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John Wilks 1855–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1855

Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 13 Sep 1925

Death Location: Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia

Father: Joseph Wilks

Mother: Ann COLVERD

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John Wilks was born in 1855 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the child of Joseph Wilks And Ann Colverd. John Wilks passed away in 1925 in Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Wilks was born in 1855 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the child of Joseph Wilks And Ann Colverd.
  • John Wilks passed away in 1925 in Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.

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John Wilks's Ancestors

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John Wilks
1855–1925
Birth Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Joseph Wilks
1823–1876
St Dunmow, Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Ann COLVERD
1825–1870
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Colverd) ???
1786–1847
Mary Cook
1786–1852
Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Colverd
1764–1836
Elizabeth Phipers
1765–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John COLVERD
1735–1795
Martha TEW
1741–1791
Prior Phypers
1734–1805
Sarah Hurst
1739–1819

John Wilks's Timeline

2 Records

1855
15 Aug 1855
Birth of John Wilks in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1925
13 Sep 1925
Age 70
Death of John Wilks in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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