William Barker (bef. 1846)

Born before 8 Mar 1846 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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William Barker (1846-?) was born in early 1846 in Urswick, Lancashire ^[1] and christened in the neighbouring Dalton in Furness on the 8th March 1846. He was the son of William Barker, who was a malt maker at that time, and Margaret Sharp. ^[2]

In 1851 the family were in Great Urswick and his father was now an iron miner. ^[3] but by 1861, their mother had died shortly after childbirth in 1860 so by the 1861 census, several of the older children were spread out. Some with relatives but William was possibly in the neighbouring Egton cum Newland parish apprenticed to a wheelwright there. ^[4]

In 1870 he married in Whitehaven district, to a widow, Mary Ann Gaitskell, ^[5] who had already had at least one child, James, by him, born earlier that year. The child was registered as Gaitskell but would become known as Barker subsequently. It is also possible that the previous child, Mary Hannah Gaitskell was his also as she was registered as illegitimate. In 1871 they were living on a farm called Benfold at Gosforth in Whitehaven district. ^[6] but this arrangement does not last long. Another son was born there in 1873 but by 1881 they had moved back down to Dalton in Furness and William was now an iron ore miner. This son was registered as William Ferdinand but shown as Thomas in the 1881 census ^[7]

Not sure what became of him.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 18 May 2022)
   Barker, William (Mother's maiden name: Sharp).
   GRO Reference: 1846 Jan-Feb-Mar in Ulverstone Union Volume 25 Page 224.
2. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: N8VD-FL4 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D1C7-631
   William Barker baptism on 8 Mar 1846 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2275; Folio: 16; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87302; ED, institution, or vessel: 1b; Household Schedule Number: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #13765534 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   William Barker (5) son in household of William Barker (35) in Urswick in Ulverstone registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Urswick, Lancashire, England.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 3166; Folio: 98; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543089; ED, institution, or vessel: 11b; Household Schedule Number: 23
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #14970534 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   William Barker (14) apprentice in household of John Lewis (30) in Egton with Newland in Ulverston registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Egton with Newland, Lancashire, England.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915"
   Volume: 10b; Page: 777
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8913 #1431666 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   William Barker marriage Jul-Aug-Sep 1870 in Whitehaven.
6. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5264; Folio: 54; Page: 4; GSU roll: 847452; ED, institution, or vessel: 13b; Household schedule number: 16
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #28844885 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   William Barker (26) head of household in Gosforth in Whitehaven registration district in Cumberland, England. Born in Dalton, Lancashire, England.
7. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 4282; Folio: 7; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342023; ED, institution, or vessel: 10
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #12077000 (accessed 18 May 2022)
   William Barker (37), married, Iron Miner, head of household at 26 Rawlinson Street, Dalton in Furness in Ulverston registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Dalton, Lancashire, England.