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John Francis Wilks

Male Abt 1859 -


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  • Name John Francis Wilks 
    Born Abt Aug 1859  Kingswinford, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52361  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2026 

    Father John Wilkes,   b. 1819, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother 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] 
    Family ID F16731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Cocks,   b. 1855, Wolverhampton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 Dec 1880  All Saints, Daresbury, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2026 
    Family ID F16729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Wilkes in birth record but Wilks in censuses and marriage record, witnessed by sister Jane and future brother-in-law William Burney.

  • Sources 
    1. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

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

    3. [S010069] MC.



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