Family of John LUDKIN and Maria ROPE

Husband:
John LUDKIN (1798-c. 1874)
Wife:
Maria ROPE (c. 1791-c. 1869)
Children:
John LUDKIN (1824-c. 1835)
James LUDKIN (c. 1831-c. 1872)
Robert LUDKIN (c. 1835-c. 1898)
Marriage:
29 May 1821
Tharston¹
witnesses Fanny LUDKIN and John MASON

Husband: John LUDKIN

Name:
John LUDKIN
Sex:
Male
Father:
John LUDKIN (c. 1770-c. 1844)
Mother:
Mary LIVOCK (c. 1779-c. 1849)
Birth:
26 Sep 1798
Wacton²
Baptism:
30 Sep 1798 (age 0)
Wacton²
Census:
1841 (age 42-43)
Tharston³
agricultural labourer, living with wife Maria (50), and sons James (12, agricultural labourer) and Robert (6), and George EVERETT (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1851 (age 52-53)
Tharston⁴
agricultural labourer, living with wife Maria (60), and 2 lodgers George EVERETT (40, agricultural labourer) and John COMMIAN? (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1861 (age 62-63)
Tharston⁵
Address: Private House, Tharston

agricultural labourer, living with wife Maria (70) and son James (30)
Census:
1871 (age 72-73)
Tharston⁶
Address: The Street, Tharston

widower, agricultural labourer, living with son James (39, blind) and granddaughter Mary Ann ARNOLD (19, housekeeper)
Death:
c. 1874 (age 75-76)^7,8
Burial:
29 Sep 1874
Tharston⁷

Wife: Maria ROPE

Name:
Maria ROPE
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
c. 1791
Tharston
Census:
1841 (age 49-50)
Tharston³
living with husband John (45, agricultural labourer), and sons James (12, agricultural labourer) and Robert (6), and George EVERETT (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1851 (age 59-60)
Tharston⁴
living with husband John (56, agricultural labourer), and 2 lodgers George Everett (40, agricultural labourer) and John Commian? (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1861 (age 69-70)
Tharston⁵
Address: Private House, Tharston

agricultural labourer, living with husband John (65, agricultural labourer) and son James (30)
Death:
c. 1869 (age 77-78)^9,10
Burial:
18 May 1869
Tharston⁹

Child 1: John LUDKIN

Name:
John LUDKIN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
23 Jan 1824
Tharston¹¹
Baptism:
1 Feb 1824 (age 0)
Tharston¹¹
Death:
c. 1835 (age 10-11)
Tharston¹²
Burial:
15 Nov 1835
Tharston¹²

Child 2: James LUDKIN

Name:
James LUDKIN
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1831
Tharston
Census:
1841 (age 9-10)
Tharston³
living with parents John (45, agricultural labourer) and Maria (50), brother James (6), and George EVERETT (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1861 (age 29-30)
Tharston⁵
Address: Private House, Tharston

living with parents John (65, agricultural labourer) and Maria (70)
Census:
1871 (age 39-40)
Tharston⁶
Address: The Street, Tharston

30, blind, living with father John (75, widower, agricultural labourer) and niece Mary Ann ARNOLD (19 ,housekeeper)
Death:
c. 1872 (age 40-41)^13,14
Burial:
27 Mar 1872
Tharston¹³

Child 3: Robert LUDKIN

Son: Robert LUDKIN

Spouse: Martha RAYNER

Name:
Robert LUDKIN
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Martha RAYNER (1834-c. 1916)
Birth:
c. 1835
Tharston¹⁵
Baptism:
24 Apr 1835 (age 0)
Tharston¹⁵
Census:
1841 (age 5-6)
Tharston³
living with parents John (45, agricultural labourer) and Maria (50), brother James (12, agricultural labourer), and George EVERETT (20, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1851 (age 15-16)
Wacton¹⁶
Address: By Road To Common, Wacton

farm servant living in the household of William WESTON (62, farmer of 152 acres employing 2 labourers)
Census:
1861 (age 25-26)
Tharston¹⁷
agricultural labourer, living with wife Martha (26), son James (3mths), stepchildren Mary Ann ARNOLD (9, scholar), Martha ARNOLD (7, scholar) and John ARNOLD (5, scholar), and his [wife's] cousin Maria BENNETT (widow, 30, charwoman) and her children
Census:
1871 (age 35-36)
Tharston¹⁸
Address: High Common, Tharston

teamman, living with wife Martha (38), children James (10), Maria (8), William (7), Amelia (4), Arthur (2) and John (4mthys), and stepson John ARNOLD (15)
Census:
1881 (age 45-46)
Tharston¹⁹
Address: Bordeaux House, Tharston

agricultural labourer, living with wife Martha (48), children James (20, agricultural labourer), William (17, agricultural labourer), Amelia (14), Arthur (12, scholar), John (11, scholar), Henry (9, scholar), Frederick (7, scholar), Lily (5, scholar) and Albert (1), and visitor William WOMACK (22, general labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 55-56)
Tharston²⁰
Address: Wacton Road, Tharston

agricultural labourer, living with wife Martha (57), and children John (20, railway labourer), Frederick (16, agricultural labourer) and Albert (12, scholar)
Death:
c. 1898 (age 62-63)^21,22
Burial:
19 Sep 1898
Tharston²¹

Sources

1.: Parish register - marriage. Tharston. Cit. Date: 29 May 1821.

2.: Parish register - baptism. Wacton. Cit. Date: 30 September 1798.

3.: 1841 Census. HO107 757 8 10. Cit. Date: 1841.

4.: 1851 Census. HO107 1821 659 11. Cit. Date: 1851.

5.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 170 8. Cit. Date: 1861.

6.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 157 10. Cit. Date: 1871.

7.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 29 September 1874.

8.: Civil Registration - death. 1874 Q3 Depwade 4B 153. Cit. Date: Q3 1874.

9.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 18 May 1869.

10.: Civil Registration - death. 1869 Q2 Depwade 4B 149. Cit. Date: Q2 1869.

11.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 1 February 1824.

12.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 15 November 1835.

13.: Ibid. Cit. Date: 27 March 1872.

14.: Civil Registration - death. 1872 Q1 Depwade 4B 191. Cit. Date: Q1 1872.

15.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 April 1835.

16.: 1851 Census. HO107 1821 707 9. Cit. Date: 1851.

17.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 172 12. Cit. Date: 1861.

18.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 153 2. Cit. Date: 1871.

19.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 55 11. Cit. Date: 1881.

20.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 130 8. Cit. Date: 1891.

21.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 September 1898.

22.: Civil Registration - death. 1898 Q3 Depwade 4B 164. Cit. Date: Q3 1898.