William Wilkinson (FFFF)

[Georgette]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as
William Wilkinson

Date and place of birth
5th December 1825, Goruckpore, India

Names of parents
Michael Wilkinson and Anne Hagger

Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Probably Goruckpore where his father was a missionary.

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
1. Emily Esther Ayton
3rd March 1856, Christchurch, Calcutta

2. Lucy Tibbits
11th December 1880 , Goruckpore, India

Occupation(s) - if any
CMS Missionary and CofE Clergyman

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
Gorukpore, India
Benares, India
Studley, Warwickshire
Railway Lane, Rugby
Hornchurch, Essex,
Dunsfold, Surrey
Chaplain in India, 1865-1883
Bealiba, Vict. Australia

I think he was only ever in England for the 1861 census when he was in Dunsfold, Surrey.

Date, place and cause of death
11th September 1898, Bealiba, Victoria, Australia, valvular disease of the heart and exhaustion

Date and place of burial / cremation.
14th September 1898, Queenscliffe cemetery,Victoria, Australia

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
He left a handwritten will that I found on the Victoria Archives site in which he left everything to his second wife, Lucy.

Memorial inscription - if any
In Loving Memory
of my dear husband
Rev.W Wilkinson
died at Bealiba, 11th September 1898
Aged 72 years

[kiterunner]

2. Lucy Tibbits
1883 also in India, I do have the details but I can't seem to find them

FIBIS says it was 1880.

[Georgette]

Thanks, Kate, I'll change my first post :) I got the details from the British Library last time I was there, but I can't find the notebook I wrote them down in :o

[Steve W]

Hi Georgette,
I'm new to the Forum. I found your entry on Michael Wilkinson thro a Google search. I have been researching William's father, Michael, also a missionary with the Christian Missionary Society. Michael is the son of John and the brother of my GGG-Grand father - James. The line runs John, thro' Michael's brother James to John Church (1), John Church (2) Alexander, Herbert, Victor to me. John and John Church (1) were from Ipswich, James and JC (2) were Sandwich in Kent and Alexander and Herbert were Walthamstow in London. Can you explain your interest please. Regards Steve

[Georgette]

Hello Steve and welcome to the site :) I have sent you a pm about William.

[Steve W]

Hi Helen,
I think I have sent you several PMs following up on our previous messages. Given that you haven't responded I must have been doing something wrong.
Did you receive my offer of a photo of William's headstone etc?
Regards,
Steve