See also

Raymond Edwin Stephen Wilkinson (1874-1887)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1874

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England1 4

  • Baptism:

  • 29 Mar 1874 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Tollesbury, Essex, England5 2

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  • son of Robert Wilkinson and Emma Anna, baptised with twin sister Rosa

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 7)

  • Tollesbury, Essex, England4

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  • son attending school and living with his parents Robert and Emma, brothers Edward and Morris (sic), and sisters Adele, Rose and Charlotte. Born in Tollesbury Essex

  • Death:

  • Q3 1887 (age 13)

  • the estuary off Harwich, Essex, England3 6

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  • Cause: by drowning have fallen overboard from his father's smack

  • Inquest:

  • 12 Jul 1887

  • Town Hall, Church Street, Harwich, Essex, England6

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  • Raymond was working on a smack off Harwich when his father heard a splash and saw him in the water. He immediately tried to save Raymond but was unsuccessful. The body was found on Monday near the Bell Buoy and a verdict of accidental death was returned by the jury

Sources

1.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Maldon 1874 quarter:1 volume:4a page:279. Cit. Date: 6 December 2022.

2.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Tollesbury St. mary baptisms 1862-1876 ref:D/P 283/1/9 image:26 page:47 entry:376. Cit. Date: 6 December 2022.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1887 quarter:3 volume:4a page:251. Cit. Date: 6 December 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1778 folio:55 page:5 schedule:701. Cit. Date: 9 January 2022.

5.

Colchester Record Office Parish Records. Colchester Record Office, Colchester, Essex, England.

6.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). East Anglian Daily Times Wednesday 13th July 1887 page:8. Cit. Date: 6 December 2022.