Jeremiah Firkins

1832 -

• Name	Jeremiah Firkins
  Born	1832	Smethwick, nr West Bromwich
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	2 Jul 1832	Birmingham   [1]
  Occupation	Boatman
  Person ID	I66450	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Firkins,   b. 1804,   d. 16 Nov 1855, Rounds Green, Oldbury  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Sarah Wagstaff
  Married	3 Jul 1826	St Philip, Birmingham Cathedral   [2]
  Family ID	F21382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Sadler,   b. 1834, Smethwick, nr West Bromwich
  Married	8 Aug 1854	St Philip, Birmingham Cathedral   [3]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Firkins,   b. 1854, Oldbury, West Bromwich   2. John Firkins,   b. 1856, Oldbury, West Bromwich   3. Eliza Firkins,   b. 1860, Oldbury, West Bromwich   4. Joseph Firkins,   b. 1861, On canal boat   5. William Firkins,   b. 1864, Oldbury, West Bromwich   6. Emma Firkins,   b. 30 Aug 1867, Otherton Lock, Penkridge, Staffordshire   7. Ellen Firkins,   b. 1870, Oldbury, West Bromwich
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F21379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ferkins in baptism record. Fined in 1884 for allowing two daughters above age 12 to reside and work in his boat. (See court report headed 'Overcrowding on Canal Boats' in our Media/Documents section.

  
  

• Sources

  [S384150] England Births and Baptisms (Findmypast). [S339916] Birmingham CofE Marriages and Banns (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.