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1871 William Wilkinson 33, Engineer and iron founder, employing 10 men and 10 boys, lived in Wigan with Elizabeth B Wilkinson 34, William H Wilkinson 10, Louisa Wilkinson 8, and his niece Ellen Wilkinson 13<ref>1871 census</ref> | 1871 William Wilkinson 33, Engineer and iron founder, employing 10 men and 10 boys, lived in Wigan with Elizabeth B Wilkinson 34, William H Wilkinson 10, Louisa Wilkinson 8, and his niece Ellen Wilkinson 13<ref>1871 census</ref> | ||
1879 Elizabeth Barker Wilkinson died in Wigan<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
1880 Married Harriet Mills in Lytham<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
1880 Designed a locomotive with a vertical boiler | 1880 Designed a locomotive with a vertical boiler | ||
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1884 William Wilkinson joined the I Mech E | 1884 William Wilkinson joined the I Mech E | ||
1886 Resigned from I Mech E | |||
1891 William Wilkinson 53, mechanical engineer, lived in Wigan, with Harriet Wilkinson 48, Louisa Wilkinson 28<ref>1891 census</ref> | |||
1896 Harriet Wilkinson died in Wigan<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
Altogether 207 engines were built to Wilkinson's patent | Altogether 207 engines were built to Wilkinson's patent | ||
1902 [[Holme House Foundry]], Wigan was in | 1901 William Wilkinson, mechanical engineer, Widower, was a boarder in Wigan<ref>1901 census</ref> | ||
1902 [[Holme House Foundry]], Wigan was in liquidation. | |||
1906 The death of a William Wilkinson (b.1838) was registered in West Derby<ref>BMD</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Wilkinson, W}} | {{DEFAULTSORT: Wilkinson, W}} | ||
[[Category: Biography]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category:Births]] | [[Category:Births 1830-1839]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths]] | [[Category: Deaths 1900-1909]] | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 6 June 2017
William Wilkinson of William Wilkinson and Co, Holme House Foundry, Wigan, was a general engineer.
c. 1838 Born in Patricroft[1] or Eccles[2]
1871 William Wilkinson 33, Engineer and iron founder, employing 10 men and 10 boys, lived in Wigan with Elizabeth B Wilkinson 34, William H Wilkinson 10, Louisa Wilkinson 8, and his niece Ellen Wilkinson 13[3]
1879 Elizabeth Barker Wilkinson died in Wigan[4]
1880 Married Harriet Mills in Lytham[5]
1880 Designed a locomotive with a vertical boiler
1881 W. Wilkinson 43, managing director of an engine works, lived in Wigan, with Hannah Wilkinson 38, Louisa Wilkinson 18[6]
1884 William Wilkinson joined the I Mech E
1886 Resigned from I Mech E
1891 William Wilkinson 53, mechanical engineer, lived in Wigan, with Harriet Wilkinson 48, Louisa Wilkinson 28[7]
1896 Harriet Wilkinson died in Wigan[8]
Altogether 207 engines were built to Wilkinson's patent
1901 William Wilkinson, mechanical engineer, Widower, was a boarder in Wigan[9]
1902 Holme House Foundry, Wigan was in liquidation.
1906 The death of a William Wilkinson (b.1838) was registered in West Derby[10]