Emily Sophia Wilkins (1883 - 1938)

Born 1883 in Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1938 at about age 55 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Emily Sophia (Wilkins) Childs (1883-1938)

Emily Wilkins was born in Hertfordshire, England.

Birth
Emily Sophia Wilkins was born in 1883 at Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England. She was the daughter of William Wilkins and Ann Watts. ^[1]

England Census 1891
The England Census of 1891 records: William Wilkins age 49, born Cambridgeshire, occupation: Bricklayer, and his wife, Ann Wilkins age 50, born Aldbury, Hertfordshire, and their children: Rosina Wilkins age 23, occupation: Servant (Domestic Cook), Minnie Wilkins age 13, and Emily S Wilkins age 7, all born at Hertfordshire, are living at Maunders Row, Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England. ^[2]

England Census 1901
The England Census of 1901 records: Emily Wilkins age 17, born Aldbury, Hertfordshire, occupation: Domestic Under House Maid, is employed in the household of Edward A Mitchel-Innes age 37, born Scotland, occupation: Barrister at Law. The household is at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. ^[3]

Marriage
Emily Sophia Wilkins married Arthur Childs in 1904 at Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England. ^[4] Arthur Childs was a widower with one son, George Henry Childs, born 1900. His first wife, Emily Ann (Bell) Childs passed away in 1901 at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.

Children

1. Eric William Childs born 1905 died 1975
2. Gilbert Arthur Childs born 1909 died 1987
3. May Mary Childs born 1912 died 1918
4. Kathleen May Childs born 1918 died 2001

Death
Emily Sophia (Wilkins) Childs age 54, passed away in 1938 at St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: General Register Office for England and Wales (Birth Index): Name: WILKINS, EMILY SOPHIA | Mother's Maiden Surname: WATTS | GRO Reference: 1883 September Quarter in BERKHAMSTED | Volume 03A Page 533
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch
4. ↑ Marriage: Free BMD England & Wales BMD Registration Index 1837-2007: CHILDS Arthur married WILKINS Emily Sophia March q. 1904 Berkhamstead district, Hertfordshire, England | Vol. 3a page 921
5. ↑ Death: General Register Office for England and Wales (Death Index): Name: CHILDS, EMILY SOPHIA| ge at Death (in years): 54 |GRO Reference: 1938 March Quarter in ST. ALBANS | Volume 03A Page 1268

See also:

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X2T-G67 : 1 October 2014), Emily Sophia Wilkins, 1883; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8PJ-23Z : 25 November 2020), Emily S Wilkins in household of William Wilkins, Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Hertfordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4F-C6K : 20 May 2019), Emily Wilkins in household of Edward A Mitchell-Innes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hemel Hempstead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26QT-PB8 : 13 December 2014), Emily Sophia Wilkins, 1904; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1904, quarter 1, vol. 3A, p. 921, Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X75H-WBJ : 18 July 2019), Emily Sophia Childs in household of Arthur Chaplin, Rothley, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHP-BMLJ : 4 September 2014), Emily S Childs, 1938; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.