Richard C. Wilkinson Thorne to Hull

[otters]

Hi,
I have just found out that my great great grandfather was Christened in Thorne in 1823. His name was Richard Charles Wilkinson and his parents were William and Sarah. I have been looking in Hull for them. He married a Hull girl called Jane Gibson in 1846 and raised his family in Hull and thats where they stayed. Is it possible for anyone to have a look at the 1841 census for me to see if they can find William and Sarah with Richard aged 17?? The family usually lived in the Sculcoates or Myton areas of Hull.
Pam.

[Gary56]

Hi Pam .. I cannot help you with your request .. but I'm sure someone will .. just to let you know that I'm researching my FT ..

We are the Wilkinson's from predominately Halifax, Bradford and Huddersfield (actually Brighouse in recent times) ... even though I'm over here in Adelaide, Australia ... so you never know our research paths may pass ..

Regards,

Gary Wilkinson
www.restoring-photos-made-easy.com

[chenwil]

Hi Pam,

Unfortunately I don't have access to 1841 (do for those after-wouldn't even know where to look for it) but if I do find anything on your group I'll let you know.  Wilkinson is a middle name that we have and so far my research has also led me to Thorne, and further north into Durham.  I am researching Wiliknsons I find in those areas as well to determine where the name came from.  I too have the middle name.  Once married, even spouses took Wilkinson as a middle name.  At times I am finding it as it was likely to be and that is the hyphenated double last name.

my ggg grandfather was William Thomas Wilkinson Seymour born @1830 in Durham...but his younger brother  Thomas Robert Wilkinson Seymour was from Thorne @ 1838.  As I just found William's marriage GRO reference tonight (he was listed under Wilkinson only-somehow he ended up in Aston) I hope to have more clues once the certificate arrives to look for William's father.  Perhaps that info will lead me to the Wilkinson somehow connected.   

As I posted in another marriage, when William's daughter in law passed away in 1923, her obit noted Robert specifically and that he was of Thorne.  Why I have no idea...there must have been some significance especially since Robert had been dead for several decades. William Thomas went by Thomas and Thomas Robert went by Robert.

take care

[otters]

Thank you for your reply. You seem to have a lot of our family Christian names in with yours although our family settled in Hull. I have been told that Richard C could well have been born in Hull and Christened in Thorne. Both Richard and his father were shipwrights so it is possible that at the time of Richards birth his father could have been working on a ship in Thorne. From Richard through to the present day the family are still in Hull. I would appreciate any more news when your certificate has come through if it will help.

Thanks again.

[chenwil]

Hi Otters,

so far nothing has been cleared up for my Wilkinsons in Thorne, however, I ordered some other certifs for two sisters I am looking for.

Well, same ages approx, same parents names, same town, same occupation for Dad, except Mom's maiden name doesn't fit the puzzle.

Are any of these two yours?

Mary Wilkinson, July 12, 1840, Green, Thorne
Margaret Victoria Wilkinson, May 12, 1842, Green Thorne

father Robert Wilkinson, innkeeper
mother Sarah Wilkinson, formerly Thomas

since one older child has seymour as middle name, and that eventually became the family name, am working on the assumption mom's maiden name was seymour..

for all I know these could be mine, but don't think so at this time. 

If not yours, do you know who else is searching Thorne for Wilkinson...they might be interested in these..

take care

[otters]

Hi,

I haven't been able to find out any more about my family. I still can't work out why Richard would have been Christened in Thorne when the family are supposed to come from Hull. I am assuming this Richard is mine as he is the only Richard Charles that I can find around that time but I can't find anything else about his family other than his fathers name is William. This was on the marriage certificate for Richard which also states that he was of legal age, which doesn't help me to find his birth.
I am trying to check the 1841 census for Hull and area that I now have on disk but the writing is terrible and often smeared and unreadable. My husband is checking the 1841 census on line but so far we haven't found anything. If we do, I will let you know.

I am sorry I don't know anyone else doing the Wilkinsons in Thorne.

Thank you for your reply.
Pam.

[moiramount]

Hi pam, i wonder if any of your family were barge people at all, i live in thorne and my family descended from bargees and they were christened and born anywhere between derbyshire and hull.

just an idea

moira

[otters]

Hi,

Yes some of my family were barge people, so I suppose that is a great possibilty. Richards father was a shipwright, so I assume he could have moved around with his job.
I have now found Richard on the 1841 census age 15, where I hoped I would find him with his parents but no such luck, he was living with another family called Smith.
 I just don't know where to go from here to find his parents, all I know is that his father was called William.