William Henry Silk (1864)

Born 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

William Henry Silk was born in 1864 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England to John Silk and Maria (Lees) Silk. His birth was registered in West Bromwich, Staffordshire in the first quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Lees.^[1]

In 1871 Willm Heny Silk (age 7, Scholar) lived in Wednesbury with his father John (36, Iron Worker), mother Maria (36), and four siblings: John Jas (13, Scholar), Sarah Jane (11, Scholar), Ann Maria (6, Scholar), and Samuel (0).^[2]

In 1881 William H Silk (age 17, Coal Miner) lived at Bradbury Lane in Cannock, Staffordshire with his father John (46, Coal Miner), mother Maria (46), and five siblings: John J (22, BLacksmith), Sarah J (19), Ann M (15), Samuel (11, Scholar), and Daniel (7, Scholar), as well as his brother John's wife Mary (24).^[3]

In 1891 William Hy Silk (age 27, Coal Miner) was a lodger in Cannock.^[4]

William married Mary Ann Clark before 1896. No marriage record has been located, they may have been common law.

Mary had a daughter already:

1. Jessie (c1889-) [she used the surname Silk on the 1901 census, so it's possible that William was her father, though he was single on the 1891 census.]

William and Mary had at least one daughter:

1. Sarah Jane Silk (1896-)

In 1901 William H Silk (age 37, Coal Miner) lived in Ackworth, Yorkshire with his wife Mary A (37), stepdaughter[?] Jessie (12), and daughter Sarah J (4).^[5]

In 1911 William Henry Silk (age 47, Coal Miner Hewer) lived in Tamworth, Staffordshire with his wife Mary Ann (47) and daughter Sarah Jane (14).^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:261Z-VRC : 1 October 2014), William Henry Silk, 1864; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDV-SLY : 26 April 2019), Willm Heny Silk in entry for John Silk, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-14HN : 13 December 2017), William H Silk in household of John Silk, Cannock, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 2785/26, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,797.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7VS-CT2 : 5 May 2019), William Hy Silk, Cannock, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95Q-X71 : 21 May 2019), William H Silk, Ackworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hemsworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW7L-7YJ : 4 July 2019), William Henry Silk, Tamworth, Staffordshire, 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.