Arthur William Wilkins (1844)

Born 1844 in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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William Wilkins was born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England.

Arthur William Wilkins was born in 1844 S Quarter in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom (Banbury District) ^[1] and baptised as William Arthur Wilkins on 28th October 1844 in Chacombe. He was the son of William Wilkins and Mary Nutt. ^[2][3]

William's mother, Mary died in 1848. His father was subsequently married to Hannah Watts.

in 1851, William Wilkins (31, a stonemason, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire) and his wife, Hannah Wilkins (32, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire) were living in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. William's children, William Wilkins (6, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire), Laura Wilkins (8, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire) and 'Denice' (should be Dennis) Wilkins (3, born in Nethercot, Oxfordshire) and Hannah's daughter, Matilda Watts (3, born in Neithorpe, Oxfordshire) were living with them. ^[4]

In 1871, William Wilkins (27, widower, ag. lab.) and his two children, Emily J Wilkins (4) and Levi W Wilkins (3), both born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, were living in a cottage in Chacombe next door to William's parents William Wilkins (53, stonemason, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire) and Hannah Wilkins (stonemason wife, age 52, born in Chacombe, Northamptonshire). ^[5][6]

In 1881, William Wilkins (37, widower, farm labourer) was living in Chacombe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. His son, Levi Wilkins (16) and two stepsons, Clement Watts (19) and Harry Watts (11) were living with him. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: WILKINS, ARTHUR WILLIAM Mother's Maiden Surname: NUTT GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in BANBURY UNION Volume 16 Page 9 citing General Register Office, Southport, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912 for William Arthur Wilkins Ancestry.com citing Northamptonshire Record Office; Northampton, England; Register Type: Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: 62P/7
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NY16-RPJ : 11 February 2018, William Arthur Wilkins, 02 Oct 1844); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,126,989. Note date has been wrongly transcribed as 02 when it is 28. See ancestry image source to verify.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXV-BDD : 24 October 2017), William Wilkins in household of Hannah Wilkins, Chacombe, Oxfordshire, England; citing Chacombe, Oxfordshire, England, p. 16, 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. 1851 Census image, Findmypast
5. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8202264:7619?tid=&pid=&queryId=8db7b4fcae4b725560dd33f4cc54f226&_phsrc=TGv4512&_phstart=successSource 1871 England Census image at Ancestry.co.uk] citing The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1465; Folio: 15; Page: 19; GSU roll: 838789
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD8B-ZBV : 24 July 2015), William Wilkins, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-MHDZ : 11 December 2017), Levi Wilkins in household of William Wilkins, Chalcombe (Northampton), Oxfordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 1528/10, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,471.