Hello Rosie.
I wasn't expecting to see any more posts on this topic. But welcome aboard.
I have seen a death record for Simon Wilkin in Tavistock 1847 that gives birth in 1802.
That matches a baptism record for a man by that name, in St Agnes, Cornwall.
Fam..search provides a scan of the baptism record which provides a birth date of Nov 30 1802.
It also identifies parents as Simon and Elizabeth.
Ruling out the possibility of transportation, I am prepared to take this match as correct until I find evidence otherwise.
(There is another Simon Wilkin 1806-1840, Staffordshire I think).
Simon Wilkins ( the 's' seems to come and go) married Mary Wills/Wells Dec 27 1825, St Agnes,
and a number of children of that surname appear in St Agnes soon afterwards.
His wife Mary was born in 1806, St Agnes.
She appears in 1841 with her children, St Agnes.
The best fit for her death is 1850, St Agnes.
She does not appear in later censuses.
The evidence for these people is all circumstantial but ties together coherently.
I'm not sure what other questions I could ask about them.
The story sounds a bit tragic as the children were left to fend for themselves
after 1850. It could be that they were supported by uncles and aunts as there seem to be
a few of these in St Agnes/Truro at that time.
-DC
