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Yes I have him on the 1911 census. The Wilkes family on the 1901 census. All at 56 Princip St. Thomas Wilkes his father was married with several children his wife died (Mary Anne Hathaway1906) Then he remarried in 1907 to Alice Davies, my father was born 1907. Do not have any information on the...
Thankyou Chris. My father was a bit of a mistery. He came to Australia as 19 yr old under the dreadnought Scheme in 1926. I have passenger list. However it wasn't until his death in 1991 when we found a birth certificate with a different name to his. He was a Leonard Wilkes. His Australian name...
I am trying to get a list of names just to verify that he did attend the school. Is there a contact at the school or a book with names? I live in Australia so I can not go to the school. Thankyou Gary,
My father attended King Edward Grammar on High St back in the 1920s. Does anyone know if the school would have student lists and any other information back then?
My great grandfather Thomas Wilkes was a guns smith and lived at 56 Princip St around 1910-1930s. I think the factory was in Price St at the back. Anyone with any information would be appreciated. His wife Mary Anne Hathaway died 1906 and he Married an Alice Davies in 1907.
Hi, My great grandfather and family lived at 56 Princip St. His name was Thomas Wilkes his wife Alice Wilkes. they had a big family one of which was my father born 1907. My father moved to Australia in 1926. Thomas was a blacksmith involved in making guns. Thomas died in 1933. But Alice still...