Benjamin Sykes (c. 1731-1817) was the father of John Sykes (c. 1796-??). John Sykes married Ann Stell. They were the parents of George Stell Sykes (1826-1898). George Stell Sykes married Sarah Walker. They were the parents of Elizabeth Sykes (1857-1830) who married Law Land.

For information on John Sykes, click on the photo of the houses in Adwalton

For information on George Stell Sykes, the son of John Sykes and Ann Stell, and his family, click on the photo of Adwalton

For information on the Elizabeth Sykes Land, click on the picture of Elizabeth Sykes Land.

For information on the Sykes in the English censuses, click on the picture of the description of the Hamlet of Adwalton from the 1851 census

For information on Sykes in Adwalton, click on the picture of Adwalton

Sykes and Walkers lived in Adwalton, a village in the town of Drighlington, in Birstall Parish. For information on Adwalton, click on the photo of some houses in Adwalton.

Click on the photo of the Birstall parish church for photos Birstall and Adwalton.

For information on the Sykes in Drighlington, click on the picture of Birstall village

Several of the Sykes family immigrated to New York State and Canada. For information on the Sykes in America, click on the picture of Helen Land and her Sykes cousin in Toronto.

For information on Sarah Walker and the Walkers, click on the picture of Adwalton

For information on Ann Stell, the wife of John Sykes, and her family, click on the photo of Fellane, Keightley Parish.

Early Sykes Records in Birstall Parish

William Sykes and Mary Ellen Banbury

Thanks to:

• Chris Godsmark, a descendant of George Stell Sykes through his son, John George Sykes, for information on Joseph Fenton Sykes the son of John George Sykes which can be seen at George Stell Sykes.

• June Booth, a descendant of Francis Sykes and Mary Brook, for information on the marriage and children of their son Joseph which can be seen at Sykes in Adwalton

The information on the Sykes and related families was derived from:

• Family information
• Church of England Records from Birstall and Batley Parishes, Yorkshire, England
• 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses in England
• Adwalton Zion Chapel in Adwalton, England
• English Vital Record
• Canadian Vital Records
• 1850 US Census
• 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses in Canada
• The History of Batley Parish by Michael Sheard (1894)
• Ancient Parish of Birstall Yorkshire by the Rev. H. C. Cradock
• Indexes of Birstall parish compiled by the Yorkshire Archaeological Society

The church records, censuses, and Rev. Cradock's book are available on microfilm through the archives of the Family History Center of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, AKA the LDS or the Mormons. Michael Sheard's book and the YAS indexes are available at the New York Public Library, Genealogical Division. US census at NARA