Genealogy Chat

could anyone help me find samuel edward wilkinson before he got married please. I've looked all day after receiving his marriage cert to mary jane paris(1876) trying to find him on census data 1871 and 1861 and a birth cert for him but keep drawing blanks. he was 21and a gas stoker when he got married in jan 1876 in bradford, his dad george wilkinson (deceased) was a stone masons labourer. later census records show he was born in hightown yorkshire or heckmondwick yorkshire but he seems to have been invisible before he married in 1876. Please can someone help me with this if possible? this family have given me headaches before!! ta Karen

do you know the name of Samuel's mother? Gwen

no Gwen I'm afraid I don't k

I have found a samuel wilkinson born abt 1855 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Horton Ecclesiastical parish: Great Horton County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England his occupation is unemployed and he is living with Grandmother any chance it might be him? Gwen

could be , heckmondwyke is kind of south of, and in between bradford and leeds, so it seems possilble, was this on a census? ta k

Hi I have copied and paste the details below its worth a look 1871 England Census Record Name: Samuel Wilkinson Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Relation: Grandson Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Bradford, Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Horton Ecclesiastical parish: Great Horton County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Source information: RG10/4470 Registration district: Bradford Sub-registration district: Horton ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Folio: 31 Page: 21 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 105 GSU Number: 847121 hope it helps why do we put ourselves through this!!! Gwen

I have just found that same family on 1861 and head of household is a Joseph not a George. lol Sara

hiya, was wondering, what were witness's names please? they may help in search, Julie

thanks for the help Gwen. I will go and have a look. As for why do we do this to ourselves? Who knows, Its just a huge complex puzzle where there are an infinite number of pieces, but each piece added gives that extra bit of satisfaction. God where did that all come from, i sound like I'm writing a sermon!! Cheers K

Try this one for 1861 father is George 1861 England Census Record about Samuel Wilkinson Name: Samuel Wilkinson Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1857 Relation: Son Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Emley, Yorkshire, England Civil parish: Emley Ecclesiastical parish: Emley County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Source information: RG9/3417 Registration district: Wakefield Sub-registration district: Bretton ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Folio: 27 Page: 20 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 105 GSU Number: 543129 Gwen

Julie the witnesses names are hard to read, my best guess is Ann Meddowfield and H Pidders. Shame the Father is Joseph not George, thanks for that pam Cheers k

ta Gwen will have alook k