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John Wilkes

Male 1819 -


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  • Name John Wilkes 
    Born 1819  Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 15 Aug 1819  Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman, nightwatchman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52351  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 

    Father Thomas Wilkes 
    Mother Jane 
    Family ID F16735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Hingley,   b. 1823, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 18 Dec 1842  Kingswinford Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Wilkes,   b. Abt Feb 1850, Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Martha Honor Wilkes,   b. Abt Feb 1853, Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Ann Wilkes,   b. Abt Feb 1853, Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Francis Wilks,   b. Abt Aug 1859, Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Jane Elizabeth Wilks,   b. Abt Aug 1866, Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F16734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1841 census with a John Wilks, age 75, lock-keeper, probably his grandfather.

  • Sources 
    1. [S307041] England Births and Christenings (Ancestry).

    2. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).



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