1801 Job Wilkins is born about this time in Horsley, Gloucestershire, England. No baptism record has been found and his parents are currently unknown. [1].
1821 He marries Ann Hill by banns on the 13th of September at Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton. The witnesses are Peter Hill and Samuel Keene. [2]
1822 Daughter Martha Wilkins is baptised on the 2nd of June at Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton.
Martha daughter of Job and Ann Wilkins of Box. Father's occupation Weaver.
1841 He is living in the hamlet of Newmarket near Horsley at the time of the census. [3]
Job Wilkins, Male, 40, Cloth Worker
Ann Wilkins, Female, 40, Cloth Worker
Edward Wilkins, Male, 10
Hannah Wilkins, Female, 9
Deborah Jowlins, Female, 55, Weaver
Other children are living with Jane Hill at Pinfarthings near Minchinhampton. [4][5]
Jane Hill, Female, 70, Ind.
Caroline Wilkins, Female, 15
Harriott Wilkins, Female, 14
Henry Wilkins, Male, 11
1846 Four of his children are baptised on the 23rd of September at Holy Trinity Church in Amberley in 1846. [6].
Jane daughter of Job and Ann Wilkins of Pinfarthing. Father's occupation Cloth Dealer
Georgiana daughter of Job and Ann Wilkins of Pinfarthing. Father's occupation Cloth Dealer
Henry son of Job and Ann Wilkins of Pinfarthing. Father's occupation Cloth Dealer
Edward son of Job and Ann Wilkins of Pinfarthing. Father's occupation Cloth Dealer
1848 Daughter Martha marries John Strange on the 7th of September at Tetbury Parish Church. The witnesses are Henry Wilkins and Hannah Wilkins. [7]
John Strange, bachelor of full age, occupation coope, residence Tetbury. Father William Strange, cooper
Martha Wilkins, spinster of full age, occupation servant, residence Tetbury. Father Job Wilkins, traveller.
1851 He is living in the village of Thrupp near Stroud at the time of the census. [1]
Job Wilkins, Head, Male, 49, Grocer, b. Horsley
Ann Wilkins, Wife, Married, Female, 50, at home, b. Minchinhampton
Carloline Wilkins, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 23, at home, b. Minchinhampton
Henry Wilkins, Son, Unmarried, Male, 21, at home, b. Minchinhampton
Hannah Wilkins, Daughter, Unmarried, Female, 19, at home, b. Minchinhampton
Elizabeth Wilkins, Visitor, Married, Female, 62, b. Horsley
William S Barton, Visitor, Unmarried, Male, 23, Chemist, b. Wycombe, Bucks
1854 Son Henry marries Harriet Halliday on the 2nd of June at Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton. [8][9][10]
Henry Wilkins, bachelor, occupation Farmer, residence Brimscombe. Father Job Wilkins, Cloth Dealer
Harriet Halliday, minor, spinster, residence Brimscombe. Father Joseph Halliday, Grocer
1861 He is living in Bristol Temple at the time of the census. [11]
Job Wilkins, Lodger, Widowed, Male, 57, Commercial Traveller, b. Horsley
Daughter Georgiana Wilkins marries John Hamilton on the 16th of November at St Lawrence's Church in Stroud. [12]
John Hamilton, 27 year old bachelor, occupation Engineer, residence Stroud. Father William Hamilton, Engineer
Georgiana Wilkins, 27 year old spinster, residence Stroud. Father Job Wilkins, Commercial Traveller
Research Notes
The following table shows the information on Job's children that have been identified so far:
Name
Baptism
1841 Census
1851 Census
Possible Birth
Martha Wilkins
1822 Minchinhampton
Not found
Tetbury aged 29
1822 Nailsworth
Harriet Wilkins
Not found
Minchinhampton aged 19
Not found
1822 Unknown
Caroline Wilkins
Not found
Minchinhampton aged 15
Stroud aged 23
1826-1828 Minchinhampton
Henry Wilkins
1846 Amberley
Minchinhampton aged 11
Stroud aged 21
1830 Minchinhampton
Edward Wilkins
1846 Amberley
Horsley aged 10
Not found
1831 Horsley
Hannah Wilkins
Not found
Horsley aged 9
Stroud aged 19
1832 Minchinhampton
Georgiana Wilkins
1846 Amberley
Not found
Not found
1836 Minchinhampton (from 1861 census)
Jane Wilkins
1846 Amberley
Not found
Not found
Unknown
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: Class: HO107; Piece: 1965; Folio: 191; Page: 27; GSU roll: 87365 Ancestry uk Record 8860 #7739972
↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/315 Ancestry uk Record 4732 #14107929
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7MS-FQW : 13 December 2017), Henry Wilkins in household of Jane Hill, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England; 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.
↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/414 Ancestry uk Record 5066 #431255
↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: GDR/V1/425 Ancestry uk Record 5156 #5171467
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLCK-FQS : 10 December 2014), Henry Wilkins and Harriet Halliday, 02 Jun 1854; citing Minchinhampton,Gloucester,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 857,042, 857,043.
↑ Henry Wilkins' (1854) Certified copy of marriage certificate for Henry Wilkins and Harriet Halliday, 2 Jun 1854. Application number C600902. Stroud Register Office
↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P217 IN 1/20 Ancestry uk Record 5156 #1066979
↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG 9; Piece: 1714; Folio: 138; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542855 Ancestry uk Record 8767 #19318769
↑ Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Numbers: P320 IN 1/17 Ancestry uk Record 5156 #3868947
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Job by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Job: