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Wilkinson/Henke Living relatives

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Wendy

Wendy Report 1 Mar 2015 07:31

Hi Everyone
I am looking for relatives of my mother, she will be 90 this year, I once met a lady who said she was my cousin so would like to find her.
Mums name is Patricia Prescott and was brought up in leigh but spent early years in Burnley in a children's home her maiden name was Wilkinson/Henke she was born in Germany. If anyone can help I would very grateful
Regards
Wendy

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 09:43

Do you know who her parents were, and if she had any siblings (she must have if the lady was a first cousin to you)?

She is in another tree on here - do you know the tree owner?

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 09:49

There is a Wilkinson/Henke marriage, but after your Mother's birth.
Eva and George, and 2 more children (Richard and Ralphina), in Burnley.

Is this the family, and her siblings possibly still alive?

Yes, Eva, Richard and Ralphina in your tree.

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 09:57

Marriage for Ralphina in 1956 in Norfolk?

Added:
One possible child in Norfolk, lots of White/Wilkinson births throughout the country.

Cannot see them afterwards.

There is this marriage in USA, if they left the country, and divorced or he died:
South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2013
Name: Ralphina White
Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1935 Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1972
Marriage Place: Pennington, South Dakota, USA
Spouse: Cephus Bright

Wendy

Wendy Report 1 Mar 2015 10:08

Hi
Yes she had Barker as well they are the only ones I am sure about her mum was eva henke and George Wilkinson her sister came from Germany sometime late seventies as I recall but I only met her for a couple of hours the lady with har said she was my cousin. It is a long story but basically her mum back to Germany we don't no why and one of her brothers died in burnley when he was young what happened to the rest of her family mum doesn,t know would be nice if I could find her this lady she may know more
Thanks Wendy

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Also John, Virginia and Jane.

Rose

Wendy

Wendy Report 1 Mar 2015 10:11

Hi
further to my earlier reply I found a marriage forher parents in 1928 at St Catherine Burnley

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 10:17

Yes, I stopped looking after 1935, so missed later ones. And free bmd not showing John.

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Jane was also registered under the name Kirkbright.

If Eva went back to Germany, perhaps they went with her or were adopted?

Rose

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Jane died:

Births Sep 1939
Kirkbright Jane A Henke Burnley 8e 196

Deaths Dec 1946
Kirkbright Jane A 7 Surrey Mid.E. 5g 301

Rose

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 10:25

What happened to her Father?

As John was born in 1940, she would not have returned to Germany then.

Who was Barker - born in Germany?

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 1 Mar 2015 10:26

John, with death also registered under Kirkbright:

Deaths Sep 1940
Kirkbright John 0 Burnley 8e 321
Wilkinson John 0 Burnley 8e 321

Looks like there's more to the story, and a Mr Kirkbright was involved.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 1 Mar 2015 10:33

Barker's MMN has been transcribed as Henker.

Rose

patchem

patchem Report 1 Mar 2015 10:33

You are unsure of Barker's birth year, from your tree 1924 or 1931.

Do you have any further information about him?

Added:
We cross-posted.

Any further sighting of Barker?

Added:
Barker Wilkinson
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1930
Date of Registration: Feb 1996
Age at Death: 65
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Lancashire
Register Number: B55B
District and Subdistrict: 0061B
Entry Number: 269

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 1 Mar 2015 11:04

Ralphina is on Facebook.

She also posted this:

http://leigh.life/index.php?topic=15644.0

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 1 Mar 2015 11:11

The Anne she refers to is Esther A, born 1928.

Rose

Wendy

Wendy Report 1 Mar 2015 11:16

Thanks Rose for your help unfortunately my mum had a very hard childhood and I think over time has tried to block it from her memory, now her memories are sketchy and only recently mentioned the name Ralphena I will look at facebook but know nothing of where any of them went or what happened to her dad and why she went in the home the people she went to live with were Aunt Sur Ann & Uncle Mark in leigh and their daughter Winifred but it must be twenty years since she last saw Winifred .
Thank You for your help

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Do you know who Mary Taylor was?

Rose

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Wendy,

You keep sending me private messages. Would you click on Add Reply at the top of here?

You said "I think the marriage you found is a second marriage"? but I haven't posted any marriages.

Rose

patchem

patchem Report 3 Mar 2015 18:47

Wendy,

Ralphina Bright is on facebook, note the spelling of her name. She is also showing as Ralphina Wilkinson, to help confirm it is the correct person.

Have you tried to 'friend' her?