Marged, Thanks for hosting this list! * My interests are: PERKES ( Dudley Worcestershire, aka Perks back to pre-1800) COLEY (Emma, from Shropshire) By 1861 my PERKES were in Liverpool. My g-g grandfather's sister Emma PERKES (b. ca 1861) married a "Dave" PORTHOUSE in about 1881. The PORTHOUSES seemed to have been from Liverpool. To say, by 1907 this line of Perkes had emigrated to Hamilton Ontario Canada. With a nephew Tom PORTHOUSE. In case this helps anyone. ***************************************** Carolyn Perkes (Montréal, Québec, Canada)

Hi Carolyn I'm not too sure whether this is the same family as yours, but seems a little too coincidental not to be. I have Joseph Perkes (Perks) born c1866 in Overbury, Worcester who married Elizabeth Teale. Their son Ernest was born in Northern England, in Pemberton and married Jane Haselden, a sister to my mother's brother in law. Their family emigrated to London, Ontario and although I have made contact with some of this family, the communication has dried up, possibly owing to the fact that Nancy Perks had no computer and things had to be done by snail mail. It is disappointing to lose contact and some of this is down to me as much as Nancy. I am in constant contact with the HASELDEN family and would like to exchange information with the PERKS family and associated families. I do hope this is part of your family, but if not it may ring some bells with someone out there. Regards, Eric in Wigan, Lancs. -----Original Message----- From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Perkes Sent: 18 November 2006 00:35 To: ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] My names Marged, Thanks for hosting this list! * My interests are: PERKES ( Dudley Worcestershire, aka Perks back to pre-1800) COLEY (Emma, from Shropshire) By 1861 my PERKES were in Liverpool. My g-g grandfather's sister Emma PERKES (b. ca 1861) married a "Dave" PORTHOUSE in about 1881. The PORTHOUSES seemed to have been from Liverpool. To say, by 1907 this line of Perkes had emigrated to Hamilton Ontario Canada. With a nephew Tom PORTHOUSE. In case this helps anyone. ***************************************** Carolyn Perkes (Montréal, Québec, Canada) To go to the site, click on http://lists9.rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.7/537 - Release Date: 17/11/2006

Hi Eric, There could be a connection but I don't have immediate proof and not sure just how. I'll tell you what I have that makes me think there could be (possibly naming patterns). This information was given to me by Susan Roscoe, a distant Perkes cousin born Liverpool now living abroad who found me via some message board a few years ago and I'd like to acknowledge that here. Another caveat, I work full time and have yet to go about getting the documents to prove I am on the right trail. * 1901 Census Thomas Perkes (47) and wife Myra (Perry) Perkes (43), living at 36 Thirlmere Road, Everton with their 6 children (including my grandfather) and a *nephew*, Ernest Perkes, baker's errand boy, born Liverpool. Now, your Ernest was born Pemberton, maybe that rules him out. Or maybe his birthplace is incorrectly listed on the Census? * Thomas Perkes above (1853, Wollaston, Worc, --1940, Hamilton, Ontario) His father, also Thomas Perkes (1824, Dudley, christened Wombourne Staffordshire, d. 1898, W. Derby ) first wife Emma Coley, of Halesowen, 2nd wife, Harriet Evans. This Thomas Perkes had 11 siblings including a Joseph Aston Perkes, 1818-1867. Siblings born between 1807 to 1831, all Dudley, Worc, apparently. Of these siblings, Charles (1829-1906) emigrated to Philadelphia and Henry (1814-1890), to Salt Lake City. Parents of Joseph, Thomas and the rest would be Henry Perkes and Elizabeth Cartwright Aston. If there is a connection, it might go back this far, to the children of Henry and Elizabeth Perkes, or perhaps further, to Henry's generation. * The cemetery record for the Perkes family monument in Hamilton Ontario lists a Thomas Ernest Porthouse d. 16-06-1920 and Ada McIntryre (Noyes) Porthouse 07-01-1948. * As a child, I remember being taken to meet my grandfather's cousin Ernest Perkes and his wife, in Hamilton. I believe he may have been the baker's errand boy on the 1901 Census. I don't know of any Nancy Perks in London Ontario. There are several Perkes (and more Perks) across Canada, but neither name is all that common in this country. * If you think any of this might be relevant, let me know and I will send you more detailed information. Best regards, Carolyn Perkes Eric Winstanley wrote: > Hi Carolyn > I'm not too sure whether this is the same family as yours, but seems a > little too coincidental not to be. > I have Joseph Perkes (Perks) born c1866 in Overbury, Worcester who > married > Elizabeth Teale. Their son Ernest was born in Northern England, in > Pemberton > and married Jane Haselden, a sister to my mother's brother in law. > Their family emigrated to London, Ontario and although I have made > contact > with some of this family, the communication has dried up, possibly > owing to > the fact that Nancy Perks had no computer and things had to be done > by snail > mail. > It is disappointing to lose contact and some of this is down to me as > much > as Nancy. > I am in constant contact with the HASELDEN family and would like to > exchange > information with the PERKS family and associated families. > I do hope this is part of your family, but if not it may ring some > bells > with someone out there. > > Regards, > Eric in Wigan, Lancs. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:eng-merseyside-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn > Perkes > Sent: 18 November 2006 00:35 > To: ENG-MERSEYSIDE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ENG-MERSEYSIDE] My names > > Marged, > Thanks for hosting this list! > * > My interests are: > PERKES ( Dudley Worcestershire, aka Perks back to pre-1800) > COLEY (Emma, from Shropshire) > > By 1861 my PERKES were in Liverpool. > My g-g grandfather's sister Emma PERKES (b. ca 1861) married a "Dave" > PORTHOUSE in about 1881. The PORTHOUSES seemed to have been from > Liverpool. > > To say, by 1907 this line of Perkes had emigrated to Hamilton Ontario > Canada. With a nephew Tom PORTHOUSE. > In case this helps anyone. > > > ***************************************** > Carolyn Perkes > (Montréal, Québec, Canada) > > To go to the site, click on > http://lists9.rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-MERSEYSIDE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message