Name: Christopher Birkbeck
Gender: Male
Rank: Pte
Record Type: Death
Military Service Region: Yorkshire, Northern
Military Country: England
Death Date: 13 Oct 1918
Service Number: 31719
Corps, Regiment or Unit: E. Yancs
Title: WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers
Description: PRC Ledgers
Reference Number: 2/D/12604

+ Robert Birkbeck (Auckland, Durham, England also lists Yorkshire & Shildon, Durham, England 7/31/1851 - 8 Apr 1915 Dickson, Lackawanna County, PA; Memorial , son of John and Mary nee Stamsberg Birkbeck)
+ Elizabeth nee Wilson Birkbeck (England 8/11/1853 - 7/23/1930 Lackawana County, PA; Memorial 186643291, daughter of M/M Wilson. Name of mother listed as Bessie Dent.
Elizabeth relocated to Drifton and Freeland, PA. by 1880.
Children of Robert and Elizabeth:
+ Christopher (Auckland-Durham, England aka Middleston Moor, Durham 10/1869 - 10/13/1918 KIA France, Theatre of War - Western European Theatre , Military
Sunderland, Durham; Corps, Regiment or Unit: 2nd. East Lancs; Service Number: 31719 )
* John (Durham, England 4/25/1872 - 6/23/1932 Summit County, Utah; Memorial 186645271. Was a machinist at Drifton, PA. when met/ married Anne McDaniel of Ireland, whose 1st husband was John Hopper - deceased. They relocated to Utah where John continued as a machinist. Their son, Harry died at age 20 while engaged in gun fun with friends at a party - gunshot wound)
* Elizabeth (Durham, England 1/03/1875 - 8/28/1960 Lackawana County, PA., Memorial 186642648, married James Margetson; their daughter - Clara born 10/1897. James' family worked at Scranton Coal Co.)
* Mary (Durham, England 12/19/1879 - 17/18/1962 PA, Memorial 186642497 listed as keeping house for her brother - Robert)
* Robert (Durham, England 6/01/1881 - 11/1969 PA, Memorial 186643034; occupation - coal miner and had resided with his sister, Mary).
~ family research D Maso