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John Barker (1854 - 1934)

John Barker
Born in Honeyhole, Stansfield, (Todmorden) Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married about 1876 in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at age 79 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

John Barker was born on 20 July 1854 in Honeyhole, Todmorden to Thomas and Betty Haigh Barker.

At the 1861 census, John (aged 7) was living with his parents, Thomas (Age 39 and a gas rent collector) and Betty (36) and his siblings Emma (3) and Betsy (1) on Bath Street. Stansfield (Todmorden), Yorkshire (West Riding), England

At the 1871 census, the family was still living on Bath Street, Todmorden. Frank Barker (9) had been added to the family.

John Married Christina Jackson of Langfield at St John the Baptist, Halifax on 4 Jan 1876.

At the 1881 census, John (now 26) and wife Christina (29) had two children -- Emily (2) and Herbert (1) and lived on Garden Terrace, Todmorden. John's profession was that of a Cut Looker in a Cotton Factory.

At the 1891 census, John (age 36) was a cotton mill warehouseman living at 31&32 Stones Wood Bottom, Todmorden with wife Christina (39) and their six children: Emily (12), Herbert (11), Charles (8), Frank (6), Thomas Edward (2) and Ethel (6mo).

At the 1901 census, John (age 46) was a Cloth Looker in a cotton factory and living on Fern Terr?, Todmorden with wife Christina and their children.

in 1911 John (56) and Christina (59) lived at 13 Farnboro St., Walsden Near Todmorden. The only children still at home were Thomas Edward (22) and Ethel (20).

John died on 15 April 1934 and was buried on 18 April 1954 at St. Mary's, Todmorden. His last address was Frith's House , Bacup Road, Walsden. His probate (185 Ponds) was settled in London on 3 May 1934 to sons Charles and Thomas Edward.

Sources

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915; Volume9a Page205; citing the birth of John Barker Apr - Jun 1855 in Todmorden.


https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1374780218/john-barker-in-familysearch-family

1861 England Census; Class: RG 9; Piece: 3233; Folio: 67; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543099

1871 England Census; The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4330; Folio: 79; Page: 9; GSU roll: 846984

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10154-48815552/john-barker-in-1881-england-wales-census

West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935; citing the marriage of John Barker and Christina Jackson on 4 Jan 1876 at St. John the Baptist, Halifax.

1891 England Census; The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3548; Folio: 7; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6098658

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-94505644/john-barker-in-1901-england-wales-census

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10446-27553077/john-barker-in-1911-england-wales-census

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995; citing the death of John Barker on 15 April 1834 and the settlement of his probate in London on 3 May 1934.





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