John Peter Danks (1860 - 1931)

Born 1860 in Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1931 at about age 71 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John Danks was born in Shropshire, England.

John Danks was born in the United Kingdom.

John Peter Danks was born in Madeley in 1860, the son of Edward Danks and Rebecca Hopley ^[1].

Edward Danks married Rebecca Hopley (daughter of Peter Hopley) in Shifnal in 1858 ^[2].

Edward (coal miner and publican) is recorded in the 1861 Madeley census - Edward Danks Head Male 32 Madeley, Shropshire Rebecca Danks Wife Female 28 Wellington, Shropshire Mary C Danks Daughter Female 1 Madeley, Shropshire John P Danks Son Male 0 Madeley, Shropshire ^[3]

Edward (c master) is recorded in the 1871 Madeley census - Edward Danks Head Male 42 Madeley, Shropshire Rebecca Danks Wife Female 38 Wellington, Shropshire Mary E Danks Daughter Female 11 Madeley, Shropshire John P Danks Son Male 10 Madeley, Shropshire Helen G Danks Daughter Female 4 Madeley, Shropshire ^[4].

Rebecca (charter masters widow) is recorded with family in the 1881 Madeley census - Rebecca Danks Head Female 48 Wombridge, Shropshire, England Peter Danks Son Male 20 Madeley, Shropshire, England Ellen Danks Daughter Female 14 Madeley, Shropshire, England ^[5]

John Peter Danks married Caroline Ann Lee in Birmingham in 1890 ^[6].

John Peter Danks was a butcher as shown in the 1891 Birmingham census ^[7].

John Peter Danks and Caroline had children as shown in the 1911 Birmingham census - John Peter Danks Head Male 50 Madeleys, Shropshire Caroline Ann Danks Wife Female 52 Napton On The Hill, Warwickshire Ethel Annie Danks Daughter Female 18 Birmingham, Warwickshire ^[8].

They also had a son Francis Edward Danks b.1897 Birmingham ^[9].

John Peter Danks passed away in 1931 in Birmingham aged about 51 ^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:76YW-KH3Z : 4 August 2022), John Peter, 1860. (accessed 26-10-2022)
2. ↑ "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BJ3-HN3Z : 4 August 2022), Edward Danks, 1858. (accessed 26-10-2022)
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7TL-NL1 : 3 March 2021), Edward Danks, Madeley, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 26-10-2022)
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFV4-3DM : 25 June 2022), Edward Danks, 1871. (accessed 26-10-2022)
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-TJCC : 13 December 2017), Rebecca Danks, Madeley, Shropshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 2638/83, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,914. (accessed 26-10-2022)
6. ↑ (accessed 26-10-2022)
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W26M-LPZ : 1 March 2021), John P Danks, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 26-10-2022)
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWC5-TVQ : 24 March 2022), John Peter Danks, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. (accessed 26-10-2022)
9. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDK-G21W : 14 September 2022), John Peter Danks in entry for Francis Edward, 02 Jun 1897; from parish registers of the Church of England, database and images, citing Baptism, , Warwick County Record Office, England. (accessed 26-10-2022)
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WB-4BNT : 5 August 2020), John Peter Danks, ; Burial, Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, Lodge Hill Cemetery and Crematorium; citing record ID 169129957, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. (accessed 26-10-2022)