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Edward Wilkinson, b abt 1869, m 1902, d 1963 Kent

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Tina

Tina Report 9 Dec 2013 12:42

mgnv,

THANKYOU so much for the information you have sent me.

Very best wishes to you.

Regards Tina

mgnv

mgnv Report 7 Dec 2013 03:54

There is a Selling abt 15km N of Ashford, and a Sellinge abt 20km SE of Ashford on the road to Hythe.
The latter now appears to be spelled Sellindge.

1901 England Census Transcription
Street:7 WELLINGTON TERRACE
Parish:SANDGATE
County:Kent
Country:ENGLAND
Ecclesiastical District:SANDGATE ST PAUL
Parliamentary Borough:HYTHE
Registration District:ELHAM
Registration Sub-District: Folkestone
Enumeration District:13
Archive Reference:RG13 Piece Number:848 Folio:101 Page:31

MARY STOCKWELL 1839 62 NEWINGTON HEAD W Lodging House Keeper
LYDIA STAPLES 1876 25 SELLINDGE SERVANT S House maid Domestic


1891 England Census Transcription
Street:GROVE BRIDGE
Parish:SELLINGE
Town:SELLINGE
County:Kent
Country:ENGLAND
Ecclesiastical District:SELLINGE
Parliamentary Borough:ST AUGUSTINE
Registration District:ELHAM
Registration Sub-District 3 Hythe
Enumeration District:6
Archive Reference:RG12 Piece Number:753 Folio:59 Page:3

THOMAS MIDDLETON 1850 41 Yalding HEAD M Living on own means
MARGARET MIDDLETON 1848 43 Guernsey WIFE M
THOMAS D MIDDLETON 1885 6 Folkestone SON
LYDIA M MIDDLETON 1888 3 Folkestone DAUGHTER
JOHN MIDDLETON 1828 63 Yalding BROTHER M Supported by brother
LYDIA STAPLES 1875 16 Sellinge SERVANT Dom General Servant



1881 England Census
Civil Parish: Sellinge
County/Island: Kent
Registration District: Elham
Sub-registration District: Hythe
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 1013 Folio: 72 Page Number: 3-4

P3 Fredrick Staples 38 Ashford, Kent, England Head M Farm Laborer
P4 Sarah Staples 33 Lympne, Kent, England Wife M
Richard Staples 11 Sellinge, Kent, England Son Scholar
William Staples 10 Sellinge, Kent, England Son Scholar
Emily Staples 8 Sellinge, Kent, England Daughter Scholar
Jane Staples 7 Sellinge, Kent, England Daughter Scholar
Lydia Staples 5 Sellinge, Kent, England Daughter Scholar
Louisa Staples 3 Sellinge, Kent, England Daughter Scholar
Daniel Staples 1 Sellinge, Kent, England Son Scholar

Deaths Dec 1883 (>99%)
Staples Sarah 37 Elham 2a 569


1891 England Census Transcription
Street:ZULU COTTAGES BARROW HILL
Parish:SELLINGE
Town:SELLINGE
County:Kent
Ecclesiastical District:SELLINGE
Parliamentary Borough:ST AUGUSTINE
Registration District:ELHAM
Registration Sub-District 3 Hythe
Enumeration District:6
Archive Reference:RG12 Piece Number:753 Folio:58 Page:1-2

P1 ALFRED STAPLES 1841 50 Sellinge HEAD W Farm Labourer
WILLIAM STAPLES 1870 21 Sellinge SON S Farm Labourer
EMILY STAPLES 1873 18 Sellinge DAUGHTER S Housekeeper Dom
P2 LOUIE STAPLES 1878 13 Sellinge DAUGHTER
WILLIAM STAPLES 1857 34 Sellinge BROTHER S Farm Labourer


1901 England Census Transcription
Street:COALFIELDS
Parish:HOUGHAM WITHOUT
County:Kent
Ecclesiastical District:ST LAWRANCE
Parliamentary Borough:ST AUGUSTION
Registration District:DOVER
Registration Sub-District: Hougham
Enumeration District:2
Archive Reference:RG13 Piece Number:845 Folio:29 Page:15-16

P15 RICHARD STAPLES 1870 31 SELLINGE HEAD M Platelayer S.E.R.
ANNIE STAPLES 1875 26 KINGSNORTH WIFE M
JACK STAPLES 1894 7 SELLINGE SON
P16 ROSE A STAPLES 1900 1 HOUGHAM DAUGHTER
ALFRED STAPLES 1839 62 SELLINGE FATHER W Labourer General
EMMA BIRKITT 1860 41 WAKEFIELD VISITOR M
DAISY BIRKITT 1892 9 BARNSLEY DAUGHTER
ALFRED BIRKITT 1893 8 SHEFFIELD SON


1911 England Census Transcription
First Name:ALFRED
Last Name:STAPLES
Year Of Birth:1842
Age:69
Where Born:KENT ASHFORD
Relationship:INMATE
Gender:Male
Condition:WIDOWER
Occupation:FARM LABOURER
Address:ETCHINGHILL LYMINGE S O KENT
Parish:LYMINGE
County:Kent
Country:ENGLAND
Registration District:ELHAM
Registration District Number:66
Registration Sub-District: Elham
SubDistrict Number:2
Enumeration District:10
Census Reference:RG14PN4662 RD66 SD2 ED10 SN9999

Tina

Tina Report 6 Dec 2013 20:32

HI chris,

My goodness, THANKYOU very much for the above information on my ggrandfather and parents.

I think i will try kent family history society ( didnt think of that before)

Thank you once again.

Regards Tina

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 6 Dec 2013 17:57

Baptism (Find My Past)
Day:3
Month:Dec
Year:1871
Forename(s):Edwin
Surname:Wilkinson
Father's Forename(s):Edwin (Labourer)
Mother's Forename(s):Jane
Mother's Surname:
Birth Day:31
Birth Month:Aug
Birth Year:1871
Place:Molash, St Peter
County:Kent
Archive Reference:U3/219
Year Range:1813-1871
Record source:Canterbury Baptisms - Transcripts
Data provider:Canterbury Cathedral Archives
(Abode, Moldash)


Marriage Day:19
Marriage Month:Oct
Marriage Year:1901
Groom's Forename(s):Edwin
Groom's Surname:Wilkinson
Groom's Age:29
Groom's Status:Bachelor
Groom's Occupation:
Groom's Residence:otp
Groom's Father:Edwin
Groom's Father's Occupation:
Bride's Forename(s):Lydia
Bride's Surname:Staples
Bride's Age:25
Bride's Status:Spinster
Bride's Occupation:
Bride's Residence:Sandgate
Bride's Father:Frederick Alfred
Bride's Father's Occupation:
Banns or Licence:Banns
Notes:
Dedication:
Place:Kingsnorth
County:Kent
Record Source:Kingsnorth marriages 1558-1962 (Gap 1641-1663/4)
Record source:Kent Marriages
Data provider:Kent Family History Society

Chris :)

Burial (Father?)
Burial Day:17
Burial Month:Oct
Burial Year:1914
Forename(s):Edwin
Surname:Wilkinson
Age:73
Abode:Mill Hill Of This Parish
Occupation:
Notes:
Dedication:
Place:Kingsnorth
County:Kent
Record Source:Kingsnorth burials 1558-1971
Record source:Kent Burials

Burial
Burial Day:5
Burial Month:Nov
Burial Year:1930
Forename(s):Jane
Surname:Wilkinson
Age:89
Abode:4 Millbank Ashford
Occupation:
Notes:
Dedication:
Place:Kingsnorth
County:Kent
Record Source:Kingsnorth burials 1558-1971
Record source:Kent Burials

Tina

Tina Report 6 Dec 2013 16:04

Thelma,

Thank you, i have not heard of Mundia before, so i will def be looking at that.

Maddie,

please can i ask what site you got this info from.

Thank you

Tina

Tina

Tina Report 6 Dec 2013 15:59

Maddie,

the area looks right, and as i dont know his parents names, it could be right, but his birth is 3 years different to what i have 1872 instead of 1869??? do you think its ok to go with something that is 3 years out??

Tina

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Dec 2013 15:38

1871 for other siblings
WILKINSON, Edwin Head M 31 1840 Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Jane Wife F 31 1840 Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Frances M Daughter F 8 1863 Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, William G Son M 5 1866 Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Charlotte Daughter F 3 1868 Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Richard Son M 0 1871 Kent VIEW

Piece: 963

Folio: 7

Page: 5

Registration District: East Ashford

Civil Parish: Molash

Municipal Borough:

Address: Knockwood, Molash

County: Kent
refine search back to 1871 census sea

Thelma

Thelma Report 6 Dec 2013 15:37

5 trees on Mundia. com
Just register to view for free.

Edwin Wilkinson
Birth: Abt Dec 1871 (Dec 1871) - Kent, England
Marriage: 19 Oct 1901 - Kingsnorth, Kent, England

F: Edwin Wilkinson

M: Jane Blinks
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Marriage to Lydia Staples
1901 19 Oct Age: 29
Kingsnorth, Kent, England

Tina

Tina Report 6 Dec 2013 15:37

THank you all for your info,

Marie, No i havent found the marriage cert as yet, ive just took the date from the 1911 census which states they have been married for 9 years.

Reggie, i havent found their marriage cert yet, but am off to try freebmd,,thank you, Oh i will try the family search and try edwin. Thank you

Regards Tina

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Dec 2013 15:36

parents marriage ???
name: WILKINSON, Edwin

Registration district: [?] West Ashford

County: Kent

Year of registration: 1865

Quarter of registration: Oct-Nov-Dec

Spouse's last name Not available before 1912

Volume no: [?] 2A

Page no: [?] 1081
MarriageFinderâ„¢: [?] Edwin Wilkinson married one of the following people Record
BURDEN, Jane

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Dec 2013 15:29

1881 ?
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation
Disability Where born Image
WILKINSON, Edwin Head Married M 40 1841 Farm Labourer
Kennington, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Jane Wife Married F 40 1841
Woodchurch, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, William Son Single M 15 1866 Farm Servant
Ruckinge, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Charlotte Daughter Single F 13 1868 Scholar
Moldash, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Richard Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar
Moldash, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Edwin Son Single M 9 1872 Scholar
Moldash, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Anne J Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar
Kingsnorth, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Fanny Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar
Kingsnorth, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Frederick Son Single M 3 1878
Kingsnorth, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, George Son Single M 2 1879
Kingsnorth, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Kate Daughter Single F 0 1881
Kingsnorth, Kent VIEW

Piece: 948

Folio: 70

Page: 12

Registration District: West Ashford

Civil Parish: Kingsnorth

Municipal Borough:

Address: Woodcock House, Kingsnorth

County: Kent
refine search back to 1881 census search results 1881 address search
Discover who else is interested in this family - register the detail

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Dec 2013 15:29

He married as EDWIN

Now look for him in 1881..............FREE on all sites, including

https://familysearch.org/

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Dec 2013 15:28

His father will be named on the marriage cert.......if he knew him

Look for the marriage using freebmd.........from where you can link to the GRO site to order the copy cert.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 6 Dec 2013 15:27

Hi Tina, you say he was married about 1902 - have you been unable to find the actual marriage record in the index?

Maddie

Maddie Report 6 Dec 2013 15:27

1901
WINDER, George Head Married M 40 1861 Stay Maker S E & C R Works
Great Chart, Kent VIEW
WINDER, Elizebeth Wife Married F 37 1864
Shadoxhurst, Kent VIEW
WINDER, Elizebeth Daughter Single F 15 1886
Great Chart, Kent VIEW
WINDER, Eliza Daughter Single F 13 1888
Ashford, Kent VIEW
WINDER, Rosa Daughter Single F 11 1890
Ashford, Kent VIEW
WINDER, George Son Single M 3 1898
Ashford, Kent VIEW
WINDER, Horace Son Single M 0 (7 MOS) 1901
Ashford, Kent VIEW
WILKINSON, Edwin Boarder Single M 32 1869 Plate Layer S E Railway
Molash, Kent VIEW

Piece: 783

Folio: 86

Page: 21

Registration District: West Ashford

Civil Parish: Ashford

Municipal Borough:

Address: 3, Whitfeld Road, Ashford

County: Kent
refine search back to 1901 census search results 1901 address search

Tina

Tina Report 6 Dec 2013 15:22

Hi, im just starting my mums family tree on her fathers side, and iam looking for information on my g grandfather Edward Wilkinson, he was b abt 1869 In Ashford Kent, married abt 1902 to Lydia Staples and he died 16th Feb 1963 at St Mary's hospital Lyminge Kent.
1911 cencus he lived at Bullwark st, Dover, Kent. His name was down as Edward, but his death cert has him down as Edwin?.
Im looking for any help on finding his Parents & Siblings
He was a Retired Railway Platelayer and had 9 children:- Frederick george, Edith, Edward, William, Albert, Charles, May, Arthur & Herbert.

Any help would be very much appreciated on getting me started.

Regards Tina