IGI records show two Bancks/Banks/Bankes families in Warrington and Wigan arising from two marriages:
THOMAS BANKS Spouse: JANE DOD Marriage: 24 JAN 1765 Warrington, Lancashire
THOS BANCKS Spouse: JANE FAIRHURST Marriage: 01 OCT 1765 Wigan, Lancashire
The following children were born in the years immediately after 1765
GERRARD BANKES Christening: 01 MAY 1766 Warrington, son of Thomas Bankes stationer and Jane his wife.
JOHN BANKES Christening: 20 NOV 1767 Warrington, son of Thomas Bankes stationer and Jane his wife.
ISABEL BANKES Christening: 18 MAY 1769 Warrington, daughter of Thomas Bankes, bookseller and Jane his wife at Trinity.
JENNY BANKES Christening: 12 FEB 1773 Warrington, daughter of Thomas Bankes stationer and Jane his wife.
CLEMENT BANKS Christening: 25 NOV 1774 Warrington, son of of Thomas Bankes stationer and Jane his wife.
BETTY BANCKES Christening: 27 AUG 1778 Warrington, daughter of Thomas Banckes, stationer and Jane his wife
WM BANCKS Christening: 17 OCT 1776 Warrington, son of Thomas Banks, shoemaker and Elizabeth his wife
RICHARD BANCKES, baptised 20 October 1776, Warrington, son of William Banckes, shoemaker and Mary his wife
THOS BANKS Christening: 03 MAY 1767 Wigan son of Thomas and Jane Bancks of Scholes
JAMES BANKS Christening: 04 AUG 1771 Wigan
JOHN BANKS Christening: 08 OCT 1775 Wigan, son of Thomas and Jane Bancks of Scholes
JANE BANKS Christening: 06 JUL 1777 Wigan, son (sic) of Thomas and Jane Bancks of Scholes
WILL BANKS Christening: 30 JUN 1777 Wigan(in IGI but not found on microfilm)
The following extract from the Sexton's Notebooks held at Wigan Archive points to a connection with the Bancks family of Wigan:
1790 August 21st Mrs Jane Banks from Warrington, Old Clerk's daughter by law. She lies close to her husband Thomas Banks Stationer he lies close to the pillar and she lies close to him the pillar projects a great way out I think the outside of her coffin corner nearly as far out as aisle of pews We had a great deal of trouble with this grave and it will hold 2 or 3 more.
Thomas Bancks' brother William was a stationer in Wigan and Gerard Bancks (father of William and Thomas) was the old clerk. The names Clement, Isabel and Gerard occur in the previous generation of Wigan Banckses.
The 1791 Universal Trade Directory lists Isabella Bancks as a stationer in Warrington.
Updated: 15 May 2007