William married Dinah Diana CLARK on 08 Jan 1809 in Edgbaston, Warwick, England. Dinah was born about 1788 in Edgbaston, Warwick, England; died in in Birmingham, Warwick, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Sarah JINKS. Sarah was born in 1814 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire; died after 1871 in Kings Norton, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Phebe CHAMBERS on 01 May 1836 in Aston Juxta Birmingham, Warwick. Phebe was born in 1816 in Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Emma UNKNOWN. Emma was born in 1816 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married Henry WILKES about Nov 1842 in Birmingham, Warwick, England. Henry (son of John WILKES and Alice UNKNOWN) was born in 1819 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; was christened on 09 Apr 1820 in Saint George, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England; died after 1881 in Birmingham, Warwick, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ellen JONES. Ellen was born in 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Mary Ann HODGES about 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Mary (daughter of James HODGES and Caroline UNKNOWN) was born on 19 Jan 1840 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; was christened on 19 Jan 1840 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; died before 1891 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Selina married Henry BINT in Dec 1868 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Henry (son of Unknown MASTERS) was born in 1838 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1881 Census Place 11 Chester St Aston, Warwick, England :
Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
Frederick WILKES Head M Male 25 Bolton, Lancashire, England General Labourer
Jane WILKES Wife M Female 24 Birmingham, Warwick, Eng
John WILKES Brother U Male 22 Bolton, Lancashire, England Bell Hanger
James WILKES Brother Male 19 Birmingham, Warwick, Eng General Labourer
Polly WILKES Niece Female 11 Birmingham, Warwick, Eng Scholar

NOTE 2./ 1891 Census of England Lancashire, West Derby, West Derby (Rural)
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Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County

Wilkes, Frederick 37 Bolton, Lancashire Head West Derby Lancashire
Wilkes, Jane 35 Birmingham, Warwickshire Wife West Derby Lancashire
Wilkes, George H 4 Birmingham, Warwickshire Nephew West Derby Lancashire

Source information: RG12/3001 : Registration district: West Derby : Sub registration district: West Derby (Rural) : ED, institution, or vessel: 24 : Folio: 128 : Page: 29

NOTE 3./ 1911 Toronto East / 43 Ontario census,
Wilkes Frederick M Head M Aug 1855 55
Wilkes Jane F Wife M Sep 1856 54
Honnett Harold M Nephew S Jul 1893 17
Wilkes Frank M Nephew S Aug 1895 15

This Frank Wilkes would be the brother to Arthur "Bo" Wilkes.

NOTE 2./ Immigration Research

Arthur "Bo" Wilkes, age 16, arrived with his sister, Elsie, age 6, in the care of their Uncle, Frederick Wilkes, age 48, on the SS Sagamore in Boston Massachusets. The SS Sagamore sailed from Liverpool, England on September 26, 1906, and arrived in Boston on October7, 1906. Fredericks occupation was listed as a Foreman/Cattleman, while Elsie listed as a child, is overwritten with Asst. Stewardess. "Bo" was listed a Steward, and seems to be overwritten as a Locksmith. Both "Bo" and Elsies last residence is given as Birmingham, UK, and final destination as Toronto, Canada on this original manifest. The childrens passage was paid for by Frederick Wilkes and were going to live with him at #40, Bolton Avenue, Toronto, Canada.

Frederick married Jane PARKER in Dec 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Jane was born in Dec 1856 in Birmingham, Warwick, England; died after 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1861 Birmingham Warwickshire England census,

Name Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
Henry Wilkes abt 1819 Manchr, Lancashire, England Head Birmingham
Ann Wilkes abt 1819 Birmm Wife Birmingham Warwickshire
Selina Wilkes abt 1852 Bolton le Moor, Lancashire, England Daughter Birmingham Warwickshire
Fredk Wilkes abt 1855 Bolton le Moor Son Birmingham Warwickshire
John Wilkes abt 1858 Bolton le Moor Son Birmingham Warwickshire
James Wilkes abt 1860 Birmingham Son Birmingham Warwickshire

NOTE 2./ 1891 England Census: Civil parish: Edgbaston ; Ecclesiastical parish: St James : County: Warwickshire

Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County
Wilkes, John 32 Bolton, Lancashire Head Edgbaston Warwickshire
Wilkes, Annie 30 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire Wife Edgbaston Warwickshire
Wilkes, Harry 5 B'ham, Warwickshire Son Edgbaston Warwickshire
Wilkes, John 3 B'ham, Warwickshire Son Edgbaston Warwickshire
Wilkes, Arthur 8.12 B'ham, Warwickshire Son Edgbaston Warwickshire
Wilkes, Albert H 23 B'ham, Warwickshire Nephew Edgbaston Warwickshire

Source information: RG12/2359 : Registration district: Kings Norton : Sub registration district: Edgbaston : ED, institution, or vessel: 26 : Folio: 126 : Page: 19

NOTE 3./
1891 census shows a nephew, Albert Wilkes , age 23, single, occupation of Tailor, born in Birmingham Warwickshire, England. This is from the actual census image. Albert because of his age, would have to be the child of a brother of the unknown father of Frederick, John and James Wilkes. In fact, the following Polly Wilkes from the 1881 census, could possibly be a sister to Albert.
1881 census has brothers John and James living with Frederick Wilkes and his wife Jane. There is a niece in this family unit as well, Polly WILKES Niece Female 11 Birmingham, Warwick, England Scholar.
For whatever reason, there seems to be a lack of adults for this generation. The postulation would be A./ a family catasrophe, or B./ kids filtered to Birmingham from the nethers, for work opportunities. However..... Youngest brother of John Wilkes, James, gives birthplace in 1881 census as Birmingham.

NOTE 4./
1901 Edgbaston Worcestershire England Census : <>

Name Age in 1901 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County/Island
John Wilkes 40 Bolton, Lancashire, England Head Edgbaston Worcestershire
Annie M Wilkes 38 Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Eng Wife Edgbaston Worcestershire
Henry Wilkes 15 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Son Edgbaston Worcestershire
John Wilkes 13 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Son Edgbaston Worcestershire
Arthur Wilkes 10 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Son Edgbaston Worcestershire
Frank Wilkes 5 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Son Edgbaston Worcestershire
Victor Wilkes 3 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Son Edgbaston Worcestershire
Elsie S Wilkes 1 Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng Dau Edgbaston Worcestershire

NOTE 5./ Historical Perspective: The Year Was 1873

The year was 1873 and much of the world was entering into a long period of economic depression. The beginning of the Long Depression is typically marked by the crash of the Vienna stock market, which sent ripples across Europe and eventually the United States with the fall of Jay Cooke & Company. The Cooke investment bank was heavily invested in the overbuilt railroad system which was beginning to fail. With the fall of this prominent company, a financial panic ensued and the New York Stock Exchange had to close for ten days. Railroads, factories, banks, and businesses had to close their doors resulting in skyrocketing unemployment rates. The Long Depression would last into the 1890s.

There were other smaller scale disasters in 1873. The British SS Atlantic out of Liverpool (with a stop at Queenstown) hit a submerged rock en route to New York and was wrecked in heavy seas off Nova Scotia. It is estimated that 545 of the 952 passengers perished.

In Baltimore, Maryland, a fire began in the factory of Joseph Thomas and Sons and spread over ten acres of the city. Photos of the fire and aftermath can be found online at the Maryland Historical Society.

A cholera epidemic swept through Birmingham, Alabama. Below is an interesting excerpt from a report from Mortimer H. Jordan, who was secretary of the Jefferson County Medical Society of Birmingham, Alabama, at the time of the epidemic (found on the website of the Reynolds Historical Library at the University of Alabama at Birmingham).

The treatment adopted was the opium and mercurial. When the stomach seemed so inactive that nothing made any impression upon it, an emetic of mustard, salt, ginger, and pepper, suspended in hot water, in many cases produced a warm glow over the surface of the body in a few moments. . . . Diuretics produced no good results. No condition in life, sex, or age escaped. The sucking babe and those of extreme age suffered alike from its ravages.

Before closing this paper, justice demands that we should briefly allude to the heroic and self sacrificing conduct, during this epidemic, of that unfortunate class who are known as 'women of the town.' These poor creatures, though outcasts from society, anathematized by the church, despised by women and maltreated by men, when the pestilence swept over the city, came forth from their homes to nurse the sick and close the eyes of the dead. It was passing strange that they would receive no pay, expected no thanks; they only went where their presence was needed, and never remained longer than they could do good. While we abhor the degradation of these unfortunates, their magnanimous behavior during these fearful days has drawn forth our sympathy and gratitude.

Further north and west, Jesse James and the James- Younger gang robbed a Rock Island train near Adair, Iowa. This first train robbery netted the gang more than $2,300, but was most likely a disappointment for the gang. They were expecting a $100,000 gold shipment, but that shipment had been switched to another train at the last moment.

North of the border in Canada, the Dominion Parliament had more lawful goals in mind when it established the North-West Mounted Police, the predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Canada was growing and in 1873 Prince Edward Island joined the federation as Canada's smallest province.

In music, the song Home on the Range was born (Daniel Kelly & Brewster M. Higley). The tune went on to become the state song of Kansas and is known around the world.

John married Anna Maria SANDERS in Mar 1883 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Anna (daughter of William SANDERS and Jane LAYTON) was born on 10 Feb 1861 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England; died after 1901 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwick, England?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
1891 England Census:

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Name Age in 1891 Birthplace Relationship to head-of-house Civil parish County

Wilkes, James 29 Birmingham Head Birmingham Warwickshire
Phillip, Mary Ann 31 Birmingham Housekeeper Birmingham Warwickshire
Phillip, Florence L 2 Birmingham Daughter Birmingham Warwickshire
Guest, Albert 21 Birmingham Lodger Birmingham Warwickshire

Source information: RG12/2359 : Registration district: Kings Norton : Sub registration district: Edgbaston : ED, institution, or vessel: 26 : Folio: 126 : Page: 19

James married Mary Ann HARRISON in Dec 1888 in Aston, Warwickshire, England. Mary was born in 1865 in Birmingham, Warwick, England; died after 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Minnie CHECKETTS. Minnie was born in 1882 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ellen UNKNOWN. Ellen was born in 1867 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; died after 1901 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959 about John Wilkes

Name: John Wilkes
Arrival Date: 9 Feb 1907
Age: 19 Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Canada
Port of Arrival: Portland, Maine
Last Residence: England
Microfilm Roll Number: 10

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 12-7-2004: per Pally nee Wilkes Black:

Arthur "Bo" Wilkes from Toronto Ontario, was attending a house warming party in London Ontario with a friend, Charlie Jolie, whose female guest was Esther Lizmore. Bo, took Esther by the hand to the dance floor, and by the end of the evening was singing "Oh You Beautiful Doll" to her, causing her to leave with Arthur "Bo" Wilkes. The rest is history.

NOTE 2./ Immigration Research

Arthur "Bo" Wilkes, age 16, arrived with his sister, Elsie, age 6, in the care of their Uncle, Frederick Wilkes, age 48, on the SS Sagamore in Boston Massachusets. The SS Sagamore sailed from Liverpool, England on September 27, 1906, and arrived in Boston on October7, 1906. Fredericks occupation was listed as a Foreman/Cattleman, while Elsie listed as a child, is overwritten with Asst. Stewardess. "Bo" was listed a Steward, and seems to be overwritten as a Locksmith. Both "Bo" and Elsies last residence is given as Birmingham, UK, and final destination as Toronto, Canada on this original manifest. The childrens passage was paid for by Frederick Wilkes and were going to live with him at #40, Bolton Avenue, Toronto, Canada.

NOTE 3./ Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943 Record

Name: Arthur Wilkes
Arrival Date: 7 Oct 1906
Age: 16 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Sagamore
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Friend's Name: Frederick Wilkes
Last Residence: England
Microfilm Roll Number: 99

NOTE 4./ Historical Note SS Sagamore:

Capt. Peter CUMMINS/CUMMINGS
Born 1869, Liverpool ; Passed Captains Exam 1897, Liverpool; Certificate no. 027686
The S.S. Sagamore was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 150 miles WNW of Fastnet on March 3, 1917. The Captain was among the 52 men killed. 'Fastnet' is two rocks in the Atlantic, just a few miles south of Cape Clear on the most south western corner of Ireland. It marked first or last landfall between England and America. It is a treacherous coastline, many ships came to grief here but there has been a lighthouse on the Rock since 1848.

21 Mar 1917 New York Maritime Register
SAGAMORE (Br s s) Boston, Mch 15 Str Sagamore (Br), Cummings, from Boston Feb 21 for Liverpool, has been sunk. The Sagamore was in command of Capt P CUMMINGS and had a crew of fifty. She carried a general cargo, including munitions for the British Government, and was armed astern with a 4.7 inch gun. Vessel and cargo were valued at $1,500,000.

15 Mar 1917 Boston Transcript
The Warren liner, Sagamore, plying between Boston and Liverpool, has been destroyed by a German submarine, the local agents announced. She was a four-masted steel ship, and had a net tonnage of 3385. Her cargo was valued at 1,000.000 while the vessel was worth $500,000.

NOTE 5./ Canadian Passenger Lists, Bo's trip back home to bring back his brother Victor to Canada

Name: Arthur Wilkes
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1890
Date of Arrival: 18 Aug 1910
Vessel: Corsican
Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-4770
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Arthur married Esther Mary LIZMORE on 21 Dec 1912 in 75 Briscoe St., London, Middlesex, Ontario. Esther (daughter of Philip Ansell LIZMORE and Annie EVERARD) was born on 13 Sep 1892 in Great Wakering, Essex, England; died on 02 Apr 1974 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 04 Apr 1974 in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1911 Toronto East / 43 Ontario census,

Wilkes Frederick M Head M Aug 1855 55
Wilkes Jane F Wife M Sep 1856 54
Honnett Harold M Nephew S Jul 1893 17
Wilkes Frank M Nephew S Aug 1895 15

Frankland married Elsie West SANDERS on 27 Dec 1917 in Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario. Elsie was born in 1898; died in 1977 in Aylmer, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Aylmer cemetery, Malahide Township, Elgin County, Ontario, EL-405. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1901 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England census

Name: Victor Wilkes
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Annie M
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Civil Parish: Edgbaston
Ecclesiastical parish: Edgbaston St James
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England

Registration district: Kings Norton
Sub registration district: Edgbaston
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 108
Household Members: Name Age
Annie M Wilkes 38
Arthur Wilkes 10
Elsie S Wilkes 1
Frank Wilkes 5
Henry Wilkes 15
John Wilkes 40
John Wilkes 13
Victor Wilkes 3

NOTE 2./ Immigration

Canadian Passenger Lists, "Electronic,"
Name: Victor Wilkes
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1899
Date of Arrival: 18 Aug 1910
Vessel: Corsican
Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-4770

Family/Spouse: Living DAVENPORT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]