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1. James JINKS was christened on 13 Mar 1803 in All Saints Church, Church Lawton, Cheshire. He was born about 1803 in Church Lawton, Cheshire. James was the son of James and Mary Jinks. James (senior) was a boat builder and he and his wife had been born in Old Rode, Cheshire. The Jinks connection with boat building continued until the 1930s. Later generations made an area at the back of their house and workshop at Top Lock into a boating lake and tea room for visitors to Marple. Between 1851 and 1861 he was a Boatbuilder employing three men with four acres in Marple, Cheshire. He died about 1881 in Marple, Cheshire. He was buried on 28 Dec 1881 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire. He signed a will. James left £50 to each of his daughters.

James JINKS and Alice ROBINSON were married on 27 Aug 1822 in St Mary's Church, Cheadle, Cheshire. They lived in Well Cottage, Marple, Cheshire in 1841. They lived in Top Lock, Marple, Cheshire between 1851 and 1861. Alice ROBINSON was born on 19 Sep 1801 in Marple, Cheshire. She was the daughter of William and Catherine Robinson of Marple. She was buried on 27 May 1867 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire. She died about 1867 in Marple, Cheshire. James JINKS and Alice ROBINSON had the following children:

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William JINKS was born about 1824 in Marple, Cheshire. William married Harriet Emily Haslem in 1845 in Manchester and they had eight children (all except Emma in Marple) - James Howard (1846), Jane Sarah (1848), Mary (1850), Emily (1854), Hannah (1859), William (1862), Alice (1865) and Emma (1867 Shelton, Staffordshire). William was a carpenter but also worked as a coal agent. He lived in 1901 with his daughter Alice and her husband, Ernest France, in Barnsley. He died about 1909. He was buried on 1 Sep 1909 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire.
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Mary JINKS was born about 1826 in Marple, Cheshire. Mary married Joseph Dean in 1848 and they had six children (all born in Marple) - Mary Ellen (1850), James Thomas (1852), Joseph (1853), William (1856), John (1858) and Richard (1860). Joseph was a solicitor's clerk (1851 in Marple; 1861 in Stockport; 1871 in Heaton Norris).
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Catherine JINKS was born about 1828 in Marple, Cheshire. Catherine married John Sheldon and they had ten children (all in Marple) - Joseph (1851), Arthur James (1853), John (1855), Matthew (1857), Ann (1859), William (1861), Mary (1863), Richard (1866), Maria (1868) and Herbert (1869). John was a butcher but some of his sons went into the boat building trade.
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Ruth JINKS.
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James JINKS was born about 1830 in Marple, Cheshire. James married Hannah Bowden and they had three sons (all in Stockport) - James Thomas (1855), Richard Bowden (1860) and John William (1862). James was a licensed victualler and between 1861 and 1871 he ran the Britannia Inn on Churchgate, Stockport.
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Sarah JINKS.
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Alice JINKS was born about 1834 in Marple, Cheshire. She was buried on 10 May 1856 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire. She died about 1856 in Marple, Cheshire.
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Maria JINKS was born about 1838 in Marple, Cheshire. Maria married John Burchinall and they had four children (the eldest two were born in Stockport and the others in Bramhall, Cheshire) - Martha (1859), Annie (1865), John (1867) and Florence (1870). John was a joiner.
The Narrow Boat Maria Maria had a narrow boat named after her. It was built in 1853 by Jinks Boatyard, Marple. From 1854 to 1897 it was used for transporting railway ballast in Derbyshire by MS&L Railway Co. From 1897 to 1922 it was a canal maintenance boat for Great Central Railway. From 1923 to 1948 it was a maintenance boat for London and North Eastern Railways. From 1948 to 1961 it was a maintenance boat for British Waterways but was abandoned at Ashton under Lyne, sunk and derelict between 1961 and 1972. Between 1972 and 1976 it was recovered and used by Peak Forest Canal Society. Between 1977 and 1978 it was rebuilt and converted to a horse drawn passenger trip boat. Between 1978 and 2000 it was operated as passenger trip boat. Between 2000 and 2005 it was de-converted and restored to near original operating condition. It is still in use on the Ashton & Peak Forest canals and is moored at Portland Basin, Ashton. It is a horse drawn narrow boat and it was the first boat to make the complete passage along the restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Ashton and Huddersfield and back, including being the first boat legged through Standedge Tunnel for 59 years. MARIA is the oldest wooden narrowboat in existence in good condition and as the only remaining boat which was built on the Peak Forest Canal.
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John JINKS was born about 1840 in Marple, Cheshire. John married Martha Paulden and they had a daughter, Kate Ann (1864). Martha died of convulsions at the age of 36 in 1876 and a year later John married Elizabeth Arrowsmith. She had two children Ethel (1878) and Thomas Arrowsmith (1880) and they lived at 14 Chapel Houses (Ring o' Bells) where John was the licensed victualler. They also had Richard Bowden Jinks and John William Jinks (nephews; sons of his brother James Jinks) living with them.
The Ring o'Bells The beerhouse was opened after the 1830 Act to serve the passing barge trade on the nearby canal. In 1869 the beerhouse was described as "substantially built of stone, in good repair and doing excellent business". As well as the stable, coach house and outbuildings, there were five rooms and the bar on the ground floor, with four bedrooms and a club room upstairs. In 1872 it was sold to Hannah Arrowsmith for £600. She had been the landlady at the Hare and Hounds, Dooley Lane, Marple. The Ring o' Bells was a busy and well patronised beer-house at this time. Marple Botanical Society held their Annual 1872 Dinner Dance for 30 members. In 1876, Mrs. Arrowsmith mortgaged the pub to Bells Brewery of Stockport for £1,500. That same year records show that the beerhouse became a fully licensed Public House. The following year, 1877, Hannah's youngest daughter married John Jinks, who immediately took over as the landlord. Sadly, the new Mrs. Jinks was to die in childbirth 4 years later at the age of 36.. To sink himself in his work, John bought the pub from his mother-in-law for £200 plus the £1,500 still owed to Bells. Over the next few years John Jinks proved to be a popular and innovative host. He organised Fishing Matches on the canal and, being a keen fancier, Pigeon Races. One race, with the birds being released at Poynton, had £5 bets changing hands. A Rearing Supper was held by a local builder for his men and JJ was the Cabaret, providing "humorous vocal entertainments". He also obtained an Occasional Licence to operate a bar at a Bazaar in the newly opened Conservative Club down the road. The pub was also frequently used for Coroner's inquests on people drowning in the canal.
John then married Emily Simpson, a widow, (nee Wells). John was a boat builder and then a licensed victualler and was the landlord of the Navigation in Marple and the Shoulder of Mutton in Mottram. In 1891 he was a Mineral Water Maker in Hyde.
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Richard JINKS was born about 1843 in Marple, Cheshire. Richard married Mary Tynan and they had four children (all born in Marple) - Mary (1871), James (1872), Gertrude (1880) and Jessie (1882). Richard was a boat builder.

2	i.	William JINKS was born about 1824 in Marple, Cheshire. William married Harriet Emily Haslem in 1845 in Manchester and they had eight children (all except Emma in Marple) - James Howard (1846), Jane Sarah (1848), Mary (1850), Emily (1854), Hannah (1859), William (1862), Alice (1865) and Emma (1867 Shelton, Staffordshire). William was a carpenter but also worked as a coal agent. He lived in 1901 with his daughter Alice and her husband, Ernest France, in Barnsley. He died about 1909. He was buried on 1 Sep 1909 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire.
3	ii.	Mary JINKS was born about 1826 in Marple, Cheshire. Mary married Joseph Dean in 1848 and they had six children (all born in Marple) - Mary Ellen (1850), James Thomas (1852), Joseph (1853), William (1856), John (1858) and Richard (1860). Joseph was a solicitor's clerk (1851 in Marple; 1861 in Stockport; 1871 in Heaton Norris).
4	iii.	Catherine JINKS was born about 1828 in Marple, Cheshire. Catherine married John Sheldon and they had ten children (all in Marple) - Joseph (1851), Arthur James (1853), John (1855), Matthew (1857), Ann (1859), William (1861), Mary (1863), Richard (1866), Maria (1868) and Herbert (1869). John was a butcher but some of his sons went into the boat building trade.
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6	v.	James JINKS was born about 1830 in Marple, Cheshire. James married Hannah Bowden and they had three sons (all in Stockport) - James Thomas (1855), Richard Bowden (1860) and John William (1862). James was a licensed victualler and between 1861 and 1871 he ran the Britannia Inn on Churchgate, Stockport.
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8	vii.	Alice JINKS was born about 1834 in Marple, Cheshire. She was buried on 10 May 1856 in All Saints Church, Marple, Cheshire. She died about 1856 in Marple, Cheshire.
9	viii.	Maria JINKS was born about 1838 in Marple, Cheshire. Maria married John Burchinall and they had four children (the eldest two were born in Stockport and the others in Bramhall, Cheshire) - Martha (1859), Annie (1865), John (1867) and Florence (1870). John was a joiner. The Narrow Boat Maria Maria had a narrow boat named after her. It was built in 1853 by Jinks Boatyard, Marple. From 1854 to 1897 it was used for transporting railway ballast in Derbyshire by MS&L Railway Co. From 1897 to 1922 it was a canal maintenance boat for Great Central Railway. From 1923 to 1948 it was a maintenance boat for London and North Eastern Railways. From 1948 to 1961 it was a maintenance boat for British Waterways but was abandoned at Ashton under Lyne, sunk and derelict between 1961 and 1972. Between 1972 and 1976 it was recovered and used by Peak Forest Canal Society. Between 1977 and 1978 it was rebuilt and converted to a horse drawn passenger trip boat. Between 1978 and 2000 it was operated as passenger trip boat. Between 2000 and 2005 it was de-converted and restored to near original operating condition. It is still in use on the Ashton & Peak Forest canals and is moored at Portland Basin, Ashton. It is a horse drawn narrow boat and it was the first boat to make the complete passage along the restored Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Ashton and Huddersfield and back, including being the first boat legged through Standedge Tunnel for 59 years. MARIA is the oldest wooden narrowboat in existence in good condition and as the only remaining boat which was built on the Peak Forest Canal.
10	ix.	John JINKS was born about 1840 in Marple, Cheshire. John married Martha Paulden and they had a daughter, Kate Ann (1864). Martha died of convulsions at the age of 36 in 1876 and a year later John married Elizabeth Arrowsmith. She had two children Ethel (1878) and Thomas Arrowsmith (1880) and they lived at 14 Chapel Houses (Ring o' Bells) where John was the licensed victualler. They also had Richard Bowden Jinks and John William Jinks (nephews; sons of his brother James Jinks) living with them. The Ring o'Bells The beerhouse was opened after the 1830 Act to serve the passing barge trade on the nearby canal. In 1869 the beerhouse was described as "substantially built of stone, in good repair and doing excellent business". As well as the stable, coach house and outbuildings, there were five rooms and the bar on the ground floor, with four bedrooms and a club room upstairs. In 1872 it was sold to Hannah Arrowsmith for £600. She had been the landlady at the Hare and Hounds, Dooley Lane, Marple. The Ring o' Bells was a busy and well patronised beer-house at this time. Marple Botanical Society held their Annual 1872 Dinner Dance for 30 members. In 1876, Mrs. Arrowsmith mortgaged the pub to Bells Brewery of Stockport for £1,500. That same year records show that the beerhouse became a fully licensed Public House. The following year, 1877, Hannah's youngest daughter married John Jinks, who immediately took over as the landlord. Sadly, the new Mrs. Jinks was to die in childbirth 4 years later at the age of 36.. To sink himself in his work, John bought the pub from his mother-in-law for £200 plus the £1,500 still owed to Bells. Over the next few years John Jinks proved to be a popular and innovative host. He organised Fishing Matches on the canal and, being a keen fancier, Pigeon Races. One race, with the birds being released at Poynton, had £5 bets changing hands. A Rearing Supper was held by a local builder for his men and JJ was the Cabaret, providing "humorous vocal entertainments". He also obtained an Occasional Licence to operate a bar at a Bazaar in the newly opened Conservative Club down the road. The pub was also frequently used for Coroner's inquests on people drowning in the canal. John then married Emily Simpson, a widow, (nee Wells). John was a boat builder and then a licensed victualler and was the landlord of the Navigation in Marple and the Shoulder of Mutton in Mottram. In 1891 he was a Mineral Water Maker in Hyde.
11	x.	Richard JINKS was born about 1843 in Marple, Cheshire. Richard married Mary Tynan and they had four children (all born in Marple) - Mary (1871), James (1872), Gertrude (1880) and Jessie (1882). Richard was a boat builder.