William Wilcox born ABT 1855 Staff/Birmingham

[jackiemck]

Can anyone please help me....

I am desperate to find any information I can about my Great Grandfather William Wilcox.

I have found that he married my Great Grandmother Eleanor Clark 4th August 1877 at Workington, Cumberland (registration district Cockermouth).

On his marriage certificate he records his fathers name and surname as William Wilcox Dec'd and fathers profession as Glass Worker.

In the 1881 Census he records his age as 26 (abt 1855) born Staffordshire, Wilcox was transcribed as Wilcose.
In the 1891 Census he records his age as 36 (abt 1855) born Birmingham.
In the 1901 Census he records his age as 46 (abt 1855) born Staffs, Birmingham
In the 1911 Census he records his age as 56 (abt 1855) born Staffordshire.

I would love to know about his life before he appeared in Workington, Cumberland and married.  I am going around in circles with census records trying to find him.  Can anyone help me or suggest what I should do?

Many Thanks
Jackie

[lizdb]

see
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,455399.msg3167352.html#msg3167352

where some work has already been done

[AntonioMarbs]

Hi, I have been conducting identical searches for the same William, my great grandfather too. I have come to the same conclusions, have you been able to make any further progress?

[amondg]

Ref: GRO Index

There is birth registration for a William Wilcox 1855 at Warwick Union Dec quarter vol 06D page 403

 No mothers maiden name listed so Illegitimate.

[AntonioMarbs]

This sounds pretty accurate. Thanks I will look into it