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Hi,

Can anyone help be in locating the parents of William J Barker please

1895-1962

he married an Emma Leese/Lees birth 1895-1968

they married around 1916

thanks

Amanda

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William J Barker
Registration Date Jan 1916 [Feb 1916] [Mar 1916]
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Stoke upon Trent
Inferred County Staffordshire
Spouse
Emma Leese
Volume Number 6b
Page number 250

1921 Census Of England & Wales
89, Edensor Road, Longton, Staffordshire, England

William James Barker Head Male 1892 28 Longton, Staffordshire, England Potter Saucemaker T Poole, Cooke St Longton
Emma Barker Wife Female 1897 24 Longton, Staffordshire, England Lather Potter Astbune And Co, Sutherland Rd
Emma Barker Daughter Female 1917 4 Longton, Staffordshire, England -

From the GRO site.....FREE. Make a note of website for future use

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

BARKER, WILLIAM JAMES PLANT
GRO Reference: 1892 S Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 293

1939 Register
19 Fieldway, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent C.B., Staffordshire, England

First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
William J Barker 31 Jul 1892 Male China Dancer Maker Married 52 1
Emma Barker 14 Mar 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 52 2
Emma Marrilon (Barker) 23 Dec 1916 Female Pottery Decorator Evacuee Single 52 3

China Saucer maker from original (not dancer) and young Emma is not an evacuee - could be enamel or examiner, the word is squeezed in.

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
16, New Street, Lonton, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

William Barker Head Married Male 32 1869 Pottery ovenman Longton, Staffordshire, England
Hannah Barker Wife Married Female 35 1866 - Longton, Staffordshire, England
Beatrice Barker Daughter Single Female 12 1889 - Longton, Staffordshire, England
William J Barker Son - Male 9 1892 - Longton, Staffordshire, England
Edwin Barker Son - Male 4 1897 - Longton, Staffordshire, England


BARKER, EDWIN PLANT
GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 278


The above is only a suggestion......................

You should get the marriage cert for confirmation of father's name

Marriages Dec 1887 (>99%)
Barker William Stoke T. 6b 267
DAY John Stoke T. 6b 267
Hibbs Jane Stoke T 6b 267
Plant Emily Stoke T. 6b 267

1911 Census For England & Wales
35 Boultons Court Longton Stoke-On Trent, Longton, Staffordshire, England

William Barker Head Married Male 43 1868 Potters oddman Longton Staff
Emma Barker Wife Married Female 44 1867 - Longton Staff
William James Barker Son Single Male 18 1893 Potter sovt ware Longton Staff
Edward Barker Son Single Male 14 1897 Mould runner Longton Staff
Gertrude Barker Daughter Single Female 8 1903 School Longton Staff
Beatrice Barker Daughter Married Female 22 1889 Home Longton Staff


BARKER, GERTRUDE PLANT
GRO Reference: 1903 S Quarter in STOKE-UPON-TRENT Volume 06B Page 292

You don't need to be unsure of the marriage year for William J Barker..............find it on freebmd

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

The family in 1891 - wife - Emma / Emily. She is listed as Hannah in 1901 !

Longton where all said to be born on earlier census is part of Stoke on Trent

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
76, Villiers Street, Trentham, Stone, Staffordshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Barker Head Married Male 25 1866 Potters labourer Stoke, Staffordshire, England
Emily Barker Wife Married Female 25 1866 - Stoke, Staffordshire, England
Beatrice Barker Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Stoke, Staffordshire, England
William Ibbs Lodger Married Male 60 1831 Coal miner Stoke, Staffordshire, England

William James
County Staffordshire
Last name Barker
Country England
Birth year 1892
Archive reference D3277/1/1/8
Birth date 07 Aug 1892
Register type Baptism
Baptism year 1892
Page 117
Baptism date 14 Sep 1892
Record set Staffordshire Baptisms
Father's first name(s) William
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Mother's first name(s) Emily
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Denomination Anglican
Collections from England, Great Britain
Place Longton, St James

1921 Census Of England & Wales

74, Heathcote Road, Longton, Staffordshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
William Barker Head Male 1868 53 Longton, Staffordshire, England Potter Looker To Ware Asbury & Co China Manufacturers
Emma Barker Wife Female 1866 54 Longton, Staffordshire, England House Hold Duties -
Gertrude Barker Daughter Female 1903 17 Longton, Staffordshire, England Potters Fittler Wild & Co China Manufacturer

William
County Staffordshire
Last name Barker
Country England
Banns year 1887
Archive reference D3276/1/4/2
Banns date 30 Jan 1887
Register type Banns
Residence Longton
Page 14
Spouse's first name(s) Emily
Record set Staffordshire Banns
Spouse's last name Sutton
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's residence Longton
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Place Longton, St John
Collections from England, Great Britain
Denomination Anglican

EDENSOR, a chapelry in Stoke-up-Trent parish, Stafford; on the North Stafford railway, adjacent to Longton station, 2¾ miles SSE of Stoke-upon-Trent.

Staffordshire Marriages
Edensor, St Paul, Staffordshire, England

First name(s) William
Last name Barker
Birth year 1867
Age 20
Year 1887
Date 08 Oct 1887
Spouse's first name(s) Emily
Spouse's last name Plant
Spouse's birth year 1865
Spouse's age 22
Spouse's residence Edensor Road
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Barker
Spouse's father's first name(s) Edward
Spouse's father's last name Plant
Denomination Anglican
Place Edensor, St Paul
County Staffordshire
Country England
Archive reference D3864/2/3
Register type Marriage
Page 240
Record set Staffordshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
Transcriptions © Findmypast
Other records featuring that name
(2 records)
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From original -
Emily of Edensor Road
William of 9 ? Orchard Place.
Witnesses - William Wilkinson and Eliza Barker
Both Fathers are Potters

William
Country England
Last name Barker
Archive reference D3277/1/1/2
Baptism year 1868
Register type Baptism
Baptism date 01 Jul 1868
Page 154
Father's first name(s) James
Record set Staffordshire Baptisms
Mother's first name(s) Fanny
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Denomination Anglican
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Place Longton, St James
Collections from England, Great Britain
County Staffordshire

James
Spouse's first name(s) Fanny
Last name Barker
Spouse's last name Ibbs
Name note -
Spouse's birth year 1848
Age 21
Spouse's birth date 1848
Marriage year 1866
Spouse's age 18
Marriage date 22 Dec 1866
Spouse's father's first name(s) Stephen
Residence Longton, Staffordshire, England
Spouse's father's last name Ibbs
Marriage place Longton
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
County Staffordshire
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Country England
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Father's first name(s) John
Collections from England, Great Britain
Father's last name Barker

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1866 (>99%)
BARKER James Stoke T. 6b 303
BERKIN Sarah E Stoke T. 6b 303
IBBS Fanney Stoke T. 6b 303
LOWE William T Stoke T. 6b 303

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There was a William Ebbs with William and Emma Barker in 1891

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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Spring Road, Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Barker Head - Male 25 1846 - Staffordshire, England
Fanny Barker Wife - Female 22 1849 - Staffordshire, England
William Barker Son - Male 3 1868 - Staffordshire, England
Herbert Barker Son - Male 0 1871 - Staffordshire, England
Alfred Barker Boarder - Male 22 1849 - Staffordshire, England

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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
BARKER, HERBERT JAMES IBBS
GRO Reference: 1870 S Quarter in STOKE-UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 241

BARKER, WILLIAM IBBS
GRO Reference: 1868 J Quarter in STOKE UPON TRENT Volume 06B Page 256

Nudging and hoping for feedback from OP

First name(s) William
Regiment North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince Of Wales's)
Last name Barker
Series WO 363
Birth year 1895
Series description Wo 363 - First World War Service Records 'Burnt Documents'
Birth town Longton
Archive The National Archives
Birth county Staffordshire
Record set British Army Service Records
Birth country England
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Age 19
Subcategory First World War
Year 1914
Collections from Great Britain, UK None
Service number 12446

Address given on Attestation 11 Beardmore Street, Fenton

NOK Emily Barker 20 Williamson Street, Goldenhill
Relationship not recorded

Hi,

thank you for the information l will look throw it

thanks

again