Frederick George Wilkinson (1799 - 1873)

Born 26 Dec 1799 in Lambeth, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hunn) Wilkinson — married 9 Feb 1823 in Camberwell St. Giles, Surrey, England

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1873 at age 73 in Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales

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Biography

Birth

• Frederick was born on 26 December 1799 at Lambeth, London, England.
• His parents were Frederick George Wilkinson and Mary
• He had an unknown number of siblings.

Baptism

• Frederick was baptised a Baptist on 4 April 1800 at St. Mary's Church in Rotherhithe, London

Life in England

• Frederick had a reasonable education and he could read and write.

Occupation

• He was a Carpenter and Joiner
• In 1871 in Sydney he described himself as a builder.

Marriage

• Frederick married Mary Ann Charlotte Hunn on 9 February 1823 at St. Giles Church, Camberwell, Surrey, England.
• Frederick was 23 and Mary was 20
• Frederick and Mary had 8 children - Frederick, Albert, Emma, Sidney, Mary, Clara, Charles and Thomas.
• While Frederick and Mary were Baptists, all of their children were baptised Church of England.

Life in England

• In 1841 the family was living at Salisbury Lane in Bermondsey. At this time the oldest child Frederick had left home.
• In 1851 was at 53 Charlotte Row at Woolchurch Haw in Middlesex, by this time Albert, Emma and Sidney had also left home.

Migration

• The Family consisting of Frederick and Mary and their 3 youngest children - Clara, Charles and Thomas, migrated to Australia.
• They departed Plymouth on 9 September 1852 in an ex convict ship the Wilson Kennedy as 4 of the 445 bounty emigrants. The trip was significant in that 38 people died on the trip.
• They arrived in Sydney on 27 December 1852.
• Their son Sidney had migrated to Australia earlier, although it is not known when.
• The children Frederick, Albert, Emma and Mary stayed in England.

Death

• Frederick died on Wednesday 8 January 1873 at his home in Palmer Street in Balmain,
• He was 73 years of age and died of apoplexy (a stroke or heart attack)
• Frederick's Funeral was on Thursday 9 January 1873 and he was buried at Balmain Cemetery (Pioneer Park) at Balmain, Sydney

Sources

• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
• 1841 and 1851 England Census
• London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
• New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
• Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current
• Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 9 January 1873, page 8

THE FRIENDS of Mr. THOMAS MONTAGUE WILKINSON are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his late departed FATHER, Mr. Frederick George Wilkinson ; to move from his residence, Montague Cottage, Palmer-street, Balmain, THIS AFTERNOON, at half-past 2 o'clock, for Balmain Cemetery.