BURKS

[yogibear]

areas known, long sutton,gedney drove end , spalding areas. ellen burks had 2 illegitimate children walter and ada both of fosdyke lincs. ada went to live with ellens twin sister emma and married in corlton lancs. who to? ellen married john fox. who were his parents? he died aged 40 in 1896. what happened to ellen after 1881. who were ellens parents and siblings of everyone.

[Elleray Girl]

Hi Yogibear,

I found this marriage record:

Ada Lizzie Burks - Q3 1901 Chorlton Vol 8c Page 1356

Bridegroom could be either:

Benjamin Hughes OR Thomas Ross

Sorry I can't tell you which one it is - you would need to order the certificate to find out (if it is your Ada!)

Karen

[Geoff E]

1861 Census
Low Drove, Moulton
John BURKS 46 AgLab, Donington
Frances 44 Boston
John E 11 Moulton
Ellen 7 Moulton
Emma 7 Moulton
Fanny 3 Moulton
Isabell 6m Moulton (actually says 1/2 - half)

[Geoff E]

1851 census

Wash Way, Moulton
John BURKS 36 AgLab, Donington
Frances 34 Huckster, Boston
Sarah 6 Glos Tewkesbury (where I live )
Elizabeth 4 Lincs Fosdyke
John E 1 Moulton
Edward ALLERBY (neph) 13 AgLab, Horncastle

John BIRKS illeg son of Susanna, bap 26 March 1815 Donington

Marriage Q4 1843
John BURKS to Frances WARSOP Boston 14 434

Frances WARSAP bap 7 March 1817 Boston, dau of Henry and Anne.

Here's the marriage ...
7 Dec 1843 Boston John BURKS (son of John!) to Frances WARSOP (dau of Henry)

Sarah Ann BIRKS bap Tewkesbury 9 Aug 1844 (dau of John and Ann)