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**Robert Barker (23.3.1769 – after 1841) was the fifth child of **Joseph (~1760) and **Jane Barker nee Irwin? of Sedgefield. Robert married **Ann Vaulks/Valks, also of Sedgefield (7.7.1765 – after 1841) on the 16.1.1791. The exact dates of the deaths of Robert and Ann are not known, but they were listed as still living in Sedgefield during the 1841 census. Robert’s four siblings were: Eliz(s)abeth (born 2.3.1761), Jane (born 15.2.1764), George (born 10.8.1766) and Joseph (born 10.7.1772).
Robert Barker and Ann Vaulks had 10 children of whom 4 were still born or died young . The liveborn children were named Joseph, James, Ann, Dorothy, Alice and Joseph. Their tenth child, and third son, was **Joseph Barker (28.3.1809 – 11.5.1884). He was born in Sedgefield and was a blacksmith. He later married **Eleanor Sharp, (6.11.1814 – 31.3.1918) of Wolviston. The 13th of the 16 children born to Joseph Barker and Eleanor Sharp was my great, great, grandfather **Osmond Barker born in Wolviston.
**Henry Valks (1736 – 1809) and **Jane White (1746 – 1817)
**Henry Ralph Valks/Vaux/Vaulks/Vause (20.2.1736 – 4.8.1809) of Sedgefield, and **Jane White (17.8.1746 – 21.4.1817 aged 71 years) of St Helens, Auckland were the parents of Ann Valks who married Robert Barker. Ann’s siblings were Henry (13.12.1768 – 14.5.1837) and William Vaulks (22.9.1771 – 3.12.1806). Henry Ralph Vaulks was a weaver like his father. He was the first child of **Henry Valks/Vaux/Vaulks (3.4.1712 – 20.12.1799) and **Dorothy Potts (1706 – 24.11.1772), both of Sedgefield.
Jane White was the second of 3 children born to **George White of Staindrop Field House, St Helens, Auckland and **Anne Lodge. Jane’s siblings were George, Margaret and Ralph White.
- References
- In England Marriages, 1538-1973 Ann Valks & Robert Barker, Marriage: Jan 16 1791 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00081-1, System Origin: England-ODM, GS Film number: 91112
- FamilySearch Family Tree Jane Vaux (born White), Gender: Female, Birth: Aug 17 1746 – Auckland St Helen, Durham, England, Christening: 1746 – St Helen, Auckland, Durham, England, Marriage: Dec 3 1764 – Auckland St Peter, Durham, England, Death: Apr 25 1817 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, United Kingdom, Parents: George White, Ann White (born Lodge), Husband: Henry Vaux, Children: Ann Barker (born Valks), Henry Vaux, William Valks, John Valks, Siblings: George White, Margaret White, Ralph White
**Henry Valks (1712 – 1799) and **Dorothy Potts (1706 – 1772)
**Henry Valks/Vaux/Vaulks (3.4.1712 – 20.12.1799) was a linen weaver from Sedgefield. He married **Dorothy Potts (1706 – 24.11.1772), also from Sedgefield on the 15.6.1735. Their three children were Henry Valks/Vaulks/Vaux/Vause (1736 – 1809), his twin William (20.2.1736 – 18.3.1736) who died young aged 1 month), and Ann (19.7.1741 -7.2.1757) who also died young aged 16 years. Henry may also have previously married Barbara Walker on 3.4.1733.
A photograph of the tombstone at Valks family Grave, located at St Edmunds the Bishop, Sedgefield is seen on the left. The inscription on it reads :
“Here lieth the Body of William Valks who died March 18th 1736 Aged 1 month. Also Here lieth the body of ANN VALKS who died Feb 7th 1757 Aged 16 Also here lieth the body of DOROTHY wife of HENRY VALKS who parted this life November 24 1772 aged 66″
**Henry Vaux (1680 – 1746) and **Magdalen(e) Harper (? – ?)
**Henry Vaux of Sedgefield, and **Magdalen(e) Harper of Whitton were married on the 16.4.1705. They had 4 children; Jane (born 16.3.1706), Alice (born 13.2.1709), **Henry (1712 – 1799) and Margaret (born 3.4.1717).
**Richard Vaux (1650 – ?) and **Elizabeth Tabor (1650 – 1706)
**Richard Vaux married **Elizabeth Tabor on 3.2.1697. Elizabeth was born in 1650 died c.3.1706 and was buried on the 8.3.1706 at St Nicolas, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Richard and Elizabeth’s children are listed as Thomas (born 1664), Dorothy, Richard (born 1668), George (born 1669), Thomasin (born 1670) and **Henry (born 1680), this means that they were all born before the couple married, and Thomas was born when Elizabeth was 14 years old which seems incorrect, but is possible.
Richard Vaux’s father was **Roland Vaux (? – ?) making him my 9x great, grandfather!
- References
- FamilySearch Family Tree Henry Vaux, Also known as: Henry Valks, Gender: Male
Birth: Apr 3 1712 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, Christening: Apr 3 1712 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, Marriage: Possible further marriage to Barbara WALKER – Apr 13 1733 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, UK, Marriage: Spouse: Dorothy Potts – June 15 1735 – Sedgefield, Durham, England, Death: Dec 20 1799 – Sedgefield, Durham, England
Occupation: Linen Weaver, Parents: Henry Vaux, Magdalene Vaux (born Harper)
Spouses: Dorothy Vaux (born Potts), Barbara Vaux (born WALKER), Children: William Vaux, Henry Vaux, Ann Vaux, Siblings: Jane Vaux, Alice Vaux, Margaret Vaux - FamilySearch Family Tree Henry VAUX, Gender: Male, Birth: 1676 – Durham, England, Death: 1746 – Durham, England, Father: Richard VAUX, Wife: Magdalen VAUX (born HARPER),Son: Henry VAUX
- In England Marriages, 1538-1973 Elizabeth Tabor & Richard Vaux, Marriage: Feb 3 1697 – Saint James Dukes Place, London, England, Wife: Elizabeth Tabor (Vaux), Husband: Richard Vaux, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02248-5, System Origin: England-ODM, GS Film number: 374449
- Family Search Family Tree Elizabeth Vaux (born Tabor), Married name: Elizabeth Vaux
Gender: Female, Birth: Circa 1650, Marriage: Feb 3 1697 – London, England, Death: Circa Mar 1706 – England, Burial: Mar 8 1706 – St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Husband: Richard Vaux, Children: Thomas Vaux, Dorothy Vaux, Richard Vaux, George Vaux, Thomasin Vaux, Henry Vaux, Henry Vaux
