James William Wilkinson b. 24 Feb 1869 19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester, England d. 7 Jul 1909 Oahu Insane Asylum, Honolulu, Hawaii: Lucies Family History Site

1869 - 1909 (40 years)

Name	James William Wilkinson
Birth	24 Feb 1869	19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester, England [1, 2, 3]
Christening	07 Mar 1869	St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Chapel, Granby Row, Manchester, Lancashire [4]
	According to Gerard Lodge of Manchester Family History Research, the entry was in Latin. Parents are shown as Joseph Wilkinson and Ann (nee McGuire). Godparents James and Emily Moor.
Gender	Male
Emigration	05 Jun 1888	Honolulu, Hawaii
	Passenger manifest (at Hawaii State Archives) shows on board S.S. Australia from Honolulu to San Francisco
Emigration	28 Aug 1888	San Francisco, California
	Passenger manifest (at Hawaii State Archives) shows on board S.S. Australia from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Occupation	1890	Honolulu, Hawaii
	The Hawaii Directory (1890) shows J. Wilkinson as a fireman on the steamer Mikahala, owned by Inter Island Steam Ship Navigation Co. Honolulu, Hawaii Directory, 1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Honolulu, HI, 1890. Honolulu, HI, USA: The Pacific Press Publishing Company, 1890.
Residence	1896	192 King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [5]
	Listed at 192 King Street.
Residence	1898	Pauoa Road near Punchbowl, Honolulu, Hawaii [6]
	Chief engineer of the steamer Noeau, Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.; residence Pauoa Road near Punchbowl. Another listing in the same directory has J. W. Wilkinson as second engineer of the Mikahala.
Imigration	13 Aug 1900	Honolulu, Hawai USA
	Naturalization Petition - Volume 1, Page 17. Filed and admitted 13 Aug 1900. Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to Naturalizations of the US District Court for the District of Hawaii, 1900-1976 (M2074); Microfilm Serial: M2074; Microfilm Roll: 22.
Residence	1902	1236 Kinau Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [7]
	Second engineer on a steamer; residence 1236 Kinau Street (lower Makiki).
Occupation	1903	Honolulu, Hawaii [8]
	Chief engineer (the index also reads "Nonpareil", probably the name of his vessel).
Residence	1904 - 1905	834 Young Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [9]
	Engineer, pumping station; residence 834 Young Street. Albert remembered living on Young Street "near the Dairyman's Association", opposite the government nursery.
Residence	1907 - 1908	Magazine Street corner Spencer Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [10]
	Engineer; residence Magazine Street at the corner of Spencer Street (Makiki).
Occupation	4 Aug 1907	Kalihi Pumping Station, North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii [11, 12]
	Engineer in charge of the Kalihi pumping station of the Territorial Department of Public Works. On Sunday 4 Aug 1907 George Hailele, a stevedore aged about 26 who had asked James for permission to learn to oil the engine, was killed on his first day when his sleeve caught an oil cup on the crank shaft of the triple-expansion pumping engine. That morning James had shown him how to steady himself - "one hand for yourself, and one for the machinery." James was in the boiler room when it happened. "My first impulse," said Wilkinson, "when I saw the body was to gather it up. Then I reflected that the man was dead, and assistance to him impossible, and that I had better notify the police and the coroner." The Advertiser said the accident was "wholly without fault of his", but that he "was very much affected by the accident". Two years later the Evening Bulletin wrote that his health had been failing ever since. In the family story, as Albert told it on his 1961 tape, James died of a blow to the head while testing a fire hydrant; his death certificate gives general paresis.
Residence	1909	Center Street above Waialae Road, Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawaii [13]
	Engineer; residence Center Street above Waialae Road, Kaimuki - the house and lot the family bought in 1908, on the side of Mau'umae Hill.
Death	7 Jul 1909	Oahu Insane Asylum, Honolulu, Hawaii [14]
Newspaper Article	09 Jul 1909	Honolulu, Hawaii [15]
	Obituary from the Hawaii Gazette, 9 Jul 1909, page 8-3. "In this city, July 6, 1909, J.W. Wilkinson, a member of the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association and the Oceanic Lodge, No. 3?, F.&A.M. Funeral this Wednesday at 3 o'clock from the Masonic Temple."
Burial	Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
Notes	1900 Census: Living aboard S.S. Claudine, docked in Kailua/Kona. He was First Engineer. The only other person on board at the time of the census was the engineer, William Lycett born 1875 from Australia. Both James and William Lycett spoke English and Hawaiian. James was born in April, 1869 in England and immigrated to Hawaii in 1888 when he was 19. He was a naturalized citizen. His parents were both born in England. He was married (and it looks like someone noted that he had one child, and then tried to erase or smudge the "1"). At the time of the census he was 31 years old. Census ED5, page 154. Per Allen W. Hoof, Archivist, State of Hawaii (e-mail dated July 2, 2003): SS Claudine was built on the Clyde in 1890 and steamed from Glasgow to Hawaii in the same year. She was registered in Hawaii (number 291 (new)) and ownership was transferred to the Wilder Steamship Company. She carried the Hawaiian annexation delegation to San Francisco following the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893; grounded on a reef outside Honolulu Harbor in 1907; and was scrapped in 1928. We made a phone call and determined that Wilder Steamship Company went out of business in 1905. Since SS Claudine remained in service after that, it is apparent that ownership was transferred to another company, but we have no records of such transactions after 1900. Perhaps that information would be in Lloyd's Register. July 8, 2003: Lloyd's Register confirmed that the S.S. Claudine was a steel screw schooner rigged steamer built by Napier, Shanks & Bell in Glasgow in 1890. It had triple expansion engines with three cylinders, built by Dunsmuir & Jackson, Glasgow. Tonnages and dimensions first recorded: 785 gross tons, 431 net tons, 623 underdeck, 184.0 feet length, 32.0 feet breadth, 15.9 feet depth. Official number 127431, call letters KPWG. 1906-07 transferred to Inter Island Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. 1929-30, listed as broken up. I contacted June Watanabe - who writes the Kokua Line column in the Honolulu Star Bulletin - for her help in getting information from St. Andrew's Cathedral about James William Wilkinson's marrige. June wrote an informtive column on the process on 21 June 2008: http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/22/news/kokualine.html [16]
Person ID	I19	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree \| Craig
Last Modified	2 Oct 2017

Father	Joseph Wilkinson, b. 02 Dec 1847, 29 Spear Street, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 19 Apr 1910, Barton upon Irwell RD, Lancashire (Age 62 years)
Mother	Ann McGuire, b. 10 Aug 1849, 4 Whiteman's Buildings, Manchester, England d. 5 Oct 1875, 11 Medlock Square, Manchester, England (Age 26 years)
Marriage	28 Jul 1867	St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Chapel, Granby Row, Manchester, Lancashire [17]
Documents		Marriage Certificate - Joseph Wilkinson and Ann Maguire In Saint Augustine's Chapel, Manchester, on 28 Jul 1867. Witnesses John Heron and Elizabeth Walker.
Family ID	F849	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Emilia Katharina Wyser, b. 5 Apr 1873, Niedergosgen, Switzerland d. 21 Nov 1959, Eugene, Oregon (Age 86 years)

Marriage 2 Jun 1895 St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii [18]

According to Stuart Ching, the Histographer at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Honolulu, Hawaii (e-mail dated 24 MAY 2008):

I am happy to report that I did find the entry in the St. Andrew's Cathedral register for the marriage of your great grandparents on June 2, 1895. Because the brittle pages of the Cathedral register would be at risk of crumbling, here is a typescript of the marriage entry:

1895 marriage solemnized in the Cathedral Church of S. Andrew.

No: 936 - When married: June 2, 1895

Name and Surname: James William Wilkinson
Age: 26
Condition: Bachelor
Rank or Profession: Machinist

Name and Surname: Lillie Wyser
Age: 21
Condition: Spinster

Residence at the Time of Marriage: Honolulu

Groom:
Father's Name and Surname: Joseph Wilkinson
Rank or Profession of Father: organ builder
Bride:
Father's Name and Surname: Bruno Wyser
Rank or Profession of Father: tanner

Married in the Cath. Church of St. Andrew according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by license or after___by me Alexr. Mackintosh

This marriage was solemnized between us, James William Wilkinson Lillie Wyser

In the presence of us,
Thomas Henderson
Mrs. Mary Burn

Notes

Territory of Hawaii Marriages, 1890-1896, Book 2. Marriage performed by A. MacIntosh, witnesses Thos. Henderson, Mary Burn. Marriage at St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu.

Children

+	1. Albert Joseph Wilkinson, b. 11 May 1896, Honolulu, Hawaii - Alapai and King Streets d. 7 Feb 1975, Hale Nani Convalescent Hospital, 1677 Pensacola Street, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 78 years)
+	2. James William Wilkinson, b. 12 Dec 1897, Honolulu, Hawaii d. 03 Aug 1957 (Age 59 years)
+	3. Charles Henry Wilkinson, b. 28 Mar 1905, Honolulu, Hawaii d. 17 Feb 1975, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 69 years)

Documents

James William Wilkinson - Lillie Wyser Marriage Certificate
License issued 31 May 1895, married 2 Jun 1895 at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Nov 2008

Event Map

	Birth - 24 Feb 1869 - 19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester, England
	Emigration - Passenger manifest (at Hawaii State Archives) shows on board S.S. Australia from Honolulu to San Francisco - 05 Jun 1888 - Honolulu, Hawaii
	Occupation - The Hawaii Directory (1890) shows J. Wilkinson as a fireman on the steamer Mikahala, owned by Inter Island Steam Ship Navigation Co. Honolulu, Hawaii Directory, 1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Honolulu, HI, 1890. Honolulu, HI, USA: The Pacific Press Publishing Company, 1890. - 1890 - Honolulu, Hawaii
	Occupation - Chief engineer (the index also reads "Nonpareil", probably the name of his vessel). - 1903 - Honolulu, Hawaii
	Newspaper Article - Obituary from the Hawaii Gazette, 9 Jul 1909, page 8-3. "In this city, July 6, 1909, J.W. Wilkinson, a member of the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association and the Oceanic Lodge, No. 3?, F.&A.M. Funeral this Wednesday at 3 o'clock from the Masonic Temple." - 09 Jul 1909 - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Photos » Slide Show		Lily and James Wilkinson Photo courtesy of Carolyn and James Wilkinson Jr.
		James Wilkinson with his sons James (left) and Albert (right) Photo courtesy of Carolyn and James Wilkinson Jr.
		The Wilkinson Family in Hawaii - Charles, James, Albert, Lily, and James Jr.

Documents » Slide Show		James William Wilkinson Death Certificate (Territory of Hawaii) Died 7 Jul 1909 at Oahu Asylum of general paresis, which is defined as "paralytic dementia; a form of neurosyphilis in which chronic meningoencephalitis causes gradual loss of cortical function, progressive dementia, and generalized paralysis." Onset 1 year. Birthplace shown as Wales, age 40. Date of birth unknown.
		James William Wilkinson - Birth Certificate
		"Fireman Becomes Insane" - Hawaiian Gazette, 8 Nov 1901 The story about how Ah You, a Chinese fireman on the steamer Mikahala, "became suddenly insane from the heat of the furnace" and was led back to his cabin by James Wilkinson. Ah You "gave no more trouble."
		1871 Census - Joseph Wilkinson and Family Census shows Joseph Wilkinson (age 24), an organ builder, living with his wife Ann (age 22) and sons James (2 yrs) and Joseph (2 months) at 9 Altrincham St in Manchester. Living with James Maguire (age 60, a labourer, born Ireland) and Ann Maguire (age 50) - both presumably Ann Wilkinson's parents.
		James Wilkinson - United States Inspector's License to Chief Engineers License 12 (31155) issued by the now-defunct Inspector of Hulls and Inspector of Boilers on 24 Feb 1906
		Census of the Hawaiian Islands - 25 June 1900 - James William Wilkinson The census report shows James Wilkinson, age 31, on the S.S. Claudine. Date of birth shown as Apr 1869, which isn't quite accurate - birth certificate shows 24 Feb 1869. He is shown as being naturalised, and having emigrated to the United States in 1888. He is the 1st Engineer.
		James W. Wilkinson Obituary - Hawaii Gazette 9 Jul 1909, page 8-3. "In this city, July 6, 1909, J.W. Wilkinson, a member of the Marine Engineers Benevolent Association and the Oceanic Lodge, No. 3?, F.&A.M. Funeral this Wednesday at 3 o'clock from the Masonic Temple."
		"Cutting Scrape: Running Amuck [sic] of a Ranchman at a Picnic" The Daily Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaii - 7 November 1892
		"Hope Led to a Violent Death" Pacific Commercial Advertiser - Honolulu, Hawaii - 5 August 1907
		"Made Insane By Heat - Chinese Fireman Tried to Jump Overboard" The Hawaiian Star - Honolulu, Hawaii - 6 November 1901 - Page 1
		James William Wilkinson - Obituary Pacific Commercial Advertiser - Honolulu, Hawaii - 8 July 1909 - Page 9
		"James W. Wilkinson [has] taken the oath to the Republic" The Daily Bulletin - Honolulu, Hawaii - 7 February 1895 - Page 5
		"The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association Number 100 have installed the following named officers to serve for the ensuing year: Treasurer - James W. Wilkinson." Evening Bulletin - Honolulu, Hawaii - 14 January 1909, Page 3
		Complete List of Foreigners Who are Now Citizens of the United States James W Wilkinson - By Judge Estee - From 14 June to 1 September 1900 - "The Hawaiian Gazette" - Honolulu, Hawaii - 4 September 1900
		A Cutting Scrape Evening Bulletin - Honolulu, Hawaii - 7 Nov 1892
		With the First Regiment - Hawaiian Star - 12 Feb 1896

Headstones

James William Wilkinson - Grave at Oahu Cemetery
In the Masonic Lodge section

Histories

In His Own Words: Albert Wilkinson's 1961 Tape
Albert Joseph Wilkinson recorded for his grandson Craig on 3 and 4 September 1961: a Honolulu boyhood, 1900 to 1909. The full 69-minute recording with a line-numbered transcript you can click to hear, and exhibits from the newspapers, directories and ship lists: the Kalihi pump, the Sierra and the Hilonian (the ship that would not stay sunk), Mau'umae Hill, Crady Lane, and the death of his father James in 1909.

Sources

[S4] Family Search Website, (http://www.familysearch.com), Family Search Ancestral File v4.19.
February 1872 date of birth (in England) from Family Search website. The website indicates, "Ancestral File is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy."
Submitter: Naomi Luika Wilkinson, 45-618 Keole Street, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744. Microfilm 1394470, submission AF86-000827.
[S54] 1900 United States Federal Census, ED5-B, Sheet 39.
The 1900 United States Census - Census of the Hawaiian Islands shows that James indicated he was born in Apr 1869, and emigrated to the United States (Hawaii?) in 1888. I believe this date of birth is probably more accurate than the one from the Family History website.
[S4901] U.K. General Register Office, 15 May 2008, Manchester Registration District, 1869 Birth, London Road, 198509-1 (Reliability: 3).
James William Wilkinson born 24 FEB 1869 at 19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester. Birth registered 5 APR 1869.
[S4916] Gerard Lodge, Manchester Family History Research (Reliability: 3).
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directory, 1896 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directory, 1898 (Ancestry image 227 of 839) (Reliability: 3).
"Wilkinson James W, chief engineer str Noeau I I S N Co, r Pauoa Road nr Punchbowl"
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directory, 1902 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directory, 1903 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directories, 1904 and 1905 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directories, 1907 and 1908 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S4980] Honolulu Advertiser, 5 Aug 1907, Pacific Commercial Advertiser, Mon 5 Aug 1907, p. 1, "Hope Led to a Violent Death" (Reliability: 3).
"Hailele, anxious to do likewise, applied yesterday morning to Engineer James W. Wilkinson for permission to learn to oil the engine ... Engineer Wilkinson was very much affected by the accident, though it was wholly without fault of his."
[S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 5 Aug 1907, Evening Bulletin, Mon 5 Aug 1907, p. 3, "Caught By Oil Cups On Crank Shaft" (Reliability: 3).
"Although no fault of his, engineer Wilkinson was very much affected by the accident. Earlier in the day the engineer had cautioned the young man regarding his careless way of approaching the moving crank when oiling up."
[S5195] Honolulu City Directories, (F. M. Husted), Honolulu City Directory, 1909 (Reliability: 3).
Transcribed from the Ancestry index of this directory; page image not yet checked.
[S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 7 Jul 1909, Evening Bulletin, Wed 7 Jul 1909, p. 5, "J. W. Wilkinson Died This Morning" (Newspapers.com clipping 207283419) (Reliability: 3).
"James William Wilkinson, who until recently has been the engineer in charge of the Kalihi pump, died at 2 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness. Mr. Wilkinson's health has been failing ever since the accident at Kalihi pump, in which one of the helpers, a native boy, was killed. He has been under the physician's care for some months. A wife and three children are left to mourn their loss. Mr. Wilkinson was a member of the Marine Engineers' Association and of Oceanic Lodge No. 371 F. & A. M. The funeral services will be held in the Masonic Temple at 3 o'clock this afternoon under the auspices of Oceanic Lodge, R. H. Bemrose, Master."
[S4962] Nanette N. Napoleon, Nanette N. Napoleon Report (Reliability: 3).
[S59] Honolulu Star Bulletin, 21 Jun 2008 (Reliability: 3).
[S4901] U.K. General Register Office (Reliability: 3).
[S4902] Stuart Ching - Historiographer, St Andrew's Cathedral - Honolulu, Stuart Ching - E-mail dated 24 May 2008 (Reliability: 3).