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MONKS Family of C18th-C19th,
Stapleton, Bristol
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Distribution of the family
name in 1881.The MONKS moved to Stapleton about 1700, and
were a dominant family by late 1800's.
Their origins before this time have recently been deduced as originating from an
C11th Norman French family given lands in SW
of England. Their family name and those associated with it developed through the next four centuries to be
MONKS (and similar phonetic variant spellings). Almost all males by the C18th where Stone Cutters or Masons by trade.
A paper by Peter MONCK outlines the origins of the name in more detail.
As most of the early MONKS in the Bristol area were people who hewed minerals out of the ground (stone or coal) it is possible that most had a common ancestor. It is also possible that ancestor came from Lancashire (see below).
INTERESTING MONK(S) TALES
William HAWKINS & ..... MONKE, "two despicable wretches" Kingswood cottagers who were tempted by Sir John NEWTON with £10 each to swear falsely against Francis CRESWICK in 1685 (that he was in the Monmouth Rebellion). from Ellacombe's "History of Bitton".
John Clark MONK(S), n. 25.2.1760 in
Bristol, Glos (Syston/Siston) was a sea captain who died 9.12.1827 and is
entombed at Perryman Cemetery, Maryland, USA along with both his wives (first
wife Mary (family name unknown) & second wife Sarah Rebecca LEWIS). He
also owned a tavern and a dry goods store in Abingdon, MD. The story is that he
left his crew instructions that when he died, his feet were not to touch dry
land for any reason. He is entombed in a drum filled with rum and is
suspended by chains in the tomb. He is known as the "Hanging Sailor of Perryman".
For more information concerning this branch
of the family.
The MONKS ancestry of Mark GRACE:
My 6xGGPS are Stephen MONKS & Ann LEGG from the early C18th, probably m. 1733 Stapleton. This may be Stephen's second marriage after he married a Mary in 1729.
My 5xGGPs are Jonathon MONKS (1750) & Susannah HIGGS who married in 1773. Their children included:
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Elizabeth MONKS (1774);
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Joseph MONKS (1776; m. ?Mary LEGG);
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Stephen MONKS (1780; m. Ann SHORTMAN in 1801);
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William MONKS (1781; m. Mary ADAMS in 1809);
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John MONKS (1783, my 4xGGF);
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Ann MONKS (1784);
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Samuel MONKS (1785; m. Martha GAY in 1806);
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Jonathon MONKS (1791; m. Sarah ADAMS in 1812);
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Ann MONKS (1792);
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George MONKS (1795; m. Maria SPERRIN in 1818).
My 4xGGPs John MONKS, Mason/Stonecutter married Harriet HOLBROOK on 8.3.1807 at St James's. Bristol. All children at Stapleton:
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Robert MONKS (c1808; m. Mary SMITH in 1831);
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George MONKS (1810; m. Ann FLOOK in 1834, then a Martha after 1844);
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Samuel MONKS (c1812; m. Ann FRANKCOM in 1834, then her sister Mary FRANKOM/FRANCOMBE);
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Hester MONKS (c1816, my 3xGGM);
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John MONKS (c1816; m. Jane WINSTONE in 1840);
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Harriet MONKS (c1818; m. Joseph COX in 1845);
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Mary MONKS (c1821; presumed d. by 1829);
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William MONKS (c1823; presumed d. by 1831);
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Caroline MONKS (c1826);
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Mary Anne MONKS (c1829; m. Henry MILLS in 1867);
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William MONKS (c1831; m. Caroline - no issue);
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Alfred John MONKS (c1834; m. Ellen LOVELL in 1854).
My 3xGGM Hester MONKS married Joseph BATEMAN 15.5.1836 at Stapleton.
My MONKS Data
/ MONKS 1851
These files are made available on the
understanding that any additions, corrections and new links will
be reported back to help future research.
Contact for the MONKS One Name Study:
[petermonck(at)fsmail.net] - Peter has researched the early origins of the name and
its distribution in
the UK.
Other Researchers with Local Interests:
Note: The MONKS family in the area are difficult to sort out due to a combination of missing registers and the large number of families with similar names. This is exemplified by the families of Stephen & Mary, and Joseph & Martha nee BENNETT. A son, Stephen, was born to one of the couples who later married Hester BENNETT. It appears the record has become confused, probably because Joseph & Stephen were likely brothers. Those baptismal records that can be found appear to have many names mixed up by the incumbent!
Dick MONKS in Sydney, Australia: William MONKS, baptised at St George 4/11/1798, son of William MONKS & Hannah MARTIN, g/son of William MONKS & Ann FLOOKE.
Recent work has shown that the MONK/MONKS families of Sydney, Australia, and Cornwall & London UK are related.
An Analysis of the Distribution of the MONKS Name
according to the 1881 Census
by Peter MONCK
1063 males of the MONKS name alive in the UK (ex. Ireland)
East Anglia 33
London
Middlesex 39
Greater
London West Counties 16
Greater
London East Counties 11
Midlands
West 54
Midlands East 87, of whom 19 born outside region
Lancashire 511, of whom 14 born in Ireland & 28 born in counties other than Lancs
York 88,
of whom 19 born in Leeds;
26 born in Sheffield
Northern
Borders 16
South
West 138,
of
whom 19 born in Mangotsfield, 40
born in Stapleton (Bristol), 23
born in Fishponds (Bristol)
Scottish
Highlands 14
Scottish
Lowlands 5
Wales and Monmouth 9
Year
of birth No.
up
to 1840 94
1841 to 1850 70
1851
to 1860 73
1861
to 1870 139
1871 to 1881 193
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