Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) in a letter to George and Rubbinnia Hawker dated 16 February 1992, states there is a will of Daniel Shakespeare dated 1882.
Email from Colin and Stella Smith on 15 April 2002 to Graham George Hawker states:
It seems that we have common interest in the Shakespeare clan, my mother Joan (nee
Shakespeare) , father was John 1890- 1976
His father Daniel 1856 - 1950 ,Dudley,Worcester.
His father Daniel 1827 - ? , " "
His father James 1808 - 1848
This info came from my mother, who lives in Yorkshire and seems too much to be just
coincidence .This was then confirmed in an email on 6 May 2002 which states:
We have been in touch with colin's Mum and she confirms that the Daniel Shakespeare you
have on your family tree is her grandfather.
There are only a couple of things that she told us though, which differ from your pedigree.
On the 1861 census it shows Daniel Shakespeare living in Dudley, with wife Eliza (Price), son
James age 10, daughter Cecila (?) age 6, son Daniel age 4. Daniel had four brothers, James,
John, Aaron and Luke.
Aaron and his wife Esther and their adult daughter Esther and her son Bernard Moore went to
America on the Campania in February 1907. They settled in Pittsburgh. (I have photos of
Esther and her daughter and g/son, also of Bernard when they were in America and Esther jnr
when she joined the Salvation Army which I have sent you.)
John went to Toronto about 1885. He married Francis Moore. they moved to Illinois where
their children were born. Haden 1889, Frances 1894, Leslie 1896 and Don 1899. I will send
you a transcript of the Family History of John Shakespeare as written by Tom Stobbs,
Grandson of Daniel,m as soon as I can.
Daniel went to America for a short time, but found that the ups and downs of life there did not
suit him and he returned to England. He married Ann Burns in 1890 but she died in 1895,
possibly in childbirth. He remarried Elizabeth Perry and they had one daugher Miriam. Ann
and Daniel had John, Catherine, & Alice. As far as Colin's Mum knows he did not have any
other children, so we don't believe that Cecil and Ivy were his. Possibly the inscription on the
back of the photo was correct and they belong to Daniel Clarke.
In August 2000 there were omly 2 Clarkes living in Mountsorrel. They were cousins and were unable to help with my research.
Work done on this line by Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) up to 1992 and contained in a letter she wrote to George and Rbbinia Hawker dated 16 February 1992 show the parents of William (husband of Rebecca Hadley) to be John Clarke and Ann (nee Swain).
This line has not yet been fully researched. From the IGI it appears possible that the parents of William Clarke, husband of Rebecca Hadley, were William and Elizabeth. Work done on this line by Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) up to 1992 and contained in a letter she wrote to George and Rbbinia Hawker dated 16 February 1992 show the parents of William (husband of Rebecca Hadley) to be John Clarke and Ann (nee Swain). The work of Jean Tomkins has been added to the current research separately and there are therefore two different entries for the family of William Clarke and Rebecca Hadley, awaiting definitive evidence.
Note on Warley Wigorn:
Warley Civil Parish was formed in 1884 by the union of Warley
Salop and parts of Warley Wigorn, Ridgeacre and Oldbury civil
parishes. Warley Salop is that part of Warley which was in
Shropshire until 1844.
Warley Wigorn is that part of Warley which remained in
Worcestershire.Also found at Kates Hill Dudley in the 1851 census (Piece 2033/Folio 273/Schedule 177) were:
James Hadley aged 23 with his wife Mary Ann aged 20 and their son James aged 1. Unfortunately, no place of birth is shown for James senior so I don't know if he is the brother of Rebecca.
Information provided by Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) in a letter to George and Rubbinnia Hawker dated 16 February 1992.
Information provided by Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) in a letter to George and Rubbinnia Hawker dated 16 February 1992.
Information provided by Jean Tomkins (nee Hawker) in a letter to George and Rubbinnia Hawker dated 16 February 1992.
Written on the back of a photo of this man is the comment "Sam Clarke, Bitterly Clee Hill, son of brother of cecilia Hawker"
Birth information provided by Don McKee
Information provided by Don McKee
See IGI batch number P001692
Cornwall Online Census Project—1861
Transcript of Piece RG9/1599 (Part 1)Enumeration District 1C
Civil Parish of St. Buryan, Eccl. District of St. Buryan
Folio 9 Page 9
51,Church Town,1,James Hall,Head,M,26,,School Master,Madron Cornwall,,
,,,Mary J Hall,Wife,M,,27,,Morvah Cornwall,,
,,,John W W Hall,Son,,1,,,Morvah Cornwall,,1. Title: 1871 Census
Page: From Index by Richard and June Ross
Text: Parish S.ERTH; District 12; Schedule 012Position Marital
Name in Family Status Age
HALL, JAMES P Head M 36
HALL, MARY J Wife M 37
HALL, JOHN WW Son - 11
HALL, MARY W Daughter - 7
HALL, JAMES P Son - 5
HALL, NICHOLAS W Son - 2
HALL, THOS Son - 1MOMore info on above names:
Approximate
Birth
HALL, JAMES P SCHLMASTER 1835 MADRON, Cornwall
HALL, MARY J - 1834 MORVAH, Cornwall
HALL, JOHN WW SCH 1860 S.JUST, Cornwall
HALL, MARY W SCH 1864 S.BURYAN, Cornwall
HALL, JAMES P SCH 1866 S.BURYAN, Cornwall
HALL, NICHOLAS W SCH 1869 LUDGVAN, Cornwall
HALL, THOS - 1871 S.ERTH, CornwallSources:
1. Title: 1881 Census
Page: PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2812 Folio 127 Page 15
Text: Dwelling: High Street
Census Place: Wednesfield, Stafford, England
Source: FHL Film 1341673 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2812 Folio 127 Page 15
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
James Peters HALL M 46 M Trevenrick, Cornwall, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Agent To Royal Star
Mary Jane HALL M 47 F Morvah, Cornwall, England
Rel: Wife
John Williams Winston HALL U 21 M St Just, Cornwall, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Caster Of Iron
Mary Williams HALL U 17 F St Buryan, Cornwall, England
Rel: Daur
James Peters HALL U 15 M St Buryan, Cornwall, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Latch Maker
Thomas HALL 9 M Rosengrove St Earth, Cornwall, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Evangeline HALL 6 F Willenhall
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Not found in the 1881 census anywhere in the UK.
In the Gloucester mailing list at RootsWeb 1 June 2004, Mike Beacham states:
The GFHS cd of the 1851 census for the county has Joseph HAWKER, HD M 42, a master baker, at 16 Milsom Street, Cheltenham, with Harriet, WI M 45, Baker's Wife; Martha, DA U 15, Mantle Maker; Louisa, DA U 10, Scholar; James, SO U 8, scholar; and George, SO U 5. I know this is a bit before the date you are looking at, but unfortunately I have no other Cheltenham censuses.
CER B002: Witness
Muriel Hall states he had 5 children
In Tank Corps during second world war. Burnt badly.