Person Sheet


Name John SYKES
Birth 4 Oct 1815, Graffham, Hunts
Death 10 Feb 1900, Raunds, Northants Age: 84
Burial 12 Feb 1900, Raunds Wesleyan Methodist Churchyard
Occupation Agricultural Labourer/Wesleyan Methodist Lay Preacher
Religion Wesleyan Methodist
Father William SYKES
Mother Ann PAYNE
Spouses
1 Ann COOPER
Birth 1815, Raunds, Northants
Death aft 1881 Age: 66
Occupation Lace Maker
Father Benjamin COOPER (1784-1859)
Mother Mary MIMMS (1790-1867)
Marriage 5 Aug 1838, Raunds Parish Church, Northants
Children William (1838-1917)
Martha (1840-)
Eliza (?1842-)
?Henry (1846-1846)
Mary Ann (1848-)
Henry (?1852-)
Owen (1859-)
Notes for John SYKES
Married Ann Cooper 5 Aug 1838. Witnesses Martha Cooper, James Cooper, Joseph Groom. Neither could sign their names.

1841 Census Higham End, Raunds.
John 25 Ag Lab, born Ellington, Hunts, Ann 25, William 2, Martha 5 mths.

1851 Census High St, Raunds
John 36 Ag Lab, Ann 35 Ag Lab Wife, William 12 Shoe work, Eliza 7 Lace Maker, Mary Ann 3.

1861 Arnsby Hill, Raunds
John 44 Ag Lab, Ann 45 Lace Maker, Eliza 17 Shoe Closer, Mary A. 12 Shoe Closer, Henry 8, Owen 1. Also Mary Cooper mother-in-law, widow, 69 Lace Maker born Earls Barton.

1871 11 Mount Pleasant
John 57, Road Labourer & Local Preacher, Ann 56, Henry 18 Coal merchants lad, Owen 11.

1881 Mount Pleasant
John 66 General Lab, Ann 65, Owen 21 Shoemaker

1891 Denford
John Sikes, Visitor, Widr 76, Local Preacher Living on own Means, b. Graffon, staying with Henry Gunn, 38 Foundary Labourer, Druscilla, 32, Zachariah Gunn 9, Ellen Gunn.

Information from Death Certificate:
Died 10 February 1900, Raunds, aged 85 years. Farm Labourer. Cause of death Old age, certified by W. Mackenzie, LRCP. Eliza Bailey daughter present at death, Raunds. Death registered 10 February 1900.
Last Modified 14 Sep 2000 Created 18 Nov 2001 by Reunion for Macintosh
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