In 1871 with wife Hannah and his 3 daughters. Working as a Coal Miner, living in Dukinfield, Lancashire[3]
Joseph and his father and brother were miners. Joseph was married and had four children. On the evening of 14 April 1874 Joseph and his brother Alfred were killed in an explosion in the Astley Deep Pit. He was buried 19 April 1874 in the St. George's Church in Hyde, Cheshire.
Sources
↑ BICKERDYKE, JOSEPH Mothers Maiden Name. BLANKSBY GRO Reference: 1839 S Quarter in ASHTON AND OLDHAM Volume 20 Page 118
"England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Z7-YYD : 7 December 2017), Joseph Bickerdyke, 19 Apr 1874, Burial; citing item 5 p 159, St George, Hyde, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,069,089.
England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ML-H74 : 13 December 2017), Joseph Bickerdyke in household of Mathew Bickerdyke, Mottram In Longden Dale, Cheshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGT3-QWG : 20 October 2017), Joseph Bickerdyke in household of Joseph Bickerdyke, Newton Howery Field, Lancashire, England; citing Newton Howery Field, Lancashire, England, p. 54, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7J6-PCT : 12 December 2017), Joseph Bickerdyke in household of Alfred Bickerdyke, Newton, Lancashire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
Settlement and Removal Record: "West Yorkshire, England, Select Removal and Settlement Records, 1689-1866" West Yorkshire Archive Service; Morley, West Yorkshire, England; West Yorkshire, England, Removal and Settlement, 1627-1912; Reference Number: RDP47/90 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9015 #2144 (accessed 6 July 2024) Name: Joseph Bickerdike; Birth Year: abt 1839; Residence Date: 22 Jun 1842; Age: 3; Place: Kippax, England; Record Type: Orders of Removal; Description: Removal Orders, 1756-1860.
Research Notes
1871 England census for Cheshire>Newton, Newton>District 8 lists Alfred Bickerdyke (29) and wife Hannah(30) with children James Clegg(3) and Edmund (9 mo). Alfred is coal miner. Marriage need further research. Information from documentation about death of brothers says that Joseph's wife had a LNAB Moss. But ??
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