William Birks 1851- 1934
Crate Maker in the potteries
Lived around Stoke nearly all his life- though as a child his parents had also worked in Birkenhead, slightly odd this
1851. Born Longton Stoke Mar 1851 to parents Thomas Birks & Sarah Brantnell
1851C. William Birks Vauxhall Road, Stoke
| Thomas | Birks | Head | Married | Male | 28 | 1823 | Crate Maker Master (2 Men) | Fenton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Sarah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | 26 | 1825 | - | Derbyshire, England | |
| George | Birks | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1849 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| William | Birks | Son | - | Male | 0 | 1851 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England |
1861C. William Birks Harelock Street, Poulton cum Seabourne, Birkenhead, Cheshire
| Thomas | Birks | Head | Married | Male | 38 | 1823 | Crate Maker | Fenton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Sarah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | 34 | 1827 | - | Derby | |
| George | Birks | Son | - | Male | 12 | 1849 | Scholar | Longton Staffs | |
| William | Birks | Son | - | Male | 10 | 1851 | Scholar | Longton | |
| Ann Mary | Birks | Daughter | - | Female | 8 | 1853 | Scholar | Longton | |
| James | Dial | Boarder | Unmarried | Male | 30 | 1831 | Potter Packer | Leicester | |
| Samuel | Robinson | Boarder | Unmarried | Male | 17 | 1844 | Crate Maker | - | |
| Mary | Tyson | Boarder | Widow | Female | 36 | 1825 | - | Ireland |
1871C. William Birks, 20, crate maker, Heathcote Road Stoke
| John | Birks | Head | - | Male | 69 | 1802 | - | crate maker Trentham Staffordshire, England | |
| Mary | Birks | Wife | - | Female | 68 | 1803 | - | . . . . . . . . . .Trentham Staffordshire, England | |
| William | Birks | Grandson | - | Male | 20 | 1851 | - | crate maker Longton Staffordshire, England | |
| John | Birks | Grandson | - | Male | 4 | 1867 | - | . . . . . . . . . .Dresden Staffordshire, England |
1871. Jun Stoke . William Birks, 21, married Hannah Rowson , 25, in Longton. . His father Thomas Birks, hers Samuel Rowson- England marrieges ,FMP, no month given.
1881C. William Birks, 31, crate maker, 42 Caroline Street Stoke
| William | Birks | Head | Married | Male | 31 | 1850 | Crate Maker (Cr) | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Hannah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | 34 | 1847 | Crate Maker Wife | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Emma | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 7 | 1874 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| William | Birks | Son | Single | Male | 5 | 1876 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Florance | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 3 | 1878 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Fanney | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 0 | 1881 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Samuel | Rowson | Brother In Law | Single | Male | 28 | 1853 | Plate Maker Potter | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Edwin | Rowson | Brother In Law | Single | Male | 13 | 1868 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England |
1891C. William Birks, 46, crate maker, 42 Caroline Street Stoke
| William | Birks | Head | Married | Male | 46 | 1845 | Crate Maker | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Hannah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | 44 | 1847 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Emily | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 17 | 1874 | Potters Wheel Turner | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| William H | Birks | Son | - | Male | 14 | 1877 | Crate Makers Assistant | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Florence | Birks | Daughter | - | Female | 12 | 1879 | Stilt Picker Potters | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Fanny | Birks | Daughter | - | Female | 10 | 1881 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Samuel T | Birks | Son | - | Male | 5 | 1886 | Scholar | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Lilian | Birks | Daughter | - | Female | 3 | 1888 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England |
1892. Ada Birks was born Stoke Dec 1892. In 1939 register her birthdate is given as 29/9/1891- I think the year on this must be wrong .The last known child of 12- this from 1911C info. . Children of William & Hannah Birks
1901C. William Birks, 51, crate maker, 23 Goldenhill Road, Fenton, Stoke
| William H | Birks | Head | Married | Male | 51 | 1850 | Potters Cratemaker | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Hannah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | 54 | 1847 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| William Hy | Birks | Son | Married | Male | 24 | 1877 | Potters Cratemaker | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Alice | Birks | Daughter-In-Law | Married | Female | 27 | 1874 | Potters ?aler | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Emily | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 27 | 1874 | Potters Thowers Assistant | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Florence | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 23 | 1878 | Potters Warehouse Woman | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Francis F | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 20 | 1881 | Potters Panitress | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Lillian | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 13 | 1888 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England | |
| Ada | Birks | Daughter | Single | Female | 9 | 1892 | - | Longton, Staffordshire, England |
1911C.William Henry Birks, 60, cratemaker, 23 Goldenhill Road, Fenton, Stoke . Married 40 years, 12 children, 4 of them dead . Also son Samuel 1886 and married daughter Emma 1874
| William Henry | Birks | Head | Married | Male | Crate Maker | 60 | 1851 | Staffs Longton | |
| Hannah | Birks | Wife | Married | Female | Domestic | 64 | 1847 | Staffs Longton | |
| Samuel | Birks | Son | Single | Male | Cratemaker | 25 | 1886 | Staffs Longton | |
| Robert James | Jarvis | Son In Law | Married | Male | Potters Turner | 44 | 1867 | Staffs Longton | |
| Emmer | Jarvis | Wife | Married | Female | Wheel Turner | 37 | 1874 | Staffs Longton | |
| Annie | Jarvis | Daughter | - | Female | Paper Cutter | 13 | 1898 | Staffs Longton | |
| Phyllis May | Jarvis | Daughter | - | Female | - | 0 | 1911 | Staffs Fenton |
1929. His wife, Hannah Birks, likely dies Stoke Dec 1929, stated age 83
1934. William H Birks likely dies Stoke Mar 1934, stated age 84
His son William H Birks 1877 had a son William Thomas Birks 1905-1929 [ threw himself out of a hospital window] , who had a son ?? Birks 1929 : I am in contact with his daughter Alison - - Birkspw001g2036@blueyonder.co.uk