Ancestors List

For related information see www.the-kirbys.org.uk, Place Index and Wills Index

The following is a navigable list of Bob's ancestors. I have also produced a simple tree-like version with just the names and longevities.

The format of each entry on this list is nnn, xxx , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - ), occupations, where

nnn is a unique ancestor identifier
xxx is the full name (linked to a biography if highlighted)
b. is birth date and location. For some of the older records this date comes from third party research. Where it is D/M/Y then I suspect that it should be a Christening date. Where I have been unable to verify the source of a birth date then it is shown in italics. ( I am in the process of doing this)
c. is christening date and location
d. is death date and location. Where the date is only a year and the location is a registration district then the evidence is taken from an index. However, this information is only shown where there is a very strong candidate.
b. is burial date and location

For Bob's ancestors the details are to be found on this page, though there is also a summary of the descendants of John KIRBY (1720 -), his oldest KIRBY ancestor identified to date. This only shows details for deceased individuals, to preserve the privacy of living persons.
For his wife's ancestors there is documentation on her Edmunds line

Parents (2 of 2 identified)

The parents of the author are

1, my father (details private)
2, my mother (details private)

Grandparents (4 of 4 identified)

The parents of my father

were

11, Reginald Harold Kirby, b.1895 in Leytonstone, Essex. ( c. - ), d. 1930, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - ), clerk.
12, Ivy Minnie Elizabeth Cook, b. 1 Jul 1896 at 3 Jupp Road, Stratford, Essex (c. - ), d. 1934, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - ), housewife

He also had an honary 'father', Leslie APPLEFORD, who was treated as a family member.

The parents of my mother

were

21, Ernest Henry Hicks, b. 24 Oct 1894 in Chigwell, Essex (c. - ), d. 1972, Epping, Essex, registration district (b. - ), Post Office van driver.
22, Ivy Lavinia Bull, b. 4 Feb 1895 in Loughton, Essex (c. - ), d. 1974, Birmingham, registration district (b. - ), housewife.

Great grandparents (8 of 8 identified)

The parents of Reginald Harold Kirby

were

111, Samuel John Kirby, b.1849 in North Benfleet, Essex (c. - ), d. 1935, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - ), agricultural labourer, milkman, then dairyman.
112, Minnie Charlotte Pritchard, b. About 1857 in Bermondsey, London. (c. - ), d. 1826, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - )

The parents of Ivy Minnie Elizabeth Cook

were

121, George Cook, b. About 1861 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. 1900?, West Ham, Essex, registration area? (b. - ), farm labourer, engine driver.
122, Harriet Lloyd, b. About 1864 in Mile End, London (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Ernest Henry Hicks

were

211, Ernest Henry Hicks, b. 1875 in Epping, Essex (c. - ), d. 1940, Epping, Essex, registration district (b. - ), baker's boy, carman, grocer's assistant
212, Ellen Sharp Gregory, b. About 1875 in Swindon, Wiltshire (c. - ), d. 1964, Clochester, Essex, registration district (b. - ),

The parents of Ivy Lavinia Bull

were

221, Arthur Henry Frederick Bull, b. About 1868 in St Pancras, London, Middlesex (c. - ), d. 4 Jun 1919, Epping, Essex, registration district (b. - ), postmaster
222, Lavinia Maria Curtis, b. 1857 in Castle Cary, Somerset (c. - ), d. - (b. - ), butler's wife, needlewoman, housewife

Great great, i.e. 2x great, grandparents (16 of 16 identified)

The parents of Samuel John Kirby

were

1111, John Kirby, b.1815 in North Benfleet, Essex. (c. - ), d. About 8 Aug 1876, in Orsett, Essex, registration area (b. - ), agricultural labourer
1112, Susan Sullings, b.1823 in Rochford, Essex. (c. - ), d. 1 Dec 1912, Orsett Union, South Ockendon, Essex, (b. - ), female servant, then housewife, and parish relief

The parents of Minnie Charlotte Pitchard

were

1121, Benjamin Pritchard, b. Abt 1813 (c. - ), d. 1859, St Olave, Southwark, London/Surrey, registration district (b. - )
1122, Martha -, b. About 1817 in Southwark, London. (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of George Cook

were

1211, Abraham Cook, b. About 1839 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire (c. 1839 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire ), d. 1902 in West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - ), farm labourer, carman
1212, Emma Parr, b. About 1840 in Exning, Suffolk (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Harriet Lloyd

were

1221, John LLOYD, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
1222, Harriet (Sophia?), b. About 1843 in St Botolph's, London (or possibly Cornwall) (c. - ), d. 1919, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - )

The parents of Ernest Henry Hicks

were

2111, Alfred George Hicks, b. 1841 in Bardfield Saling, Essex (c. - ), d. 1922, Epping, Essex, registration district (b. - ), agricultural labourer, baker/confectioner, coal labourer
2112, Phoebe Catherine Stevens, b. About 1851 in Barking, Essex (c. - ), d. 1 Jan 1922, Epping, Essex, registration area (b. 5 Jan 1922, Loughton Cemetary, Loughton, Essex), domestic servant, monthly nurse

The parents of Ellen Sharp Gregory

were

2121, John Edmund Sharp, b. Abt 1856 in Weston, nr Bath, Somerset (c. - ), d. 1894, Hampstead, London/Middlesex, registration district (b. - ), farmer's boy, coachman
2122, Hannah Gregory, b. Abt 1855 in Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire (c. - ), d. 1876, Bath, Somerset, registration district (b. - )

The parents of Arthur Henry Frederick Bull

were

2211, Frederick Henry William Bull, b. Abt 1821 in Binfield, Berkshire (c. - ), d. 1867, Islington, London/Middlesex, registration district (b. - ), traveller for a druggist (nowadays called a chemist in the UK)
2212, Sarah Amelia Gaywood, b. Abt 1826 in Hornchurch, Essex (c. - ), d. 1912, Hackney registration district (b. - )

The parents of Lavinia Maria Curtis

were

2221, Henry Curtis, b. about 1828 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset (c. - ), d. 1895? (b. - ),
2222, Eliza -, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - ),

3x great grandparents (19 of 32 identified)

The parents of John Kirby

were

11111, John Kirby, b. Abt 1790 in Rochford, Essex (c. - ), d. 2 Aug 1877 (b. - ), agricultural labourer
11112, Elizabeth Lee, b. (c. - ), d. abt 1815 (b. - )

The parents of Susan Sullings

were

11121, Thomas Sullings, b. 1797? (c. - ), d. before 1841, 1840? (b. - )
11122, -nk-, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Abraham Cook

were

12111, James Cook, b. Abt 1802 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire (c. 9 Oct 1803, Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire), d. 1881, Linton, Cambridgeshire, Registration Area (b. 25th Oct 1881, Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambs), farm labourer
12112, Anne Prickett, b. 1808 in Carlton, Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. 1893, Linton, Cambridgeshire, Registration Area (b. 13 Jan 1893, Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambs)

The parents of Emma Parr

were

12121, Philip Parr, b. Abt 1814 in Exning, Suffolk (c. - ), d. 1895, Newmarket, Suffolk, registration district (b. - )
12122, Ellen Sergent, b. Abt 1817 in Exning, Suffolk (c. - ), d. 1897, Newmarket, Suffoly, registration district (b. - )

The parents of Alfred George Hicks

were

21111, John Hicks, b. 4 May 1812 in Bardfield Saling, Essex (c. - ), d. 1856, Dunmow, Essex, registration area (b. - )
21112, Sarah Staines, b. 15 Feb 1809 in Great Saling, Essex (c. - ), d. 1887, Dunmow, Essex, registration area (b. - )

The parents of Phoebe C(atherine?) Stevens

were

21121, John Stevens, b. Abt 1821 in Ilford, Essex (c. - ), d. 1882, West Ham, Essex, registration district (b. - ), agricultural labourer
21122, Phoebe Easter, b. Abt 1828 in Walthamstow, Essex (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of John Edmund Sharp

were

21211, John Sharp, b. Abt 1824 in Langridge, Nr Bath, Somerset (c. 1824, Langridge), d. 1884, Bath, Somerset, registration district (b. - ), agricultural labourer
21212, Mary Cross, b. Abt 1825 in Weston, Nr Bath, Somerset (c. - ), d. 1887, Bath, Somerset, registration district (b. - ), dressmaker

The parents of Hannah Gregory

were

21221, George Gregory, b. Abt 1821 in Chiseldon, Wilshire (c. - ), d. after 1881 (b. - ), rail labourer, agricultural labourer, road labourer
21222, Elizabeth, b. Abt 1814 in Purton, Wiltshire (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Frederick Henry William Bull

were

22111, Henry William Bull, b. Abt 1790, Rodborough, nr Stroud, Gloucestershire (c. - ), d. Abt 1854 (b. - ), naval surgeon
22112, Mary Hatton, b. Abt 1791 in Widford, Oxfordshire (c. - ), d. - (b. - ),

The parents of Sarah Amelia Gaywood

were

22121, Henry Robert Gaywood, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
22122, -nk-, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Henry Curtis

were

22211, William Curtis, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
22212, Maria, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

4x great grandparents (18 of 64 identified)

The parents of John Kirby

were

111111, John Kirby, b. 1765 in Great Bursted, Essex (c. - ), d. 1842, Billericay, Essex, registration district (b. 3 Jul 1842 in Downham, Essex), servant in husbandry (i.e. livestock farm labourer)
111112, Judith Kennett, b. 1775 (c. - ), d. 1822 (b. 26 April 1822 in Downham, Essex)

The parents of James Cook

were

121111, Abraham Cooke , b. about 1757 (c. 27 Nov 1757, Carlton cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire), d. about 1836 (b. 6 Sep 1836, Carlton cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire )
121112, Elizabeth Bye , b. 1766 in Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. - (b. 21 May 1847, Carlton cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire)

The parents of Philip Parr

were

121211, John Parr , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
121212, Elizabeth Miller , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of John Hicks

were

211111, John Hicks, b. Abt 1781 (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
211112, Susannah Perry, b. Abt 1780 (c. 4 Jun 1780, Broxted, Essex), d. 1855? (b. - )

The parents of Sarah Staines

were

211121, Benjamin Stanes
211122, Sarah

The parents of Phoebe Easter

were

211221, Witham Easter, b. - (c. 15 Oct 1797 in Great Canfield, Essex), d. - (b. - )
211222, Sarah, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of John Sharp

were

212111, Edmund Sharp, labourer, b. Abt 1801 in Langridge, nr Bath, Somerset (c. - ), d. 1866, Batheaston sub-district, Bath, Somerset, registration district (b. - ), agricultural labourer
212112, Martha Davis, b. Abt 1804 in Langridge, nr Bath, Somerset (c. - ), d. - (b. - ), laundress

The parents of Mary Cross

were

212121, John Cross, b. Abt 1787 in Upton Cheyne, Bitton, nr Kensham, Gloucestershire (c. - ), d. 1876, Batheaston Registration District, Bath, Somerset (b. - ), master mason
212122, Elizabeth Butler, b. Abt 1787 in Weston, nr Bath, Gloucestershire (c. - ), d. - (b. - ),

The parents of Mary Hatton

were

221121, John Hatton , b. Abt 1750 (c. - ), d. 6 Mar 1811, Widford, Gloucester (b. 11 Mar 1811 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire), paper maker
221122, Sarah Killmaster , b. About 1760 (c. - ), d. 1830 in Swallowfield, Berkshire (b. 9 Jul 1830 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire)

5x great grandparents (12, possibly 14, of 128 identified)

The parents of John Kirby

were

1111111, John Kirby, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
1111112, Sarah, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Abraham Cook

were

1211111, Joseph Cooke, b. 1722 in Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
1211112, Elizabeth Day, b. 1720 in Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Susannah Perry

were

2111121, David Perry, b. Abt 1781 (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
2111122, Elizabeth?, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Witham Easter

were

2112211, Joseph Easter, b. - (c. 23 Jul 1771 in High Roding, Essex), d. - (b. - )
2112212, Phoebe Doe, b. - (c. 26 May 1772 in Abbess Roding, Essex), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Edmund Sharp

were

2121111, John Sharp, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - ),
2121112, n/k, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - ),

The parents of John Hatton

were

2211211, Thomas Hatton , b. Abt 1706 (c. - ), d. 1779 (b. 11 Oct 1779 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire), paper maker
2211212, Elizabeth Jordan, b. Abt 1721 in Burford, Oxfordshire (c. 1 Dec 1721 in Burford, Oxfordshire), d. 9 Jun 1799 (b. 22 Jun 1799 in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire)

The parents of Sarah Killmaster

were

2211221, Richard Killmaster, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
2211222, Sarah Turk , b. abt 1735 in Coln Rogers, Gloucestershire (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

6x great grandparents (10, possibly 12, of 256 identified)

The parents of Joseph Cooke

were

12111111, Abraham Cook , b. 1690 in Carlton Cum Willingham, Cambridgeshire (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
12111112, Elizabeth Bensted , b. 1690 (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Joseph Easter

were

21122111, Isaac Estaugh, b. - (c. 27 Mar 1728 in Abbess Roding, Essex), d. - (b. - )
21122112, Ann Witham, b. - (c. 1735 in High Roding, Essex), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Phoebe Doe

were

211221211, John Doe, b. - (c. 1735 in Abbess Roding, Essex), d. - (b. - )
211221212, Ann Pettit, b. - (c. Abbess Roding, Essex?), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Thomas Hatton

are uncertain but probably

22112111, Michael Hutton , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. 11 Aug 1715 at Adderbury, Oxfordshire), paper maker
22112112, -nk-, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. )

The parents of Elizabeth Jordan

were

22112121, John Jordan of Upton , Oxfordshire, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - ), weaver
22112122, Elizabeth Gallaway , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. 3 Mar 1756 at Burford, Oxfordshire)

The parents of Sarah Turk

were

22112221, John Turk , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
22112222, Eliza -nk- , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

7x great grandparents (4 of 512 identified)

The parents of Abraham Cook

were

121111111, Abraham Cook, b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )
121111111, Hannah -nk- , b. - (c. - ), d. - (b. - )

The parents of Isaac Estaugh

were

211221111, Isaac Estaugh, b. - (c. 1698 in Abbess Roding, Essex [estimated]), d. - (b. - )
211221111, Mary Lacke, b. - (c. 1698 in Abbess Roding, Essex [estimated]), d. - (b. - )

8x great grandparents (0 of 1024 identified)

Are awaiting the next breakthrough!

Acknowledgements

I am particularly indebted to

John Kirby, for passing on his voluminous Kirby research as a starter for my own.
Thelma Cannon, for information on some of the oldest Kirby generations on this page.
Brenda Hicks, for Hicks photos, data and family traditions.
Rick Bull, for various information on the Bull family.
Kerrie McInnes, for her encouragement in the Hatton research.
Amanda London for her help in the early days of Kirby research.

However I have also benefited from the contributions of many others, too numerous to mention.

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