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Hello,

Thank you, they do look similar and perhaps reflects a later date for my photo and suggests one of his sons. It is believed to be a jockey photo mind as it was found in a box with stuff pertaining to be a jockey and we know they all were.

Thank you again, appreciate you looking!

Dan

Thank you yes, he seems to have died in Dunston 1779 too.

There are two Thomas Wilkinsons baptised in Whickham but I can rule out the first one as his baptism states born Lamesley and this Thomas is demonstrably separate from mine on census.

So mine is Thomas Wilkinson born 25th Nov 1806 in Whickham illegitimate son of Ann Wilkinson baptised 23rd January 1807.  All the records have those extra details they did for a while such as 'native of parish of' except mine, also the baptisms below and above are illegitimate and both name the father, mine doesn't, figures!

This makes sense though, he called his first daughter Ann. Now I need to find where she came from, it's just my luck to not have a father for him!

Thanks again, all the best,

Dan

It's Whickham in Durham!!!

I decided to write down all the Northumberland and Durham baptisms for a Thomas Wilkinson born 1805 in Northumberland in Durham 5 years each way and then started eliminating them based on noted burials, marriages while my Thomas was in Australia or who had children on census while he was in Australia.

So I get to this Whickham one and he is lodging with a William and Elizabeth Pitt in 1861, I reasoned Elizabeth might be a Wilkinson and a possible sister for a line of enquiry. She was one better, she is Thomas' dead wife's sister! I noticed this William Pitt had married Elizabeth Mutter born 1813 in North Shields, Thomas' wife was called Alice Mouter and she had a sister called Elizabeth born 1814 in North Shields. I find it very unlikely a random Thomas Wilkinson of the correct age would be lodging with his wife's sister and this Whickham one does not appear on census in 1851 when Thomas was in Australia, I've got him.

Over ten years it has taken me to find out Thomas' story, can I say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped me,

Dan

It does look like Warreners and there is a baptism in Morpeth on Freereg but it says resident of Morpeth...

Thanks for the continuing help- I can't get the place link to work though? Might be me being thick...

I'm giving up for now, head hurting!

Dan