The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Wilkinson (1837-????)

Personal data William Wilkinson 

  • He was born on 1ST Q 1837 in Selby, Yorkshire. England.Sources 1, 2
  • He was baptized on May 28, 1837 in Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England.
    First name(s) William Last name Wilkinson Birth year - Baptism year 1837 Baptism date 28 May 1837 Baptism place Selby Abbey Denomination Anglican Father's first name(s) Joseph Mother's first name(s) Rose County Yorkshire (North Riding) Country England Archive reference PR SEL /15 Page 183 Archive Borthwick Institute for Archives
    Record set Yorkshire Baptisms
  • Occupations:
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Selby, Yorkshire. England.Source 4
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 1281; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Selby; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 35; Page: 22; Line: 14; GSU roll: 464248. 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Mr Massey H, Selby, Yorkshire, England
      First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
      Joseph Wilkinson Male 45 1796 -
      Rosa Wilkinson Female 45 1796 -
      Jane Wilkinson Female 20 1821 -
      Elizabeth Wilkinson Female 15 1826 -
      Ann Wilkinson Female 15 1826 -
      Margaret Wilkinson Female 12 1829 -
      William Wilkinson Male 4 1837 Yorkshire, England
    • in the year 1851: 3 Williams Place, Southwark, London.Source 5
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1558; Folio: 541; Page: 18; GSU roll: 174791.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 3, Williams Place, Saint Saviour, Surrey, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Joseph Wilkinson Head Married Male 55 1796 Flax Dresser Whitehaven
      Rose Wilkinson Wife Married Female 55 1796 Laundress Manchester, Lancashire, England
      Mary Barham Daughter - Female 32 1819 Char Woman Cleator, Cumberland, England
      Ann Wlkinson Daughter Unmarried Female 25 1826 Flax Spinner Cleator, Cumberland, England
      William Wilkinson Son - Male 13 1838 Scholar Selby, Yorkshire, England
      George Barham Grand Son - Male 4 1847 Scholar London, Middlesex, England
      Elizabeth Bircham Lodger Umarried Female 22 1829 Flax Spinner Hoxne, Suffolk, England
    • in the year 1861: 3 &, 4 Margans Lane, Southwark, London (Lodger).Sources 1, 3, 6
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 316; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542613.
      Shown as Widower on census (confirmed on marriage cert to Jane Cook 2 years later)

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Morgans Lane, St Olave, St Olave Southwark, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Wilkinson Lodger Widower Male 23 1838 Wharf Labourer Selby, Yorkshire, England
    • in the year 1863: Frances Street Southwark, London.Sources 1, 6
    • in the year 1871: 1 Choppins Court, St. George East, Tower Hamlets, London.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 540; Folio: 9; Page: 12; GSU roll: 823390

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Choppins Court, St George, East, St George in the East, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Wilkinson Head - Male 34 1837 - Yorkshire, England
      Jane Wilkinson Wife - Female 31 1840 - Cumberland, England
      Joseph Wilkinson Son - Male 6 1865 - Middlesex, England
      Rose Wilkinson Daughter - Female 2 1869 - Middlesex, England
      William Wilkinson Son - Male 0 1871 - Middlesex, England
      John Wilkinson Son - Male 4 1867 - Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1881: 17 Boston Terrace, Longfellow Road, Walthamstow, Essex.Source 7
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 1730; Folio: 12; Page: 17; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341416.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      17, Boston Terrace Longfellow Road, Walthamstow, West Ham, Essex, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Wilkinson Head Married Male 43 1838 Wharf Clerk Selby, Yorkshire, England
      Jane Wilkinson Wife Married Female 40 1841 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
      Joseph Wilkinson Son Single Male 16 1865 Plasterer Middlesex, England
      John Wilkinson Son Single Male 14 1867 Plasterers Boy Middlesex, England
      Rose Ann Wilkinson Daughter Single Female 12 1869 Scholar Middlesex, England
      Edith Jane Wilkinson Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Scholar Walthamstow, Essex, England
      Charles Wilkinson Son Single Male 3 1878 Scholar Walthamstow, Essex, England
      Alice Wilkinson Daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Walthamstow, Essex, England
  • He died on 2ND Q 1888 ? in West Ham, London. England, he was 51 years old.
    Name: William Wilkinson Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Year of Registration: 1888 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun Age at Death: 52 District: West Ham County: Essex, Greater London Volume: 4a Page: 98

    First name(s) WILLIAM Last name WILKINSON Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1836
    Age 52 Death quarter 2 Death year 1888 District West Ham County Essex Volume 4A Page 98 Country England
  • A child of Joseph Wilkinson and Rose Hannah
  • This information was last updated on August 18, 2018.

Household of William Wilkinson

(1) He is married to Isabella Parker.

They got married on 4TH Q 1858 at St. Olave, Southwark, London, he was 21 years old.

First name(s) WILLIAM Last name WILKINSON Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1858 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM WILKINSON married one of these people Isabella Parker, Elizabeth Ann Cooper District St. Olave Southwark District number - County London Country England Volume 1D Page 50

Marriages Dec 1858 (>99%)
Cooper Elizabeth Ann St Olave 1d 50
ELMORE Edwin Henry St Olave 1d 50
Parker Isabella St Olave 1d 50
Wilkinson William St. Olave 1d 50

From research done August 2018 it looks as though Elizabeth married Edwin and Isabella married William.

NAME: Isabella Parker REGISTRATION YEAR: 1858 REGISTRATION QUARTER: Oct-Nov-Dec REGISTRATION DISTRICT: St Olave Southwark INFERRED COUNTY: London VOLUME: 1d PAGE: 50 RECORDS ON PAGE:
Name Elizabeth Ann Cooper Edwin Henry Elmore Isabella Parker William Wilkinson

(2) He is married to Jane Cook.

They got married on December 6, 1863 at Saint John's the Evangelist, Waterloo, Surrey, he was 26 years old.Source 6

Name: William Wilkinson Year of Registration: 1863 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Lambeth County: Greater London, London, Surrey Volume: 1d Page: 488

First name(s) WILLIAM Last name WILKINSON Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1863 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM WILKINSON married (WRONG) Emma Brooks) District Lambeth District number - County London Country England Volume 1D Page 488

First name(s) JANE Last name COOK Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1863 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ JANE COOK married one of these people (WRONG )Walter Farmer, Edward Bresnan) District Lambeth District number - County London Country England Volume 1D Page 488

Name: Jane Cook Gender: Female Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 6 Dec 1863 Marriage Place: St John the Evangelist, Lambeth, Lambeth, England Father: John Cook Spouse: William Wilkinson Register Type: Parish Register
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Child(ren):

  1. Emily Sarah Cook(e)  1862-1908
  2. Joseph Wilkinson  1865-1952
  3. John Wilkinson  1866-????
  4. Rose Ann Wilkinson  1868-1941
  5. William Wilkinson  1871-1871
  6. Edith Jane Wilkinson  1875-1939 
  7. Charles Wilkinson  1877-1961
  8. Alice Wilkinson  1880-1963 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Wilkinson

Rose Hannah
1794-1855

William Wilkinson
1837-????

(1) 1858

Isabella Parker
± 1837-± 1859

(2) 1863

Jane Cook
1839-1929

Emily Sarah Cook(e)
1862-1908
Joseph Wilkinson
1865-1952
John Wilkinson
1866-????
Rose Ann Wilkinson
1868-1941
William Wilkinson
1871-1871
Edith Jane Wilkinson
1875-1939
Charles Wilkinson
1877-1961
Alice Wilkinson
1880-1963

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Sources

  1. Olive Turpin of Genes Reunited.
  2. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
  3. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
  4. 1841 Census England 6th June 1841
  5. 1851 Census England, 1851 Census
  6. Marriage Cert in file
  7. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census

Historical events

Christening day May 28, 1837

  • The temperature on May 28, 1837 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen weerlicht donder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1837: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • May 3 » The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
    • June 20 » Queen Victoria succeeds to the British throne.
    • November 7 » In Alton, Illinois, abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead by a mob while attempting to protect his printing shop from being destroyed a third time.
    • November 8 » Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College.
    • November 17 » An earthquake in Valdivia, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant destruction along Japan's coast.
    • December 7 » The Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only battle of the Upper Canada Rebellion, takes place in Toronto, where the rebels are quickly defeated.

Day of marriage December 6, 1863

  • The temperature on December 6, 1863 was about 7.0 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
    • January 8 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield.
    • March 19 » The SSGeorgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines, and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000.
    • August 15 » The Anglo-Satsuma War begins between the Satsuma Domain of Japan and the United Kingdom (Traditional Japanese date: July 2, 1863).
    • November 16 » American Civil War: Battle of Campbell's Station near Knoxville, Tennessee: Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces.
    • November 24 » American Civil War: Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg.

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