William Wilkins (1817- )
1817 Born in Wymering, Hampshire, son of Gastrill and Elizabeth Wilkins[1]
1851 Wire rope manufacturer living in Ealing with Eliza Wilkins 34 and Louisa Wilkins 1 Mo[2]. Their 1 year old twins were staying with their grandmother Frances Weatherley, also in Ealing.
1861 Wire rope manufacturer, living in Hackney, with his wife Eliza Wilkins 45, twins Gastrill and Elizabeth Wilkins 11, Louisa Wilkins 7, Catherine Wilkins 10, Blanche Wilkins 5[3]
1871 Wire rope manufacturer employing 18 men and 8 boys, living in Hackney with Emma Wilkins 45, Gastrill Wilkins 21, Elizabeth Wilkins 21, Louisa Wilkins 20, Katherine Wilkins 17, Blanche Wilkins 15[4]
1881 Wire Rope Manuf Employing 18 Men & 12 Boys, living in Cosham, with Emma Wilkins 55, Katharine Wilkins 27, Blanche Wilkins 25[5]
1891 Retired wire rope maker living in Tunbridge Wells with Emma Wilkins 65, Katherine Wilkins 37 Blanche Wilkins 33, and grand-daughter Dora Wilkins 8[6]
He had died by 1901 when Emma was recorded as a widow[7].