See also

Family of Robert Wilkinson and Ellen Georgiana Heard

Husband: Robert Wilkinson

  • Name:

  • Robert Wilkinson3,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • James Wilkinson (1806?-1876)

  • Mother:

  • Sarah Barnard (1812?-1871)

  • Executive Summary:

  •  

  •  

  •  

  • a dredger in 1855, an oyster dredgerman 1861 & 1871, a fisherman in 1881, a mariner 1885

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • oyster dredger and fisherman5,6,7,8,9,10

  • Birth:

  • 1835 (app)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England4,6,9,10,11

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Apr 1835 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England12

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 5-6)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England13,14

  •  

  • aged 6, living with parents and three siblings. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 15-16)

  • Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England15

  •  

  • son aged 16 unmarried, oyster dredger living with parents and three siblings. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 25-26)

  • Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England16

  •  

  • head of the household aged 26 married, oyster dredger living with his wife, two children and two apprentices. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 35-36)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 35 married, oyster dredgerman living with his wife and four children. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 46)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England9

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a fisherman and living with his wife Emma, sons Edward, Morris (sic) and Raymond, and daughters Adele, Rose and Charlotte. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Criminal:

  • 9 Dec 1882 (age 46-47)

  • Colchester (County) Magistrates Court, Colchester, Essex, England17

  •  

  • accused of using a trawl unlawfully on 10th November 1882 off West Mersea as the trawl had allegedly damaged an oyster bed. The case was adjourned until 30th December 1882

  • Criminal:

  • 30 Dec 1882 (age 46-47)

  • Colchester (County) Magistrates Court, Colchester, Essex, England18

  •  

  • after three hours of evidence the case was dismissed due to conflicting evidence, as Robert Wilkenson

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 56)

  • Unity Place, Hunts Lane, Tollesbury, Essex, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a dredger man and living with his wife Emma, and daughter Charlotte. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 65-66)

  • Hunts Lane, Tollesbury, Essex, England19

  •  

  • head of the household aged 66 married, fisherman own account living with his wife. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Death:

  • 19 Feb 1907 (age 70)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England3

  •  

  • Cause: of carcinoma of the intestine

    an oyster dredger. His son-in-law J O Layzell was present at the death

  • Burial:

  • 24 Feb 1907

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England12

  • Probate:

  • 5 Apr 1907

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • of Unity Place, Hunts Road, Tollesbury dredgerman effects of £55 11s (~£3,180 in 2005) administered by Ellen Georgina Carrington Wilkinson widow

Wife: Ellen Georgiana Heard

  • Name:

  • Ellen Georgiana Heard21,22,23

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Father:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker24,25

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1840

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England11,21,26

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 0-1)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England11

  •  

  • aged 1, living with parents and a sibling. Born in Essex

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 10)

  • East Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England6

  •  

  • daughter aged 10, attending school and living with mother and two siblings. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 30-31)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England25

  •  

  • head of the household aged 30 widow, dress maker living with two daughters. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 40-41)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England24

  •  

  • head of the household aged 41 widow, dressmaker living with two daughters. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 50-51)

  • High Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England27

  •  

  • head of the household aged 51 widow, dressmaker living alone. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 60)

  • Hunts Lane, Tollesbury, Essex, England19

  •  

  • wife aged 60, living with her husband. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 70-71)

  • High Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England28

  •  

  • aged 71 widow, old age pensioner living with Maria Frost and two children. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Death:

  • Q1 1930 (age 90)

  • Maldon "Registration District", Essex, England29

Note on Wife: Ellen Georgiana Heard

Ellen's parents were William Heard (c1816-1846) and Georgeina née Carrington (c1817-?). She had daughter Maria Carrington Heard in quarter:2 1862, then married James Moss (c1837-1869) in quarter:2 1965 and had daughter Mahaha E Moss in quarter:2 186622,30,31

Sources

1.

Kathy Przeniczny personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 8 November 2005.

2.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Tendring 1900 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1106.

3.

Death Certificate. copy supplied by Kathy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

4.

Marriage Certificate. own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

5.

Ibid. own and son Edward, own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

6.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

7.

Birth Certificate. son Edward own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.

8.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1675 folio:56 page:6.

9.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1778 folio:55 page:5 schedule:701. Cit. Date: 9 January 2022.

10.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1399 folio:178 page:3 schedule:23. Cit. Date: 9 January 2022.

11.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

12.

Colchester Record Office Parish Records. Colchester Record Office, Colchester, Essex, England.

13.

Viv Newell personal communication. copy of 1841 census. Cit. Date: 27 February 2003.

14.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:339 folio:7 page:8.

15.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1778 folio:726 page:27.

16.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1091 folio:53 page:4.

17.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). The Essex Standard, West Suffolk Gazette, and Eastern Counties Advertiser 16 December 1882 page 6 www.findmypast.co.uk.

18.

Ibid. The Essex Standard, West Suffolk Gazette, and Eastern Counties Advertiser 6 January 1883 page 6 www.findmypast.co.uk.

19.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1693 folio:62 page:12.

20.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk).

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1840 quarter:2 volume:12 page:158. Cit. Date: 20 July 2017.

22.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Maldon 1865 quarter:2 volume:4a page:279.

23.

Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). husband Richard's will.

24.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1778/31/p5.

25.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).

26.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1693/62/12/75.

27.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1399/32/p13.

28.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10210 class:RG78 piece:537 registration district:196 sub-district:3 enumeration district:2 schedule:120.

29.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1930 quarter:1 volume:4a page:854.

30.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1862 quarter:2 volume:4a page:224. Cit. Date: 31 March 2018.

31.

Ibid. Maldon 1866 quarter:2 volume:4a page:233.