Herlingshaw Family Website

The Herlingshaw family

The Wilkinsons 1681 on (and the Huskinsons)

The first William Herlingshaw married Sarah Ann Wilkinson in 1913. At that time William had migrated to Grangetown and Sarah Ann was born there. But where did her family come from ?

The earliest information discovered about this particular Wilkinson family is from the tiny villages of Scrayingham and Claxton, close together and not far from York in North Yorkshire. Even today there are only about 130 people qualified to vote in the Scrayingham area.

A Johannes Wilkinson was baptised on 16th February 1681 in Scrayingham. He was the son of Guili and Jana.

On the 25th July 1788 a Nanney Wilkinson gave birth to a son called Robert, baptised two days later in Scrayingham, no father is listed. Robert was a servant in the village in 1811 and married Ann Calaam on the 2nd December 1815, he died on the 2nd February 1851. Robert and Ann had a son called John born in 1816 and another called James in 1819. On the 7th June 1792 Nanney had another son called James, also baptised two days later in Scrayingham, again no father is listed. James might be Sarah Ann's great-grandfather.

In 1834 a George Wilkinson was one of only twelve people on the electoral roll of Scrayingham by virtue of occupying 50 or more acres of land. He does not appear in the 1841 census. The relationship is unknown but given the tiny population in the village there undoubtedly was one.

This is the church of St Peter and St Paul at Scrayingham. It was originally Saxon but was rebuilt in 1853, reusing some of the original stone which itself was recycled and thought to be from a Roman building. It is believed that the original structure is 7th century.

Early Wilkinson baptisms (and births) in Scrayingham:

Johannes (or Jonathan) 13 Feb 1681, son of Guili and Janae died 1737

Johannes 1698, son of Johannes and Janae

Elizabetha 1 Feb 1710, daughter of Marcus (and Maria Scott)

Maria (or Martha) 7 Feb 1713, daughter of Marcus (and Maria Scott) died 1713

Mary 15 May 1724, daughter of John (and Ann Ray)

Elizabeth 13 Oct 1726, daughter of John (and Ann Ray)

John 11 Apr 1730, son of John and Ann (Ray)

Thomas 4 May 1734, son of John (and Ann Ray) died 1734

Robert born 25 Jul 1788, son of Nanney

Richard 9 Mar 1792, son of George and Margaret (probably Hudson)

Sarah 6 May 1792, daughter of George and Margaret (probably Hudson)

James born 7 Jun 1792, daughter of Nanney

Charlotte 13 Oct 1793, daughter of George and Margaret (probably Hudson) died 1819

William born 1796, died 1842

John (1) 7 Jun 1798, son of George and Margaret (probably Hudson) died 1798

Robert 27 Aug 1800, son of George and Margaret (probably Hudson) died 1848 or 1851

Margaret 6 Aug 1802, daughter of George and Margaret (probably Hudson) died 1874

John (2) 18 Oct 1804, son of George (and probably Margaret Hudson) died 1857 in Leppington Grange

Mary 17 Mar 1807, daughter of George (and probably Margaret Hudson)

Elizabeth 19 Aug 1813, daughter of George and Margaret (probably Hudson)

John 29 Dec 1816, son of Robert and Ann (Calaam)

James 26 Jul 1819, son of Robert and Ann (Calaam)

Robert 12 Nov 1826, son of James and Sarah (probably Bettinson) m. Ann Stamper

Benjamin 1833, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

Henry 1834, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

Charlotte 1836, daughter of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

George 1838, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

Mary 1837 (or 1840 ?), daughter of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

Margaret Ann 1840, daughter of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr) m. Samuel Rymer, d. 6 Oct 1913 in Middlesbrough

Maria Elizabeth 1841, daughter of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

Sarah 3 Dec 1842, daughter of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr) died 1923

Robert 10 Apr 1844, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr)

John William 11 Jan 1846, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr) born 1845, died 1848

Richard Abraham 2 Apr 1848, son of Robert and Rebekah (probably Carr) born 1847, died 1868

Early Wilkinson marrages in Scrayingham:

Elizabeth m. Thomas Leef 1666

Roberti m. Anna Dowson 10 Nov 1692

Marcus m. Maria Scott 7 Nov 1709

Ann m. James Botterill 21 May 1719

John m. Ann Ray 1723

Jonathan m. Jane Mook 2 Mar 1724

John m. Mary Wilden 16 Apr 1796

Robert m. Ann Calaam 2 Dec 1815

Richard m. Sarah Brigham 11 Apr 1820 (they emigrated to Canada)

Elizabeth m. George Ezart 27 Jan 1840

Margaret m. John 1844

Ann m. James Herbert 17 Dec 1848

Charlotte m. Joseph in 1857

Benjamin m. Sarah (Wilkinson ?) in 1859

In 1841 Sarah Ann's great-grandfather James was living in Claxton, Yorkshire, a short distance from Scrayingham. The household was:

James Wilkinson aged 45-49, agricultural labourer, born in Yorkshire

Sarah Wilkinson aged 40-44, born in Yorkshire

Elizabeth Johnstone aged 25-29, lodger, born in Yorkshire

It is not clear where their son James, born in Claxton was living, but he was probably in the "township" of Howsham a couple of miles away, working at the blacksmiths.

John Bowes aged 40, blacksmith, born in Yorkshire

Betty Bowes aged 40, born in Yorkshire

James Wilkinson aged 12, born in Yorkshire

It seems that James and Sarah had another son, called Robert, born in 1826 in Scrayingham. He married Ann Stamper on 6th April 1850.

Robert (b. 1800), Rebekah and their family were living in Scrayingham. He was a farmer. Ann Wilkinson aged 70 was living with them, she was probably his grandmother - perhaps she was "Nanney". Brother John (b. 1804) was also living with the family.

In 1851 Sarah Ann's grandfather James had just married and was living with his father, also called James, in Claxton. His mother appears to have died.

James Wilkirson aged 59, labourer, born in Scrayingham, Yorkshire

James Wilkirson aged 23, son, labourer, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

Mary Wilkirson aged 23, daughter-in-law (wife), born in Leeds

Robert Wilkinson, grandson aged 7 months, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

Alfred Wright aged 2, grandson, born in Flaxby, Yorkshire

Mary was probably Mary Wright.

In 1861 Sarah Ann's father George was only six and lived at home with his parents in Soutter Gate, Hedon, North Burton, Yorkshire.

James Wilkinson aged 33, police constable, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

Mary Wilkinson aged 33, wife, born in Leeds

Robert Wilkinson aged 10, son, scholar, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

Alfred Wilkinson aged 8, son, scholar, born in York

George Wilkinson aged 6, son, scholar, born in York

James Wilkinson aged 4, son, scholar, born in York

Isabella Wilkinson aged 2, daughter, born in North Burton, Yorkshire

By 1871 the Wilkinsons had moved to 22 Wellington Street, Middlesbrough and James' wife Mary had died.

James Wilkinson aged 42, widower, weighman, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

Alfred Wilkinson aged 18, son, fitter, born in York

George Wilkinson aged 16, son, engine tester, born in York

James Wilkinson aged 14, son, cleaning steam hammer, born in York

Isabella Wilkinson aged 12, daughter, in charge of father's house, born in Bridlington, Yorkshire

Fred Wilkinson aged 9, son, scholar, born in Hedon, Hull, Yorkshire

John William Wilkinson aged 7, son, scholar, born in Hornsea, Hull, Yorkshire

John Richardson aged 31, brother-in-law, police constable, born Stockton-on-the-Forest (Leeds)

In 1881 Sarah Ann's parents, George and Sarah Wilkinson lived at 38 Florence Street, Middlesbrough. Sarah was née Ward and the marriage in 1877 was in Middlesbrough. She was probably illiterate.

George Wilkinson aged 26, engineer foreman, born in York

Sarah Wilkinson aged 25, wife, born in Tipton, Staffordshire

Harriett Wilkinson aged 2, daughter, born in Middlesbrough (actually b. 8 July 1877 according to later records)

James AR Wilkinson aged 3 months, son, born in Middlesbrough

Next door at No 40 was James Wilkinson, father of Isabella and George. Isabella had married.

James Wilkinson aged 56, widower, blast furnace weighman, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

George Moody aged 23, son-in-law, engine driver, born in Middlesbrough

Isabella Moody aged 22, wife (of George), born in Buxton (Burton, Yorkshire ?)

Mary A Moody aged 4, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Lillie Moody aged 10 months, born in Middlesbrough

John W Wilkinson aged 17, son, general labourer, born in Hornsea East, Yorkshire

Next door again at no 42 there was another Wilkinson family, James, another son of James at No 40 and brother of George at No 38 and Isabella at 40:

James Wilkinson aged 24, fitter, born in York

Mary Ann Wilkinson aged 20, wife, born in Spennymoor, Durham

In 1891 George and Sarah Wilkinson lived at 102 Stapylton Street, Grangetown in a four-roomed house. This was one of the streets that Bolckow Vaughan started constructing in the early 1880s to house the employees at their new iron works, built to exploit the discovery of ironstone in the Eston Hills in the 1850s. Stapylton Street did not exist in 1881.

102 Stapylton Street

George Wilkinson aged 35, engineman, born in York

Sarah Wilkinson aged 34, his wife, born in Skipton (should be Tipton!)

Harriet Wilkinson aged 12, daughter, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

James Arthur Wilkinson aged 10, son, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

George Wilkinson aged 8, son, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Joseph Wilkinson aged 6, son, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Isabella Wilkinson aged 4, daughter, born in Middlesbrough

Mary Wilkinson aged 2, daughter, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Ethel Wilkinson aged 11 months, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Joseph was known as "Kipper" and was partially blind. He married Two houses away at 106 there was another Wilkinson family:

106 Stapylton Street

John Wilkinson aged 50, general labourer, born in Cleasby, Yorkshire

Ellen Wilkinson aged 47, born in Witton Le Wear, Co. Durham

Lewis William Wilkinson aged 19, son, general labourer, born in Witton Le Wear, Co. Durham

Edith Wilkinson aged 10, daughter, born in Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

Clara Ann Wilkinson aged 8, daughter, born in Middlesbrough

Cleasby is a village near to Darlington.

However, back in Florence Street the Wilkinsons now only occupied two houses. George and Sarah had gone from No. 38 but James was still at No. 40 with a new job:

James Wilkinson aged 63, widower, house agent, born in Claxton, Yorkshire

John W Wilkinson aged 28, son, pulley man, born in Hornsey (Hornsea), Yorkshire

George Moody aged 32, son-in-law, railway engine driver, born in South Bank, Yorkshire

Isabella Moody aged 32, daughter, born in North Burton, Yorkshire

George Moody aged 8, grandson, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Robert Moody aged 5, grandson, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Fred Moody aged 3, grandson, born in Middlesbrough

And at No 42 Florence Street there was a new Wilkinson family, led by Fred, another son of James:

Fred Wilkinson aged 29, police constable, born in Hedon, Yorkshire

Emma J Wilkinson aged 24, wife, born in Daventry, Northants

James Wilkinson aged 6, son, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Mary A Moody aged 14, niece, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Lilly Moody aged 8, niece, scholar, born in Middlesbrough

Presumably two of the Moody children from No 40 were using a spare bedroom in the house next door.

In 1901 young Sarah Ann was now listed for the first time. However, in between 102 and 106 Stapylton Street, at 104 there was yet another Wilkinson family making three houses in a row. Maybe the families were all related. Certainly Lewis William at 104 was a son of Ellen at 106 (his father John had died).

102 Stapylton Street

George Wilkinson aged 46, stationary engine driver, born in York

Sarah Wilkinson aged 45, his wife, born in Skipton (should be Tipton!)

James Wilkinson aged 21, son, general labourer, born in Middlesbrough

George Wilkinson aged 18, son, fuseman, engine station, born in Middlesbrough

Mary Wilkinson aged 13, daughter, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire (might be May instead of Mary)

Ethel Wilkinson aged 10, daughter, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Sarah Ann Wilkinson aged 8, daughter, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Arthur Wilkinson aged 5, son, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Arthur became a policeman in the Metropolitan Police and then retired from the force to sell ice-cream in Essex. He probably died in Brentwood in 1962.

104 Stapylton Street

Lewis William Wilkinson aged 29, born in Witton Le Wear, Co. Durham

Edith Wilkinson aged 25, his wife, born in Yorkshire

106 Stapylton Street

Ellen Wilkinson aged 59, born in Witton Le Wear, Co. Durham

Edith Wilkinson aged 20, daughter, born in Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

Clara Ann Wilkinson aged 18, daughter, born in Middlesbrough

Fred Wilkinson, now no longer a police constable, had moved from Florence Street to 34 Dacre Street in Middlesbrough. Maybe he had taken his father's job. The family there was:

Fred Wilkinson aged 39, house agent, born in Hornsea, Yorkshire

Emma J Wilkinson aged 36, wife, born in Daventry, Northants

James Wilkinson aged 16, son, shipyard labourer, born in Middlesbrough

Fred Wilkinson aged 6, son, born in Middlesbrough

Ruth Wilkinson aged 3, daughter, born in Middlesbrough

George Wilkinson aged 2, son

The Moody family had also moved from Florence Street but they went to 27 Wellington Street, Middlesbrough. However Isabella's father (and the father of George, Fred, John W and James) James Wilkinson seems to have died, probably in 1893.

George Moody aged 44, shipyard crane driver, born in Middlesbrough

Isabella Moody aged 43, wife, born in Middlesbrough

Lily Moody aged 20, daughter, domestic servant, born in Middlesbrough

George Moody aged 18, son, shipyard crane driver, born in Middlesbrough

Robert Moody aged 15, son, waterside man, born in Middlesbrough

Fred Moody aged 14, son, born in Middlesbrough

Isabella Moody aged 9, daughter, born in Middlesbrough

Harriet Wilkinson married George Henry Huskinson in 1899 and in 1901 and they were living at 13 Sutherland Street:

George Huskinson, aged 29, labourer in ironworks, born in Grimsby (on 26 October 1870)

Harriet Huskinson, aged 23, born in Middlesbrough

George G Huskinson aged 8 months, son, born in Middlesbrough (actually George Oliver Huskinson)

This picture taken in the early 1900s shows a young Sarah Ann Wilkinson (front right) and her mother Sarah (back left). Front left is Arthur and back right is probably Ethel (or maybe Mary). It was no doubt taken outside the house at 102 Stapylton Street. Perhaps it was taken on the day of George's funeral in Q2 1902 as non-studio family photographs were not commonplace in those days.

By 1911 only 102 Stapylton Street was occupied by Wilkinsons. George Wilkinson snr. had died in 1902 and Mary Wilkinson seems to have married George Collett in 1908.

Sarah Wilkinson aged 57, head, widow, born in Staffordshire (she might have died in 1929 or 1936)

James Arthur Wilkinson aged 30, son, hot nail mill sawman, born in Middlesbrough

George Wilkinson aged 28, son, labourer at rail mill, born in Middlesbrough

Sarah Wilkinson aged 18, daughter, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

104 Stapylton Street was now occupied by the Pears family and 106 by the Ebbs. Later the Herlingshaws lived in No. 118 (which was occupied by a Mr. Mason and seven others in 1911).

In 1911 Ethel Wilkinson was living with her new husband John Jefferson from 1910, at 57A Sandringham Street, Scarborough.

John Jefferson aged 28, labourer for a wine merchant, born in Langdale End (near Scarborough, Yorkshire)

Ethel Jefferson aged 21, assisting in the house, wife, born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

John James William Jefferson aged 4 weeks, son, born in Scarborough, Yorkshire

Arthur Wilkinson aged 18 (brother of Ethel), born in Grangetown, Yorkshire

Sadly John Jefferson was to die in WW1 and Ethel re-married in 1919 to Joseph Bareham. She died in June 1935.

Fred Wilkinson, the former policeman / house agent had died in 1903 and his wife Emma had moved to 20 Glebe Road with her family.

Emma Jane Wilkinson aged 47, widow, born in Daventry, Northants

Fred Wilkinson aged 16, son, single, Plate Labourer, born in Middlesbrough

Ruth Wilkinson aged 13, daughter, at school, born in Middlesbrough

George Wilkinson aged 10, son, at school, born in Middlesbrough

Emma actually had five children but one had died by 1911. Fred seems to have married Julia Wallace in 1912.

This picture of Stapylton Street is thought to be of a street party to celebrate the end of WW1. William Herlingshaw is just visible on the right, standing against a wall wearing a light-coloured cap. His wife Sarah Ann is the tall lady standing immediately to the right of another wearing a light hat band, on the back right-hand side of the table.

The houses in Stapylton Street were all demolished and it is now a commercial area.

In 1911 Harriet Wilkinson was living at 59 Walpole Street. Their son George Oliver, who would have been 10, is listed on the census form but his name was crossed out with the comment "dead". He actually d. in 1901 and there is another George now aged 6.

George Henry Huskinson aged 40, labourer in ironworks, born in Grimsby

Harriet Huskinson aged 31, wife, born in Middlesbrough

Richard Huskinson, aged 9, born in Middlesbrough (m. Coraleen E Sollitt ? d. in 1955 ?)

Harriet Huskinson, aged 8, born in Middlesbrough

George Huskinson, aged 6, born in Middlesbrough (probably died in 1919)

Ivy Jane Huskinson, aged 4, born in Middlesbrough (married John Henry Dickinson in 1929, died 28 Jan 1983)

James Arthur Huskinson, aged 2, born in Middlesbrough (married Annie Ferguson in 1933, died 6 May 1964)

Mary Huskinson, aged 1 month, born in Middlesbrough (married Joseph L Dixon in 1938)

Harriet and George Henry were to have more children later including:

(probably) Violet Huskinson, born 1911.

Kate Huskinson, born 1913 (married John Ferguson in 1938, died in 1961 or 1985, had a daughter called Ann)

Isabel (or Isobel) Huskinson, born 1916 (married George L Waters in 1937, probably died 1994)

Hannah M Huskinson, born 1919 (died 1920)

There might have been others.

Harriet and George also brought up several of their grandchildren including "Tilly" - who was really called Ivy but there was already an Ivy in the family so she was renamed. Tilly became Dickinson instead of Huskinson when she was later adopted by Ivy Jane, and then Curtis when she married. Tilly died in 2005.

James Arthur Huskinson and his wife Annie lived at some point at 16 Ashfield Avenue, Middlesbrough (probably now demolished). He left £468 to his widow when probate was granted on 8 June 1964.

It seems that Violet moved to London. If so she probably married Charles F Evans in Farnham, Surrey in 1931.

George Henry Huskinson seems to have died in 1946 aged about 75. His wife Harriet probably died in 1953 aged about 73. George Henry was the son of George (b. 1831) and Jane (b. 1851) from a farming family in Bridgford, Nottingham. George and Jane clearly moved to Grimsby en route to the north east and lived there from at least 1869 to 1885.

Ivy Jane Huskinson and her husband John Henry Dickinson had a son Dennis (1932-1984) in addition to adopted daughter Tilly.

This is 80 year-old George David Huskinson, outside 59 (left), 57 (centre) and 55 (right) Walpole Street in 2007 with his wife Linda (née Donaldson). He was born at no. 59 in 1926 and lived there almost all of his life, the houses were still occupied in 2007. George's mother is not clear but her maiden name was Huskinson, he m. Linda in 1981 and was a grandson of Harriet and George Henry. Sadly George died "at home" the year after the photo was taken, on 13 Dec 2008, aged 82. But home would not have been at no. 59 any longer as the house was sold to the council on 26 September 2008, for £53,000. No 55 was sold to the council on 29 July 2008, also for £53,000 whereas no. 57 seems to have survived in private ownership until 2016. The council-owned houses were boarded up and gutted. The Huskinson family occupied no. 59 for 96 years. Almost all the houses in this area have now been demolished although the council seems to have reversed its policy and some in the area are now being restored !

This was all that was left of the houses in Walpole Street in August 2017, patches of dirt like the one in the foreground. After taking this photo I realised that the Huskinson houses (59 and 57) were to the left of this point and not immediately ahead as I had thought. The small cluster of four houses in the centre of the picture were in the next road along, Warren Street.

Below is a picture of Harriet Wilkinson (right) and an unknown person (left). It was probably been taken in 1945 for VE Day celebrations (or less likely 1937, the coronation year for George VI). The contrasting brickwork around the window opening is wrong for no. 59 Walpole Street but exactly matches the six houses on the other side of the road. Based on the brick markings it is no. 12, just opposite 59. That house was empty in 2009 and demolished between then and 2012. Thus the unknown person is likely to be Catherine Clarke who was recorded as the lady of the house in 1939. She was born on 7 Dec 1909, died in 1987 and married Michael Clarke, a steelworker in 1936.