Jonas Eke was born in 1803 in Corpusty and was the son of William Eke (1768) and Margaret Selth. He married a woman called Caroline around 1825. His second wife was Martha Reynolds, also from Corpusty, whom he married around 1839. In 1841 he was living in The Street, Corpusty, and working as a carpenter. In 1845 he was listed as a wheelwright in Corpusty. In 1851 he was working as a carpenter journeyman in Corpusty. In 1861 he was working as a carpenter and baker and living in Corpusty Street, Corpusty.

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• 1. 1851 Census. Corpusty. Jones Eke. Head. Age 48. Carpenter journeyman. Born Corpusty. • 2. Corpusty Birth Registers. Jonas Eke, born 1803. William Eke & Margaret, late Selth. • 3. White’s Gazetteer of Norfolk, 1845. Corpusty. Wheelwrights: Jonas Eke. • 4. 1861 Census. Corpusty Street, Corpusty. Jones Eke. Head. Age 57. Born Corpusty. • 5. 1841 Census. The Street, Corpusty. Jonas Eke. Age 37. Carpenter. Born Norfolk.