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I will write to the clubs as you suggested Jacqueline.

John's 1st wife was Elizabeth ( Bessie ) Blair Macreadie, d.o.b. 1877.
I have their marriage certificate from Scotlandspeople.
They were married in 1902 in Patrick, Glasgow .

Her parents are James Marshall Macreadie and Mary nee Adam.
Her address looks like 7, White Street, Partick and Johns was 703, Govan Road.
John's occupation was professional footballer .

Bessie is on the 1901 scottish census living in Norse Road, Renfrew with her brother Alfred d.o.b. 1883.

I have had a look on SP for any Wilkie children born after 1902 in Partick but as yet nothing coming up for them.


John married my great aunt Leah Moore in 1918 in Kelvin his address then was 32, Clyde Street, Anderston . His occupation then was shipyard labourer.

I am just curious really if there are any children to Bessie and John and when Bessie died ,as I have said I just cannot find her death in Scotland.

In all honesty, Jean, I can't imagine that messages on websites will prove fruitful.

Better to write to the club(s)

BTW, you've given little or no info about his wife..................or any indication of any children

Jacqueline,
Thank you for the information.
I have left messages on the football websites I have found for john but as yet there have been no replies, he seems to have moved around a lot and played for several clubs .
As for his 1st wife, no I can't find her on the 1911 census either for England or Scotland and can't find her death on Scotlandspeople using her married name or maiden name.

Why don't you get in touch with Blackburn Rovers?

Blackburn Rovers Football & Athletic Ltd
Ewood Park,
Blackburn,
Lancashire,
BB2 4JF

The census info found so far indicates a birth earlier than you have suggested.......................

Reading through this thread, I see that he married in Scotland in 1902, and died there in 1922

No mention has been made of whether his wife has been found in 1911, or if there were any offspring.

Newspaper article

Northants Evening Telegraph 04 September 1900

The following transfers were confirmed - John Wilkie from Glasgow Rangers to Middlesbrough

No idea if same man or not

could this be john

John Wilkie
Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922
birth: 1878 Scotland
immigration: July 1913 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Thank you safc,
Not my man by the looks of it,

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
47, Higher Ardwick, South Manchester, Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Stewart Head Married Male 49 1852 Draper Wholesale Clothier & Coal Merchant Scotland
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Jessie Stewart Wife Married Female 48 1853 - Scotland
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John Stewart Son Single Male 27 1874 Draper Manchester, Lancashire, England
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James W Stewart Son Single Male 24 1877 Draper Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Stewart Son Single Male 20 1881 Draper's Assistant Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Agnes W Stewart Daughter Single Female 17 1884 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
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David Stewart Son - Male 15 1886 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Hugh W Stewart Son - Male 13 1888 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Jessie E W Stewart Daughter - Female 10 1891 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Jeanie T Stewart Daughter - Female 7 1894 - Manchester, Lancashire, England
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James Anderson Aprentice Single Male 27 1874 Drapers Assistant Scotland
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John Wilkie Boarder Single Male 25 1876 Draper Scotland xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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John Bickett Aprentice Single Male 24 1877 Drapers Assistant Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Caroline Taylor Servant Single Female 28 1873 General Servant (Domestic) Chester, Cheshire, England
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Fred Baldwin Servant Single Male 19 1882 General Servant (Domestic) London, Middlesex, England

Still looking for John in the 1901 census .

There is a John Wilkie living in Charlton Lancashire in 1901, I wonder if someone could take a look at that census and tell me if it shows him as a proffesional footballer.
I have found a small newspaper article from 1901 showing a John Wilkie playing for Preston North end which I am told is in Lancashire.

Thank you

Wife number one was 24 when they married .

Haven't looked on freebmd yet, but will take a look now. thanks for the tip.

No can't see him in 1901.

He remarried in 1918 .

Have you been able to find him on 1901 census?

http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/photo/14569801/1895+-+John+Wilkie+to+blackburn

How old was wife number one when they married?

Have you looked for a death for her using freebmd?

Yes, that's him in 1881. and 1891 .

........and in 1891?

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Queen Street, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Wilkie Head Married Male 60 1831 Engineer (Marine) Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription
Isabella Wilkie Wife Married Female 56 1835 - Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription
Robert Wilkie Son Unmarried Male 28 1863 Iron Ship Caulker Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription
Isa Wilkie Daughter Unmarried Female 16 1875 Biscuit Ornamenter Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription
John Wilkie Son - Male 14 1877 Shop Boy Lanarkshire, Scotland Transcription

Thanks for that Reggie, this is why I thought they might be in England in 1911 .

His 1st marriage was in Govan, Glasgow and 2nd was Kelvin, Glasgow.

For info ..........is this him in 1881?

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
84, Queen Street, Govan, Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland



First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Wilkie Head Married Male 50 1831 Iron Machine Planer Glasgow, Lanarkshire Transcription
Isabella Wilkie Wife Married Female 46 1835 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire Transcription
Robert Wilkie Son Unmarried Male 18 1863 Rivet Heater Ship Yd Glasgow, Lanarkshire Transcription
Jeanie J Wilkie Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1867 General Servant Govan, Lanarkshire Transcription
Agnes Wilkie Daughter Unmarried Female 13 1868 Scholar Govan, Lanarkshire Transcription
Isa Wilkie Daughter Unmarried Female 6 1875 - Govan, Lanarkshire Transcription
John Wilkie Son Unmarried Male 4 1877 - Govan, Lanarkshire Transcription

1896-97 Second Division Champions



The close season saw the usual search for new players. There were six new professionals at the club for the start of the season, notably James Auchincloss who was brought in from Arthurlie to replace R.Ferguson at fullback. Ferguson had moved to Morton. James Logan, formerly of Linthouse and Tottenham Hotspur, was also signed, from Parkhead, as forward cover, needed since John Campbell’s departure to Blackburn (where he joined John Wilkie).

From other googled source

John Wilkie made a scoring debut for Blackburn Rovers on 23/11/1895