Wendy Kirkross recently requested to adopt the Kirk grave No 469 in MI Book 1. I have now allocated it to her, the Kirk family were a large family of shoe makers and printers in the Derringham St area. Here is the information that I have on the family:
Joseph Kirk was a shoemaker born in North Wheatley, Nottingham in1792, he married Jane Crowage (1800-1885) in Blidworth, Nottingham on 1 Jan 1821.
They had 2 children, Joseph William, (known as William), b 1821 and Thomas b1839, moving to Hull around 1838, and living in Providence Row, Beverley Rd.
Joseph William was a printer and married Cecilia Brewis at the Salem Chapel, Cogan St on 14 Aug1841, they had at least 11 children. He started a printing business at premises on Holderness Rd, nr Williamson St, and in the 1851 census the family are recorded as living at 10 Holderness Rd. By the time of the 1861 census the business had moved to Victoria St off Derringham St, and was employing 3 men and 8 boys. His sons William Bruce and George Sanderson followed their father’s footsteps and joined the printing business. William was married to Sarah Ann Johnson, and lived at 25 Crystal St, George married Anna Maria Wreghitt and lived at 46 Derringham St.
Their mother Jane, died of decay of nature at Providence Row in 1865 aged 64, their father, Joseph, also died of decay at Derringham St 1867 aged 75, both are buried in the family grave.
George and Anna lost 3 of their children in childhood, Stanley George died on 4th Jan 1873 aged 6 days, Florence Mary died on 13 July 1875 aged 15 months, and Cecilia died of meningitis on 7 Nov 1877. All of the children are buried in the family grave, along with another child, Alice, who was the daughter of Thomas Kirk, decorator, and the grand daughter of George & Anna, she died on Boxing Day1886 at 11 Colonial St aged 6 years 6 months.
