Richard WILKIN, Sr b. 1811 Co Sligo, Ireland d. 20 Oct 1890 Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada: Singing Our Family Song

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1811 - 1890 (79 years)

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Name	Richard WILKIN
Suffix	Sr
Birth	1811	Co Sligo, Ireland
Gender	Male
_HASHTAG	Lot 31, Conc 5 Minto Twp
	Minto Twp
_UID	D36C1869DFF947F493FC6244F86E20018F31
Death	20 Oct 1890	Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Burial	Salem South Pioneer Cemetery, Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
Person ID	I6766	My Genealogy
Last Modified	7 Feb 2022

Father	James WILKIN
Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret MORRISON, b. 1822, Tobercurry, Co Sligo County, Ireland d. 6 May 1907, Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)

Marriage 1843 Co Sligo, Ireland

Children

	1. George WILKIN, b. 18 Feb 1844, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 12 Aug 1916, Minto Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
	2. Robert WILKIN, b. 1 Aug 1847, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 1 May 1913, Woodstock, , Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
	3. Mary Ann WILKIN, b. 15 Sep 1849, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 3 Nov 1875, Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 26 years)
	4. Lewis WILKIN, b. 1852, Baronrath, Co Kildare, Ireland d. 4 Apr 1882, Minto Twp, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 30 years)
	5. William WILKIN, b. 28 Apr 1853, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 12 Dec 1931, Vancouver, B.C. (Age 78 years)
	6. Catherine WILKIN, b. 12 Mar 1856, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 5 Feb 1913, Newbridge, Howick Tp, Huron, Ontario (Age 56 years)
	7. Richard WILKIN, Jr, b. 18 Jul 1858, Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Jan 1936, Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
	8. Margaret Jane WILKIN, b. 28 Oct 1860, Ontario d. 29 Oct 1940, Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
	9. Hannah WILKIN, b. 13 Sep 1864, Minto Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada d. 26 Jan 1945, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 80 years)
	10. Elizabeth (Lizzie) WILKIN, b. 11 Jul 1866, Minto Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada d. 1 Aug 1945, Vancouver, B.C. (Age 79 years)

Family ID F2041 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 16 Feb 2016

Notes

From: Wellington County Biographical Sketches - 1906:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onwellin/pioneers/wilkin.htm
In 1858, Richard Wilkin, Sr., and his family left Ireland for Canada and took up their abode in Minto, purchasing 100 acres, lot 31, con. 5, from Patrick Donovan, and settling on it. There had been about half an acre cleared on this farm, and Richard Wilkin, Sr., and his sons cleared the balance.
He was a progressive citizen in all that the word implies. He was one of the promoters of the first Church of England erected in Harriston. He m. Margaret Morrison, in Co. Sligo, Ire., in 1848. She was b. in 1822. Issue: George, Robert, Mary A. (d. age 26); Lewis (d. age 32); William, set. N. W.; Mrs. Wm. Roe, Richard, Jr., Mrs. Adam Spence, Mrs. Jas. Shaw, and Mrs. A. B. Cushing, set. N. W. Mr. Wilkin d. Oct. 20th, 1890, aged 78 years. His widow is still living.
Richard Wilkin, Jr., the youngest son, is one of the leading men in Minto. He owns "Springfield Farm," containing 250 acres of prime land on con. 5. It includes the old homestead. He makes a specialty of fine stock raising, such as Clydesdale horses, Durham cattle, and Oxfordshire sheep. He is up-to-date in all of his appointments, and was the first man in Minto to own and put up a windmill.
Mr. Wilkin is a member of the Church of England. He m. Lucinda Erwin. Issue: Richard H., Edna P., Margaret V., and Andrew E.
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Conc 5, Lot 31 at time of death - per Death Register. Informant: Richard Wilkins