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Cause: Blood poisoning 
    Buried 31 Dec 1913  Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I168  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2014 

    Father Thomas BARKER,   b. 30 May 1825, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1873, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth FOOKES,   b. Abt 1828, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1883, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1846  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    • Elizabeth Fookes was a minor (less than 21) when she married and was illegitimate. The witnesses were Thomas Fookes and Emma Taylor. IGI Batch no. M015221 gives father as Thomas and mother as Fookes.
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte BARNES,   b. 16 Aug 1847, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1918, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1867  All Saints Church, Moxley, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16
    • Witnesses were John Barker and Emma Barker.
    Children 
    +1. John Thomas BARKER,   b. 9 Jul 1869, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1953, Gorton, Manchester, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. William BARKER,   b. Jun 1874, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Rachael BARKER,   b. Abt 1875, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1928, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     4. Joseph BARKER,   b. Jun 1876, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Hannah BARKER,   b. Sep 1878, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Elizabeth BARKER,   b. 2 May 1883, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1972, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +7. Henry BARKER,   b. 7 Oct 1884, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1970, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     8. Rose BARKER,   b. 27 Dec 1886, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1974, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    +9. Alfred BARKER,   b. 15 Jul 1888, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1946, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    +10. Ethel BARKER,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1987, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2009 
    Family ID F24  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Buried with wife Charlotte and daughter Rachael in Woodhouse Cemetery now part of the grounds of Leeds University and called Saint George's Field.
    • (Medical):Died in Leeds hospital. [9]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Marriage Certificate (Leeds), England, Leeds Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for daughter Elizabeth Barker; 1908, ref. RB/166/6 (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S14] Birth Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for William Barker; Mar [quarter] 1847, Newport Pagnell [district], vol. 6:425 (Reliability: 4).
      states mother's name as Eizabeth Barker formerly Fooks

    3. [S9] 1851 England Census, "1851 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO HO 107/2027, folio 70, page 20, household 70 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S25] 1861 England Census, "1861 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG9/2036, folio 33, page 16, household 81 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S6] Marriage Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for William Barker & Charlotte Barnes; Mar [quarter] 1867, W. Bromwich, vol. 6b:785 (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S11] 1871 England Census, "1871 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk :2004), PRO RG10/2991, folio 84, page 33, household 162 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S17] 1881 England Census, "1881 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2004), PRO RG11/4533, folio 66, page 4, household 20 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S18] 1891 England Census, "1891 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG12/3706, folio 110, page 20, household 121 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S46] Information provided by a relative, Family member.

    10. [S19] 1901 England Census, "1901 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2005), PRO RG13/4239, folio 40, page 2, household 13 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S60] 1911 England Census, "1911 England Census" database, (http://www.1911census.co.uk/ : 2009), RG14PN27044 RG78PN1548B RD500 SD3 ED63 SN200 (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S46] Information provided by a relative, Family member, details from death certificate of William Barker. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: M015221, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0088489, Printout Call #: 6909185, Dates: 1837 - 1877 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S6] Marriage Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for Thomas Barker & Elizabeth Fookes; Dec [quarter] 1846, Newport Pagnell [district], vol. 6:727 (Reliability: 4).

    15. [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: M167252, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1040772, Printout Call #: None, Dates: 1551 - 1876 (Reliability: 3).

    16. [S6] Marriage Certificate (GRO), England, General Register Office, (full certified copy), entry for William Barker & Charlotte Barnes; Mar [quarter] 1867, W. Bromwich [district], vol. 6b:785 (Reliability: 4).