[N1] We have found some possible christenings of Thomas in SibfordGower, Oxon. 21/7/1723 Thomas son of Thomas 30/12/1723Thomas son of William and Sarah 17/2/1746 Thomas, adult Thereis a burial in Moreton Pinkney of Joseph Gilkes aged 84 in 1816.We don't know who he is, but his birth would be about 1732. Wehave found a marriage of Joseph Gilkes of Swalcliff, Oxon toMary Harris of Thenford, Northants at Brackley in 1753. Thebondsman on the marriage licence was John Taylor of SG, but Ihave only found a John Taylor in Sulgrave.
[N2] We have never found a wedding or a burial for Mary. Like herparents, she is 'lost'.
[N3] We can trace our ancestry back to Joseph without any doubt - butwe can't be certain which Joseph he is. We want him to be theson of Thomas Gilkes of Sibford Gower and Mary Wats ofSulgrave, because that would give us a date of 1745 for the(current) start of our history, and Sibford Gower as a startingpoint. In the Sulgrave Parish Records there is a burial of aJoseph Gilkes a week after the Christening. There is no way tofind out the age of that Joseph.
[N4] On the 1851 Census form, William was described as a beer seller.He had a lodger, William Horton.
[N5] Illegitimate children seemed to be the specialty of the women ofthis family. If Ann really was the Ann that gave birth to Ruthin 1793, there is little chance that the Ann christened in 1782was a child of Joseph and Elizabeth.
[N6] Was Frederick George. 1861 at home, 1871 loging in London, 1881married in Deptford.
[N7] At least 3 illegitimate daughters The twins died soon afterbirth. I'm not sure what happened to Ann.
[N8] In the register of Gamekeepers. John Gilkes, labourer, ofMorton Pinkney. Towcester &c. 1809.
[N9] Sawyer and village barber! See Rev Mozely!
[N10] Odd. No death for first Anne. Record has parents as William andMary Gilkes
[N11] "Samuel Gilkes was William Forster's most talented pupil.Despite his untimely death in 1827, he is still recognized asone of England's greatest violin makers." Samuel wasoriginally apprenticed to Charles Harris senior. By 1810 hehad his own business. His label said, "Gilkes from Forster's,violin and violincello maker, 34, St James Ct., Buckingham Gate,Westminster." (It said St James St., but there is a St JamesCt.)
[N12] otp when married in Ravenstone, Bucks. 2nd marriage atBugbrooke. As Patience Rhodes, widow. Her father was given asJoseph Gilkes, baker. Her witness was Alice Gilkes, who was a'specialist' witness for the family. In the 1851 census, herage was given as 56 - she had lied, to be younger than herhusband, who was 59. He was an 'out pensioner of ChelseaHospital' and came from Rutland. When she died, her age wasgiven as 72; this was her 'correct' age. In 1851 she wasliving in Bugbrooke with her husband. No address is given. In1841, Patience was 45! and living at the farm of Thomas Roddis -her brother-in-law? - in Bugbrooke. Her husband had only justdied. The farm turns out to be Little-Liff - the farm on whichDad and Freda grew up. Full entry below. THOMAS RODDIS40 FARMER MARY RODDIS 12 THOMASRODDIS 10 GEORGE RODDIS 5ELIZA RODDIS 4 ELEANOR RODDIS2 PATIENCE RODDIS 45 F S ANN FALKNER15 F S GEORGE KINMAN 20 Journeyman SADLERWe tracked the Roddis family for the 1851 census. THOMASRODDIS 51 FARMER MARY RODDIS 47 WIFE(NOT AT HOME IN 1841 OR NEW WIFE?) JOSEPH ASHBY11 SON-IN-LAW (MAKES NO SENSE) BENJAMIN BARNS 65LODGER SARAH BLISS 14 SERVANT (ADSTON) Therest of the family were in the village at the home of the son.THOMAS RODDIS 20 HARNESS MAKER MARYANNRODDIS 21 GEORGE RODDIS 15 ELIZARODDIS 14 HELEN RODDIS 12 LUCYHUMPHREY 19 (SERVANT - HELMDON) JOSEPH GARLICK19 (FARM LABOURER - PATTISHALL) The 1861 Census gave theaddresses. The old man was 'Farmer of 100 acres employing 2men and 3 boys at Bugbrooke Lodge Little-Liff' and the younger7 Main Street and 'Saddler and Farmer of 24 acres'. THOMASRODDIS 61 FARMER MARY RODDIS 57 SARAHGASKIN 17 HOUSE SERVANT JOHN THOMALIN 19SERVANT THOMAS RODDIS 31 SADDLER AND FARMERJANE SARAH RODDIS 31 (nee ROLFE of Harpole) JANERODDIS 5 MARY ELEANOR RODDIS 3 Thewedding was Dec. 1854 Perhaps the birth of Thomas in Sept. 1861was the next for this couple. At 9 Main Street ELIZARODDIS 24 DRESSMAKER ELLEN RODDIS 22
[N13] The entry of his burial in the parish records says - ThomasGilkes 'An old sawyer'.
[N14] We have a picture of the village school prior to its 1914alterations. The booklet, written in 1972, gives theinformation that James Gilkes was Headmaster and his wifeInfant Mistress for over 30 years, being still there in 1869.In fact Harriett Ann died in 1852. By the 1861 Census hisdaughter Emma was listed as schoolmistress, but had gone off toNorthampton and married a bricklayer.
[N15] By a bit of luck I found a Louisa Gilkes marrying Thomas Hensonat Barnack, but the records had them both as 'of this parish'.Putting her name in the 1851 Census and the place of birth asM.P. I found Louisa Henson, aged 38. This is just the rightage. As for their children, at 45 and 38 they had just Thomasaged 3yrs living with them. They were living in Kings Cliffe,Northants at the time of the census.
[N16] In the 1881 Census, Elijah, Jane, Soloman and Eliza were at 83,Hingeston Street, Birmingham, Warks.
[N17] Her age at the wedding was given as 20, making her date of birth1835, not 1831. OR, she lied about how old she was! Her age atdeath was given as 26.
[N18] 1931 Kelly's Directory: boot and shoe manufacturer.
[N19] In 1881 Census, Maria was a servant in a house in Billing Road,Northampton.
[N20] When she was married she was as Elizabeth Sarah and not SarahElizabeth.
[N21] 1901 Census: Shoemaker 1931 Kelly's Dirctory: Dairyman, ManorFarm
[N22] 1931 Kelly's Directory: Farmer Little(pit)
[N23] In service to the vicar of Bugbrooke when she met Gramp.
[N24] a possible death in March 1838
[N25] At the 1851 Census, Sophia Louisa was a barmaid at the GeorgeHotel, George Row, Northampton. 1901 at Wolverton with widowof her brother George.
[N26] In his book 'Reminiscences of towns, villages and schools' byRev. T. Mozley, the vicar writes: 'Joseph Williams of theBaptist family married Mary Anne, daughter of my schoolmaster.'Joseph became Head of the village school at about the same time(1833) that Rev. Mozley became vicar of Moreton Pinkney.Without this sentence we would not have known of Mary Anne'smarriage. We do not know where the wedding was, or if it was aBaptist wedding.
[N27] This is the latest.
[N28] b. Tothill Field, Grey Coat Str. (Westminster), 1811 d. London1875. 1851 London Post Office Commercial Directory listedhimas a Music Instrument Maker, at 36 Dartmouth Street. He ceasedmanufacture for some time before his death. At 3, Upper Marsh,Lambeth at his death.
[N29] Joseph was missing from the census in 1851 - we have onlystudied Northamptonshire on its 1851 computer index - but itseems he was probably in Banbury, learning to be a baker. Hisgrandfather, Joseph, was a baker in 1777 in Moreton Pinkneyaccording to the Muster Roll. The 1851 Census recorded a JosephTilkes living in Northampton. He was residing at 127 Mare Fair.The head of household was William Frear, Baker, and his wifewas Ann Frear, nee Gilkes! Joseph was 17 or 19 and --- a Baker.One mystery solved!
[N30] No marriage found for him so far. In 1851 he was a servant inSilverstone, Northants. 1861 Aged 35 married(?) Bird in HandInn, Hailey, Oxon. Sawyer 1881 when he was at Lion Row(RedLion), Compton, Berkshire as a lodger. He was 21 in 1851 -right age - but 48 in 1881. He was an agricultural labourer inBerks. Witness to wedding of Alice to John Miller, along withCaroline Lawrence. 1891 Workhouse inmate in Wantage.
[N31] The marriage was between Sarah Gilkes of Moreton Pinkney andJoseph Carvel of Blakesley, but we cannot tell if it was thisSarah or Sarah, daughter of John. The Sarahs were cousins. In1841 the Census gave the ages of the couple as 40 and 40. In1851 their ages were 52 for Joseph and 56 for Sarah. ThisSarah was christened on June 6th 1802 and the other Sarah onOct 4th 1801 - neither very near to 1795, which would have beenthe 'birth' of the 1851 Census Sarah. Search must be made forthe death of Sarah Carvell to see if this might help. Theother Sarah was buried Jan 17th 1818! If it was neither, thenwho was it? A Sarah Carvel died age 80 in Daventry district inSept 1882.
[N32] Hannah was witness to William's second marriage.
[N33] 1891 at 62, Gold St.
[N34] The wedding at Canons Asby was witnessed by Joseph Gilkes. Butwhich Joseph? His second wedding, to Mary Hawten, widow, waswitnessed by his sister Hannah and her fiancee John Elkington.His place of death was given as Towcester and we were unable tofind a record of him in the 1861 census. There was, however, inthe Towcester Union Workhouse, a W.G., carpenter aged 68 fromMoreton Pinkney. This fits old William. His third wedding wasin Westminster, from the home of Samuel's son, William. SarahPerry, Samuel's widow, was one of the witnesses.
[N35] The youngest age for an illegitimate child in this family.
[N36] She was a widow when she married William on 24 February 1823.
[N37] May Beatrice Gilkes died during the Sunday School Examinations.
[N38] 1901 Census: Living at 91 Perry Street, on her own money.
[N39] She was living in Fetter Street. Elizabeth Gilkes was a witness.
[N40] 1891 at 55 Louise Rd, with daughter(?) Flora, caring for greataunt and opposite Ann Freear aged 70!!!
[N41] 1901 Census: Living at 91 Perry Street, on her own money. Shecalled herself Emily.
[N42] We haven't yet found his first wedding. At 46(?) he was awidower. The address given for Frederick (and his sister) was8, Greenwood Road, St James. He was left the bakery and shopby a codicil to his father's will made a month before Josephdied. A visit to 8 Greenwood Road revealed a small house with asign saying 'The Old Bakery'. High on an outbuilding was an oldHovis sign. 1891 Census at 4 Ambush St, St James
[N43] 1901 Census 30, Great Russell Street. Baker and Shopkeeper
[N44] George was living in Stony Stratford, Bucks at the time of the1881 Census. He was a rent collector according to his father'swill. Dec Q 1884 - died? Potterspury district
[N45] Both were living in King Street. The witnesses were JosephGilkes and Sarah Gilkes, his uncle and cousin. 1871 RailwayContractor
[N46] 16 days old. Died of whooping cough.
[N47] Samuel was at Silverstone, Northants on the 1851 Census and then'disappeared'. He was then listed as witness, with his wife, tothe wedding of Joseph Gilkes to Louisa Gayton in Banbury. In1861 was at Warkworth, Northants. In 1861 he was also at NewBuildings, Lower Heyford, Oxon as a visitor and Sawyer. In 1871he was at the Barlemow in Cosgrove, Northants, with his sonGeorge. The rest of the family were at Warkworth.
[N48] Son of Thomas Gilkes, sawyer.
[N49] Daughter of John Chambers, labourer. Frederick died just beforethe 1861 census. The family were in MP for the Census. Wheredid they go? Did she remarry? Return to Braunston? I havesince found the answers to these questions. She stayed inMoreton Pinkney and married John Hemmings, a widower before1871. She was there in 1881 also.
[N50] In 1871 he was in Fetter Street with Aunty Alice.It seems very possible that Thomas was witness at his cousinWilliam Thomas' wedding in Canada and that he settled there andbecame a farmer.
[N51] An Alice Gilkes was married in Brackley district in Dec 1872.This could be Frederick's daughter.The 2 possible spouses are :John Robert French and George Hemmings. The latter is myfavourite. George Hemmings was 2 at the time of the 1851Census, living in MP. He would have been about 5 years olderthan Alice. Correct choice. Baptised Sarah in 1877, with herunmarried name also given by vicar.
[N52] In 1891 John Thomas was a boarder at Denisons Lodge, Escrick,whilst Steam Sawyering.
[N53] William was not on the Northamptonshire Census for 1851, but waswitness at his sister's (Sarah Ann) wedding in October 1852.
[N54] The witnesses at this wedding were William Charles Gilkes andLydia Gilkes. 1881 Head of family at 20 Argyl St, Duston.
[N55] 1901 Calow, Derbyshire. Bricklayers Labourer. Down as NEPHEW,but should be step son.
[N56] Sarah Ann was a dressmaker, her husband a carpenter. His fatherwas a publican in Bridge Street. Address in 1871 Shobdon,Easthampton, Herefordshire In 1881 he was at St John'sConvalescent Home, Weston Favell, aged 49, married and aCarpenter and Joiner.
[N57] The comment in the record of the baptism was that the child was13 on February 3rd 1806.
[N58] Mar 1908 died Potterspury district
[N59] He was a coal merchant. He was living in Fetter Street in 1871Census. Thomas, son of Frederick was lodging with them at thetime. At his wedding he was a Dealer and his father, James, wasa Machine Maker. Joseph Gilkes and Caroline Lawrence were thewitnesses. In 1851 he was living with his wife at his parents'home and was a Coal Dealer. JAMES MILLER 47 CARPENTER, SARAH MILLER 45, JOSEPHMILLER 12 SON, CATHERINE MILLER 9 DAUGHTER, JOHN MILLER 23,COAL DEALER, ALICE MILLER 24 Death not certain, but living in Fetter Street and aged 46.
[N60] Watchmaker 1841 Census
[N61] 1881 Aged 26 in MP, grocer's assistant. His brother Joseph 18 iswith him.
[N62] 1871 Servant in Lambeth to Louisa Best 60. She was the wife ofan admiral who had stayed at the manor in MP. She was 15!
[N63] 3rd January 1836 William Carvil (Gilkes) was Christened at MP.Maria was his mother.Could have been born 1811, not 1812
[N64] Became Clerk of the Parish around 1846
[N65] 1901 Census: Living at 40 Abbey road. A railway goods porter.1881 Census: Not 'at home'. His wife was down as Head. They wereliving at 26 Henley Street. Birth might be 4/6/1856
[N66] 1901 Census: Boilermaker, living at 72 Althorpe Street
[N67] 1901 Census: Living at 93 Abbey Road. He was a carpenter.
[N68] Elija Wallis in the 1901 census.
[N69] 1901 Census: Living 'at home' with mother and brothers at 45Clinton Road. He was a Railway Clerk. Living as a boarder wasWilliam Marsh, 23, a clerk from Birmingham. Could he be fromthe Birmingham Gilkes?
[N70] 1901 Census: Living 'at home' with mother and brothers at 45Clinton Road. His work is unclear, but is Railway ....?
[N71] 1901 Census: Living 'at home' with mother and brothers at 45Clinton Road. He was a timekeeper in a shoe factory.
[N72] March 1841 Northampton district burial. (He is not alive for the1841 Census.)
[N73] There is no Hambledon in Rutland, only Upper Hambleton. This isin the middle of Rutland Water, so there could have been aHambleton which is now flooded.
[N74] Private A.A.Gilkes, 535376, 1st/5th Battalion, LondonRegiment(Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles). KilledSaturday, 6th April 1918. Husband of Mrs E Gilkes of 38, BaringRoad, Northampton.
[N75] He was a private soldier in the 87th Regiment of Foot, stationedat Weedon Barracks. In 1861 he was on the census as an Ag Lab.At baptism of first child he was a soldier of the 98th Regimentof Foot!
[N76] born November 1906
[N77] William was Mary Gilkes' illegitimate child, christened WilliamCarvil. This gives a lead to his father I suppose. He went toFarthingstone with her, when she married John Grey. At the timeof the 1841 census he was living with them as WilliamGibbs(sic). At 15 he was on the census as a servant. His mothercalled herself Maria and his only(?) child was called MaryMaria. It seems that William remarried in December Quarter1895, aged 60. His spouse was Mary Jane Smith.
[N78] If 1827 is her true Christening date then later ages are wrong.Age given as 61 at death. (Birth 1833)
[N79] Lorenzo was christened on 4th February 1827, but not as aGilkes. He was the son of Harriett Ann Hoare, single woman, butthis was heavily crossed out. She was, by then, married toJames Gilkes and they had had a child christened. He wasLorenzo Gilkes when he was buried.
[N80] Two entries for Christening. 17/1/1844 and 5/2/1845 In 1871 aDraper's Assistant in Chorlton on Medlock In 1891 in Salford,with servant, living on own means
[N81] Almost certainly the Jeremiah Gilkes who was in Northampton -Bridge Street - for the 1841 Census. He was with his nan andhis cousin William (James and harriett Ann), visiting AnnGilkes (Thomas and Barbera). In Manchester in 1900 was buriedGeorge Gilkes Henson. He was 68, which would have been the rightage for Jeremiah. He was from Kingscliffe and his brother Georgewas 18 years his junior.
[N82] Railway porter and Labourer.
[N83] Witnessed bt Wm Humphries and Wm Hawten.
[N84] Witnessed by David Harris and James Humphries. She was alacemaker, her husband a labourer.
[N85] Witnessed by Joseph Gilkes.
[N86] Witnesses were Samuel and Catherine Gilkes. Joseph was a bakerof Windsor Street, Banbury.
[N87] Witnessed by her brother William.
[N88] He was of full age, she a minor. Robert Chambers and AliceGilkes were the witnesses.
[N89] Marriage took place 3 weeks after William was born. He wasbaptised with his next brother when he was 5.
[N90] John was the son of Joseph by his first wife. He was widowed bythe time of the 1851 Census.
[N91] Mary was now Maria, daughter of John Gilkes, Gamekeeper. Herbrother Elijah was a witness, as was his fiancee Jane Bazely.John was a labourer. We had this down as 1829 with a 1839? buther brother Elijah, the witness, would have only been 11 yearsold in 1829. If the latter date is true then Maria Gilkes wasthe one who baptised a son, William Carvil Gilkes on 3rdJanuary 1836. This then solves the mystery of the WilliamGilkes - servant - aged 15 in the 1851 census, living atFarthingstone. Maria's eldest sister Sarah was Sarah Carvel -does the child's name give a clue to its father? I will gowith this at the moment as it will allow me to place William'svery small family.
[N92] Alice Gilkes was named as a witness to the wedding. Thefollowing day, in Banbury, she married John Miller, so it is agood job it was this way round and not the reverse as we hadn'tfound Patience before this.
[N93] Witnessed by William Gilkes, his half brother, and IsabellaDarby. Where did this come from? I now have William Gilkes andEliza Stockley as witnesses!
[N94] As well as the burial card for Hannah we have one for Sarah AnnThompson, who was Sarah Ann Eales - Hannah's sister. She marriedWm Ed Thompson in Newport Pagnell district Dec 1877.
[N95] There is no proper evidence that Emma was actually the daughterof our Samuel.
[N96] 4 months. Died of diahoerria.
[N97] 1871 Dressmaker
[N98] They emigrated to the US via Canada. He was a labourer, thenbecame a farmer. 1880 US census Washington Township, Sanilac,Michigan.
[N99] She was a servant.
[N100] Witnesses were John Hemmings and Mary Wright. Barbara could notwrite.
[N101] Witnesses John Turner and Temperance Reede.
[N102] 1871 census. King Street, Teddington, with brother Joseph.According to this census he was 27 and his birth 1844 ish waswhen Sarah was 15ish. Possible birth: William Joseph, March1847, Rugby. Could have been Lilbourne where Frederick wasliving then.
[N103] 1881 widowed, charwoman of 10 Industry Terrace, Lambeth
[N104] 1891 at 142 Hingeston St, Birmingham
[N105] Family 1891, 1901
[N106] 1871 lodging in Lambeth. No further sightings.59 year old died in Bethnal Green?
[N107] 1871 Domestic Servant
[N108] 1881 22, unmarried, with mother.
[N109] 1881 at 17 Newland Both Lydias still there. 1891 78, NewlandYounger Lydia there. 1901 all still at 78 Newland
[N110] 1901 at Calow, Derbyshire as NIECE instead of step daughter.
[N111] 1891 at 5 Louise Road, Merchants Cashier. 1901 8 Louise Rd,Builders' Merchant
[N112] Ended her days at 3 Upper Marsh, Lambeth.
[N113] 1871 Dressmaker
[N114] 1871 Doctor's Boy
[N115] 1871 With William 1881 Married
[N116] 1871 at 92 Ambush St with his brother. A carpenter.
[N117] Death between 1881 and 1889
[N118] A Joseph Carvel died aged 75 in Daventry district June 1881
[N119] Dec 1843 possible death.
[N120] Labourer for first baptism, Fishmonger for the rest.
[N121] Maria only 16. Witnesses were John Gray jun and Priscilla Gray.
[N122] 1871 Census, with Uncle John Thomas Gilkes at Bugbrooke, aged13. (as James)
[N123] Aged 5 weeks. A note in the Parish Register states: HenryThornton Purrier assures me that he baptised this child Matildanot Maria. signed Thomas William Cawley. The first named was a'stand in' for the latter.
[N124] Aged 7 months
[N125] She was Amy in 1881 Census.
[N126] Was she Mary? Irish.
[N127] Stillborn
[N128] An unclear entry might be a burial for Joseph: 26 2 1804
[N129] Is Joseph the one who fled to The Indies?
[N130] Not proved that this is the son of Alice, but see below.1881 at Aunty Anne's bakery.1891 Dairyman, lodger at 15, Uppingham Street1901 Builder's Carrier Kingsthorpe?June 1896 Joseph John Miller m. Elizabeth Wrighton or FlorenceFord
[N131] 1871 Ag Lab at MP, with wife Jane and son Thomas 17.1861 with sons at MP. Also Mary J aged 4 granddaughter.
[N132] Need to check USA Immigration as there are a Henry and a Sarahlisted.
[N133] March 1864, a Mary Thomason d. Daventry District
[N134] Not found in 1871Sarah, Brackley, March 1863? (Should be Northampton as living inHeyford.)
[N135] 1881/1891 at Heage, Derbyshire
[N136] 1881 Housemaid at 9, Chislehurst Villas, Richmond (9 Mt AraratRd)1891 Draper's assistant in Burntwood, Staffs. She was stayingwith William and Jemima Davis. Jemima was her cousin.1901 Parlourmaid in Richmond, Surrey. (87 Mt Ararat Rd) Sheclaimed to be 32, but was 41. Same family as 20 years before.
[N137] 1871 AnneJune 1881, possible marriage to Charles Stamp or Walter Boys.
[N138] 1891 28, in Birmingham, boarder, salesman.1901 single, Coachfitter for delivery abroad. Fanny Cox, widow +children with him.
[N139] 1881 A soldier at Glen Parva in Leics. Aged 181891 Married Boot maker in Norton Canes, Staffs - but no family!1901 Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, with wife also from MP.
[N140] Registered as John Pain Gilkes, Blean, KentSeems to have been named after John Payne, buried 30.9.1850 inMaidford.
[N141] 1881 Whitehaven, Cumberland. Watchmaker.1861 Mold, Flintshire. Jeweller, journeyman.As John Joseph Henson 1871 Shrewsbury, Salop. Watch jobber
[N142] 1881 Boarder at school in Southport
[N143] In 1901, living with her sister Beatrice.
[N144] Walters?
[N145] Possible death March 1855
[N146] 1901 'Boy in School' Hampstead. Seemed to be a borstal/orphanagetype institution.
[N147] In 1971 we were in Zambia in case anyone in the far futurewonders!
[N148] Leonard was his mother's surname.
[N149] Death before 1871 1864 Faringdon?
[N150] 1861 as visitor at Shrewsbury, home of his sister and herhusband. Cattle dealer.1871 Chacombe, Cattle Dealer
[N151] 1871 Lower Heyford, Oxon. Widow
[N152] Death before 1841?
[N153] Baker
[N154] Amelia? after her marriage to Samuel Barsby.
[N155] 1901 visitor at Walsall.
[N156] 1881 Packing case manufacturer emploting 7.
[N157] 1901 Packing case manufacturer
[N158] or Lizzie
[N159] or May