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Joseph Frederick Firkins

Male 1887 -


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  • Name Joseph Frederick Firkins 
    Born 31 May 1887  Icknield Square, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I66675  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 

    Father Frederick Firkins,   b. 1859, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Watson,   b. Abt May 1861, West Bromwich Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Between 1881 and 1887 
    Family ID F21443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Halliday,   b. Abt Feb 1884, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt Feb 1909  Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Florence Firkins,   b. Abt Nov 1909, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Frederick Joseph Firkins,   b. 4 Mar 1912, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Firkins,   b. 1 Dec 1918, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 106 years)
     4. James Firkins,   b. 1 Jun 1921, Birmingham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years)
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2025 
    Family ID F21445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1891/1901 censuses as Frederick, age 3/14; listed twice in 1911, with parents as Frederick J, age 26, married, and separately as Fred, age 25, with wife and daughter (both Florence); Frederick J in 1921, age 36; Fred J in 1939, birth year given wrongly as 1884.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010049] BC.

    2. [S486897] England and Wales Marriage Index (Ancestry).




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