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John Wilks 1875–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1875

Birth Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire

Death Date: 4 July 1952

Death Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Wilks

Mother: Elizabeth Sweatman

Spouse(s): Lucy MERRILL

Children(s): Lillie Wilks

John Wilks was born in 1875 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, the child of John Wilks And Elizabeth Sweatman. John Wilks married Lucy Ann Merrill, and had children including Lillie M Wilks. John Wilks passed away in 1952 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • John Wilks was born in 1875 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, the child of John Wilks And Elizabeth Sweatman.
  • John Wilks married Lucy Ann Merrill, and had children including Lillie M Wilks.
  • John Wilks passed away in 1952 in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wilks
1838–1904
Birth Location: Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Sweatman
1839–1920
Birth Location: Wigginton, Oxfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lucy MERRILL
1876–1953
Birth Location: Spalding, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Lillie Wilks
1903–1984
Birth Location: Oxford North, Ontario, Canada
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John Wilks's Ancestors

Self
John Wilks
1875–1952
Birth Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire
Parents
John Wilks
1838–1904
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Elizabeth Sweatman
1839–1920
Wigginton, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Wilks
1800–1873
Swalcliffe, Oxf, Eng
Alice Hitchman
1801–1875
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England
Thomas Sweatman
1811–1885
Wigginton Oxfordshire England
Hannah Sturch
1811–1846
Wigginton, Oxf Eng
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilks
1762–1843
Hannah Simson
1760–1804
Thomas Hitchman
1770–1846
Mary Eden
1765–1881
William Sweatman
1771–1837
Bridget Jones
1768–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Wilkes
1739–1789
Judith Humphris
1737–1801
Edmund Simson
1722–1774
Sarah
1735–1782
Joseph Hitchman
1750–
Mary Scarsbrooke
1751–1788
Robert Eden
1738–1827
Ann Hawtery
1740–1780
William Swetman
1735–1817
Catherine Reeve
1739–1794

John Wilks's Descendants

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John Wilks (24 Jul 1875–4 July 1952) m. Lucy (Ann) MERRILL (17 Aug 1876–5 Jul 1953)
  1. 1. Lillie (M) Wilks 1903–1984 m. Lee (Alexander) Bodiford 1906–1977
    1. 1. Billy (Eugene Bodiford) Sr 1941–2003 m. Rachel Prince 1941–2007
    2. 2. Wayne (Dale) BODIFORD 1948–2009 m. Charlene Bodiford 1949–2008 m. Charlene Bodiford 1949–2008
    3. 3. Wilkesene Bodiford 1939–2002 m. Ralph (Herman) Daugherty 1933–1986
    4. 4. Leo Bodiford 1928–2020
    5. 5. Geraldine Bodiford 1937–2005 m. Huey (Earl) Murphy 1932–1994
    6. 6. James (Lafayette) Bodiford 1935–1995
    7. 7. Roy (Oliver) Bodiford 1930–1988
    8. 8. Martha (Frances) Forrest 1927–2010

John Wilks's Timeline

2 Records

1875
24 Jul 1875
Birth of John Wilks in Lichfield, Staffordshire
Lichfield, Staffordshire
1952
4 July 1952
Age 77
Death of John Wilks in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1875
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1952
    Event Place: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
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