Luke Lucas (abt. 1834 - 1904)

Born about 1834 in Stowe Nine Churches, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Gundig) Lucas — married 19 Mar 1855 in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire

Descendants

Died 1904 at about age 70 in Leicestershire

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Biography

Luke was born in 1834 . He was the son of William Lucas and his wife Mary (Boyes). He was baptised in Stowe Nine Churches on 4th May 1834 ^[1] At the age of 6, on the night of the 1841 census, Luke was living with his mother, and siblings, his father was absent.^[2]In the following census the 16 year old Luke was working as a labourer as was his father who was at home^[3]

In 1855, at the age of 21 he married 18 year old Martha (Gudgeon?) from Weedon Beck^[4] His occupation was given as labourer.

At some point, Luke must have started work in a Gas works, making gas was to be his career and that of some of his sons and a grand child, The young couple moved to a house in Mill Hill, Long Buckby where they lived for at least the following 10 years . By the 1881 census, Luke had become the manager of the Gas works. The address is in Mill Hill but the house is recorded as the house adjoining the Gas works . During this period the couple had the following children

Lucy b abt 1856

Mary Ann b abt 1858

Thomas b abt 1862

Fanny b abt 1869

Joseph b abt 1871

Amy b abt 1872

Edwin b abt 1876

Annie b abt 1879

Harry b abt 1881^{[5] [6][7]}

In 1891, Luke and Martha together with Edwin and Harry were living in Leicestershire where Luke was the manager of the Earl Shilton gas and light works. (his son Thomas was now managing the Long Buckby works) ^[8] In 1901, at 64, Lucas was still manager at the works and the two younger boys now aged,25 and 20 were still living at home, as was Annie aged 22^[9]

Luke died only a few years later in 1904.His age at death was recorded as 70 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Northamptonshire Records Office, Stowe Nine Churches Baptism register
2. ↑ 1841 Census, Northamptonshire, Stowe Class: HO107; Piece: 798; Book: 24; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 6; Page: 6
3. ↑ 1851 Census, Northamptonshire, Stowe, Class: HO107; Piece: 1741; Folio: 57; Page: 17
4. ↑ Northamptonshire Records Office Marriage Register, Weedon Beck
5. ↑ 1861 census, Northamptonshire, Long Buckby : RG 9; Piece: 946; Folio: 67; Page: 24
6. ↑ 1871 census, Northamptonshire, Long Buckby RG10; Piece: 1493; Folio: 66; Page: 22
7. ↑ 1881 Census, Northamptonshire ,Long Buckby Class: RG11; Piece: 1560; Folio: 29; Page: 32
8. ↑ 1891 Census, Leicestershire, Earl Shilton, Class: RG12; Piece: 2505; Folio: 85; Page: 1
9. ↑ 1901 Census, Leicestershire, Earl Shilton, Class: RG13; Piece: 2964; Folio: 117
10. ↑ GRO Index of deaths Hinckley, 7a 34 found on Index of deaths