Born about in Wigginton, Staffordshire.
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Wilkins
— married
6 Nov 1815 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Anne Wilkins, William Wilkins, Thomas Wilkins, John Wilkins, Joseph Wilkins, Elizabeth (Wilkins) Archer, James Wilkins, Henry Wilkins and Charles Wilkins
Died
at about age 80
in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire.
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2014
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Biography
Elizabeth was born about 1794 in Wigginton, Staffordshire, England.
She married Thomas Wilkins on 6 November 1815 at Tamworth, Staffordshire.[1]
Using Find My Past Staffordshire Baptims, it appears that the couple had the following children while living in the Tamworth area:
- Mary Anne (baptised 1816)
- William (Bap 1817)
- Thomas (Bap 1820) - already have him as born around 1821 in Comberford nr Tamworth
- John (Bap 1823)
- Joseph (Bap 1825)
There are no children recorded in the Burial for this church (St Editha) that fit, so I assume that all children survived until the fmaily move away.
Betty lived in the Derbyshire and Leicestershire parts of Appleby Magna from at least 1835 until her death in 1874.
Census returns: 1841 - Derbyshire with children: William, Elizabeth, James, Henry & Charles[2]
1851 - The household was made up of Thomas & Elizabeth and their children William (33), Henry (16) and Charles (13). [3]
1861 - Thomas and Betty are living on Church Street in the Leicestershire part of the village. [4]
1871- Elizabeth is now windowed and living in the Derbyshire part of the village with her son Thomas, his wife Sarah and thier niece Ellen.[5]
She is buried in St Michael's churchyard in the village.
Charles's birth cert confirms maiden name. GRO search suggests Charles in the youngest of Betty's children.
Death certifcate informant = Mary Wilkins, present at the death, Appleby. Not sure if this is a daughter, daughter-in-law, other family member, or not related.
Elizabeth didn't leave a will.
Sources
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NXTN-M55 : accessed 14 Aug 2014), Thomas Wilkins and Elizabeth Smith, 06 Nov 1815; citing Tamworth, Stafford, England, reference it 10 p 45 no 133; FHL microfilm 1526132.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7ST-PDN : 28 May 2019), Elizabeth Wilkins in household of Thomas Wilkins, Appleby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGFL-GWB : 10 November 2017), Elizabeth Wilkins in household of Thomas Wilkins, Appleby, Leicestershire, England; citing Appleby, Leicestershire, England, p. 2, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RX-P7W : 19 April 2019), Betty Wilkins in household of Thomas Wilkins, Appleby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFTX-FYZ : 26 April 2019), Elizabeth Wilkins in entry for Thomas Wilkins, 1871.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betty by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betty:
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~0.78%
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Smith) Downey (1767-1804) › Elizabeth Wilkins (1794-) › Elizabeth Smith (abt.1796-abt.1871)
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