John Broughton Barker (b.c 1815/1821) & family

[rutht22000]

John Broughton Barker was born in around 1815 - 1821 in Leicestershire.   Mariner and Victualler by trade.

I can't read the exact place of birth on the 1851 census as its not very clear and slightly written over.  Reference is HO107; Piece: 2184; Folio: 18; Page: 29.  The link on FindMyPast is sending me to a totally different street and page so can't check if they have a clearer copy to check his place of birth or age (could be 30 or 36 in 1851).

He marries Sarah Fletcher on 14 December 1846 in Liverpool. JBB's father was called William, a Farmer

They have one child Sophia Jane who was registered in January 1852 in Liverpool.   A second child, Fanny, is registered in Liverpool in October 1853.  If there are older children between 1846 and 1852 I can't currently find them.

1861 Sarah is widowed and living with both children with her sister and brother in law  (RG 9; Piece: 2651; Folio: 227; Page: 28)

I am stuck on finding JBB's death.  There is a death registered in Yorkshire in 1851 for a John Broughton Barker but that was a 1 year old baby.

After the 1861 census, the family seemed to split up.    I have lost Sarah completely after that.

Sophia Jane is unmarried and in service and/or boarding in and around Liverpool in 1871, 1881 and 1901 (lost her in 1891). 

Fanny is unmarried too, working as a Cigar Maker and boarding in and around Liverpool in 1881 and 1
1891. 1901 she is with her cousin.  The sisters are never living with each other after 1861.

I wonder if anyone could assist in finding:

JBB's death.
Sarah's death/where she went after 1861
Where Fanny was in 1871
Fanny's death
Where Sophia Jane was in 1891
Sophia Jane's death

Thanks
Ruth

[heatherjulie]

Could this be their son?

John Broughton Barker
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep1850
Registration District Leicester
Leicestershire

[rosie99]

1851 Victualler late Master Mariner born Leicester, Leicestershire

You can view it on FindMyPast by searching John B Barker bn 1821 and clicking on a few pages

[heatherjulie]

Possible birth for John

John Barker
Birth Date 20 Dec 1820
Birthplace    St Margaret, Leicester, Leicester, England
Father's Name William Barker
Mother's Name Sophia


John Barker
Christening Date 28 Dec 1821 St Margaret, Leicester, Leicester, England
Father's Name William Barker
Mother's Name Sophia

[heatherjulie]

William Barker
Spouse's Name Sophia Brown
Event Date 23 Jun 1817
Event Place St. Martin'S, Leicester, Leicester, England

[heatherjulie]

Is this connected to your family?

 George WEDGE and Jane  FLETCHER in 1855 Liverpool, Our Lady & St. Nicholas & St. Anne

In 1901, in the household where Fanny is a cousin, there is a nephew called George F Wedge

Rg13/3482/51/34

 Peter J ROSCOE and  Eliza H WEDGE in 1884 atKirkdale, St. Aidan

[heatherjulie]

1861
George Fletcher  48
 Hannah Fletcher  48
 Sarah A Fletcher  14
 Jane Wedge  28
 Gustif Welson Wedge  6
Eliza H Wedge  4 grand daughter
 Charlotte M Wedge  10/12
 Alice Barrett  24
 Ann Delaney  15

[garstonite]

although baptised 24th aug 1851 - he could have been born early 1851 and baptised when dad came home off his trip as a sailor ?- or - he may not be a brother to Sarah Jane and Fanny ...
Baptism: 24 Aug 1851 St John the Baptist, Toxteth, Liverpool ,Lancashire, England
William Barker - [Child] of John Barker & Sarah
Abode: Toxteth Park
Occupation: Shipsmith
Baptised by: J. Hassall Perpetual Curate
although a Shipsmith usually worked on a ship in port - they did go out to sea to do repairs during trips - and being in Liverpool , the busiest seaport in the world at that time , ships couldn't spend a lot of time in dock
so -William looks to be a good possibility - but how do you prove it ??

[heatherjulie]

I wonder if this is the one you found Garsonite?

Marriage: 14 Feb 1847 St Paul, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
John Barker - Full, Ship smith, Bachelor, 29 George Street
Sarah Gildart - Full, Spinster, 29 George Street
Groom's Father: William Barker, Forge man
Witness: Nicholas Nelson; Sarah Stockley, (X)
Married by Banns by: Robt. Davies MinisterNotes: [Bride's Mother - Bridget Gildart - Single woman]