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Family of Francis BARBER and Mary WICKS

Husband: Francis BARBER

  • Name:

  • Francis BARBER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James BARBER (c. 1778- )

  • Mother:

  • Judith DICKERSON (c. 1784-c. 1867)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1824

  • Morningthorpe

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 26-27)

  • Tharston1

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    brick maker employing 6 men and 6 boys, living with wife Mary (27), children Phoebe (4) and Francis (11 mths), brother Ephrain (23, brick burner) and his wife Maria (27) and daughter Mary (4), mother-in-law Mary WICKS (widow, 66, proprietor of houses), niece Sarah WICKS (4), general servant John DAY (17) and lodger William BATLEY (20, brick maker)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 36-37)

  • Tharston2

  •  

  • brick and tile maker employing 7 men and 7 boys, living with wife Mary (37), children Phoebe (14), Ephraim (8) and John (6), and servant Robert GOODRUM (20, carter)

  • Death:

  • 18 Jun 1861 (age 36-37)3,4

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 24 Jun 1861

  • Tharston3

  • MI:

  •  

  • St, Mary's Church; Tharston4

  •  

  • Sacred • TO THE MEMORY OF • FRANCIS BARBER •OF THIS PARISH • WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE • JUNE 18TH 1861 • IN HIS 38TH YEAR • Submissive to thy will my GOD • To Thee my partner I resign • And humbly bow before [.....] • ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE • WHO DIED MAY 20TH 1865 • AGED 41 YEARS

Wife: Mary WICKS

  • Name:

  • Mary WICKS

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert WICKS (c. 1793-c. 1839)

  • Mother:

  • Mary BAXTER (c. 1785-c. 1875)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1824

  • Tharston

  • Census:

  • 1841 (age 16-17)

  • Tharston5

  •  

  • living with mother Mary (55, farmer) and brother Martin (20, agricultural labourer)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 26-27)

  • Tharston1

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    living with husband Francis (27, brick maker employing 6 men and 6 boys), children Phoebe (4) and Francis (11 mths), brother-in-law Ephrain (23, brick burner) and his wife Maria (27) and daughter Mary (4), mother Mary WICKS (widow, 66, proprietor of houses), niece Sarah WICKS (4), general servant John DAY (17) and lodger William BATLEY (20, brick maker)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 36-37)

  • Tharston6

  •  

  • living with husband Francis (37, brick and tile maker employing 7 men and 7 boys), children Phoebe (14), Ephraim (8) and John (6), and servant Robert GOODRUM (20, carter)

  • Death:

  • 20 May 1865 (age 40-41)4

  •  

  • Burial:

  • 25 May 1865

  • Tharston7

  • MI:

  •  

  • St. Mary's Church; Tharston4

  •  

  • Sacred • TO THE MEMORY OF • FRANCIS BARBER •OF THIS PARISH • WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE • JUNE 18TH 1861 • IN HIS 38TH YEAR • Submissive to thy will my GOD • To Thee my partner I resign • And humbly bow before [.....] • ALSO OF MARY HIS WIFE • WHO DIED MAY 20TH 1865 • AGED 41 YEARS

Child 1: Phoebe BARBER

  • Name:

  • Phoebe BARBER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1847

  • Tharston

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 3-4)

  • Tharston1

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    living with parents Francis (27, brick maker employing 6 men and 6 boys) and Mary (27), sister Francis (11 mths), uncle Ephrain (23, brick burner) and his wife Maria (27) and daughter Mary (4), grandmother Mary WICKS (widow, 66, proprietor of houses), cousin Sarah WICKS (4), general servant John DAY (17) and lodger William BATLEY (20, brick maker)

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 13-14)

  • Tharston2

  •  

  • living with parents Francis (37, brick and tile maker employing 7 men and 7 boys) and Mary (37), brothers Ephraim (8) and John (6), and servant Robert GOODRUM (20, carter)

Child 2: Frances BARBER

  • Name:

  • Frances BARBER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • c. 1850

  • Tharston

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 0-1)

  • Tharston1

  •  

  • Address: Parish House, Tharston

    living with parents Francis (27, brick maker employing 6 men and 6 boys) and Mary (27), sister Phoebe (4), uncle Ephrain (23, brick burner) and his wife Maria (27) and daughter Mary (4), grandmother Mary WICKS (widow, 66, proprietor of houses), cousin Sarah WICKS (4), general servant John DAY (17) and lodger William BATLEY (20, brick maker)

Child 3: Ephrain BARBER

  • Name:

  • Ephrain BARBER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1853

  • Tharston8

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 7-8)

  • Tharston2

  •  

  • living with parents Francis (37, brick and tile maker employing 7 men and 7 boys) and Mary (37), siblings Phoebe (14) and John (6), and servant Robert GOODRUM (20, carter)

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jul 1869 (age 15-16)

  • Tharston8

  •  

  • aged 14

Child 4: Robert John BARBER

  • Name:

  • Robert John BARBER

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1854

  • Tharston8

  • Census:

  • 1861 (age 6-7)

  • Tharston2

  •  

  • living with parents Francis (37, brick and tile maker employing 7 men and 7 boys) and Mary (37), siblings Phoebe (14) and Ephraim (8), and servant Robert GOODRUM (20, carter)

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Jul 1869 (age 14-15)

  • Tharston8

  •  

  • aged 16

Sources

1.

1851 Census. HO107 1821 657 6. Cit. Date: 1851.

2.

1861 Census. RG09 1233 169 5. Cit. Date: 1861.

3.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 24 June 1861.

4.

Memorial. Tharston.

5.

1841 Census. HO107 757 4 3. Cit. Date: 1841.

6.

1861 Census. Cit. Date: 1861.

7.

Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 25 May 1865.

8.

Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 4 July 1869.

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Tharston Past

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