Thomas Montague Wilkinson (1844 - 1902)

Born 15 Jul 1844 in Bermondsey, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Graham) Wilkinson — married 22 Jul 1872 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1902 in Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth

• Thomas Montague was born on 15 July 1844 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
• His parents were Frederick George Wilkinson and Mary Ann Charlotte Hunn.
• He had 7 siblings - Frederick George, Albert Edwin, Emma, Sidney, Mary Ann, Clara and Charles David.

Baptism

• Thomas was baptised on 28 August 1844 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Bermondsey, London, England.
• Unlike his parents who were both Baptist Thomas was baptised into the Church of England.
• At that time the family lived in Salisbury Lane in Bermondsey

Migration

• Thomas migrated to Australia on the ship Wilson Kennedy and they arrived in Sydney on 27 December 1852.
• With Thomas were his parents Frederick and Mary and his two siblings Clara and Charles.

Marriage

• Thomas married Rachel Graham on 22 July 1872 in Sydney, New South Wales
• Thomas was 28 years old and Rachel was 22 years old.
• Thomas and Rachel had 5 children - William Frederick, Ada Jane, Thomas Albert, Alice Clara and Florence Maria

Death and Burial

• Thomas died at the age of 58 on 4 September 1902 in Redfern, New South Wales.
• He probably died at home at 76 Eveleigh Street, Redfern
• He was buried on 5 September 1902 at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney, in the Old Church of England Cemetery, Section 4, Row 10.

Sources

• England and Wales, Civil Registration, Birth Index, 1837-1915
• England & Wales FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
• England, select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
• New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 / Registration No. 620
• Marriage NSW BDM Index 620/1872 WILKINSON THOMAS MONTAGUE married GRAHAM RACHEL (SYDNEY)
• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
• Death NSW BDM Index 11004/1902 WILKINSON THOMAS M (parents) FREDERICK G & MARY C (REDFERN)
• Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1867-2002
• Sydney Morning Herald, 5 September 1902

The friends of Mts RACHEL WILKINSON are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of her late dearly loved HUSBAND Thomas Montague Wilkinson to leave his late residence 76 Eveleigh-street Redfern, THIS AFTERNOON at 1/4 to 2 o'clock for the Necropolis. J MEDCALF, Undertaker, Redfern

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