John Watson Birkett

1854 - 1916  (62 years)

• Name	John Watson Birkett
  Birth	Apr-Jun 1854	Liverpool, , Lancashire, England   [1]
  	First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Birth registration year      1854 Registration quarter      2 Mother's maiden name      Watson District      Liverpool County      Lancashire Country      England Volume      8B Page      208 Record set      England & Wales Births 1837-2006 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Births Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  Christening	18 Jun 1854	Christ Church, Winsford, , Cheshire, England   [2]
  	First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Sex      Male Birth year      1854 Baptism year      1854 Baptism date      18 Jun 1854 Church      Christ Church Place      Winsford County      Cheshire Country      England Father's first name(s)      John Father's last name      Birkett Mother's first name(s)      Elizabeth Record set      Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms 1576-1906 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Cheshire Archives and Local Studies Transcriptions © Family Search First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Gender      Male Birth year      1854 Baptism year      1854 Baptism date      18 Jun 1854 Place      Over, St Chad County      Cheshire Country      England Father's first name(s)      John Father's last name      Birkett Mother's first name(s)      Elizabeth Mother's last name      Birkett Record set      Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Baptisms Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Baptisms Collections from      England, United Kingdom Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
  		I80322 - Baptism John Watson Birkett 18061854 I80322 - Baptism John Watson Birkett 18061854
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	8 Montpellier Terrace, Teddington, , Middlesex, England   [3]
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship      Marital status      Sex      Age      Birth year      Birth place      Occupation      John W      Birkett      Head      Married      Male      46      1855      Liverpool, Lancashire, England      Copper Smelters Office Manager      Maude H      Birkett      Wife      Married      Female      41      1860      Skillington, Lancashire, England      - Audrey M      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      15      1886      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      - Kathleen M      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      12      1889      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      -      John B      Birkett      Son      Single      Male      9      1892      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      - Lily M M      Vaughan      Servant      Single      Female      21      1880      Denham, Buckinghamshire, England      Cook Domestic Rose E      Bird      Servant      Single      Female      21      1880      Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England      Housemaid Domestic
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	8 Montpellier Terrace, Teddington, , Middlesex, England   [3]
  	Copper Smelters Office Manager
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship      Marital status      Sex      Age      Birth year      Birth place      Occupation      John W      Birkett      Head      Married      Male      46      1855      Liverpool, Lancashire, England      Copper Smelters Office Manager      Maude H      Birkett      Wife      Married      Female      41      1860      Skillington, Lancashire, England      - Audrey M      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      15      1886      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      - Kathleen M      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      12      1889      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      -      John B      Birkett      Son      Single      Male      9      1892      Twickenham, Middlesex, England      - Lily M M      Vaughan      Servant      Single      Female      21      1880      Denham, Buckinghamshire, England      Cook Domestic Rose E      Bird      Servant      Single      Female      21      1880      Waltham St Lawrence, Berkshire, England      Housemaid Domestic
  Census	2 Apr 1911	18 the Avenue Surbiton, Surbiton, , Surrey, England   [4]
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Marital status      Sex      Age      Birth year      Occupation      Birth place John Watson      Birkett      Head      Married      Male      56      1855      Commercial manager      Lancashire Liverpool Maude Helen      Birkett      Wife      Married      Female      51      1860      -      Lincolnshire Shillington Audrey Mackay      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      25      1886      -      Middlsex Twickenham Kathleen Maude      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      22      1889      -      Middlsex Twickenham Eva Mary      Rapsey      Servant      Single      Female      28      1883      Cook domestic      London Hammersmith Ethel Elizabeth      Johnson      Servant      Single      Female      23      1888      Housemaid domestic      Cambridgeshire Cambridge
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	18 the Avenue Surbiton, Surbiton, , Surrey, England   [4]
  	Commercial manager
  	First name(s)      Last name      Relationship to head      Marital status      Sex      Age      Birth year      Occupation      Birth place John Watson      Birkett      Head      Married      Male      56      1855      Commercial manager      Lancashire Liverpool Maude Helen      Birkett      Wife      Married      Female      51      1860      -      Lincolnshire Shillington Audrey Mackay      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      25      1886      -      Middlsex Twickenham Kathleen Maude      Birkett      Daughter      Single      Female      22      1889      -      Middlsex Twickenham Eva Mary      Rapsey      Servant      Single      Female      28      1883      Cook domestic      London Hammersmith Ethel Elizabeth      Johnson      Servant      Single      Female      23      1888      Housemaid domestic      Cambridgeshire Cambridge
  Residence	1916	3 St Matthew's Avenue, Surbiton, , Surrey, England
  Death	21 Sep 1916	Woodford, , Essex, England
  	First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Sex      Male Birth year      1854 Age      62 Death year      1916 Death date      21 Sep 1916 Place      Liverpool Publication title      Liverpool Echo Publication year      1916 Publication date      25 Sep 1916 Page      6 Father's first name(s)      John Father's last name      Birkett County      Lancashire Country      England Event type      Obituary Record set      England, Newspaper Death Notices Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Parish Burials Collections from      Great Britain, England First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Death year      1916 Death date      21 Sep 1916 Probate year      1916 Probate date      31 Oct 1916 Probate registry      London Residence town      Surbiton County      Surrey Country      England Linked persons      Donald Sween Mackay Record set      England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from      Great Britain, England
  Probate	31 Oct 1916	London City, , Greater London, England
  	First name(s)      John Watson Last name      Birkett Death year      1916 Death date      21 Sep 1916 Probate year      1916 Probate date      31 Oct 1916 Probate registry      London Residence town      Surbiton County      Surrey Country      England Linked persons      Donald Sween Mackay Record set      England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category      Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from      Great Britain, England
  _UID	2996624102B14C07B451B4FFA7CDE7F873C0
  Person ID	I80322	The Maw Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Reverend John Birkett,   b. Est 1835   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Watson,   b. Est 1835   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Apr 1853	St Bride, Liverpool, , Lancashire, England
  	First name(s)      John Last name      Birkett Age      Full Marital status      Widower Occupation      Clerk In Orders Residence      Over, Chester Year      1853 Marriage year      1853 Marriage date      19 Apr 1853 Denomination      Church Of England Description      St Bride Place      Liverpool, St Bride Diocese      Liverpool County      Lancashire Country      England Spouse's first name(s)      Elizabeth Spouse's last name      Watson Spouse's age      Full Spouse's marital status      Spinster Spouse's residence      Bedford St South Liverpool Father's first name(s)      John Father's last name      Birkett Father's occupation      Linen Draper, Deceased Spouse's father's first name(s)      Alexander Spouse's father's last name      Watson Spouse's father's occupation      Licent Col Royal Mariner Witness 1      W Watson Witness 2      Lucy Watson Archive      Liverpool Record Office By licence or banns      Licence Archive reference      283-BRI-3-6 Register year range      1852-1855 Register type      Marriages Record set      Lancashire Banns & Marriages Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom © Findmypast
  Family ID	F28547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maude Helen Mackay,   b. Jul-Aug 1859, Skillington, , Lincolnshire, England d. 22 Apr 1939, Orchardene, Orchard Road, Onslow Village, Guildford, , Surrey, England (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1884	Langton by Wragby, , Yorkshire, England   [5, 6]
  	First name(s)      Maude Helen Last name      Mackay Name note      - Marriage year      1884 Marriage date      09 Jul 1884 Marriage place      Langton-By-Wragby County      Lincolnshire Country      England Father's first name(s)      Sween Macdonald Father's last name      Mackay Spouse's first name(s)      John Watson Spouse's last name      Birkett Spouse's age      - Spouse's father's first name(s)      John Spouse's father's last name      Birkett Record set      England Marriages 1538-1973 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s)      Maude Helen Last name      Mackay Name note      - Age      24 Marriage year      1884 Marriage date      1884 Residence      Langton by Wragby, Lincolnshire, England Marriage place      Langton by Wragby County      Lincolnshire Country      England Father's first name(s)      Sween Macdonald Father's last name      Mackay Spouse's first name(s)      John Watson Spouse's last name      Birkett Spouse's birth year      1854 Spouse's birth date      1854 Spouse's age      30 Spouse's father's first name(s)      John Spouse's father's last name      Birkett Record set      England Marriages 1538-1973 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s)      Maude Helen Last name      Mackay Sex      Female Birth year      1860 Age      24 Marriage year      1884 Marriage date      09 Jul 1884 Residence      Langton Spouse's first name(s)      John Watson Spouse's last name      Birkett Spouse's age      30 Spouse's residence      St Marys, Twickenham Father's first name(s)      Sween Macdonald Father's last name      Mackay Spouse's father's first name(s)      John Spouse's father's last name      Birkett Place      Langton by Wragby County      Lincolnshire Country      England Archive      Lincolnshire Archives Page      40 Event type      Marriages Record set      Lincolnshire Marriages And Banns Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Parish Marriages Collections from      England, United Kingdom © Findmypast First name(s)      Maude Helen Last name      Mackay Marriage quarter      3 Marriage year      1884 Registration month      - MarriageFinder™      Maude Helen Mackay married John Watoon Birkett District      Horncastle District number      - County      Lincolnshire Country      England Volume      7A Volume as transcribed      7A Page number      819 Record set      England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory      Civil Marriage & Divorce Collections from      United Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd
  		M28546 - Marriage John Watson Birkett & Maude Helen Mackay 09071884 M28546 - Marriage John Watson Birkett & Maude Helen Mackay 09071884
  Children	1. Audrey Mackay Birkett,   b. 26 May 1885, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England d. 26 Oct 1971, 7 Hadlow Road, Tonbridge, , Kent, England (Age 86 years)   2. Kathleen Maude Birkett,   b. 10 Oct 1888, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England d. Jul-Sep 1969, District Poole (Age 80 years)   3. 2nd Lieutenant John Bertram Birkett,   b. 15 Nov 1891, Twickenham, , Middlesex, England d. 26 Feb 1995, 29 Hamilton Road, Hamworthy, Poole, , Dorset, England (Age 103 years)
  Family ID	F28546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2025

  
  

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  Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 18 the Avenue Surbiton, Surbiton, , Surrey, England Occupation - Commercial manager - 2 Apr 1911 - 18 the Avenue Surbiton, Surbiton, , Surrey, England Residence - 1916 - 3 St Matthew's Avenue, Surbiton, , Surrey, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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