Updates to this website
26/7/22
The family of Alexander S Wilkey added to http://wilkey.org.uk/1800/alexwm2b1.htm New page: http://wilkey.org.uk/1800/alex2b3.htm
2/6/22
Updated with the marriage of Philip Robert Wilkey and Rebecca Anne Bradford on the 1/6/22, see '1900' page
11/1/21
Home page and all navigation bars updated following the discontinuance of support for Adobe Flash
4/3/20
London Wilkey's updated - family of James A and Charlotte Wilkey, 1911 Census added, Alice Mary Wilkey marries in 1909 and Harry James Wilkey emigrayes to the USA. See here: http://wilkey.org.uk/1800/london.htm#pancras
10/2/20
Update to family chart 3d, - Elizabeth Clare Wilkey & Lynn Senta Wilkey. Go to 1900's, then click on 'See family chart', under Elizabeth or Lynn's names. Updated index page as appropriate. I can't believe it's been 10 years since I last updated this website!
2/10/10
New family chart - Bristol 2j4 added, go to 1800> click on 'see family chart on first box (John & Elizabeth Wilkey of Bristol) then on John & Mary Ann Williams at bottom left. Also updated is the Tavenor text webpage, go to 1700> Learn more about these families - where mention is made of Tavenor's 7 year lease of the Beef Steak House under the 'Obituary' notes. Parish records added to on '1600' page.
11/7/10
Note about Website author's illness added to home page
17/10/09
Photograph added to 'Family Album' of Peter and Linda Wilkey, children of Peter E and Shirley Wilkey (nee Allbut), and also the wedding of Peter E Wilkey to Shirley Allbut of Stepney 1955. Go to Family Album> The Wilkey family in Stepney 01
28/7/09
The family of Florence Violet E Wilkey has been updated at: http://www.wilkey.org.uk/1800/florence2c4.htm showing more of the family of Florence Violet E Wilkey and her descendents - two charts added to family tree: 2c4.1 and 2c4.2, click on the hot spots on the revised page to view additions. On the same page (http://www.wilkey.org.uk/1800/florence2c4.htm) a 'Learn more about these families' link has been added. The new family charts supplement the photos of the family which were added to the 'Family Album' pages a few days ago (Stepney 03).
19/7/09
New page added to 'Family Album', click on 'Family Album' and then choose 'The Wilkey Family in Stepney 03. New photo added to the Home Page.
1/6/09
Family chart updated and new one added as follows: The family of William Tavenor Wilkey and his son Charles has been updated (Caroline Anne Wilkey - more detail), and the addition of Florence Violet E Wilkey to the family tree: http://www.wilkey.org.uk/1800/wmcharles2c.htm The following chart has been added http://www.wilkey.org.uk/1800/florence2c4.htm showing the family of Florence Violet E Wilkey
23/12/08
New photo album page added of second Stepney Family, the children and grandchildren of Frederick and Julia Wilkey of Stepney, go to Family Album> The Wilkey family in Stepney 02. New photograph of Pearl and Nick Wilkey added to home page, see also two new photographs of Nick on Family Album Page> The children of Wm & Annie Wilkey 02
1/12/07
Home page: article added 'The meaning of the Wilkey surname' along with a national profile in the same article. Also on the home page, the article 'The Wilkey Family and the two World Wars' has been modified by the addition of a photograph of Ernest Thomas Wilkey at the bottom of the page, along with a newspaper article that accompanied the photograph. A full copy of the newspaper article has also been added, go to 'Family Album' button then 'Newspaper cuttings of family events'. The message board for the Wilkey Family was closed on the 17 October 2007 due to constant attacks by spammers
17/8/07
Home page updated with new photographs of the Hampton family. Two new panels on home page added referring to new books published by Wilkey family members. New charts added for the Percy family, click on 'Family Links' then scroll down to 'The Percy Family from 1832 onwards', then 'See Family Chart' below photograph of the family. Sub-domain created at http://www.kate.wilkey.org.uk/
29/4/07
1600's text updated with more information about early Wilkey families in Taunton St James (from Mormon records - IGI), click on 1600's button to view. Hotspots added to the chart 'The Main Events and Geography of the Wilkey Family', accessed from the Home Page. Small updates and improvements generally on website, including new colour scheme for entire website. New photograph added to the home page.
6/1/07
Bristol family charts extended down to present day, go to 1800's> John Wilkey> See family chart> James Wilkey & Ellen Wilks onwards, four new charts added from links, Charts 2j-1, 2j-1.1, 2j-2 & 2j-3. Home Page modified.
19/11/06
Another new photograph added to Family Album, go to 'Family Album' then 'The Family of Thomas & Emma Wilkey of Bath'. New sub-domain added at http://www.wilkey.org.uk/books
21/10/06
New photograph added to Family Album, go to 'Family Album' then 'The Family of Thomas & Emma Wilkey of Bath'
14/10/06
The chart (2e-1) for Frederick William Wilkey and Lucy Eliza Wilkey updated, go to '1800's' button, click on link 'See family chart' below 'Thomas William Wilkey', then Frederick William Wilkey 'See family chart'. New photograph added, go to 'Family Album' then 'The Family of Thomas & Emma Wilkey of Bath'.
8/10/06
New photograph added to home page. News about Release 2 of the Wilkey Family CD Rom accessed from home page. Article on the family of Thomas William Wilkey (b.1848) and Emma Wills (b.c1846) updated once again, with additonal information about Frederick Wm and Lucy Eliza Wilkey's familly, go to '1800's' button, click on link 'See family chart' below 'Thomas William Wilkey', then 'Learn more about these families'. Two more photographs added to Thomas & Emma Wilkey's family in Family Album, go to 'Family Album' then 'The Family of Thomas & Emma Wilkey of Bath'. The chart (2e-1) for Frederick William Wilkey and Lucy Eliza Wilkey updated once more. Links page updated with a link to the Goody Family website.
2/10/06
Article on the family of Thomas William Wilkey (b.1848) and Emma Wills (b.c1846) corrected & updated, go to '1800's' button, click on link 'See family chart' below 'Thomas William Wilkey', then 'Learn more about these families'. Photographs of Thomas & Emma Wilkey & family added to Family Album, go to 'Family Album' then 'The Family of Thomas & Emma Wilkey of Bath'. The chart (2e-1) for Frederick William Wilkey and Lucy Eliza Wilkey updated and corrected. Text for 1600's updated after the heading 'Wilkey Families between 1673 and 1791 in Taunton St James', a number of children added to families from the IGI.
17/9/06
John & Elizabeth Wilkey (Chart 2j) updated with the addition of three grandchildren (children of James Wilkey), go to 1800>John & Elizabeth Wilkey> See family chart. The grandchildren of Frederick Sidney Wilkey updated, charts 2c-1.2 & 2c-1.2.1, follow link 1800> William Tavenor Wilkey> Charles Ambrose Wilkey> Peter John Tavner Wilkey> Frederick Sidney Wilkey> See family chart (Jonathan Paul Wilkey's children updated, also Deanna Elizabeth Wilkey> See family chart (children updated). Chart 3c for Sarah Jane Wilkey updated with third grandchild, go to 1900> Sarah Jane Wilkey> See family chart.
3/9/06
Home page updated with a new photograph. Addition of Harriet Jones Hanney (christened 24 February 1805), 4th child of Samuel Hanney and Mary Wilkey's union in 1796, go to1700's> Mary Wilkey> See family chart. Text on 'Learn more about these families' updated to take this into account.
23/7/06
Addition of link from 1800's>John & Elizabeth Wilkey of Bristol to family chart, link from family chart to census details for years 1841 to 1871 inclusive.
22/7/06
Text for 1800's updated with details from the census, new paragraph on Ann and Mary Wilkey - 1841 Census - Bath, and new paragraph on Lucey Wilkey and her children - 1861 Census - Bath. Go to 1800's then 'Learn more about these families'
15/7/06
Wilkey Family Forum link added to home page where any Wilkey family member or any interested party can post messages and chat online, using YaBB client software. 17 family charts have been updated including 1800's - addition of extra information regarding William Tavenor, Richard Cooper and Ambrose Wilkey in first line of chart. The family of Ambrose Wilkey has also been added to in order to bring the family history forward to the present day, with the addition of Ambrose's grandson Cyril Charles Wilkey's marriages and the children that ensued from his second marriage - follow the Ambrose link from '1800' and then Philip George Wilkey. Richard Herbert Wilkey's heirs have also been updated to bring the male line up to the present day, follow the link from the 1800's. Some of the family charts for the descendants Peter Tavner John Wilkey of Stepney have also been updated.
7/5/06
Home page updated with new photograph. Go to 1800's - Main chart updated with Richard Cooper Wilkey's wedding details and also that of his brother William Tavenor who moved to Stepney, follow-on links updated. Ambrose charts updated on 1880's link, follow Ambrose family link, then links via James Ambrose Wilkey's children - family charts added x 3. Alfred Walter Wilkey (aka Wallie Wilkey) family chart added - follow William Tavenor Wilkey's link on 1800's (top row) then link to Frederick Wilkey. William Tavenor's son Charles Ambrose Wilkey, chart updated with more details for Charles John F Wilkey & Robert Henry Wilkey's children, see follow-on charts
29/12/05
Home page updated with new family photograph. Family Album page updated with a new section on newspaper cuttings of family occasions, three newspaper cuttings added to new page, one on Jack Wilkey's scholarship in July 1928 and two on the marriage of Christianna Wilkey to William Eric Smith on 3 September 1928
23/10/05
Links Page updated with a link to the Keyse Family website
18/9/05
Home page updated with photograph of Charles Ambrose Wilkey and his wife, the former Martha Caroline Williams of Stepney. Information about the family CD Rom moved down the Home Page. Two new articles uploaded to the website: 'The Family of Ambrose and Caroline Wilkey of St Pancras from 1853' found by going to 1800>Ambrose Wilkey>See family chart>Learn more about these families(2) and 'William Tavenor Wilkey of Stepney and his four sons from 1821' found by going to 1800>William Tavenor Wilkey>See family chart>Learn more about these families(2). Charts relating to William Tavenor Wilkey's sons updated on this same page with his sons marriage details and dates etc. Chart relating to Ambrose Wilkey's descendants also updated with four marriages.
28/8/05
Update of article on the family of Thomas William Wilkey (b.1848) and Emma Wills (b.c1846), go to '1800's' button, click on link 'See family chart' below 'Thomas William Wilkey', then 'Learn more about these families'. Thomas's daughter's marriages updated along with grandchildren's marriages and great grandson's (Desmond). Related charts updated (2e and 2e2). 1901 census details for Ambrose Wilkey of St Pancras added, follow 'Ambrose' link from '1800' button then 'Learn more about these families'. Two photos added to family album page 'Children of Robert and Jean Wilkey' plus some holiday snaps with friends.
26/6/05
Amendment to chart 3b (Bridget Anne Ashwood) at 1900>Bridget Anne Wilkey>See family chart>Chart 3d - addition of granddaughter Honor Bowley, born 17/6/2005. Addition of Chart 3d (Lynne Senta Wilkey and Elizabeth Clare Wilkey) to accommodate changes.
28/5/05
Addition of article on the family of Thomas William Wilkey (b.1848) and Emma Wills (b.c1846), go to '1800's' button, click on link 'See family chart' below 'Thomas William Wilkey', then 'Learn more about these families'.
8/5/05
Addition of 'The children of Robin and Hilary Wilkey' page to the Family Album. Addition of marriage announcements from 'The Bath Journal' for Harriot Wilkey & Thomas Jones, and also Mary Ann Wilkey and William Turner on 1700 text page. Additional information added to Sarah Wilkey and Cornelius Matthews article on same page. Amendments to the first paragraph of the Will. Feedback Form added to the Contact Page.
10/4/05
Addition of the paragraph 'Tavenor Wilkey senior's obituary in the newspaper' to the 1700 text page, just below the transcription of his Will. Addition of the church where Mary Ann Cooper and William Wilkey were married in 1815, and Mary Ann Cooper's brothers names in the first paragraph to the 1800 text page. Addition of addresses where Ernest William Wilkey of Bedminster lived in Bath to the second paragraph on the Family Links text page.
3/4/05
Artwork on Home Page changed. Addition of article 'The Wilkey Family and the two World Wars' (not new to website) on the Home Page. Note on navigation buttons added to Home Page.
20/3/05
Main text on Home Page amended. Diagram: 'The Main Events and Geography of the Wilkey Family' added to the Home Page. Article: 'The Wilkey Family and their social class' added to the home page. Site Updates page added to the Home Page. Text for 1600's amended and extended.