Hiram Barker
Born in 1819 in Todmorden
1841 Living with parents at Top of Fold, Royton. Occupation: labourer (as was his father)
1851 Machine maker, living at 8 Foster Street, Salford, with his wife (Sarah, born in Bolton) and children (Sarah A., William Abram, James Platt)
Hiram Barker had died before the 1861 census
Partner in T. Fitton and Co
1856 Patent No. 1502 of 1853, to Hiram Barker of Manchester, Engineer and Tool Maker, and Francis Holt of Manchester, Engineer, for improvements in machinery and apparatus for grinding and turning metals, became void [1]