John WILKEY

1800 - 1866  (66 years)

• Name	John WILKEY
  Birth	1800	North Tawton, Devon   [1]
  Baptism	7 Oct 1800	North Tawton, Devon   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, he is "40", occ "Leather Cutter"
  1851 Census	28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 50, occ "Leather Seller"
  1861 Census	15, Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 60, occ "Retired Leather Seller"
  Death	6 Sep 1866	15, Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex   [5]
  Person ID	I768	Webb
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas WILKY,   b. 1771, North Tawton, Devon
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary RUDALL,   b. 1775, Devon
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Nov 1799	St. John, Exeter   [6]
  Family ID	F422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth JACKMAN,   b. Abt 1792, North Tawton, Devon d. best match on death is Hendon, Oct qtr 1882, vol 3
  Marriage	21 Apr 1824	North Tawton, Devon   [7]
  	see notes
  Notes	Believed to be the correct marriage. The later census and death information for Elizabeth WILKIE matches the life before marriage. The witnesses include Arthur Jackman, so not her father, but a brother, and assumed that the father was unable to be present?
  Children	1. Elizabeth WILKEY,   b. 31 Aug 1825, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary WILKEY,   b. 5 Nov 1828, 23, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Fanny WILKEY,   b. 25 Nov 1830, 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John WILKEY,   b. 19 Sep 1833, 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Charles Edward WILKEY,   b. 1838, 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1800 - North Tawton, Devon Baptism - 7 Oct 1800 - North Tawton, Devon 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "40", occ "Leather Cutter" - - 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 50, occ "Leather Seller" - - 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 60, occ "Retired Leather Seller" - - 15, Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex Marriage - 21 Apr 1824 - North Tawton, Devon Death - 6 Sep 1866 - 15, Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Parents were Thomas and Mary At the baptism of his children, John described himself as a Saddler or Harness Maker (?).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3007] Baptism register :- North Tawton, Devon (1800). [S1566] 1841 Census :- 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster. [S1563] 1851 Census :- 28, Shouldham St., Marylebone, Westminster. [S3006] 1861 Census :- 15, Kilburn Square, Willesden, Middlesex. [S3005] Probate registry :- John Wilkey (1867). [S3051] Marriage register :- St. John, Exeter (1799). [S1826] Marriage register :- North Tawton (1824).