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James Harry Pinner Wilks 1887–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Thebarton

Death Date: 28 Nov 1968

Death Location: Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia

Father: James Wilks

Mother: Eliza Ricketts

Spouse(s): Matilda Gurr

Children(s): Emma Wilks, George Wilks, Godfree Wilks, Harry Wilks, Jean Wilks, Matilda Wilks

The story of James Harry Pinner Wilks began in 1887 in Thebarton. James Harry Pinner Wilks married Matilda Gertrude Gurr, and had children including Emma Ethel Matilda Wilks, George William Wilks, Godfree William Wilks, Harry John James Wilks, Jean Lillian Wilks, Matilda Gertrude Wilks. James Harry Pinner Wilks passed away in 1968 in Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Harry Pinner Wilks began in 1887 in Thebarton.
  • James Harry Pinner Wilks married Matilda Gertrude Gurr, and had children including Emma Ethel Matilda Wilks, George William Wilks, Godfree William Wilks, Harry John James Wilks, Jean Lillian Wilks, Matilda Gertrude Wilks.
  • James Harry Pinner Wilks passed away in 1968 in Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia.

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James Wilks's Ancestors

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James Wilks
1887–1968
Birth Place: Thebarton
Parents
James Wilks
1852–1912
Milcombe, Oxfordshire, England
Eliza Ricketts
1853–1931
Dunmow, Essex, England
Grandparents
Isaac Barleyman
1832–1899
Cambridgeshire, England
Sarah Pinner
1833–1931
Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wilks's Descendants

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James (Harry Pinner) Wilks (10 Aug 1887–28 Nov 1968) m. Matilda (Gertrude) Gurr (06 Jan 1890–1st May 1952)
  1. 1. Emma (Ethel Matilda) Wilks 1911–2008 m. Herbert (Gordon) Barber 1915–1994
  2. 2. George (William) Wilks 1919–1988
  3. 3. Godfree (William) Wilks 1913–1994
  4. 4. Harry (John James) Wilks 1910–2005
  5. 5. Jean (Lillian) Wilks 1922–2011
  6. 6. Matilda (Gertrude) Wilks 1916–2007

James Wilks's Timeline

3 Records

1887
10 Aug 1887
Birth of James Harry Pinner Wilks in Thebarton
Thebarton
1909
1909
Age 22
James Harry Pinner Wilks was married in Goodwood, South Australia
Goodwood, South Australia
1968
28 Nov 1968
Age 81
Death of James Harry Pinner Wilks in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Thebarton
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, South Australian Births, Index of Registrations 1842 to 1906

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Goodwood, South Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1968
    Event Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, South Australia Indexes to Death 1967-1970
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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