John Elks

Abt 1798 - 1873  (75 years)

• Name	John Elks
  Birth	Abt 1798	Hadley, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	30 Dec 1798	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [1]
  	Name: John Elks Baptism date: 30 Dec 1798 Place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Edward Mother's name: Mary Archive reference: P291/A/1/4 Page: 117
  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Jun 1841	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Address: Dun Cow Lane
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841  [3]
  	Agricultural labourer
  Residence	30 Mar 1851	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: Walker Street
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851  [4]
  	Agricultural labourer
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Address: The Newtown
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [5]
  	Road labourer
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Slang Lane
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871  [2]
  	Road labourer
  Death	1873	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [6]
  Burial	13 Aug 1873	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Name: John Elkes Abode: Slang Lane Age: 79 Burial date: 13 Aug 1873 Burial place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Archive reference: P291/A/4/4 Page: 434
  Person ID	I7080	Gilbert
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Margaret Purcell,   b. 1802, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1886, Madeley, Shropshire, England (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1821	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [8]
  	Marriage date: 8 Apr 1821 Marriage place: Wellington, All Saints County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: John Elks, Wellington Bride: Margaret Pursall, Wellington Witnesses: John Roden, Wm Elks Register date range: 1813-1827 Archive reference: P291/A/3/5 Page: 128
  		Shropshire, Wellington: All Saints Church (Postcard) Wellington Parish church where members of the PURCELL and PRITCHARD families may have been christened and married. There is a very large cemetery in the grounds of the church which needs to be investigated.
  Children	1. Samuel Elks,   b. Abt 1821, Ketley, Shropshire, England d. 1891, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 70 years)   2. William Elks,   b. Abt 1824, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1901, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 77 years) + 3. Sarah Elks,   b. Abt 1827, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England d. 1895, Madeley, Shropshire, England (Age 68 years) + 4. Maria Elks,   b. Abt 1829, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1886, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age 57 years)   5. Esther Elks,   b. Abt 1833, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Elks,   b. Abt 1835   d. 1896, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 61 years) + 7. Margaret Elks,   b. Abt 1836, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1875, Oldham, Lancashire, England (Age 39 years) + 8. Elizabeth Elks,   b. 1837, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1901, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 64 years) + 9. Henry Elks,   b. Abt 1840, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1886, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F4572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1798 - Hadley, Shropshire, England Christening - 30 Dec 1798 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Marriage - 8 Apr 1821 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Dun Cow Lane - 6 Jun 1841 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Walker Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: The Newtown - 7 Apr 1861 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Slang Lane - 2 Apr 1871 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Death - 1873 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Burial - 13 Aug 1873 - Wellington, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Elks, John; Baptism year: 1798; Father's name: Edward; Mother's name: Mary; Place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 21 Sep 2023). [S4] 1871 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Helks, John; Birth year: 1799; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG10; Piece: 2806; Folio: 82; Page: 24 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S1] 1841 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Helks, John; Birth year: 1798; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 907; Book: 1; Folio: 16; Page: 24 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S2] 1851 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Helks, John; Birth year: 1799; Birth town: Wellington; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington Shropshire; County: Shropshire; Ref: HO107; Piece: 1997; Folio: 221; Page: 15 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S3] 1861 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Helks, John; Birth year: 1797; Birth town: Hadley; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington Shropshire; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG09; Piece: 1897; Folio: 69; Page: 17 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Elkes, John; Age: 79; GRO Reference: 1873 S Quarter in WELLINGTON SALOP UNION Volume 06A Page 461 (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S203] Shropshire Burials (FindMyPast), Elkes, John; Birth year: 1794; Death year: 1873; Burial year: 1873; Burial place: Wellington, All Saints (accessed 28 Apr 2020). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Elks, John - Pursall, Margaret; 1821; Wellington, All Saints (accessed 28 Apr 2020).