Age | Year | Date | Type | Who | Notes | Images |
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0 | 1884 | Jun 30 | Birth | Robert Wilkinson | 24 Hedley Hill, Hedley Hope (11 mi from Croxdale); William Wilkinson, coal miner; Elizabeth Fenwick | view |
6 yrs | 1891 | Apr 5 | Census | Robert Wilkinson | 162 Park Terrace, Tow Law (11 mi from Croxdale); William 43; Elizabeth 39; Robert 6; John James 9; Charles Edward 14; Emily 18 | |
16 yrs | 1901 | Mar 31 | Census | Robert Wilkinson | 30 Helm Park Terrace in Thornley Village ; William 53, coal miner; Elizabeth 49; Robert 16, shopkeeper (grocer) | |
24 yrs | 1908 | Nov 6 | Passenger List | Robert Wilkinson | Bob Wilkinson goes to Colorado: S S Corsican from Liverpool to Quebec arv Nov 14. 24 yrs old, married, grocer (crossed out) clerk. Last residence: Durham, Stradon (?) House, Darlington Road; final destination: Colorado, Lafayette ; Having a ticket to final destination: Denver; fare paid by: Father; money possesed: $22; ever before in US: no; relative or friend going to join: brother C. [maybe J.] Wilkinson, Box (?) 129 Lafayette Colliery; id marks: blind in right eye; born: Durham, England | |
25 yrs | 1910 | May 6 | Census | Robert Wilkinson | Bob Wilkinson and family living in Washington State: Bear [burr] Hill Boulevard; Wash state, Pierce County, Wilkeson precinct; Robert, 28, arv 1908, coal miner, worked 24 wks; Katherine, 30; John F & William H 1 8/12, arv 1909; married 5 yrs; 3 births, 2 living; renting | |
29 yrs | 1914 | Apr 21 | Border Crossing | Robert Wilkinson | Bob Wilkinson and family re-enter the US: Applying for admission to US from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Entered at Noyes, Minnesota . Robert, Catherine, John Fenwick, William Huxley. Last permanent addr: 774 Simcoe Street, Winnipeg . Robert: grocery clerk, nearest relative or friend in country of origin: father/father-in-law/grandfather William 50 Davy Street, Ferry Hill, Durham . Final destination: Canton, Ohio. Have ticket to Canton?: no. Passage paid by self. Amount of cash in possession: $170. Previously in US: Robert in Canton, departed US in Jun 1911; Catherine in Wilkeson, WA, departed US October 1910. Going to join: Friend: ?Nulia? Wharton, 1406 Garfield Ave, Canton . Marks of ID Robert: partial blindness right eye. Seaport of landing for Robert: New York, June 10, 1911 on SS Megantic; for Catherine: Halifax, February 15, 1912 on SS Tunisian | |
55 yrs | 1940 | Apr 3 | Census | Robert Watkins | At 220 Mulberry St, Buffalo ; $22/month rent; Robert Wilkinson 55, head; Martha 49, wife; Frank 8, son; Robert Watkins 27, lodger; highest school grade completed: RW & Martha: 8, Frank: 1, Robert: H-1; where resided in 1935: "same house" for all. Worked during last week in March? Martha yes 40 hrs, RW and Robert no. Number of weeks unemployed through end of March: RW 152, Robert 16. Occupation: RW paper hanger, own business; Martha waitress in cafeteria; Robert radio, radio service. Number of weeks worked in 1939, amount earned: RW 24 wks, $500; Martha 52 wks $780; Robert 14 weeks $400. |