Joseph Whieldon Barks
Active: 1900 - 1911
Function: Stone and marble masons, builder and contractor
History or description: Joseph Whieldon Barks was born in 1857 in Ipstones, Staffordshire. He worked as a builder and contractor as well as a stonemason. His son Thomas William Barks (born c.1883) was a joiner and builder's clerk, presumably working for the family business. Joseph died on 5 March 1932 by which time he was living at Brookhouse Farm, Ipstones. His estate was valued at £1,862. 0. 8d.
Descriptions of Business or Institution
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Builder & Contractor' employer, his son Thomas W. Barks 'Joiner' worker
Listed in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
'Builder & Contractor' employer, and his son Thomas William Barks 'Builder's Clerk' worker
Listed under Stone Masons Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire, 1900 Kelly's Trades Directories
1900
Listed as 'Stone and Marble Masons'.
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 2629 folio 102 page 11
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
2011
RG14PN16681 RG78PN1033 RD363 SD2 ED6 SN102
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Joseph Whieldon Barks
Probate Date: 1 Jun 1932
Death Date: 5 Mar 1932
Death Place: Staffordshire, England
Registry: Manchester
Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire, 1900 Kelly's Trades Directories
1900
p. 854.
Citing this record
'Joseph Whieldon Barks', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib4_1224835243, accessed 27 Sep 2023]
