Thanks to everyone for your responses to my question. Sorry to have delayed answering, but I was out of town unexpectedly. I was very mistaken in connecting my Daniel with the Aaron and Hannah line and I asked the moderator to remove that post. Here is some information I have on my Flook family in England that I hope will be helpful.
A Certified Copy of an Entry in Marriage for William Flook and Mary Clark gives their signatures as "X" their mark.The marriage took place in the Chapel of Stapleton Palace (Stapleton had been the Bishop's residence or "Palace") in the parish of Stapleton in the registration district of Clifton on November 17, 1856. Witnesses were William Fox and Mary Tiley and the document gives her signature as "X" 'his' mark.
1861 Census of England The Flook family lived at 71 Clay Hill. William Flook was a laborer/gardener, age 30, with wife Mary age 27, born Somerset and daughter, Eliza age 2 born St. George, Glouchester (from the 1861[page28 ED 10 SRD The Clifton RSD The Saint George Sub-District on GS5 42858] ) The daughter, Mary, did not appear on the census. The census is usually taken around that time in April in England. So, I would think she was born after the census was taken. There were other Flook families in the area. Researcher: Susan G. Lovins, 1047 E. Beverly Way, Bountiful, UT 84010 from research done at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.
In 1871: William Flook head mar 41 laborer St. Georges, Glouc. Mary wife mar 38 hawker with vegetables St. Georges, Glouc. Eliza daur 12 St. Georges, Glouc. Mary daur 10 St. Georges, Glouc. Hannah daur 7 St. Georges, Glouc. Louisa daur 5 St. Georges, Glouc. George son 2 St. Georges, Glouc. Thomas son 4 mo. St. Georges, Glouc. Film 835264 near end of film , St. George civil parish local board of St. George Eccl Dist. St. Marks , SRD Clifton RSD St. George ED 20 page13 # 92 on schedule Clay Bottom. Researcher: Susan G. Lovins, 1047 E. Beverly Way, Bountiful, UT 84010 from research done at the LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Letter dated 16 April 1989
In 1881: William Flook was 50, Mary Flook, his wife was 45 Mary Perkins was 19 and living with her parents at Johnny Crows Lane 1 Cossens road, St. George, Bristol, Glouchester. George Flook (age 14), Thomas Flook (age 11), Frederick Flook (age 6),Elizabeth Flook (age 5) and Charlotte Flook (age 2) were also living with their parents at the same address. Mary Perkins first son, William Perkins, was in his first year of life in his Grandparent's house. William Flook was born in St. George. Mary Flook was born in Frome, Somerset. All their children and their one grandchild at that time were born in St. George. From an email by Maxine Flook of Manchester, England MaxineF@ kssg.comand
maxine.flook@redhotant.net dated 12 Sep 2000
Many people list the wife of William Flook as Mary Ann Lake from a marriage entry in 1853. On examination, the entry includes Mary Ann Lake among others, but the William Flook (b. abt. 1833) marriage is actually to Sarah Poole and this William Flook is another person entirely . In the 1871 Wales Census William and Sarah are living in Wales. The William Flook who is our ancestor married Mary Clark 17th november 1856 at Stapleton Holy Trinity Church and they are shown as living in Bristol. Some people compound the error by mixing information on the families including children and burials.
