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Henry Wilkes
1805 - 1886 (81 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Henry Wilkes was born 21 Jun 1805, of Birmingham, England (son of John Ashton Wilkes and Susan Phillips); died 17 Nov 1886, Montreal, Canada. Other Events:
- Occupation: Congregational Minister
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
2. John Ashton Wilkes was born , England; was christened , Migrated to Canada in 1820 (son of John Wilkes, II. and Ann Ashton); died 16 Apr 1867, Montreal, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cem., Brantford, Ont.. Other Events:
- Occupation: Distillery; Jeweller
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
John was a Jeweller in Birmingham, England in 1820.
Later the family emigrated to Upper Canada. Their journey from England
took 6 weeks and 44 days. They arrived in New York, sailed up the Hudson
River to Albany, travelled by wagon to Syracuse, then to Oswego and
finally by schooner to York (now Toronto), Canada where they settled until
1825 when they moved to Brantford, Ontario. There John owned a general
store and in 1830 he opened a distillery.
The Wilkes family were one of the first to settle in Brantford.
In 1834 John Wilkes was instrumental in the founding of the Congregational
Church of Brantford.
John's wife Susan died in Brantford on 11 Jan., 1858. John was living with his
son, James, in Brantford in 1861, but later moved to Montreal, where he died
on 16 Apr., 1867 at the home of his daughter, Susan Walker.
John and Susan are buried in Greenwood Cem. in Brantford.John married Susan Phillips 02 Aug 1804, Carr's Lane, Indep.Church, Birmingham, England. Susan (daughter of Henry Phillips and Hannah Rann) was born 23 Oct 1782, Birmingham, England; died 11 Jan 1858, Brantford, Ont.. [Group Sheet]
3. Susan Phillips was born 23 Oct 1782, Birmingham, England (daughter of Henry Phillips and Hannah Rann); died 11 Jan 1858, Brantford, Ont.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- William Arthur Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England; died , Buffalo, n.y., Usa.
- Edwin Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England.
- Ann Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England.
- Susan Marie Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England; died , Montreal, Canada.
- Emma Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England; died Bef 1835.
- 1. Henry Wilkes was born 21 Jun 1805, of Birmingham, England; died 17 Nov 1886, Montreal, Canada.
- John Aston Wilkes, II. was born 15 Feb 1807, of Birmingham, England; died 24 Sep 1836.
- James Wilkes was born 27 Dec 1808, Birmingham, England; died 28 Aug 1904, Brantford, Ontario.
- Frederick Thomas Wilkes was born 09 Oct 1817, of Birmingham, England.
- George S. Wilkes was born 20 Feb 1820, of Birmingham, England; died 08 Jul 1906, New York City, n.y..
- Charles Rann Wilkes was born 07 Aug 1825, of Canada; was christened , Founded the Town of Wilkesport, Ont.; died 09 Jul 1910, Winnipeg.
Generation: 3
4. John Wilkes, II. was born , of Birmingham, England (son of John Wilkes and Catherine Smith); died , Birmingham, England. Other Events:
- Occupation: East India Co; Clockmaker
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
John went by the name John "Smith" or John Henry "Smith" and went to
India for the East India Company under that name.
It is thought that he returned to England after his fathers death and
settled in Birmingham, England, at which time he resumed using the name
John Wilkes.
John Wilke Jr. was an heir listed in his fathers Will.
John Wilkes Jr. married Ann Aston and had a son named John Aston Wilkes.
Other sources state that John Aston Wilkes was a son of a John Wilkes, who
was a Clockmaker of Birmingham, England. A man of sterling Character, who
lived to be 80 years of age.
Of course these two Johns could be one in the same because John Wilkes Jr.
had another son, Samuel Wilkes, by his 2nd. wife, Sarah Robotham who was
also a Clockmaker in Birmingham in 1845.John married Ann Ashton of Birmingham, England. Ann was born , of Birmingham, England. [Group Sheet]
5. Ann Ashton was born , of Birmingham, England. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 2. John Ashton Wilkes was born , England; was christened , Migrated to Canada in 1820; died 16 Apr 1867, Montreal, Canada; was buried , Greenwood Cem., Brantford, Ont..
- Mary Parker Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England.
- Patty Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England.
- Miss Wilkes was born , of Birmingham, England.
6. Henry Phillips was born , of Birmingham, England; died , Prob. Birmingham, England. Other Events:
- Occupation: Jeweller, Birmingham, Eng
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Henry married Hannah Rann 30 Sep 1776, St. Martin's Chur., Birmingham, Eng.. Hannah was born , of Birmingham, England. [Group Sheet]
7. Hannah Rann was born , of Birmingham, England. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 3. Susan Phillips was born 23 Oct 1782, Birmingham, England; died 11 Jan 1858, Brantford, Ont..
Generation: 4
8. John Wilkes was born 17 Oct 1725, London, England (son of Israel Wilkes and Mrs Israel Wilkes); died 26 Dec 1797, London, England; was buried , Grosvenor Chapel in London, Eng.. Other Events:
- Occupation: Noted Politician
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
He was elected Member of Parliment (M.P.) for Aylesbury, England in
1757.
In 1762 he established "The North Briton", a newpaper in which he severely
attacked King George III and the Prime Minister Butte.
In 1763 he was arrested for his attacks on the King in his newspaper,
but the charges were dismissed. However the dismissal was later overturned
and John Wilkes fled to Paris before he could be arrested.
He returned to England in 1768 and was subsequently arrested and jailed.
This resulted in a riot in St. George's Fields on 10 May, 1768 in which
seven protesters were killed, this led to disturbances throughout London.
John Wilkes was sentenced to 22 months in prison, fined, and expelled from the
House of Commons. He was released from prison in April 1770.
He then campaigned for freedom of the press.
In 1774 he was elected Lord Mayor of London and M.P. of Middlesex.
During this term in the House of Commons he campaigned for Parliamentary
Reform, and condemned the British Government's policy during the Amerian War
of Independence.
He resigned from politics in 1790.
He was described at having been an arrogant scoundrel and an extremely ugly
man, but in spite of this, he is given credit for achieving freedom of the
press and freedom of individuals from arbitrary arrest.
He is the namesake of the city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and of Wilkes
University located there.
Wilkes University erected a statue of John Wilkes in August 1995.John married Catherine Smith Not Married (John's Misstress)London, England. Catherine was born , of London, England. [Group Sheet]
9. Catherine Smith was born , of London, England. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 4. John Wilkes, II. was born , of Birmingham, England; died , Birmingham, England.