John Perks (1798-1875)
Iron master, of John Perks and Sons
c.1798 Born
Married (1) Harriet Baker
1820 Birth of son Robert Perks
Married (2) Ann Hollis (d.1833)
1830 Birth of son Samuel Hollis Perks
Birth of daughter Ann Hollis Perks who married Thomas Wilkinson Shaw the father of William Edwards Shaw
Married (3) Louisa Hartley. Her brother was John Hartley (1813-1884)
1841 Birth of son John Hartley Perks
1851 John Perks 53, iron master .... employing 120.. men, lived in Wolverhampton with Louisa Perks 36, Samuel H Perks 20, edge tool manufacturer, John H Perks 9, Emma Perks 5, Eliza Perks 3[1]
1875 Died in Wolverhampton[2]