William Henry Wilkins^[1]

1837 - 1879  (41 years)

• Name	William Henry Wilkins
  Born	27 Jun 1837	, Cornwall, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Tailor
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Clothier
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-387756
  Died	3 May 1879	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  	Cause: Gastritis followed by Uraemia (about 6 weeks)
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I387756	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	William H. Wilkins,   b. 14 Oct 1816, Gwennap, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 26 Nov 1888, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Jane Grenfell Kinsman,   b. 24 Nov 1816, Saint Austell, , Cornwall, England ,   d. 5 Jul 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1837	Gwennap, , Cornwall, England   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F16249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Elson,   b. 10 Nov 1837, , England ,   d. 5 Jun 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. Annie Wilkins,   b. CALC 5 May 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 15 years)   2. William N. Wilkins,   b. 16 Dec 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1914  (Age 55 years)   3. Philip H. Wilkins,   b. 16 Sep 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Albert Wilkins,   b. 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Jane "Minnie" Wilkins,   b. 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ida Wilkins,   b. CALC 1 Apr 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1866, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. Josephine "Josie" Wilkins,   b. 4 Jan 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Nellie Wilkins,   b. 1871, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F262294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mr. Wm. H. Wilkins - Our obituary today contains a notice of the death of Mr. Wm. H. Wilkins, some few years ago a prominent business man in Galt. Of late years Mr. Wilkins has resided in Toronto, in which city he expired on Saturday last. He was well known in both the town and surrounding country, and at one time occupied a seat at our Council Board. he was aged 42 years at the time of his death. Galt Reporter May 9 1879 pg 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Philip Wilkins Born: Galt Age: 27 Father: William Wilkins Mother: Mary Wilkins Born: abt 1860 Spouse: Fanny Staboll Age: 28 born: Germany Father: John Staboll Mother: Kate Staboll married 26 Oct 1887 married: Waterloo, Galt [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 16. [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . In/ Memory of W. H. Wilkins/ born 27 June 1837/ died/ 3 May 1879/ also his wife/ Mary Elson/ born 10 Nov. 1837/ died 5 June 1879/ (verse)/ [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.33. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 2 Page 22. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. [East] Annie/ died May 10, 1873/ aged 15 y'rs & 10 d's/ Ida/ died July 11, 1866/ aged 3 mo. & 10 d's/ children of/ W. H. & M. E./ WILKINS/ WILKINS/ [South] In/ Memory of W. H. WILKINS/ born 27 June 1837/ died/ 3 May 1879/ also his wife/ Mary ELSON/ born 10 Nov. 1837/ died 5 June 1879/ [verse]/ [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017496 (1879). Name:William Henry Wilkins Gender:Male Age:42 Birth Date:abt 1837 Birth Place:Cornwall, England Death Date:3 May 1879 Death Place:York, Ontario, Canada [S793] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), "Obituary of Jane Grenfell Kinsman," 6 Jul 1908. [S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, accessed 14 Apr 2012), marriage of William Wilkins & Jane Grenfell Kinsman; Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04691-9 System Origin: England-EASy Source Film Number:1595598 Reference Number:p 167. William Wilkins married Jane Grenfell Kinsman 8 Apr 1837 Gwennap, Cornwall, England

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Jun 1837 - , Cornwall, England Residence - Methodist - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Tailor - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Clothier - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Gastritis followed by Uraemia (about 6 weeks) - 3 May 1879 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth