Thomas Wilkinson b1803 and John Wilkinson b1807

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 51 Send Message	David	Report	9 Mar 2011 11:07
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 51 Send Message	Thomas and John were the two younger brothers of Robert Wilkinson, my great x 3 grandfather. Lived in Newcastle upon Tyne. Now they ended up in USA in the 1880 Census, Thomas in Genessee, Wisconsin and John in Cedar Co, Iowa (and I have traced them back to Pennsylvannia in the 1850 census). Now can anyone help me to establish the link between two boys growing up in Newcastle in 1820's and their appearance in USA in 1830 - 40s ? Possibly the law might have had a hand in this. One of my 4th cousins in Newcastle reported that possibly Thomas and John were convicted of chicken stealing in 1820 and sentenced to 7 years. Now could this have been seven years transportation to the West Indies (and when they were freed, or before that) , got employment as sailors on ships taking them to USA ? They both ended up in neighbouring counties of Pennsylvannia - getting married - and moving west in 1860's. David Wilkinson
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34,375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	9 Mar 2011 11:59
	What is Robert's DOB ? Who were the parents ?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	9 Mar 2011 12:34
	Possible? England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892 about Thomas Wilkinson Name: Thomas Wilkinson Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Date of Trial: 16 Mar 1836 Trial Year: 1836 Location of Trial: Northumberland, England Sentence: Transportation Crime: See Image Date of Execution or Release: See Image Crime was horse stealing. Was sentenced to transportation for life.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 4,614 Send Message	Mary	Report	9 Mar 2011 12:55
	Robert 1800 Thomas 1803 John 1807. Maryb
	Researching: Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	9 Mar 2011 12:57
	This looks like the same Thomas being admitted to a prison hulk: UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849 about Thos Wilkinson Name: Thos Wilkinson Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Date Received: 28 Mar 1836 Ship: Justitia Place Moored: Woolwich Date Convicted: 16 Mar 1836 Place Convicted: Newcastle Upon Tyne His crime was horse stealing. In the last column it says VDL 15 Aug. 18?? I don't know what VDL stands for. Some of the others have NSW in that column. I realize that's probably New South Wales.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,828 Send Message	GillianMac	Report	9 Mar 2011 12:59
	VDL is Van Diemens Land
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	9 Mar 2011 13:02
	Van Diemens Land! Duh! I should have known that! So probably a different fellow if he ended up in America? And the fact that he stole a horse instead of a chicken!
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: September 2006 Posts: 34,375 Send Message	Mike *	Report	10 Mar 2011 23:53
	PM received ... Robert Wilkinson's DoB was 3rd Nov 1800, Bapt 29th Mar 1801 Thomas Wilk DoB was 11th Nov 1803, bapt 13th May 1804 John Wilk DoB was either 13th or 20th Mar,1807, bapt 7th Feb 08 Their parents were Robert Wilkinson 1775 and Jane Stobbart 1771, both from Bywell. I have tracked down Robert (buried in Heworth) to me - he is my great x 3 grandfather. But the others do not exist on any UK census - but they do appear in America. Both appeared in Pennsylvannia 1840 and 1860 (in two neighbouring counties) then in 1870 and 1880 in neighbouring states Wisconsin and Iowa. However maybe they both just died between 1810 and 1820 David

All Categories

Popular Searches

Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Icons