Winkle Family Genealogy

Elijah and Catherine Winkle family

by Jim Winkle
Updated: 25-Aug-2008.

Winkle Geneaolgy start -> Jim Winkle (me) -> Bob Winkle (my dad) -> Edward Winkle (my grandfather) -> JR Winkle (my great-grandfather) -> Elijah Winkle (my great-great-grandfather) -> Harriet Winkle (my great*3-grandmother) -> Martha Winkle (my great*4-grandmother) -> John Winkle (my great*5-grandfather) -> John Winkle (my great*6-grandfather)

This page is about the family of Elijah and Catherine Winkle, who are my great-great-grandparents.

The Parents

• Elijah Winkle Jul-1827 - 1910 (83).
  • Baptised 15-Jul-1827.
  • Married Catherine in 1847.
  • Originally coal miner and later (1881 onward) milk seller.
• Catherine Winkle 1829 - 1918 (89), spelled also Catharine.
  • Maiden name Catherine Downing.

The Kids

• Elijah Winkle 1849 - 1899, glass cutter early, then lime burner.
  • Married Emily Taylor in 1874 Q4 in Wolstaton, Staffs.
  • Had kids William Harry Winkle (went by Harry, 1876 - ?), Fred Taylor Winkle (1880 - 1951), Joel Downing Winkle (1887 - ?). Note that Taylor is Emily's maiden name, and Downing is Elijah's mom's maiden name.
• John Winkle 1852 - ?
  • Married Elizabeth Simpson (1850 - ?).
  • Had kids Elizabeth (1877), Kate Ann Winkle (1878), Sarah Harriet Winkle (1881), John Robert Winkle (29-Aug-1881), Frances Elijah Winkle (1884), John Winkle (1885).
  • Daisy Simpson (1884), their niece, lived with them in 1901 census.
  • Their name is incorrectly recorded as Winkler in the 1891 census (nice catch, Ian)
  • Potter
• Harriett Winkle 1854 - ?
• Martha Winkle 1857 - ?
• Janetta Winkle 1859 - ?, dressmaker
• JR (James Rowley) Winkle 26-Jan-1861 - 9-May-1936 (75). My great-grandfather.
• Joel Downing Winkle 1864 - 7-Aug-1939 (75). His wife died about 18 months earlier. Potter. Three married daughters.
• Harry Winkle 1866 - ?
• Kate Downing Winkle 1869 - ?, dressmaker. Only child still living with parents in 1901 census (age 32).