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Record #4375
Name :
: Edward Horace WILKINS (1900 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Worcestershire, Kings Norton
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 15 Oct 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Missanabie

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
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Agency
: Unknown
NotesA birth registration was found for Edward Horace Wilkins: Year of Registration: 1900; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Kings Norton (To 1912); County: Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire; Volume: 6c; Page: 442. (Parents: Edward Wilkins and Amelia Eliza Freeth, married 1900, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England.)

In 1901, Edward H. Wilkins, 8 months of age was residing at the home of his grandfather, John Freeth, 69, porter, at Victoria Terrace, Bell Barn Road, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England. Other family members included: William Freeth, 15, butchers apprentice; Amelia Wilkins, 22; and Edward Wilkins, 22, butcher journeyman. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 2816; Folio: 146; Page: 35.)

[POSSIBLE MATCH] A death registration was found for Edward Wilkins: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879; Year of Registration: 1907; Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar; Age at Death: 28; District: Aston (1837-1924); County: Warwickshire; Volume: 6d; Page: 200.

Family tradition held that Edward's father died young in England leaving a young wife and 5 small children. The two oldest were sent to the Blue Coat School, and a few years later the three youngest were sent to Canada with Middlemore. Edward's mother came to Canada and worked as a domestic in Manitoba then later sent for her two children left in England at the Blue Coat School. They arrived in Montreal where Edward worked chopping ice in the St. Lawrence for a while before heading west to join his mother.

On May 15, 1912, Amelia E. Wilkins, 33, widow, arrived at Quebec, Canada, aboard the ship Scandinavian, en route to Lyleton, Manitoba, Canada, as a domestic.

In 1914, Edward H. Wilkins, 14, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with his sister, Nellie H. Wilkins, 13, en route to Pierson, Manitoba, Canada.

Amelia Eliza Freeth Wilkins married again to William McNish on February 13, 1918, in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-11 20:20:11 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 17:06:53 /

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6265 WILKINS, Albert1898ENG,     May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
21141 WILKINS, Albert Leonard Lloyd1904ENG, KEN, Dartford Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10176 WILKINS, Aloyisius1890ENG, HAM, Newport Sep 1901 : Parisian CAN Canadian Catholic Emigration Committee  
22219 WILKINS, Amelia Frances1905ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
24890 WILKINS, Charles1901 Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
27226 WILKINS, Douglas1920ENG, LND, Greenwich May 1933 : Otranto AUS Fairbridge Homes  
4375 WILKINS, Edward Horace1900ENG, WOR, Kings Norton Oct 1914 : Missanabie CAN Unknown  
16882 WILKINS, George Reginald1898ENG,     Mar 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
19036 WILKINS, Harold1908ENG,     Mar 1927 : Melita CAN Salvation Army  
12941 WILKINS, Lily1887ENG,     Jul 1899 : Montrose CAN Bristol Emigration Society  
4376 WILKINS, Nellie Harriet1901ENG, WOR, Kings Norton Oct 1914 : Missanabie CAN Unknown  
4368 WILKINS, Thomas1881ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
22220 WILKINS, Thomas Philip1907ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore  
22221 WILKINS, William Henry1904ENG,     Jun 1912 : Carthaginian CAN Middlemore