Isaac WILKINS and Family
John WILKINS Married Elizabeth KNOWLES 19 May 1812 at Inkberrow,Worcestershire, England.
Their children were:
Date of Baptism
Mary 25 Dec 1812 All were baptised at Inkberrow.
Sarah 19 March 1815
William 19 May 1817
Elizabeth 25 Dec 1822
Isaac 13 Feb 1825
John 10 Feb 1828
Nathaniel 25 Dec 1830
George 29 March 1835
Contact is wanted with descendants of any of these.
Isaac married (m1) c1851 Charlotte PERKS.
Charlotte was baptised at Severn Stoke, Worcestershire 16 March 1817, the daughter of Daniel (Saltmaker) and Ann (nee Vaughan).
Daniel PERKS did 27 September, 1854 at Stoke Works age 62 years.
Contact is wanted with the PERKS and VAUGHAN families.
On the 1851 Census, Isaac is listed as age 26 years, occupation Police Constable. Charlotte, age 32, occupation dressmaker. They were living at Heneage St, Duddeston. Census place Aston Warwickshire, Warwickshire.
They had three children, all baptised at Stoke Prior, Worcestershire.
Rose Annie was baptised 8 August 1852 .
John Thomas was baptised 19 June 1853
George Isaac was baptised 30 December 1855.
The exact date of their arrival in New Zealand has not been found but when Rose Annie applied to get married in 1867, they had been in New Zealand at least 6 years. On John Thomas's death cert it indicates that he was 7 when they came to New Zealand,so it would probably have been 1860-61.
Rose Annie was only 16 when she married John BENGE
Charlotte died 29 January 1877 at Upper Hutt from Hepatitus (4months) and Ascites (4 months). She is buried at St John's Church,Upper Hutt.
Isaac married (m2) Sarah MORRALL nee VERNER on 8 May 1883 at the Registry office, Wellington. Witnesses were J T WILKINS,Publican, Cuba St, Wellington and N I WAYATT,Civil Servant, Wellington. Sarah was late of Astwood Bank,near Redditch,Worcestershire,England.
(There was a John WILKINS (also a publican) who was possibly Isaac's brother also living in Upper Hutt.His wife Sarah, died 11 May 1871 age 43 yrs and 2 sons John born c1865,Reg Wellington died 24 June 1887 age 22 yrs and William born c1866, reg Wellington,died 18 Feb 1868. Sarah, William and John Jnr are buried at St John's Trentham.)
Isaac and Sarah returned to England early in 1888 and Isaac died in Cheltenham on 10 June 1888, aged 63 years. Sarah died 13 December 1896, age 66 years. They are both buried at Cheltenham Cemetery.
Left:Descendants June LEAN and Bridget SPRAGG of New Zealand,at the grave of Isaac and Sarah at Cheltenham Cemetery, England, in 1995. Right: Carol SPRAGG at the grave.
John Thomas married (1) Edith Elizabeth GEANGE November 1876.
Edith Elizabeth was daughter of RICHARD and Ruth (Nee SATCHELL).
1877, occupation Publican of Upper Hutt (Ref-Birth Cert of George T).
In 1882, John Thomas WILKINS, Publican, Wellington was bankrupt.
c1883 J T WILKINS was proprietor of Star and Garter Hotel, Cnr Cuba and Webb Sts Wellington.
On 1890 Electoral Roll, John Thomas was of Upper Hutt, settler, freehold part Sec 3,Whakatiki.
On 1893 Electoral Roll, John and Edith were living at Silverstream.
1905-6 Electoral Roll-Hutt. John's occupation-farmer.
1908 (George T's wedding) John's occupation was builder. He is also noted on the certificate as being a Justice of the Peace.
1909 (Herbert's wedding cert) John's occupation was "carpenter".
She died 3 June 1906 at Silverstream, Wellington of cancer (Death verified). Buried at Upper Hutt.
John Thomas married (2) Mary GUARD at Nelson c1913.
His address when his sons enlisted for WW1 was 2 Mount St, Wellington.
His address when Sydney was killed in 1916 was Fern Flats, Marton.
He died 18 July 1931 at Fern Flats, Marton. His funeral was from St Stephen's, Marton.There is a burial in the Anglican Cemetery, Marton Block J, Plot 1 John T WILKINS. No headstone".. His death was subject to a Coronor's Report "Gunshot wound in chest accidentally self inflicted". His occcupation on his Death Cert was "retired builder". At the time of his death he had five surviving children.
The children of John Thomas and Edith Elizabeth were:
1. George Thomas born 19 June 1877 at Upper Hutt. He married Elaine Elizabeth Taylor SMALES, born Auckland,age 33, daughter of Gideon (Church of England clergyman) and Elizabeth (nee TAYLOR), at St Paul's, Thorndon,Wellington 22 August 1908 .George's occupation was "builder" at the time of his marriage. When son Roy was born,1909, his occupation was Insurance Agent. Elizabeth died at Hamilton in 1942. George died at Hamilton,1970.
Roy Smales WILKINS born 21 July 1909,McDonald Cres, Wellington. He is on the Wangaui Collegiate School Register 1854-1939,page 208. He married Carmen Sylvia SPARKS 1928 .
. Herbert Charles born 15 August 1879 at Upper Hutt. He married Fanny ODEY 19 October 1909 at Registrar's Office, Wellington .Fanny was born at Waimate, NZ,the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (nee MIDDLETON).
3. Charlotte Blanche born 13 March 1883,Cuba St, Wellington. She married John Thomas JONES at St John the Evangelist, Trentham. John's age was 34 and occupation was Contractor. He was the son of John (Farmer) and Ellen (nee STEPHENS) JONES. John (occ. storeman was 73 yrs when he died in 1943.Charlotte died at Wanganui 1952. Their headstone at Aramoho cemetery, Block H, Row 3 reads " In loving memory of John Thomas JONES died 28 January 1943 and Charlotte Blanche JONES died 24 March 1952".
4. Sydney Trentham born 1886. he died serving NZEF WW1 in France 15 September 1916.Reg No 23/2123, NZ Rifle Brigade 2nd Btn. No known grave, Commemorated on Caterpillar Vallry,Longueval,Somme. He did not marry. His occupation before enlisting was "drainlayer".
5. Ethel Maud born 16 September 1890 at Upper Hutt. She married Henry Stuart Cooper MORRISON (age 26, occupation farmer) 27 April 1916 at St Peter's, Willis St, Wellington. Henry was the son of William and Margaret (nee STUART) MORRISON. Ethel died 1962 and Henry 1971,at Marton.
6. Mabel Rose born 1892. Died 15 July 1895 at Silverstream (folio 1445). Cause of death-acute bronchitus for 7 days.
7. Arthur Edward born 4 April 1894. Arthur is on the Roll of Honour at Upper Hutt Primary School.
George Isaac married Mary Ann HAGAN 10 December 1879.
In 1881, George Isaac was Publican at Railway Hotel, Quinn's Post His father had been publican there in 1876.
1890 Electoral Roll he is listed as a farmer Freehold, part Sec 3 Whakatiki (same as his father).
1893 Electorate, Farmer,Upper Hutt
1911 Electoral Roll, Trentham,farm labourer.
Mary Ann was listed on the 1879,1880,1900 Sheepholder's Returns.
George Isaac WILKINS died 7th June 1926, Wanganui. Buried Aramoho cemetery."In loving memory of George Isaac beloved husband of Mary Ann WILKINS died 7 June 1926 age 68 years. Deeply mourned".
The children of George Isaac and Mary Ann were:
George Isaac born 12 Aug 1880 at Upper Hutt.
he was in the 1st Reserves in WW1. His address was No 3 Line, Wanganui East,occupation-Fram labourer.
Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui "In loving memory of George Isaac WILKINS died 9 April 1941 age 60 years. R I P"
John Thomas born 17 October 1881 at Upper Hutt
In 1916 a John Thomas WILKINS married Annie McGUINNESS.
He enlisted for Boer War,1902 A page 28.
He was in the 1st Reserves, WW1,address Otoko, Gisborne, occupation-Labourer.
He married Annie McGUINNESS at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church Gisborne 26 January 1916.She was born in England, daughter of Joseph and Jane (Nee DUFFY) and age 23 when she married.
John's occupation at time of marriage was "platelayer" (Railways?).
There were 3 WILKINS births registered in Gisborne in the next few years. I have not verified that these are the children of John and Annie.
1916-Brian Oswald
1917-Alfred Charles Thomas
1918- Joseph
William Alfred born 18 March 1883 at Upper Hutt.
Gertrude Mary born 1 December 1884 at Upper Hutt.
1911 Electoral Roll she was spinster of Grand National Hotel,Petone.
She married Edgar William DOBSON at All Saints Church, Nelson 10 December 1913.He was the son of William and Charlotte Jane (nee CRISP) DOBSON.
Kate born 27 July 1887, Wellington. Baptised 12 October 1894 at St John's Trentham.She may have married Herbert EDWARDS. The Kate WILKINS who married Herbert EDWARDS; died in New Plymouth 5 January 1967.
There are a large number of descendants.
Contact me for information on them.
Nellie, born 16 December 1889, Upper Hutt.
Contact is wanted with descendants of John and Edith,George and Mary Ann.
