Emma Stocks

HEADSTONE - Benjamin & Sarah Stocks

This picture was taken in Armitage Bridge and sourced from Headstone.

• Individual Picture Notes
  • Headstone reads:
    IN MEMORY OF
    EMMA daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Stocks,
    of Berry Brow who died March 6th 1853
    Aged 17 Years
    ALSO OF THE ABOVE SARAH STOCKS
    Who died April 23rd 1875
    Aged 77 years.
    ALSO OF THE ABOVE
    Benjamin Stocks,
    who died June 17th 1875
    Aged 78 Years.

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 17 when died, so born about Mar 1836.
    
    Name: Emma Stocks 
    Gender: Female 
    Christening Date: 22 Sep 1844 
    Christening Place: Almondbury, York, England 
    Father's Name: Benjamin Stocks 
    Mother's Name: Sarah 
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05137-9 
    System Origin: England-EASy 
    GS Film number: 1542165 
    Reference ID: p 95 
    

• Death Notes
  • According to a letter from William Boothroyd, Emma and the other three daughters died before 1875 (i.e. died before both her parents).
    
    Headstone reads:
    IN MEMORY OF
    EMMA daughter of Benjamin & Sarah Stocks,
    of Berry Brow who died March 6th 1853
    Aged 17 Years
    ALSO OF THE ABOVE SARAH STOCKS
    Who died April 23rd 1875
    Aged 77 years.
    ALSO OF THE ABOVE
    Benjamin Stocks,
    who died June 17th 1875
    Aged 78 Years.
    
    Name: Emma Stocks
    Birth Year: abt 1836
    Parish: Armitage Bridge, St Paul
    Burial Date: 7 Mar 1853
    Burial Age: 17
    Abode: Berry Brow
    

• General Notes
  • Where was Emma in 1841 and 1851?  She is clearly the daughter og Benjamin and Sarad (see baptism and burial records), but missing from both UK census.