John Kirk [1818

Born: Birmingham

In the 1841 census, John Kirk was living with a Catherine Kirk, who was not his wife. This could be a sister.

Married 1: Frances Bloore 1 January 1837

Her Death Certificate (DEC qtr 1847, Clerkenwell vol 3 page 89) includes

When and where died 13 November 1847, 18 Ashby Street
Name and Surname Frances Kirk
Age 32 years
Occupation Wife of John Kirk, Engraver
Cause of Death Childbirth. Pueperal fever 9 days.
This is somewhat late to refer to the birth of John Thomas Kirk, who is given as aged 5 in the 1851 census. It may have been the birth of the Thomas Kirk whose death is recorded as DEC qtr 1847, Clerkenwell vol 3 page 106.

Marriage Entry:

Church	Birmingham St Martins
Date	1 January 1837
Name	John Kirk
Of	this parish bachelor
and Name	Francis Bloore
Of	this parish spinster
By	Banns
Witnesses	Willm Wood, Ann Nicklin

Children of first marriage:

Fanny Kirk
born at Spon St Coventry (Birth Certificate).
John Thomas Kirk

There was a John Kirk who married Frances Yates in Coventry in 1828, and had many children by her. Confusion between the two John and Frances Kirk families is very possible.

Married 2: Martha Blower 20 November 1848

Marriage Certificate:

Registration District	St Pancras
Solemnized at	St Pancras Church
in the Parish of	St Pancras
in the County of	Middlesex
When Married	20 November 1848
Name and Surname	John Kirk
Age	Full age
Condition	Widower
Rank or Profession	Engraver
Residence	Guilford Street
Father's Name	Thomas Kirk
Father's Profession	Dead
Witnesses	Robert Walton, Hephzibah Walton Bride's sister and brother-in-law. Neighbours to the Kirks, living at 41 King Street in the 1851 census

It is possible that his first two wives were sisters, in which case the 2nd marriage was illegal: the Deceased Wife's Sister's Marriage Act, first brought before Parliament in 1846, was not passed until 1907.

Children of second marriage:

Harberson Joseph Kirk
Martha Kirk
George Kirk
Ernest A E Kirk
Robert Kirk
Hephzibah Kirk

Married 3: Ann Lee

Marriage Certificate:

Solemnized at	The Parish Church of St Peter Regent Square
in the County of	Middlesex		The only reasonably likely reference to Ann Lee in the censuses is in 1861, when an Ann Lee born circa 1826 in Tamworth was a servant to Helen Laurie at 2 Tavistock Lane, Marylebone (RG9/103 f135 p42). The lack of earlier references may suggest she was actually a widow when she married John Kirk
When Married	5 November [1870]
Name and Surname	John Kirk	Ann Lee
Age	full	full
Condition	widower	spinster
Profession	Engraver	-
Residence	Heathcote Mews	Heathcote Mews
Father's Name	Thomas Kirk	William Lee
Father's Profession	Engraver Deceased	Gardener Deceased
Witnesses	Edward Nicholls, Mary Lee

Died: 28 May 1886

Death Certificate:

Registration District	Islington
in the Sub-District of	Islington South East
in the County of	Middlesex
When and where died	28 May 1886, 11 Sudely Street
Name and Surname	John Kirk
Sex	Male
Age	67 years
Occupation	Engraver Master
Cause of death	Bronchitis some months, Senile Decay, certified
Informant	Fanny Field, Daughter, present at the death, 145 Isledon Road Islngton
When Registered	31 May 1886

Probate:

Of	John Kirk formerly of Trinidad Place Liverpool Road, but late of 11 Sudeley Street both in Islington
At	11 Sudeley Street, Islington MDX
To	Ann Kirk of 113 Ravenshaw Street, Mill Lane, West Hampstead MDX
On	31 August 1886
Estate	£99

Addresses:

1841	Great Sutton Street, Finsbury
1848	Guilford St, St Pancras
1851	43 King St, Clerkenwell
1858	14 Coles Terrace Barnsbury St
1861	26 Lower Smith St, Clerkenwell
1871	108 Liverpool Rd, Islington
1881	14 Travers Road, Islington

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When and where died	13 November 1847, 18 Ashby Street
Name and Surname	Frances Kirk
Age	32 years
Occupation	Wife of John Kirk, Engraver
Cause of Death	Childbirth. Pueperal fever 9 days. This is somewhat late to refer to the birth of John Thomas Kirk, who is given as aged 5 in the 1851 census. It may have been the birth of the Thomas Kirk whose death is recorded as DEC qtr 1847, Clerkenwell vol 3 page 106.