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Elizabeth FOOKES

Female Abt 1828 - 1883  (~ 55 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth FOOKES 
    Born Abt 1828  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 17 May 1828  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Flookes  [1
    Name Elizabeth Fooks  [3
    Name Elizabeth Fowkes  [2
    Occupation 2 Nov 1846  [4
    Lacemaker 
    Residence 2 Nov 1846  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1851  [6
    Lace Maker 
    Residence 1851  Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1861  Portway Road, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1871  28 Cross Street, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    _UID F3618053515E4E988064D4F06885708B4C4E 
    Died Jul 1883  West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I86  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2014 

    Mother Sarah FOWKES,   b. Est 1800, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 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) 
    Married 2 Nov 1846  Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    • 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.
    Children 
    +1. William BARKER,   b. 20 Jan 1847, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1913, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +2. John BARKER,   b. Abt 1849, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Emma BARKER,   b. Abt 1850, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. Thomas BARKER,   b. Abt 1854, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Henry BARKER,   b. Abt 1860, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Elizabeth BARKER,   b. Abt 1861, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Rebecca BARKER,   b. Abt 1864, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1940, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     8. Joseph BARKER,   b. Abt 1866, Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2009 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Samuel KNOWLES,   b. Abt 1821, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Sep 1875  West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • At christening mother named as Sarah Fowkes. No father.

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] Information provided by a relative, Family member.

    2. [S5] International Genealogical Index(R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002), Batch #: P015221, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0088489, Printout Call #: 1235389, Dates: 1558 - 1875 (Reliability: 3).

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

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

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

    6. [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).

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

    8. [S11] 1871 England Census, "1871 England Census," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk :2004), PRO RG10/2991, folio 39, page 32, household 155 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S21] GRO Death Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Age 57, Sep 1883, West Bromwich, vol 6b, p 417 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [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).

    11. [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).

    12. [S4] GRO Marriage Index, "England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983," database, (www.ancestry.co.uk : 2008), Sep 1875, West Bromwich, vol 6b, p 959 (Reliability: 3).