Edwin Birks1
#1028, b. 17 January 1856, d. 11 January 1925
Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Jonathan Roberts Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|Richard Birks|b. 11 Jan 1793\nd. 1867|p44.htm#i1098|Mary Bowes|b. a 1796\nd. 1881|p80.htm#i1982|William Hutton|b. 1793|p43.htm#i1055|Mary Moorhouse||p43.htm#i1056|
Last Edited=22 Aug 2011

Edwin Birks
Children of Edwin Birks and Eliza Hallifield
- Edith May Birks+ b. 19 May 1883
- Hugh Hallifield Birks+ b. 3 Aug 1885, d. 5 Feb 1924
- Marion Birks b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 17 Oct 1987
- Ida Annie Birks+ b. 10 Jul 1889
- Dorothy Charlotte Birks+ b. 8 Sep 1892, d. 1981
- Arthur Reginald Birks b. 1896, d. 1 Jul 1916
Sources of Information
- [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.
- [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate 1856/Q1 East Retford Volume 7b Page 2 - Copy received from John Birks.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861RG9 Piece 3506 Folio 63 Page 3.
- [S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871RG10 Piece 4891 Folio 31 Page 7.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1880/Q1 Doncaster Volume 9c Page 753.
- [S41881] UK Census 1881 (RG11) - 3 April 1881RG11 Piece 4852 Folio 24 Page 40 FHL Film 1342169.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891Enoch 1891 Piece 4064 Folio 55 Page 14.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S15] E-mails between Grenville Davies and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003.
- [S45000] General Records Office, I hold a copy of birth certificate Northern Daily Mail - West Hartlepool - 17 June 1910.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
- [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper from 8 February 2006.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1925/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 168.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.
- [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
- [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004 Stranton Cemetery.
Eliza Hallifield1
#1029, b. 1853, d. 20 January 1925
Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|||||||... Marsden|d. b 1851|p855.htm#i21363|Ann ...|b. a 1783|p855.htm#i21364|
Last Edited=22 Aug 2011

Eliza Birks née Hallifield
Children of Eliza Hallifield and Edwin Birks
- Edith May Birks+ b. 19 May 1883
- Hugh Hallifield Birks+ b. 3 Aug 1885, d. 5 Feb 1924
- Marion Birks b. 21 Oct 1887, d. 17 Oct 1987
- Ida Annie Birks+ b. 10 Jul 1889
- Dorothy Charlotte Birks+ b. 8 Sep 1892, d. 1981
- Arthur Reginald Birks b. 1896, d. 1 Jul 1916
Sources of Information
- [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.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1853/Q4 Doncaster Volume 9c Page 410.
- [S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861RG9 Piece 3522 Folio 151 Page 8.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1880/Q1 Doncaster Volume 9c Page 753.
- [S41881] UK Census 1881 (RG11) - 3 April 1881RG11 Piece 4852 Folio 24 Page 40 FHL Film 1342169.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891Enoch 1891 Piece 4064 Folio 55 Page 14.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
- [S1031] E-mails between Mike Hall and Jan Cooper from 8 February 2006.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1925/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 168.
- [S9] Wills Index in TNA and Probate Office.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1925/Q1 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 173.
- [S40045] Newspapers Northern Daily Mail, West Hartlepool - 20 January 1925.
- [S15] E-mails between Grenville Davies and Jan Cooper from 7 February 2003.
- [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004.
Gweneth R Wilson
#1030, d. December 2006
Last Edited=27 Oct 2010
Gweneth R Wilson married Derek Edmund Davies in April 1989 in Taunton, Somerset, England.1 Her husband Derek died on November 2006 in Yorkshire, England, aged 89 His funeral was very impressive and touching. The RAF supplied pallbearers and held his coffin over the grave while a jet fighter screamed over above the treetops. It was apparently a spine tingling sight and send off.2,3 She died in December 2006 in Yorkshire, England, six weeks after her husband Derek.2
Jonathan Roberts Birks1
#1032, b. 1823, d. 9 June 1887
Jonathan Roberts Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Richard Birks|b. 11 Jan 1793\nd. 1867|p44.htm#i1098|Mary Bowes|b. a 1796\nd. 1881|p80.htm#i1982|Richard Birks|b. a 1760|p44.htm#i1095|Mary Roberts||p44.htm#i1096|||||||
Last Edited=18 Nov 2009

Jonathan Roberts Birks
Children of Jonathan Roberts Birks and Charlotte Hutton
- William Birks b. 1852, d. 1853
- Arthur Birks+ b. 6 Mar 1854, d. 14 Mar 1940
- Edwin Birks+ b. 17 Jan 1856, d. 11 Jan 1925
- Christopher Hutton Birks b. 1859, d. 1908
- Annie Isabella Birks b. 1860, d. 1908
- Herbert Horace Birks b. 1861, d. 1937
- Charlotte Elizabeth Birks+ b. 1862, d. 1947
- Richard Henry Birks b. 1862, d. 1863
- Luther Hutton Birks b. 1 Dec 1864, d. 1864
Child of Jonathan Roberts Birks and Rebecca Carrington Blackburn
- Annie Louisa Birks b. 1871
Sources of Information
- [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.
- [S41881] UK Census 1881 (RG11) - 3 April 1881.
- [S41841] UK Census 1841 (HO107) - 7 June 1841HO107 Piece 1277/2 Folio 34 Page 7.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - Birks Family Tree.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1948/Q4 East Retford Volume 15 Page 367.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1852/Q1 Doncaster Volume 9c Page 455.
- [S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861RG9 Piece 3506 Folio 63 Page 3.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1866/Q4 Stockton Volume 10a Page 22.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1870/Q1 Sheffield Volume 9c Page 494.
- [S41871] UK Census 1871 (RG10) - 2 April 1871RG10 Piece 4290 Folio 5 Page 4.
- [S41881] UK Census 1881 (RG11) - 3 April 1881RG11 Piece 4722 Folio 12 Page 17 FHL film 1342141.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1887/Q2 Bakewell Volume 7b Page 413 age 64.
Charlotte Hutton1
#1033, b. about 1829, d. 6 October 1866
Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hutton|b. 1793|p43.htm#i1055|Mary Moorhouse||p43.htm#i1056|||||||||||||
Last Edited=8 Feb 2008

Charlotte Birks née Hutton
Children of Charlotte Hutton and Jonathan Roberts Birks
- William Birks b. 1852, d. 1853
- Arthur Birks+ b. 6 Mar 1854, d. 14 Mar 1940
- Edwin Birks+ b. 17 Jan 1856, d. 11 Jan 1925
- Christopher Hutton Birks b. 1859, d. 1908
- Annie Isabella Birks b. 1860, d. 1908
- Herbert Horace Birks b. 1861, d. 1937
- Charlotte Elizabeth Birks+ b. 1862, d. 1947
- Richard Henry Birks b. 1862, d. 1863
- Luther Hutton Birks b. 1 Dec 1864, d. 1864
Sources of Information
- [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.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1852/Q1 Doncaster Volume 9c Page 455.
- [S41861] UK Census 1861 (RG9) - 7 April 1861RG9 Piece 3506 Folio 63 Page 3.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1866/Q4 Stockton Volume 10a Page 22.
Edith May Birks
#1034, b. 19 May 1883
Edith May Birks|b. 19 May 1883|p42.htm#i1034|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Jonathan R. Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|
Last Edited=5 Aug 2007

Edith May Gilbert née Birks
Children of Edith May Birks and Philip H Gilbert
- Peggy Gilbert
- Amy Gilbert
Sources of Information
- [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004.
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1883/Q2 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 174.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891Enoch 1891 Piece 4064 Folio 55 Page 14.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1915/Q3 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 372.
Marion Birks
#1035, b. 21 October 1887, d. 17 October 1987
Marion Birks|b. 21 Oct 1887\nd. 17 Oct 1987|p42.htm#i1035|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Jonathan R. Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|
Last Edited=29 Aug 2011

Marion Sowden née Birks
Sources of Information
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891.
- [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891Enoch 1891 Piece 4064 Folio 55 Page 14.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
- [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1926/Q2 Harlepool Volume 10a Pag 304.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - October 1987 Richmond Volume 2 Page 2328 Reg No 1087.
Ida Annie Birks1
#1036, b. 10 July 1889
Ida Annie Birks|b. 10 Jul 1889|p42.htm#i1036|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Jonathan R. Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|
Last Edited=21 Feb 2010

Ida Annie ? née Birks
Child of Ida Annie Birks
- John Birks
Sources of Information
- [S73] Letters between John Birks and Jan Cooper from 28 July 2004.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891.
- [S41891] UK Census 1891 (RG12) - 5 April 1891Enoch 1891 Piece 4064 Folio 55 Page 14.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
Dorothy Charlotte Birks
#1037, b. 8 September 1892, d. 1981
Dorothy Charlotte Birks|b. 8 Sep 1892\nd. 1981|p42.htm#i1037|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Jonathan R. Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|
Last Edited=6 Dec 2009

Dorothy Charlotte Leask née Birks
Children of Dorothy Charlotte Birks and Alfred Ernest Leask
- Denis Reginald Leask+ b. 18 May 1918, d. 11 May 1982
- Alan S Leask b. 1920
- John Raymond Leask
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1892/Q4 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 123.
- [S7] Ancestry.com - Birks Family Tree.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
- [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1917/Q2 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 268.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1961/Q3 Darlington Volume 1a Page 158.
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1981/Q2 Richmond Volume 2 Page 2175.
Arthur Reginald Birks
#1038, b. 1896, d. 1 July 1916
Arthur Reginald Birks|b. 1896\nd. 1 Jul 1916|p42.htm#i1038|Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|Jonathan R. Birks|b. 1823\nd. 9 Jun 1887|p42.htm#i1032|Charlotte Hutton|b. a 1829\nd. 6 Oct 1866|p42.htm#i1033|William Hallifield|b. a 1808\nd. 1863|p516.htm#i12895|Sarah Marsden|b. a 1816\nd. 1870|p855.htm#i21362|
Last Edited=21 Aug 2011

Arthur Reginald Birks
Sources of Information
- [S4] Jan's thoughts based on information from census enumeration sheets.
- [S339] Emails between Olwyn Hart and Jan Cooper from 3 August 2011.
- [S41901] UK Census 1901 (RG13) - 31 March 1901RG13 Piece 4641 Folio 35 Page 2.
- [S41911] UK Census 1911 (RG14) - 2 April 1911RG14 Piece 29624 RG78 Piece 1718A Registration District 545 Sub District 1 Enumeration District 24 Schedule Number 21.
- [S435] E-mails between Peter Hugh Birks and Jan Cooper 6 February 2003.
- [S40021] Commonwealth Graves website.
Philip H Gilbert
#1039
Last Edited=5 Aug 2007
Philip H Gilbert married Edith May Birks, daughter of Edwin Birks and Eliza Hallifield, in 1915 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.1
Children of Philip H Gilbert and Edith May Birks
- Peggy Gilbert
- Amy Gilbert
Sources of Information
- [S3] GRO Indexes - 1915/Q3 Hartlepool Volume 10a Page 372.
Amy Gilbert
#1041
Amy Gilbert||p42.htm#i1041|Philip H Gilbert||p42.htm#i1039|Edith May Birks|b. 19 May 1883|p42.htm#i1034|||||||Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|
Last Edited=18 Oct 2004
John Sowden
#1042
Last Edited=29 Aug 2011

John Sowden
Denis Reginald Leask1
#1044, b. 18 May 1918, d. 11 May 1982
Denis Reginald Leask|b. 18 May 1918\nd. 11 May 1982|p42.htm#i1044|Alfred Ernest Leask|b. 1887\nd. 1961|p505.htm#i12601|Dorothy Charlotte Birks|b. 8 Sep 1892\nd. 1981|p42.htm#i1037|||||||Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|
Last Edited=13 Aug 2011
Denis Reginald Leask was born on 18 May 1918 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.2,3 He was the son of Alfred Ernest Leask and Dorothy Charlotte Birks. He married Janet Milton Gilmour.4 He died on 11 May 1982 aged 63 from a heart attack.2,4
Children of Denis Reginald Leask and Janet Milton Gilmour
- Janet Gilmour Leask+ b. 1947
- David Leask+ b. 1949
Alan S Leask1
#1045, b. 1920
Alan S Leask|b. 1920|p42.htm#i1045|Alfred Ernest Leask|b. 1887\nd. 1961|p505.htm#i12601|Dorothy Charlotte Birks|b. 8 Sep 1892\nd. 1981|p42.htm#i1037|||||||Edwin Birks|b. 17 Jan 1856\nd. 11 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1028|Eliza Hallifield|b. 1853\nd. 20 Jan 1925|p42.htm#i1029|
Last Edited=6 Dec 2009
Alan S Leask was born in 1920 in Hartlepool, Durham, England.2 He was the son of Alfred Ernest Leask and Dorothy Charlotte Birks.
Janet Gilmour Leask1,2
#1047, b. 1947
Janet Gilmour Leask|b. 1947|p42.htm#i1047|Denis Reginald Leask|b. 18 May 1918\nd. 11 May 1982|p42.htm#i1044|Janet Milton Gilmour|b. 13 Nov 1919|p975.htm#i24360|Alfred E. Leask|b. 1887\nd. 1961|p505.htm#i12601|Dorothy C. Birks|b. 8 Sep 1892\nd. 1981|p42.htm#i1037|||||||
Last Edited=6 Dec 2009

Janet Gilmour Pierce née Leask
She became a full-time painter in 1995 and in 1998-1999 she collaborated with the traditional singers, Maighread and Triona Ní Dhomhnaill, in their CD 'Idir an Dá Sholas' (between the two lights), a collaboration which helped her realise her deep connection with landscape.3
She was born in 1947 in Edinburgh, Midloathian, Scotland.3 She was the daughter of Denis Reginald Leask and Janet Milton Gilmour. She married Richard Pierce in 1969.2 She married Felim Egan.2
Children of Janet Gilmour Leask and Richard Pierce
- Rory Pierce
- Rachel Pierce
- Marion Pierce
David Leask1
#1048, b. 1949
David Leask|b. 1949|p42.htm#i1048|Denis Reginald Leask|b. 18 May 1918\nd. 11 May 1982|p42.htm#i1044|Janet Milton Gilmour|b. 13 Nov 1919|p975.htm#i24360|Alfred E. Leask|b. 1887\nd. 1961|p505.htm#i12601|Dorothy C. Birks|b. 8 Sep 1892\nd. 1981|p42.htm#i1037|||||||
Last Edited=6 Dec 2009
David Leask married Jane Wyness David and Jane lived and brought up their family in Vancouver.2 He was born in 1949 in Edinburgh, Midloathian, Scotland.2 He was the son of Denis Reginald Leask and Janet Milton Gilmour.
Children of David Leask and Jane Wyness
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