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Edwin Douglas Birks1,2

#376, b. 3 December 1914, d. 20 January 2006
Edwin Douglas Birks|b. 3 Dec 1914\nd. 20 Jan 2006|p16.htm#i376|Hugh Hallifield Birks|b. 3 Aug 1885\nd. 5 Feb 1924|p11.htm#i274|Emily Douglas Lamb|b. 14 Sep 1886\nd. 21 Mar 1971|p3.htm#i65|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Henry Lamb|b. 4 Sep 1850\nd. 15 Aug 1913|p3.htm#i53|Georgina H. Hutchinson|b. 19 Oct 1851\nd. 20 Jul 1927|p3.htm#i54|

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=5 Jul 2011
Edwin Douglas Birks
     Edwin Douglas Birks was born on 3 December 1914 in Elm Grove, Hartlepool, Durham, England.3,4 He was the son of Hugh Hallifield Birks and Emily Douglas Lamb. The first part of Edwin's working life was as a manager of the Whitby Street branch of Birks Brothers who were grocers in Hartlepool. Later he worked for Amos Hinton in Middlesborough and finally as a hospital gardener in Guisborough. He lived in Hartlepool 1914-1960, Guisborough 1961-81, Reeth 1981-87 and Morpeth until his death.4 He married Norma Hall, daughter of Shafto Robson and Myra Lilly Moore, on 12 June 1953 Wedding arrangements had to be changed at the last minute when Edwin's mother refused to be at the wedding if Aunts from the Birks side of the family were present. The old Birks/Lamb rift was still alive and well. Edwin was Norma's second husband and there were no children from this marriage.5,2,4 He died on 20 January 2006 in Ashington General Hospital, Ashington, Northumberland, England, aged 91 Edwin was living at Morpeth, Northumberland.4,6

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  3. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  4. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper from 8 February 2006.
  5. [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
  6. [S3] GRO Indexes - January 2006 Northumberland C District 67771B Reg 188 Ent 219 DOR 106.

Norma Robson1,2

#377, b. 1916
Norma Robson|b. 1916|p16.htm#i377|Shafto Robson||p661.htm#i16510|Myra Lilly Moore||p661.htm#i16511|||||||||||||

Last Edited=5 Jul 2011
Norma Birks née Robson late Hall
     Norma Robson was born in 1916 in Guisborough, Yorkshire, England.2,3 She was the daughter of Shafto Robson and Myra Lilly Moore.2 Norma and Dorothy went to school at Westgate Private School, and later to Henry Smith School in Hartlepool.2 She married Joseph Hall in 1942 This was Norma's first marriage and took place just a few months before her sister Dorothy was tragically killed.1 She married Edwin Douglas Birks, son of Hugh Hallifield Birks and Emily Douglas Lamb, on 12 June 1953 Wedding arrangements had to be changed at the last minute when Edwin's mother refused to be at the wedding if Aunts from the Birks side of the family were present. The old Birks/Lamb rift was still alive and well. Edwin was Norma's second husband and there were no children from this marriage.4,1,2

Child of Norma Robson and Joseph Hall

  • Michael Hall

Sources of Information

  1. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  2. [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper from 8 February 2006.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1916/Q3 Sunderland Volume 10a Page 1179.
  4. [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.

Jean Elliot1,2

#381, b. 1925, d. 16 September 2011

Last Edited=19 Sep 2011
Jean Birks née Elliot
     Jean Elliot was born in 1925.2 She married George Lamb Birks, son of Hugh Hallifield Birks and Emily Douglas Lamb, in May 1948 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.1,3 Sadly Jean went into a nursing home but George visited her daily.4 A wonderful photograph of George on his 90th birthday.5 She died on 16 September 2011 in Nursing Home, Richmond, Yorkshire, England, quietly in her sleep.5

Children of Jean Elliot and George Lamb Birks

  • Richard George Birks
  • Judith Helen Birks

Sources of Information

  1. [S380] E-mails between George Lamb Birks and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003 Most of the information supplied by George Lamb Birks came from Auntie Hilda Mary Birks #1070.
  2. [S378] E-mails between Hugh Reginald Birks and Jan Cooper from 16 January 2001.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1948/Q2 Leeds Volume 2c Page 608.
  4. [S1] Jan's knowledge,Barbara told me at the Birks Reunion 13 August 2011.
  5. [S633] E-mails between Judith Hochkiss and Jan Cooper from 28 March 2011 title.

Rebecca Jane Rowell1

#387, b. 6 December 1982
Rebecca Jane Rowell|b. 6 Dec 1982|p16.htm#i387|John Robert Rowell|||Penelope Mary Lamb|||||||||Norman . A. Lamb|b. 7 Mar 1915\nd. 1980|p11.htm#i269|Dorothy Hull|b. 1915\nd. 15 Mar 2009|p11.htm#i270|

Relationship=3rd cousin 1 time removed of Janet Susan Greathead.
Last Edited=6 Jan 2011
     Rebecca Jane Rowell was born on 6 December 1982 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,2,3 She was the daughter of John Robert Rowell and Penelope Mary Lamb.

Sources of Information

  1. [S270] Letters between Dorothy Lamb née Hull and Jan Cooper from 13 March 1998.
  2. [S40009] Www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk 591/00 0370.
  3. [S344] E-mails between Penny Rowell and Jan Cooper from 6 January 2011.

Charles Edward Smith

#391
Charles Edward Smith||p16.htm#i391|... Smith||p16.htm#i397||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=24 Aug 2007
     Charles Edward Smith was the son of ... Smith. He married Elizabeth Long. He was a marine engineer in 1884.

Children of Charles Edward Smith and Elizabeth Long

Elizabeth Long

#392, b. 1856, d. 1959

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     Elizabeth Long was born in 1856. She married Charles Edward Smith, son of ... Smith. She died in 1959.

Children of Elizabeth Long and Charles Edward Smith

Charles Frederick Smith1

#393, b. 4 February 1884, d. 1967
Charles Frederick Smith|b. 4 Feb 1884\nd. 1967|p16.htm#i393|Charles Edward Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|... Smith||p16.htm#i397||||||||||

Last Edited=16 Jan 2005
     Charles Frederick Smith was born on 4 February 1884 in 23 Bertha Street, Hartlepool, Durham, England.1,2 He was the son of Charles Edward Smith and Elizabeth Long. He died in 1967.1

Sources of Information

  1. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1884/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 159.

Annie Smith

#394
Annie Smith||p16.htm#i394|Charles Edward Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|... Smith||p16.htm#i397||||||||||

Last Edited=31 Jan 2005
     Annie Smith was the daughter of Charles Edward Smith and Elizabeth Long. She married Edward James Sellex.

Child of Annie Smith and Edward James Sellex

Jessie Edith Noyes

#395, b. 6 August 1904, d. September 1993

Last Edited=20 Jan 2011
Jessie Mitchell née Noyes
     Jessie Edith Noyes was born on 6 August 1904 in Hambledon, Surrey, England.1,2 She married Henry Charles Mitchell, son of Thomas Mitchell and Emily Raggett, in 1928 in Hambledon, Surrey, England.3 Her husband Henry died on 1972 in Surrey, England.4 She died in September 1993 in Surrey, England, aged 89.5

Child of Jessie Edith Noyes and Henry Charles Mitchell

  • Kenneth Mitchell

Sources of Information

  1. [S5] Jan's thoughts based on information from GRO or Parish record entries.
  2. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1904/Q3 Hambledon Volume 2a Page 168.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1928/Q4 Hambledon Volume 1a Page 461.
  4. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1972/Q1 Surrey SW Volume 5g Page 1451.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - September 1993 Surrey SW Reg 86E District 7613B Entry 210 age 89.

Anne Sellex1

#396, b. 24 October 1912, d. 24 January 2005
Anne Sellex|b. 24 Oct 1912\nd. 24 Jan 2005|p16.htm#i396|Edward James Sellex||p242.htm#i6029|Annie Smith||p16.htm#i394|||||||Charles E. Smith||p16.htm#i391|Elizabeth Long|b. 1856\nd. 1959|p16.htm#i392|

Last Edited=26 Mar 2012
     Anne Sellex was born on 24 October 1912 in Tynemouth, Durham, England.2,3 She was the daughter of Edward James Sellex and Annie Smith. She died on 24 January 2005 in Clifton House, Hartlepool, Durham, England, aged 92.4,5 Peggy's death was given in the Daily Telegraph paper under announcements on 26 January 2005. Inquiries were suggested to be made to Mason and Gerald Martin Funeral Directors on 01429 862021.6 Her body was cremated on 8 February 2005 in Stranton Grange Crematorium, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Durham, England.2

Sources of Information

  1. [S333] Letters between John Lamb and John Cooper from 4 December 1997.
  2. [S74] E-mails between Peter Hogg and Jan Cooper from 1 July 1997.
  3. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1912/Q4 Tynemouth Volume 10b Page 562.
  4. [S74] E-mails between Peter Hogg and Jan Cooper from 1 July 1997 Entry in Telegraph of 26 January 2005.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - January 2005 Hartlepool Reg J54 District 351/1A Entry 71.
  6. [S40045] Newspapers Daily Telegraph 26 January 2005 - Announcements.

... Smith

#397

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004

Children of ... Smith

W A Smith

#398
W A Smith||p16.htm#i398|... Smith||p16.htm#i397||||||||||||||||

Last Edited=13 Oct 2004
     W A Smith was the son of ... Smith. He was an insurance broker.

Harry Buckner

#399

Last Edited=12 Oct 2004
     Harry Buckner was a chemist.

Child of Harry Buckner

James Dakers

#400, b. about 1834, d. 1906
James Dakers|b. a 1834\nd. 1906|p16.htm#i400|James Dakers|b. 20 Feb 1799\nd. 2 Sep 1869|p663.htm#i16565|Alice Tulip|b. a 1802\nd. 1874|p663.htm#i16566|John Dakers||p810.htm#i20245||||||||||

Last Edited=4 Sep 2008
     James Dakers was born about 1834 in Hetton le Hole, Durham, England.1 He was the son of James Dakers and Alice Tulip.1 In the census of 6 June 1841 in Nova Scotia, Harraton, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of Alice Dakers.2 In the census of 30 March 1851 at Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of James Dakers James was a coalminer overseer helper.3 In the census of 7 April 1861 in Lyons house, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, he was listed as the son of James Dakers James was a colliery agent.4 He married Margaret Loudon in 1865 in Houghton, Durham, England.5 James was listed as the head of the family on the census of 3 April 1881 in South Side, Lyon House, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, James was a collier surveyor.6 James was listed as the head of the family of on the census of 5 April 1891 in Lyons House, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, James was a mining surveyor living with his wife and son.7 James was listed as head of household in the census of 31 March 1901 in Lyons Colliery, Hetton le Hole, Durham, England, James was a colliery worker.8 He died in 1906 in Houghton, Durham, England.9

Child of James Dakers and Margaret Loudon

Sources of Information

  1. [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
  2. [S41841] UK Census 1841 (HO107) - 7 June 1841HO107 Piece 300/5 Folio 2 Page 27.
  3. [S41851] UK Census 1851 (HO107) - 30 March 1851HO107 Piece 2393 Folio 349 Page 7.
  4. [S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861RG9 Piece 3755 Folio 92 Page 10.
  5. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1865/Q1 Houghton Volume 10a Page 458.
  6. [S41881] UK Census 1881 (RG11) - 3 April 1881RG11 Piece 4976 Folio 24 Page 42.
  7. [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891RG12 Piece 4117 Folio 81 Page 55.
  8. [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4696 Folio 116 Page 51.
  9. [S3] GRO Indexes - 1906/Q4 Houghton Volume 10a Page 30 age 71.
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