Date of birth: 1823 Place of birth: Harker, Cumberland
Date of death:1881 Place of death: Carlisle
Father: unknown Mother: unknown
Spouse: Isabella Cragg
Marriage details: 1848 Kendall, Cumbria
Children: James Birkett Elizabeth Birkett John Birkett Sarah Birkett Mary Ann Birkett
Thomas Birkett Joseph Birkett William Birkett Hannah Birkett Isabella Birkett Jane Birkett
Biography:
1861 census John age 38 a brickmaker said he was born in Rockcliffe and is living with Isabella age 38 a brickmakers wife in Kingmoor.
1871 census John age 48 a brickmaker & Isabella a cotton weaver age 46 are living in Kingstown Carlisle