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ID: 215 Margaret Easthope (Wilkinson) 1840–1914
Gaz’s 1st cousin 4x removed

Birth	1840		Codsall, Staffordshire
Death	1^st July 1914		Weston on Trent, Derbyshire
Mother		Hannah Wright 1819 /ID:909
Father		Bartholomew Easthope 1811-1895 /ID:209

Siblings	Margaret Easthope 1841- /ID:215
	Thomas Easthope 1843- /ID:224
	Ann Easthope 1844-/ID:208
	Mary Easthope 1852- /ID:216
	Hannah Easthope 1855- /ID:212
	George Easthope 1858- /ID:211
Spouse	George Wilkinson (b.1842)/ID:2789
Children	Charles Henry Wilkinson (b.1868)/ID:2790
	Charles Wilkinson (b.1870)/ID:2791
	Walter John Wilkinson (b.1873)/ID:2792
	Edith Annie Wilkinson (b.1875)/ID:2793
	Margaret Wilkinson (b.1876)/ID:2794
	Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson (b.1878)/ID:2795
	Nellie Wilkinson (b.1879)/ID:2796
	Percy George Wilkinson (b.1883)/ID:2797
	Bartholomew Wilkinson (b.1885)/ID:2798
	+3 who died before 1911

1840

6 September 1840 - Baptism of Margaret Easthope at Codsall, Staffordshire

1841

1841 Census for ‘Codsall Wood, Staffordshire' 

Name	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Bartholomew Easthope	Married	30	1811	Male	Staffordshire	Agricultural Labourer
Hannah Easthope	Married	20	1821	Female	Staffordshire
Margaret Easthope		9mths	1840	Female	Staffordshire
Richard Easthope		8	1833	Male	Staffordshire

1851

1851 Census for ‘Codsall Wood, Staffordshire'  - we are not sure why Bartholemew was listed as William

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
William Easthope	Head	Married	42	1809	Male	Birlington, Salop	Agricultural Labourer
Hannah Easthope	Wife	Married	32	1819	Female	Castle Bromwich, Warks
Margaret Easthope	Daughter		10	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs	Scholar
Thomas Easthope	Son		8	1843	Male	Codsall, Staffs	Scholar
Ann Easthope	Daughter		6	1845	Female	Codsall, Staffs	Scholar

1861

1861 Census for ‘Shard End, Staffordshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
Albert Thomas Ward	Head	Married	30	1831	Male	Birmingham, Warks	Gentleman (formerly 108 acres of land employing 4 labourers)
Sarah J Ward	Wife	Married	28	1833	Female	Petworth, Sussex	Gentleman’s Wife
Alberta M Ward	Daughter		4	1857	Female	Aston, Warks	Gentleman’s Daughter
Edith A M Ward	Daughter		3	1858	Female	Aston, Warks	Gentleman’s Daughter
William Dudley Ward	Son		1	1860	Male	Aston, Warks	Gentleman’s Son
James Lupp	Visitor	Unmarried	39	1822	Male	Petworth, Sussex	Farmer’s son
Katherine E Lupp	Visitor	Unmarried	24	1837	Female	Petworth, Sussex	Farmer’s daughter
Kate Milton	Visitor	Unmarried	19	1842	Female	Petworth, Sussex	Merchants’ daughter
Margaret Easthope	Servant	Unmarried	20	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs	House Servant
Ann Easthope	Servant	Unmarried	16	1843	Female	Codsall, Staffs	House Servant

1866
Early 1866 - Marriage of Margaret Easthope & George Wilkinson at Aston, Warwickshire.

1871

1871 Census for ‘Weston on Trent, Derbyshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
George Wilkinson	Head	Married	29	1842	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Railway Porter
Margaret Wilkinson	Wife	Married	30	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs
Charles H Wilkinson	Son		2	1869	Male	Birmingham, Warks
Charles Wilkinson	Son		1	1870	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks

1881

1881 Census for ‘2, Station Cottage, Weston on Trent, Derbyshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
George Wilkinson	Head	Married	39	1842	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Platelayer on Railway
Margaret Wilkinson	Wife	Married	39	1842	Female	Codsall, Staffs
Charles H Wilkinson	Son		12	1869	Male	Birmingham, Warks	Errand Boy
Charles Wilkinson	Son		11	1870	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Scholar
Walter John Wilkinson	Son		8	1873	Male	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Edith Annie Wilkinson	Daughter		6	1875	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Margaret Wilkinson	Daughter		5	1876	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs
Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson	Daughter		3	1878	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs
Nellie Wilkinson	Daughter		2	1880	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs

1891

1891 Census for ‘Station Ford, Railways Cottage, Weston on Trent, Derbyshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
George Wilkinson	Head	Married	49	1842	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Platelayer on Railway
Margaret Wilkinson	Wife	Married	50	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs
Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson	Daughter		13	1878	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Nellie Wilkinson	Daughter		12	1879	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Percy G Wilkinson	Son		8	1883	Male	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Bartholomew Wilkinson	Son		6	1885	Male	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar
Harold Broadbury	Nurse Child		3	1888	Male	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Scholar

1901

1901 Census for ‘Station Cottage, Cottage, Weston on Trent, Derbyshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
George Wilkinson	Head	Married	59	1842	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Platelayer on Railway
Margaret Wilkinson	Wife	Married	60	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs
Mary E Wilkinson	Daughter	Single	23	1878	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Dressmaker
Nellie Wilkinson	Daughter	Single	22	1879	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs
Harold Broadbury	Boarder		13	1888	Male	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Farm Boy
Margaret Wilkinson	Granddaughter		2	1899	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs

1911

1911 Census for ‘Weston on Trent, Derbyshire' 

Name	Status	Condition	Age	Est YOB	Gender	Birth County	Occupation
George Wilkinson	Head	Married	69	1842	Male	Castle Bromwich, Warks	Foreman Platelayer on Railway
Margaret Wilkinson	Wife	Married	70	1841	Female	Codsall, Staffs
Mary Elizabeth Wilkinson	Daughter	Single	33	1878	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	Dressmaker (own account)
Margaret Wilkinson	Granddaughter		12	1899	Female	Weston On Trent, Derbs	School

1912
18^th April 1912 – Burial of husband, George Wilkinson, at Weston on Trent, Derbyshire.

1914
1^st July 1914 – Death of Margaret Wilkinson, age 73, at Weston on Trent, Derbyshire, when lightening stuck her cottage, killing Margaret and rendering her daughter Mary Elizabeth unconscious.

02 July 1914 Derby Daily Telegraph

5^th July 1914 – Burial of Margaret Wilkinson, age 73, at Weston on Trent, Derbyshire.

10 July 1914 - Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal