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• Frowen
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• Kewn
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Special Feature Pages
• William Albrow 1770
> With historic documents

• William Albrow 1794
> Wherryman

• Christopher Albrow
> 1.The Welsh Regiment in South Africa, Christopher's Medals and morel

> 2. Christopher's life in the army. A Transcription of his Military Record

• William Dobbs
> 2nd. Battalion, The Rifle Brigade

• John Kirk
> Royal Field Artillery

• The Rice Page
> This page is a branch of the Albrow Tree. Featuring Alice Maud Albrow

• The Oliver Page
> This page is a branch of the Albrow Tree. Featuring Alfred Stanley Albrow who was brother to Christopher Frowen and Alice Maud

Arthur Edgar Albrow Page
Brother to William John: Son of William and Fanny

Birthdays, Events and
Anniversaries
Great interactive calendar of special dates. You can send an e-card too.

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• Albrow UK Website
• www.fairynuff-flowers.co.uk

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The first reference point for the Albrows, in the Kirk and Dobbs tree is Margaret Kirk, who married Herbert Albrow. Thanks to Angela for the information which got us started on this page

The last point of reference on the Albrow tree is repeated here to help with continuity.

Margaret Kirk
Birth: 10 Nov 1922 Liverpool, Lancashire
Death: Feb 1999 Twickenham, Middlesex

I have complied with the convention of minimising details of living members of the tree.

Herbert Stanley Albrow
Birth: 6 July 1918. Rochford. Essex
Death: 1979 Twickenham, Middlesex
Marriage: Margaret Kirk 1945 at St. Stephens Church,
Hounslow, Middlesex (Brentford - district)

Click here to visit the ALBROW page

John Kirk
Birth: 4 Feb 1884
Christened: at St Ambrose, Everton on 24 Feb 1884
Marriage: 13 Dec 1903 at St Mary's Church, Kirkdale
Death: 12 June 1934.
Buried: Ford R.C. Cemetry, 16 Jun 1934 Plot 403
See John's Army page. here

At the time of the wedding John and Margaret seem to be living in the same neighbourhood. John was at 28 Latham Street. and Margaret was at 49 Latham Street. The 1911 Census shows them living at 23 Major St. Close by at no. 37 lives Mary Dobbs. (They use Dobbs and not Kirk on the Census) They had had two children by that date but neither had survived. John dies at: Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool.
• 1911 Census • Death certificate

The Prince Arthur, Rice Lane, Liverpool

John seems to have used the surnames Kirk and Dobbs which makes research a bit of a challenge. We do know that he served in the First World War in the R.F.A.(Royal Field Artillery) Regulars "C" Battery: Army No. 96789.
See John's page - here	John Kirk. Royal Field Artillery

Margaret Dobbs
Birth: <1885>
Death: 17 Dec 1938 aged 53 years

Margaret's address on the death certificate is: 429 Scotland Road, Liverpool It notes that she was the widow of John Kirk (Provisions Merchants labourer) Margaret was buried alongside John at Ford R.C. Cemetery on 22 Dec 1938. She died at: Walton General Hospital, 107 Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool

• Death certificate. • 1911 Census Margaret's line moves to the Dobbs page. Click here to visit the DOBBS page Listen to music familiar to the KIRKS and the DOBBS' - here

John and Margaret's children. (so far)
James Birth: 27 Jul 1911
Mary Birth: 19 Sep 1912 Death: Jan 1934
(Buried 26 Jan) alongside her parents
Ann (Cissy) Birth: 2 Mar 1914 Death: 7 Nov 1993
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Birth: 22 Mar 1916 Death: 8 Dec 1994
Thomas (Tommy) Birth: 1920 Death: 1980
Margaret (Peggy) Birth: 10 Nov 1922 Death: Feb 1999

James Kirk
Birth: <1840> at Liverpool
Marriage: Dec 1870

It appears that James may have remarried by the time of the 1891 Census. ( His second wife: Annie Birth:<1850> at Liverpool) Birth and Christening information shows that James and Mary Jane are John's parents. Annie is James' wife on the 1891 census.

The 1891 Census finds the Kirks living at 70 Robsart St, Everton, Liverpool. James (51) was employed as a Dock Labourer, Shipping. Our John was seven years old

• 1891 Census

Mary Jane Kewn
Birth: 1851
Baptised: 17 Mar at St. Peters Liverpool

James and Mary's children:
Margaret Ellen Birth: <1880>
James Birth: <1881>
John Birth: 4 Feb 1884 Death: 12 Jun 1934

Take a look at The Kewn page - here

edit note: James Kirk christened on the 8th March 1840 Gravel lane Wesley Methodist Salford Lancs mother Ellen father John (Angela)