Michelle (Curnick) Wilkes
Honor Code SignatorySigned 16 Apr 2017 | 74,225 contributions | 1,141 thank-yous | 1,854 connections
Signed 16 Apr 2017 | 74,225 contributions | 1,141 thank-yous | 1,854 connections
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Born 1970s.
Ancestors 
and [sibling(s) unknown]
Mother of
[private son (unknown - unknown)] and [private son (2000s - unknown)]
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Biography
Michelle (Curnick) Wilkes competed with the
Brilliant Birches in the 2023 WikiGames.
Michelle has written and improved 500 profiles for the Biography Builders Challenge and is now a Master Builder.
I am Michelle and I am a Genealogy Addict! I've been researching my family for 30 years and have also researched my children's paternal families. I have been focussed on Genetic Genealogy for a few years and have made many new friends in the process.
Currently working on the descendants of Thomas Martin and Sarah Martin nee Stollery
Also working on the family of Lena Walker nee Jones AKA Hughes
DNA Research
Working on matches to the family of Elizabeth Markwick who married Robert Geall
working on DNA matches to the descendants of Thomas Playford
Also working on DNA matches to the family of John Obray
working on DNA matches to family of William Copper aka Coppard and Frances Noakes shared matches with descendants of Simon Selmes and Sal Aylward
Working on possible connections to John Henry Grafton and his wife Louisa Jones
Also DNA connections to the Gifford family of Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Kent and the Prebble family of Barham, Kent.
Working on DNA matches to the family of John Billingham of Huntley, Gloucestershire, England
Ancestor and Relative Awards
- Most notable Relatives on Wikitree:
- 2nd cousin 3x removed Bernard Keble Sandwell Wikipedia
- 2nd cousin 3x removed Arnold Hugh Sandwell
- Most Notable Relatives still living (may have closed Wikitree Profiles but are on Wikipedia):
- 3rd cousin Perry "Billy Mitchell" Fenwick Wikipedia
- Mother of most children:
- Susanna Tritton nee Bachel 16 children by one spouse, none being multiple births.
- Father of the most children:
- James Owers father of 16 known children (by two spouses)
- George Laurence father of 15 known children (by two spouses)
- Oldest father:
- Edward Parker aged about 77 years when he had his last child by his 3rd wife.
- Youngest bride:
- Elizabeth Damer b. Apr-June 1852 married Frederick William Hardy on the 19th March 1867 supposedly 17 years old but actually 14 years old. They had 13 children.
- her sister Louisa Damer b. Oct-Dec 1849 married her brother-in-law Henry Hardy on the 15th April 1867 supposedly 19 years old but actually 17 years old.
- Phoebe Doris Flora Curnick aged 16 years when she married Albert Bobs Rumble
- Rhoda Kemp supposedly 21 but actually 16 when she married James Morrell
- Rose Anne Douglas aged nearly 17 years 9 months, when she married John Lac(e)y
- Youngest groom:
- William John Phillpott who was only 18 but said he was 22 when he married.
- James Tapsell was 18 years old.
- Oldest bride:
- Eleanor Eliza Dean late Munn nee Curnick married her 2nd husband Arthur Dean at the age of 81 years in 1952, and died soon after.
- Ann Maria Ellwood nee Sims married her long-term partner Urban Feaks at the age of 77 years
- Oldest groom:
- Urban Feaks married is long-term partner Ann Maria Ellwood nee Sims at the age of 81 years
- William Alfred Molloy aged 75 years when he married his 2nd wife.
- Edward Parker aged about 69 years when he married his 3rd wife.
- John Smith aged 67 years when he married his 2nd wife.
- Most number of wives:
- John Giles had 4 wives
- Most unfortunate couple James Morgan and his wife Fanny who had 11 children, 7 of which died before them and also their only grand-child died young at the age of 26.
- Most unusual names:
- Oldest female :
- Mary Smith Nee Solley died aged 100 years 11 months, 12-14 days (b. 1761)
- her great grand-daughter Georgina Ferguson nee Rogers died aged 101 years and 4 months and 28 days.
- Oldest male
- Largest age gap between Bride and Groom
- James Cox b.1819 married Hester Jane Cox b. 1861 - James was 42 years older than Hester Jane when they married on the 7th July 1884.
- closest date of death of spouses :
- Richard Lewis Parker died 22nd February 1956 and his wife/cousin Harriet Emily Parker nee Emptage aka Lawes died 26th February 1956
- Alice Phyllis Prigmore nee Molloy died 27th November 1985, her husband Joseph Prigmore died 4 days later on the 1st December 1985
Sources
- Maternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her mother. Predicted relationship Parent, Child - immediate family member reported by AncestryDNA: based on sharing 3,447 centimorgans shared across 69 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her 1st Cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestors are Robert Harry John Nott and Maud May Johnson. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins based on sharing 632 centimorgans shared across 28 DNA segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her 1st Cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestors are Robert Harry John Nott and Maud May Johnson. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins based on sharing 590 centimorgans shared across 29 DNA segments.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her second cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestors are Robert Johnson and Caroline Elizabeth Dennison. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 171 centimorgans shared across 8 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed with an AncestryDNA test match between Michelle Curnick and her second cousin once removed. Their most recent common ancestors are Robert Johnson and Caroline Elizabeth Dennison. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins based on sharing 122 centimorgans shared across 9 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Research Notes
Reproduction of Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Michelle's formal name
- full middle name (L.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (2)
- private children's names (2)
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Michelle or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Michelle:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Michelle or other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Michelle:
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100.00%
100.00%
Michelle (Curnick) Wilkes:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A870107 [compare], yourDNAportal MIC23e981ba, Ancestry member MWilkesGedMatchA870107
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B113263
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50.00%
50.00%
Sandra (Phillpott) Walker
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A886803 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B150074
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Alan Jeffrey :
AncestryDNA
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Michelle:
- Michelle Wilkes is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 30, 2023.
- Michelle Wilkes is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 27, 2022.
- Michelle Wilkes is a Wonderful WikiTreer Nov 29, 2021.
- Michelle Wilkes is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 23, 2021.
- 100,000+ G2G points Congratulations to Michelle Wilkes, and thank you from all of us! Nov 30, 2018.
- Michelle Wilkes is a Wonderful Wikitreer Apr 11, 2018.
Featured Foodie Connections: Michelle is 26 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 26 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 18 degrees from Maggie Beer, 44 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 31 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 31 degrees from Michael Chow, 28 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 26 degrees from Matty Matheson, 30 degrees from Martha Stewart, 38 degrees from Danny Trejo and 34 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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Categories: Curnick, James, 1780-1857, AncestryDNA Circle | Owers, Robert, 1834 - 1918, AncestryDNA Circle | Johnson, Robert, 1877-1953, AncestryDNA Circle | Dennison, Caroline Elizabeth, 1879-1965, AncestryDNA Circle | Ramsgate, Kent | Organic Chemists | British Chemists | WikiGames | Brilliant Birches
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I would like to continue with Biobuilders (PIP Project) - I would be interested in continuing to work on my own profiles in my family and also those that are orphaned and/or unsourced, as I do a lot of sourcing of unsourced profiles not related to my own family.
Thanks
Michelle Wilkes
That's great!
If you do want to get more involved with the Unknowns team there is a link from the Profile Improvement Project page.
Kay
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Michelle, thanks for your work to improve the tree.
We appreciate your consistent work in improving WikiTree through the Sourcerers Project in 2022!
edited by Bill Feidt
Just a note to say how much it is appreciated that you signed up to participate in the Biobuilder Challenge for November 2022. I notice you used the word few in your comment, not sure I would call 42 profiles improved a few! Impressive number, great work.
If you want to track your work see the link on https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Biography_Builders Bob is in the process of updating this. If you have any suggestions for a challenge then please let Bob or Anne know.
Questions? You can always use the G2G link in the Help Menu to find answers or click reply to this message and I will try to answer your questions.
All the best, Janet ~ A member of the Appreciation Team and a fellow bio builder
Thanks for your efforts to improve our shared tree.
edited by Melanie Paul
I haven't heard back from you about our Scotland Project check-in this year. I hope you are well and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Great work on the March 2022 Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving our tree.
WikiTree Appreciation Team
Thanks for sourcing, Michelle.
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This profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Solley-130 shows use of stickers, and also research notes explaining conflict in date of birth.
This profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rufus-19 deal with Last name at birth, with explanations in research notes.
edited by Michelle (Curnick) Wilkes
Thanks for getting back to us. We reviewed all three profiles and agree that you have Level 3 skills. There are a few things that Voyagers learn that you might be interested in that I will send via private message.
Do you have a preference which Biography Team Level you work at? Level 1 is for your own watchlist and whatever you run across. For Levels 2 & 3, we will direct you to some specific groups of profiles that need help.
There was a problem with the link for the GoogleGroup. If you were interested in joining, here is a correct link: https://groups.google.com/u/0/g/wtprofileimprovement?hl=en
Thanks again for wanting to continue to work with us. I'm looking forward to getting to know you.
Debi
At the moment I am concentrating on profiles in my own watchlist which are "unconnected". So I will carry on with level 1 for the time being, as I still have a lot of profiles which need improving!
Thanks for the suggestions in the private email, I will work on those and also incorporate the suggestions into future profiles that I work on going forward.
Michelle
Thanks for sourcing.
Congratulations on adding sources to 50 profiles during the January Sourcerers Challenge! Thank you for improving the health of our One Tree.
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Thank you for your 24 contributions to the November Sourcerers Challenge! As you know, every source added to an unsourced profile improves our One Tree. Thank you for taking time from your own family history to help others.
edited by Nan (Lambert) Starjak
Thanks for sourcing, Michelle!
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Michelle ~ Volunteer Coordinator
On behalf of the G2G Integrators Project Leaders, we are doing a six-month check-in with members. Please let us know if you are still active. If you are active, please let us know in which ways you most enjoy contributing to the project.
All of us at WikiTree would like to thank you for your contributions and hope that you are enjoying exploring your roots.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
David ~ Volunteer Coordinator
Just checking in to see if you are ok :)
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Hope to hear from you soon :)
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