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Job Stocks

1803 Job Stocks

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This picture was taken in 1803 and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.

Job was born on August 23rd, 1803 in Berry Brow and his baptism took place on September 23rd, 1803 in High St. Chapel Methodist New Connexion.¹²

Birth Notes
- Born 1804 in Almondbury according to 1871 census.
  
  1871 Census, actually specified Berry Brow, Almondbury as place of birth, which is more precise.
  
  JOB STOCKS
  Event(s):
  Birth: 23 AUG 1803
  Christening: 23 SEP 1803 High Street Chapel Methodist New Connexion, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
  Parents:
  Father: GEORGE STOCKS
  Mother: MARY
  
  Text: Job Stocks | George & Mary Stocks | Berry Brow Almond | 23 Aug | 23 Sep (1803)
  Image 506 of 666

Job's father was George Stocks and his mother was Mary Blackburn. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Stocks and Elizabeth Perkin; his maternal grandparents were Michael Blackburn and Hannah Scover. He had two brothers and six sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named Benjamin, Michael, Betty, Esther, Susannah, Esther, Ruth, Ruth and <child>. He was the nineth oldest of the ten children. He died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Chronic Bronchitis, at the age of 75 on March 3rd, 1879 in Berry Brow. His burial was on March 6th, 1879 at St. Paul's (Armitage Bridge).³⁴

Death Notes
- Name: Job Stocks
  Estimated birth year: abt 1804
  Year of Registration: 1879
  Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
  Age at Death: 75
  District: Huddersfield
  County: Yorkshire - West Riding, West Yorkshire
  Volume: 9a
  Page: 268
  
  Job Stocks died 3rd March 1879 at Berry Brow, Almondbury, aged 75 years. Susannah Horfall of Berry Brow (a neighbour), daughter of Job Stocks was present at his death.
  
  Name: Job Stocks
  Birth Year: abt 1804
  Parish: Armitage Bridge, St Paul
  Denomination: Anglican
  Burial Date: 6 Mar 1879
  Abode: Berry Brow
  Burial Age: 75
  
  Brother of Benjamin Stocks. Buried in same grave as brother.

General Notes
- Job, a woollen weaver, is my 3x great-grandfather. Do not confuse with Job the Bookkeeper (b.1775), or Job the Cloth Dresser (b.1825)
  
  In 1841, Job (a woollen Weaver) and Lucy (both 35) are living at Park Gate, Berry Brow, Almondbury with George (15), Susannah (15), Ruth (13) and Martha (9).
  
  In 1851, Job & Lucy (47 & 48) are still at Park Gate with Ruth and Martha (22 & 19). Emma Stocks (grandaughter, 1 yr) is probably Ruth's daughter. William, Susana and Emma Horsfall are neighbours.
  
  In 1871, Living in Berry Brow, Almondbury with wife Lucy and grandson George Brook.
  
  According to a letter to his nephew Joseph, Job cared for Benjamin and Sarah in their final years.
  
  Job became infirm about 1875 and stopped earning. He and daughter Susannah were supported by Alfred Healy, (assumed to be an agent of his nephew Joseph).

Occupation Details
- From 1824 Job's occupation was Clothier in Berry Brow.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Clothier when George baptised
  From 1841 to 1853 his occupation was Woollen Weaver in manufacturing at Park Gate.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1841 and 1851 census, and a "Weaver" in 1849 when son George maried Rebecca and Ruth married in 1853
  From 1861 his occupation was Cloth Weaver in manufacturing in Berry Brow.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census
  From 1871 his occupation was Woollen Weaver in manufacturing in Berry Brow. He died in 1879 while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1871 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Job lived at Park Gate from 1841.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Park Gate, Berry Brow, Huddersfield
      Home of Job and Lucy Stocks and family in 1841
  He lived in Back of the Hill from 1861.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Job and Lucy Stocks (Clothier) and ther daughter Emma (12) and grandson George Brook (4) were living at the "Back of the Hill", Almondbury in 1861. John & Mary Dyson (possible DNA match) were 5 doors away.
  He lived in Berry Brow to 1879.
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Job Stocks lived at Berry Brow till he died.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Job was a neighbour of John Dyson.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Neighbours in 1841 Job at Berry Brow, John Dyson at Park Gate, Almondbury
  Job was a neighbour of William Horsfall.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Neighbours in 1851, after William marrying Susanna Stocks. Susannah Horfall, daughter of Job Stocks was present at his death.
  Benjamin Stocks had some other social relationship with Him.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Very close for 3 months after Benjamin's wife, Sarah died in April 1875. Also buried together
  Joshua Gledhill was a representative of Him.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1823, Joshua Gledhill was witness to Job and Lucy Stocks wedding Joshua's brother's wife Betty Stocks was Job's oldest sister.
  He and John Jepson knew each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1841, John Jepson (28), Betty's brother was a neighbour of Benjamin Stocks (Job's brother) and his 2 sons and no wife. He was also Samuel Brook's marriage witness in 1845.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Stocks
  - b.1692 in Halifax d.Dec 1732 in Longwood
  
  David Stocks
  - b.~  1715 in Longwood
  
  Eliza Wilkinson
  - b.~  1695 in Halifax
  
  Joseph Stocks
  - b.1739 in Fartown d.Jan 1800 in Berry Brow
  
  Sarah Brook
  - b.1717 in Huddersfield d. in Huddersfield
  
  George Stocks
  - b.1766 in Berry Brow d.Feb 1807 in Huddersfield
  
  George Parkin
  - b.1684 in Kirkheaton d.Nov 1718 in Linthwaite
  
  George Parkin
  - b.1712 in Linthwaite
  
  Susanna Harrison
  - b.1684 in Almondbury
  
  Elizabeth Perkin
  - b.1738 in Berry Brow d.Aug 1819 in Taylor Hill
  
  Susana (Hanah) Gleadhill
  - b.~  1715
  
  Job Stocks
  - b.23 Aug 1803 in Berry Brow d.03 Mar 1879 in Berry Brow
  
  Michael Blackburn
  - b.1715 in Newsome d.01 Oct 1792 in Newsome
  
  Mary Blackburn
  - b.Feb 1762 in Newsome d.Sep 1816 in Berry Brow
  
  Hannah Scover
  - b.1724 in Armitage Bridge d.23 Mar 1791 in Newsome

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Job's family with Lucy Crosland

Click here for details of Job's family with Lydia Brook

¹ 1871 UK Census
² West Yorkshire Non-Conformist Records
³ West Yorkshire Deaths & Burials (1813-1985)
⁴ Certificate - Death
⁵ 1841 UK Census
⁶ 1861 UK Census
Sources/Citations FamilySearch.org, Letters - Stocks Families, FreeBMD.org.uk