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James Wilkinson 1861–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1861

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Nov 1929

Death Location: Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Father: Aaron Wilkinson

Mother: Nancy Ackroyd

Spouse(s): Mary Layton

Children(s): Aaron Wilkinson, John Wilkinson, Harold Wilkinson

James Wilkinson was born in 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Aaron Wilkinson And Nancy Ackroyd. In 1871, James Wilkinson resided in Ovenden, St Mary, Yorkshire, England. In 1881, James Wilkinson resided in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. James Wilkinson married Mary Elizabeth Layton, and had children including Aaron Wilkinson, Harold Wilkinson, John Layton Wilkinson. James Wilkinson passed away in 1929 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • James Wilkinson was born in 1861 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Aaron Wilkinson And Nancy Ackroyd.
  • In 1871, James Wilkinson resided in Ovenden, St Mary, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1881, James Wilkinson resided in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.
  • James Wilkinson married Mary Elizabeth Layton, and had children including Aaron Wilkinson, Harold Wilkinson, John Layton Wilkinson.
  • James Wilkinson passed away in 1929 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wilkinson's Ancestors

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James Wilkinson
1861–1929
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Aaron Wilkinson
1828–1901
Trawden, Lancashire, England
Nancy Ackroyd
1829–1911
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Elias Wilkinson
1807–1874
Trawden, Lancashire, England
Mary Shoesmith
1809–1866
Trawden, Lancashire, England
John Ackroyd
1794–
Warley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Ackroyd
1799–
Warley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shoesmith
1788–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jude Shoesmith
1737–1820
Mary Stansfield
1743–1814

James Wilkinson's Descendants

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James Wilkinson (1861–15 Nov 1929) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Layton (1856–)
  1. 1. Aaron Wilkinson 1885–
  2. 2. John (Layton) Wilkinson 1886–
  3. 3. Harold Wilkinson 1889–

James Wilkinson's Timeline

4 Records

1861
1861
Birth of James Wilkinson in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 10
James Wilkinson resided here in Ovenden, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 20
James Wilkinson resided here in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
1929
15 Nov 1929
Age 68
Death of James Wilkinson in Greetland, Yorkshire, England
Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census
    [2] 1871 England Census
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Ovenden, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ovenden, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1929
    Event Place: Greetland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greetland, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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