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All I can say is WOW!!!  The last few days I've been struggling with having hit what appeared like another dead end in my research.  And I wake up to find a treasure trove of information including an unknown baptism of another child of Moses and Ann (Bailey) Wilkinson and what appears to be confirmation of my suspicion that the marriage in Wye, Kent was actually that of Moses and Ann!

It would now appear that their son, Charles William, was born in Edinburgh in June 1811 because you have followed the path of the East Yorkshire Militia!  This is all so remarkable and I am overjoyed with your findings!

We don't know for certain when or where Moses Wilkinson died.  Certainly it would be simple to calculate Moses' year of birth if we knew when he died.

Ann (Bailey) Wilkinson, widow, remarried in 1834 to William Pickard at St. Paul's, Shipley, West Yorkshire.  The 1841 census has William & Ann Pickard living in Bradford (Bradford West End, Dist. with Betty (20), Ann (20) and Joseph Wilkinson (15).  There is also a one month old named Mary who was born out of wedlock to Ann.  I haven't been able to find baptisms for the youngest of Moses' children and some of my many cousins have suggested a long list of additional children born at Bishop Wilton.

It would be wonderful if you were able to find a newspaper mention of when the East York Militia returned from Edinburgh because that would certainly serve to verify the June 1811 birth of Charles William Wilkinson.  But even if you can't find that, what you have discovered is wonderful!   Thank you so very much!

Could this be Moses's baptism?

Moses Wilkinson
Event Type:   Baptism
Baptism Date:   10 Oct 1773
Baptism Place:   Sowerby, St Peter and Others, Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears:   Sowerby, St Peter and Others

Father's Occupation is listed as "Furrier"

If you think this is the right person, I could send you the Baptism record if you want it, I can email it to you if you give me your email address via the Personal Message system.

Carol

Hi Carol,

I have a list of all the Moses Wilkinsons born in Sowerby between 1760 and 1792.  There are several.

Without an age, I am unable to establish an approximate year of birth for Moses Wilkinson.  We know that he was born in Sowerby from family tradition and verified by the baptism entry of his son, Aaron, in 1810 in Sunderland, Durham.

Aaron's baptism was a remarkable document.  Although it did not provide his father's age, it provided the date of birth and baptism for the child baptized, the fact that Aaron was his father Moses' FIFTH SON.  The entry has Moses place of birth (Sowerby), his wife's name (Ann Bailey) and her place of birth (given as Burdsley, Suffolk).  I think you will agree with me that this breadth of information is quite rare in baptism records.

If Aaron was Moses Wilkinson's 5th son, it suggests he had a previous marriage if only because of Ann Bailey's year of birth (1785).  No one in the family had been able to find the marriage of Moses Wilkinson to Ann Bailey. 

I found an 1805 marriage entry in Wye, Kent for an Ann Bayley and Moses Willson (or Wilson) and I wonder if it is the Moses' name has been poorly transcribed.  Familysearch doesn't have the records for Wye in their "Kent Parish Records" database.  They only have a transcription.  It seems as though East Yorkshire militia were posted far and wide so that regular Army units were available to fight on the continent.

The first child of Moses and Ann occurs in Woodbridge, Suffolk in 1806.  A daughter, Sarah, was born there and Moses occupation is listed as "East Yorkshire Militia".  Our other family tradition is that my ancestor, Charles William Wilkinson (born c. 1813), was born in Edinburgh while his father was serving in the British Army.  I checked with the Edinburgh City Archives and they had no record of his baptism in Episcopal Church of Scotland record (three parishes were present in 1813 but the records for the largest parish, Old St. George's Church, apparently have been lost).

If I am unsuccessful in finding someone who is able to visit Hull, I understand the East Yorkshire Militia archives are in Beverley.  But the problem in searching those archives may prove to be the sheer volume of records available to search including family assistance requests of militia members. I imagine Moses Wilkinson, with wife and children in tow, might be found in those files.

Everyone's suggestions are appreciated.  I only wish I could do this research myself.

According to family tradition, our ancestor Moses Wilkinson (born in Sowerby, West Riding) served in the British Army.  I've managed to find the baptism of his daughter, Sarah, in 1806 at Woodbridge, Suffolk and it has occupation as "East Yorkshire Militia".  His son, Charles William Wilkinson (c. 1813-1880), was born at Edinburgh, Scotland when his father was assigned there.

The Hull History Centre has a ledger entitled, "Ledger of East Yorkshire Militia", covering the years 1813-1816.  I would very much appreciate if someone local to Hull were able to review this ledger and provide whatever information they can find on Moses Wilkinson.  The mother of both these children was Ann Bailey of Suffolk but their marriage record has proved elusive.  So has the year of birth of Moses Wilkinson and several were born at Sowerby between 1760 and 1795.

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you!