George Cornelius Wilkins

George Cornelius Wilkins[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1857 - Abt 1936  (79 years)


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  • Name George Cornelius Wilkins 
    Birth Abt 1857  Bromley,Middlesex,England., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 20 Sep 1857  Chatham,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 1936  Newcastle upon Tyne,,,Northumberland,England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Person ID I9538  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2026 | Edit 

    Father Cornelius William Wilkins,   b. Abt 1830, Chatham,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, Medway,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Shackleton,   b. Abt 1832, Rochester,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1886, Medway,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 1855  North Aylesford [now Strood], Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    • NORTH AYLESFORD REGISTRATION DISTRICT
      Registration County : Kent.
      Created : 1.7.1837.
      Abolished : 1.1.1885 (succeeded by Strood district).
      Sub-districts : Northfleet; Strood.
      GRO volumes : V (1837-51); 2a (1852-84).

      Parishes in Kent (1837-84):

      Chalk, Cliffe at Hoo, Cobham, Cuxton, Denton, Frindsbury, Halling, Higham, Ifield, Luddesdown, Meopham, Northfleet, Nursted, Shorne, Strood.

      Registers now divided between Gravesend and Medway districts.

      Could not find in Cuxton church
      Could not find in Strood

      England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983 Record
      about Sarah Ann Shackelton
      Name: Sarah Ann Shackelton
      Year of Registration: 1855
      Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
      District: North Aylesford
      County: Kent
      Volume: 2a
      Page: 455 (click to see others on page)
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary "Selina" Cobb,   b. Abt 1857, Wye,,,Kent,England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1882  Medway,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Herbert C. "Bert" Wilkins,   b. Abt 1884, Chatham,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Cecily (Cicely) "Nelly" S. Wilkins,   b. Abt 1885, Chatham,Kent,England., Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Frank Cobb Wilkins,   b. Abt 1894, Newcastle upon Tyne,,,Northumberland,England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F302713064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit 

  • Notes 
    • PRIVATE
    • 1861 Census Fqmily record not yet found.
      1871 Census George's entry was erroniously transcribed as "Williams" although the rest of the family were correctly written as "Wilkins" living at at Jeyes St in Chatham, Kent,
      1881 Census : Engineer S&M, age 22
      The 1881 Census record was difficult to locate as the name has been transcribed as "Wilkin" not "Wilkins"

      1891 England Census
      about George C Wilkins [George Cornelius?]
      Name: «tab»George C Wilkins
      Age: «tab»33
      Estimated Birth Year: «tab»abt 1858
      Relation: «tab»Head
      Spouse's Name: «tab»Mary S
      Gender: «tab»Male
      Where born: «tab»Poplar, London, England
      Civil parish: «tab»Elswick
      Ecclesiastical parish: «tab»St Paul
      County/Island: «tab»Northumberland
      Country: «tab»England
      Street Address:
      Occupation:
      Condition as to marriage:
      Education:
      Employment status:
      «tab»Registration district: «tab»Newcastle Upon Tyne
      Sub-registration district: «tab»Westgate
      ED, institution, or vessel: «tab»35
      Neighbors: «tab»View others on page
      Household Members: «tab»
      Name «tab»Age
      George C Wilkins «tab»33
      Mary S Wilkins «tab»34
      Herbert C Wilkins «tab»7
      Nelly S Wilkins «tab»6

      Several possible death records but the most likely is registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1936

  • Sources 
    1. [S297] 1891 England Census, (online database ancestry.com), lass: RG12; Piece: 4198; Folio 19; Page 33; GSU roll: 6099308. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S366] 1881 England Census, (ancestry.com), P 18 RG 11/894 St. Mary's Parish, Chatham, Kent (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S983] 1871 England Census, (ancestry.ca), RG10; Piece: 911; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll:823493. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S216] 1871 England Census, RG10; Piece: 911; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll:823493. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S373] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983, Vol 2a p389 (Reliability: 2).
      Name:

    6. [S367] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2004, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, Volume: 10b, Page: 222 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S373] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1983, Vol 2a p389 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: «tab»George Wilkins
      Birth Date: «tab»abt 1859
      Year of Registration: «tab»1899
      Quarter of Registration: «tab»Jul-Aug-Sep
      Age at death: «tab»40
      District: «tab»Gravesend (1837-1941)
      County: «tab»Kent
      Volume: «tab»2a
      Page: «tab»389 (click to see others on page)

    8. [S22] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983, Vol 2a p 455 (Reliability: 3).
      England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

      Name:

    9. [S22] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983, Vol 2a p 455 (Reliability: 3).
      England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983

      Name: «tab»Cornelius Wilkins
      Year of Registration: «tab»1855
      Quarter of Registration: «tab»Oct-Nov-Dec
      District: «tab»North Aylesford
      County: «tab»Kent
      Volume: «tab»2a
      Page: «tab»455 (click to see others on page)

    10. [S22] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983, DISTRICT: Medway (1837-1941) County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 870 (Reliability: 3).