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« on: Thursday 28 November 19 18:45 GMT (UK) »
Trying to find emigration records for James Wilkins 1805-1851 to Pensacola, Florida
He was born 1805 Great Ellingham, Norfolk and was married to Phillippa Sebastian Dominguez on 28 September 1829, Escambia. I have lots of info about his children etc  If possible, I'd like to know the ship and year he travelled, and year of arrival in Florida.  Thanks

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Re: Emigration
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 November 19 19:31 GMT (UK) »
    James Wilkins
    Born 1805 Great Ellingham,Norfolk
    Deceased 7 October 1891 - Pensacola, Florida, aged about 86 years old
    Buried - St. Michael's Cemetery, Pensacola, Florida

 Spouses and children

    With Felipa Sabastina Dominguez ca 1812-1892 with
        F Pauline Wilkins ca 1824-
        M Joseph Dominic Wilkins 1835-1893
so where did he marry Phillipa - England or Florida ? in 1829 - if that tree is right Phillipa was only 17 when they wed ?
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 the tree owner is Edward Richter - do you know him ?
https://gw.geneanet.org/porkalork?n=wilkins&oc=&p=james
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Emigration
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 November 19 19:40 GMT (UK) »
Marriage record states
Sebastiana Dominguez 28th September 1829 in Escambia ,Florida
so James must have emigrated 1805-1829...are there ships records that early - I don't think so  :(
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Emigration
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 28 November 19 19:46 GMT (UK) »
if this is him - he was in Florida 1821/22 - Florida Land Assesment

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Y-FZBS
oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford


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oakes,liverpool..neston..backford..poulton cum spittal(bebington)middlewich,cheshire......   sacht,helgoland  .......merrick,herefordshire adams,shropshire...tipping..ellis..  jones,garston,liverpool..hartley.dunham massey..barker. salford

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Re: Emigration
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 28 November 19 21:51 GMT (UK) »
If his parents were Edward and Mary, he was at least christened in 1805:  24th March at St. James church, Great Ellingham.

Baptism date    24 Mar 1805
Person forename    James
Person sex    M
Father forename    Edward
Mother forename    Mary
Father surname    WILKINS
Mother surname    CARLEY
Notes    Late Mary Carley Spinster

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Re: Emigration
« Reply #6 on: Friday 29 November 19 14:39 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everyone for responding  My father's family are from Great Ellingham so I do have quite a lot of information already for the Wilkins of Florida  It seems as though the lack of ship's records for passengers is where I may have hit a brick wall to confirm the date he left and arrived in America  Unless there's another way of finding out?
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Sharon