Wilkinsons of Hawick

[ritchiewilk]

Can anyone help.

I am trying to find info about my g-grandfather William Briggs Wilkinson b1859 in Lincolnshire.  He moved to Hawick about 1861 with his father Samuel, stepmother Mary Jane and a few brothers and sisters.  William was married twice and was a father to 11 children.  Samuel was also married twice and he had 9 children.  William was a master tailor as was his father and elder brother, also Samuel.

I have some birth, marriage and death records but there is still alot of info to find.

Hope to hear from someone soon.

Ritchie

[CaroleW]

1871 census for No 12 Sandbed Hawick Roxburghshire


Samuel Wilkinson 45  b England master tailor
Mary  36  b England
Samuel  14  b England
William   13  b England
Jean H  11  shown as son so could be John H - b Edinburgh
Loey?? G 9  - daughter b Edinburgh
George   7  b Hawick
James  4  b Hawick
Elizabeth  2  b Hawick
Alexander  10months  b Hawick
Hawick ED 8 Page 4 Line 19

[CaroleW]

1861 for 8 Market Street Edinburgh Midlothian - indexed as Wilkenson

All b England except Isabella

Samuel  36  foreman tailor
Jane 26 
Samuel   4 
William   2 
Henry  9 Months 
Isabella McIntosh 16 servant b Dalkeith
Edinburgh High Church ED 5 Page 17 Line 21

[CaroleW]

1881 - 6 High St Hawick.  All b Hawick unless shown otherwise

Mary J Wilkinson 45 Head  b England
William  22  journeyman tailor b England
John J   20  b Edinburgh
Lucy J 18    ditto
George T  17 
James 15 
Eliza   12 
Alexander  10 
May 8 
Hawick ED 5 Page  14 Line 19

[CaroleW]

1891 for 20 Allars Crescent Hawick.  Children b Hawick

William B Wilkinson 32  tailor b England
Mary   25  b Melrose Roxburghshire
Jane M  8 
Hephzibah E B  5 
Sarah B   3
Hawick ED 7 Page  17 Line 12

[CaroleW]

1901 for 20 Allars/Allais Crescent Hawick.  All children b Hawick

William B Wilkinson 42 b England - tailor
Mary H   34  b Melrose
Jane  18 
Sarah  13 
Annie  11 
Jessie H   7 
Bella H   6 
William B  3 
Andrew H   1 
Hawick ED 12 Page  10 Line 5

[ritchiewilk]

Hi Carole,

Thanks for replying. You've been busy, but sorry to say, I already have these census records.  I've listed some info I have on these names.

Samuel Wilkinson c1824-1877 England. Married Sarah Briggs, England. Children Samuel b c1857, William Briggs 1859-1918.  Married Mary Jane Hedworth 1837-1887 and moved to Edinburgh about 1860.  John Henry Hedworth Wilkinson b 1860 and Lucy Jane Hedworth Wilkinson 1861-1919, in Edinburgh.

Other children of Sam and Mary are George Thomas b 1863, James b 1866, Elizabeth b 1869, Alexander b 1870 and May b 1872.  All born in Hawick.

William  married a Ann Jane Ferguson in 1881. They had 4 girls, Mary Jane Marie b 1883, Hephzibah Effie b 1886, Sarah b 1888 and Ann Jane b1889.  Williams wife died soon after the birth of Ann Jane.  He remarried in 1890 to a Mary Hogg.  There children are Jessie Hogg b 1893, Isabella b 1895, William Briggs b 1897, Andrew Hogg 1899-1975, Richard David 1901-1952, my grandfather, Alexander 1904-1974 and James 1907-1971.

One person that is bugging me is Hephzibah.  I can find no record of her, at all, after the 1891 census

Are you researching the Wilkinsons as well?

Thanks again

Ritchie

[CaroleW]

Hi

Are you researching the Wilkinsons as well?

No connection to Wilkinson - as your post did not include that you already had all available census info I assumed you needed the lookups for info purposes

I have some birth, marriage and death records but there is still alot of info to find.

There are 2 submitted IGI entries which you may have seen but one appears to have some incorrect info

Hepzibah Effie Wilkinson  Birth:  23 JAN 1886   Hawick Roxburgh,    Father:  William Wilkinson   
Mother:  Ann Jane Ferguson 

William Wilkinson  Birth:  1859   Edinburgh Midlothian    Spouse:  Ann Jane Ferguson    Marriage:  08 NOV 1881   Hawick Roxburgh
 
Have you checked for a death for Hepzibah between 1891-1901

[ritchiewilk]

Hi,

Sorry I forgot to add that I had census records.

I have found Hephzibah on the scotlandspeople website.  She died 27/12/1891 of diphtheria in Hawick.  I must have mispelled her name in previous searches.

William Briggs was born 27/1/1859 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.  I have a copy of his birth cert.

Thanks for your help.  It proves "its good to talk"

Ritchie