George Stocks
George was born in 1795 in
Huddersfield.
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Birth Notes
From Huddersfield, but no matching baptism. Two records for Halifax (1790 & 1791) are too early
William Stocks was a witness (minister, brother or father?)
Aged 45 in 1841
Aged 55 in 1851, born Skircoat
Aged 63 in 1858
Name: George Stocks
Birth Date: 17 Jul 1798 (3 yrs too late)
Event Date: 12 Jul 1798
Event Type: Baptism
Parish: Mirfield, St Mary
Father's name: George Stocks
Mother's name: Martha
Abode: Batiford (i.e. Battyeford, Mirfield)
Best date match, but 30 Km from Huddersfield:
NAME: George Stocks
MOTHER: Elizabeth Stocks
FATHER: John Stocks
BAPTISM: 11 Mar 1794 - Royston, St John the Baptist
VITAL: 11 Mar 1794 - Royston, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire.
George's father was
Benjamin Stocks and his mother was
Ann Walker. His paternal grandparents were
Benjamin Stocks and
Sarah Cliffe. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named
Benjamin,
William,
Jonathan,
Joseph,
Benjamin,
John,
Samuel,
Elizabeth,
Mary and
Ann. He was the third oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 63 in October 1858 in
Skircoat. He was buried on October 5th, 1858 in
Rastrick.
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Death Notes
George was buried at Rastrick in 1856.
Name: George Stocks
Death Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1795
Burial Date: 5 Oct 1858
Parish: Rastrick, St Matthew, Yorkshire, England
Abode: Halifax
Abode Halifax is correct, as farming at Skircoat in 1851, which is part of Halifax.