Ruth's Family History

Benjamin DEAKIN

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Name Benjamin DEAKIN Birth Bef 1 Jul 1849 Bridgnorth, Dawley, Shropshire, England Baptism 1 Jul 1849 Malins Lee District Chapelry, Dawley, Shropshire, England [1]
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Living at Dawley Green Lane
Gender Male 1851 Census 30 Mar 1851 Royal Oak, Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire, England [2]
Age: 2y - HO107/1988, Folio 67, Page 17
Son, Scholar
Living with Catherine Deakin & Jane Machin
1861 Census 7 Apr 1861 Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire, England [3]
Age: 11y - RG9/1855, Folio 46, Page 11
Son, Scholar
1871 Census 2 Apr 1871 Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire, England [4]
Age: 23y - RG10/2749, Folio 52 & 53, Page 28 & 29
Son, Unmarried, Stone Miner
1881 Census 3 Apr 1881 1 Ct 13 Verdon Street, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [5]
Age: 31y - RG11/4657, Folio 22, Page 38
Head, Married, Sexton
Also Frederick, Hannah & Hannah Elizabeth Muscroft
1891 Census 5 Apr 1891 149 Wallace Road, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [6]
Age: 41y - RG12/3830, Folio 78, Page 9
Head, Married, General Labourer
Entered as Ben Deakin
1901 Census 31 Mar 1901 140 Harvest Lane, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [7]
Age: 52y - RG13/4375, Folio 86, Page 3 & Page 4
Head, Married, Gas Works Labourer
The 1901 census states Benjamin was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire
Ancestor Count 20 Descendant Count 35 Reference Number H 2128a Person ID I8504 Ruth Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
Father Adam DEAKIN, b. Abt 1816, Dawley, Shropshire, England d. Between Apr 1871 and Jun 1871, Madeley district, Shropshire, England
(Age 55 years)
Mother Elizabeth LLOYD, b. Bef 6 Dec 1812, Broseley, Shropshire, England Marriage 25 Dec 1839 Wrockwardine Parish Church, Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England [8, 9]
- OND 1839 Wellington district, Volume 18, Page 286
Page 62, No. 123
Both were of Full Age
Adam was a Bachelor, Miner, Living at Wrockwardine Wood
Elizabeth was a Spinster, Living at Wrockwardine Wood
Both signed their names
Witness: James Lloyd
Family ID F2944 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rosa MUSCROFT, b. Abt 1851, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Marriage Between Apr 1874 and Jun 1874 Sheffield district, Yorkshire (West Riding), England [10]
- AMJ 1874 Sheffield district, Volume 09C, Page 488
Children 1. Mary Elizabeth DEAKIN, b. Between Apr 1875 and Jun 1875, Sheffield district, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 2. John Joseph DEAKIN, b. 21 Nov 1876, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 3. Benjamin DEAKIN, b. Between Oct 1878 and Dec 1878, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 4. Jane DEAKIN, b. Between Jul 1881 and Sep 1881, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 5. Elizabeth DEAKIN, b. Between Oct 1883 and Dec 1883, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 6. Agnes DEAKIN, b. 16 Mar 1886, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 7. Reuben DEAKIN, b. Between Jul 1888 and Sep 1888, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 8. David DEAKIN, b. Between Oct 1890 and Dec 1890, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England 9. Daniel DEAKIN, b. Between Apr 1893 and Jun 1893, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Family ID F2946 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Aug 2025
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Notes - BENJAMIN DEAKIN
ADDRESSES:
Dawley Green Lane (01 July 1849)
Royal Oak, Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire (30 March 1851)
Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire (07 April 1861)
Dawley Green Lane, Dawley, Shropshire (02 April 1871)
1 Ct 13 Verdon Street, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding) (03 April 1881)
Harvest Lane (31 March 1886)
149 Wallace Road, Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding) (05 April 1891)
140 Harvest Lane, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire (West Riding) (31 March 1901)
OCCUPATIONS:
Scholar (30 March 1851)
Scholar (07 April 1861)
Stone Miner (02 April 1871)
Sexton (03 April 1881)
Sexton (31 March 1886)
General Labourer (05 April 1891)
Gas Works Labourer (31 March 1901)
Labourer (16 April 1906)
CENSUSES: (bef 1849- )
30 March 1851 - yes
07 April 1861 - yes
02 April 1871 - yes
03 April 1881 - yes
05 April 1891 - yes
31 March 1901 - yes
02 April 1911 -
19 June 1921 -
29 September 1939 - - Last checked: 22 January 2025
- BENJAMIN DEAKIN
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Sources - [S7274] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Baptism - Deakin, Benjamin - 1849 - Dawley (Malins Lee), Page 8, No. 69.
- [S7275] 1851 Census - Deakin, Adam & Elizabeth, HO107/1988, Folio 67, Page 17.
- [S7364] 1861 Census - Deakin, Adam & Elizabeth, RG9/1855, Folio 46, Page 11.
- [S7366] 1871 Census - Deakin, Adam & Elizabeth, RG10/2749, Folio 52 & 53, Page 28 & 29.
- [S7276] 1881 Census - Deakin, Benjamin & Rosa, RG11/4657, Folio 22, Page 38.
- [S7277] 1891 Census - Deakin, Ben & R, RG12/3830, Folio 78, Page 9.
- [S7281] 1901 Census - Deakin, Benjamin & Rosa, RG13/4375, Folio 86, Page 3 & Page 4.
- [S7272] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Marriage - Lloyd, Elizabeth & Deaken, Adam - 1839 - Wrockwardine, Page 62, No. 123.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, OND 1839 Wellington district, Volume 18, Page 286.
- [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, AMJ 1874 Sheffield district, Volume 09C, Page 488.
- [S7274] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Baptism - Deakin, Benjamin - 1849 - Dawley (Malins Lee), Page 8, No. 69.