William Barker (1788 - 1862)

Born 30 Jun 1788 in Satterthwaite, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Jackson) Barker — married 31 May 1807 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 May 1862 at age 73 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Barker (1788-1862) was born in Satterthwaite (in Hawkshead parish), Lancashire on the 30th June 1788 and christened in Satterthwaite on the 22nd July 1788. He was the son of a collier, Robert Barker and Margaret Woodend. ^[1]

He became a forgeman and lived in Spark Bridge (in Ulverston parish). He married Jane Jackson (sometimes known as Jenny) in Ulverston parish on the 31st May 1807. ^{[2] [3]} Jane was already expecting their first child and a little over 3 months later Joseph was born. ^[4] Their next child, a daughter, Jane, like the rest of the children following, were christened in the chapelry of Egton cum Newland (otherwise known as Penny Bridge chapel (part of Ulverston parish). Surprisingly for that era, all bar one of the 11 children survived and went onto marry. Their youngest child, Thomas born in 1828 died aged 1 year old.

Spark Bridge was a very small community and as the children grew, opportunities were limited locally and many of them travelled south to Liverpool. By 1841 just William & Jane were left at home. William was employed by then as a basket filler and they had moved to Backbarrow in neighbouring Colton parish. ^[5]

Jane died in Backbarrow in 1848 and William then travelled south and went to live with his eldest daughter Jane in Park Road, Toxteth Park. ^{[6] [7]}

William died of "old age & dropsy" on the 10th May 1862 at Park Road ^[8]

William Barker death certificate 1862

and was buried alongside his daughter Jane in Toxteth Park cemetery on the 13th May 1862. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   FamilySearch Record: NYYC-MHH (accessed 12 May 2022)
   image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C955-TW3S-Y
   Wm Barker baptism on 22 Jul 1788 (born 30 Jun 1788) in Satterthwaite, Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 5967 #87969 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   Wm Barker marriage to Jenny Jackson in 1807 in P R Ulverston Lancs.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Bishop's transcripts for St. Mary's Church, Ulverston"
   image https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6W3Q-PY
   William Barker marriage to Jenny Jackson on 31 May 1807 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England.
4. ↑ Child Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6W3Q-PY
   William Barker's child Joseph Barker baptism on 18 Oct 1807 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 528; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Colton; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 8; Page: 10; Line: 6; GSU roll: 306914
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #5262041 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   William Barker (50) in Ulverston registration district. Born in Lancashire, England.
6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2188; Folio: 365; Page: 22; GSU roll: 87195
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #12992177 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   William Barker (63) visitor in household of Thomas Edmondson (40) in West Derby registration district. Born in Lancashire, England.
7. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 2707; Folio: 85; Page: 12; GSU roll: 543016
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #23130474 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   William Barker (75) father-in-law in household of Thomas Edmondson (51) in West Derby registration district. Born in Hawkshead.
8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8914 #1674316 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   William Barker death Apr-May-Jun 1862 in West Derby volume 8b page 219.
9. ↑ Burial: "England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016"
   Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 CEM 9/1/3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 9041 #4022246 (accessed 12 May 2022)
   William Barker burial (died in 1862 at age 76) on 13 May 1862 in Merseyside, England.