Charles Wilkinson from "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah"
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Charles Wilkinson has Faith that his family will be safe
Charles had received the letter telling him when she would sail, and the name of the ship. He had rented a large home, as there was a big family involved. One baby girl was added to the family short after he had left England.
At the appointed time he began visiting the docks to see if the ship had come in, but no ship and no word of her anywhere. After three weeks of waiting they told him it was no use of coming anymore. That the ship they were coming on had surely gone down with all on board. But somehow he couldn’t give up the idea that his wife and children would never come to him again. For he had prayed to the Lord, and had always gotten up from his knees with the feeling that they would come. So, he made more trips to the dock, where they told him not to come again, and one day on his sad way home, he ran into his son, William, running down the street with a letter in his hand. Charles had just said to himself, "I guess I have asked too much, but now he knew that the Lord had heard his prayers, for the letter said his family was waiting for him in Castle Gardens.
Leaving William to have the house in order, Charles took the first train for New York. On his way down he told the people that he was going to meet his wife and nine children and he had never seen one of them. But he never explained, that it was only one, whom he had never seen—for she was born shortly after he had left England. They all wondered how he could have nine children, and had never seen one of them, it was a puzzle to the whole crowd. He laughed when he told his, wife, Sarah, and supposed those friends of his were probably still wondering about the whole thing.
After arriving in America, they settled temporarily at Lawrence, Massachusetts and remained there six years. Charles Wilkinson and family and Moses Wilkinson and family crossed the plains from Boston to Salt Lake City in 1862. They crossed the plains with the help of the Perpetual Immigration fund, in the Henry W. Miller company, which left Florence, Nebraska, August 7th with 60 wagons and about 665 immigrants and arrived in great Salt Lake City 17 October 1862. The company suffered considerable sickness and about 28 persons died on the journey.
The family remained in Salt Lake until 1864, then moved to Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah. They settled on a farm on the west side of the Weber River, about centrally located north and south of the settlement.
At the appointed time he began visiting the docks to see if the ship had come in, but no ship and no word of her anywhere. After three weeks of waiting they told him it was no use of coming anymore. That the ship they were coming on had surely gone down with all on board. But somehow he couldn’t give up the idea that his wife and children would never come to him again. For he had prayed to the Lord, and had always gotten up from his knees with the feeling that they would come. So, he made more trips to the dock, where they told him not to come again, and one day on his sad way home, he ran into his son, William, running down the street with a letter in his hand. Charles had just said to himself, "I guess I have asked too much, but now he knew that the Lord had heard his prayers, for the letter said his family was waiting for him in Castle Gardens.
Leaving William to have the house in order, Charles took the first train for New York. On his way down he told the people that he was going to meet his wife and nine children and he had never seen one of them. But he never explained, that it was only one, whom he had never seen—for she was born shortly after he had left England. They all wondered how he could have nine children, and had never seen one of them, it was a puzzle to the whole crowd. He laughed when he told his, wife, Sarah, and supposed those friends of his were probably still wondering about the whole thing.
After arriving in America, they settled temporarily at Lawrence, Massachusetts and remained there six years. Charles Wilkinson and family and Moses Wilkinson and family crossed the plains from Boston to Salt Lake City in 1862. They crossed the plains with the help of the Perpetual Immigration fund, in the Henry W. Miller company, which left Florence, Nebraska, August 7th with 60 wagons and about 665 immigrants and arrived in great Salt Lake City 17 October 1862. The company suffered considerable sickness and about 28 persons died on the journey.
The family remained in Salt Lake until 1864, then moved to Hoytsville, Summit County, Utah. They settled on a farm on the west side of the Weber River, about centrally located north and south of the settlement.
Charles Wilkinson and Sarah Mercer
(Facts of this story, were taken from L.D.S. records, Parish Register records, Vital Statistics, Census records and Transportation records, Deseret News, 1840)
Charles Wilkinson was born at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland in 1816. His father, Moses Wilkinson was christened 28 August 1789 at Sowerby, Yorks, England. His mother, Ann Bailey, was born at Thornton, Yorks, England in 1790. The reason Charles was born in Edinburgh is because his father was serving in the English Army stationed in Scotland. His family belonged to the Church of England and the prevailing religion in Scotland is Presbyterian. Naturally, they wouldn’t have their child christened in another denomination. Family tradition says Moses served 33 years in the service of his country.
His wife, Sarah Mercer, was born 8 December 1815 at Allerton, Yorks, England. Sarah’s father, John Mercer, was christened 25 June 1779 at Denholme, Yorks, England. Her father, John, married Mary Hartley, 4 November 1805 at the Bradford Cathedral. He died 29 April 1848 at Kirby, Nisperton, Yorks, England and is buried at Thornton, Yorks, England. Mary Hartley’s father was John Hartley.
All of the family seemed to have lived not far from Bradford, Yorks, England, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sowerby is a chapelry in the parish and union of Halifax. About 1850 the population was 6,457. It is 4 miles W.S.W. of Halifx. Allerton is 2 ½ miles from Branford. Family says Moses was born at Leeds. That is about 9 miles from Bradford, but the family home is decidedly in this area.
Charles and Sarah (Merser) Wilkinson belonged to the Church of England, but were not satisfied with it’s teachings, and were investigating the Methodist religion, when Charles happened to hear two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (or Mormon Church) preaching. He was very much interested and the very next day he took his wife, Sarah, to hear them. They were soon converted and were baptized by Parley P. Pratt. (Not sure of this fact) Anyway, they were staunch workers in the church and after several years of faithful labor in the church, Charles was made President of the Branch in Bradford, England.
Charles Wilkinson was born at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland in 1816. His father, Moses Wilkinson was christened 28 August 1789 at Sowerby, Yorks, England. His mother, Ann Bailey, was born at Thornton, Yorks, England in 1790. The reason Charles was born in Edinburgh is because his father was serving in the English Army stationed in Scotland. His family belonged to the Church of England and the prevailing religion in Scotland is Presbyterian. Naturally, they wouldn’t have their child christened in another denomination. Family tradition says Moses served 33 years in the service of his country.
His wife, Sarah Mercer, was born 8 December 1815 at Allerton, Yorks, England. Sarah’s father, John Mercer, was christened 25 June 1779 at Denholme, Yorks, England. Her father, John, married Mary Hartley, 4 November 1805 at the Bradford Cathedral. He died 29 April 1848 at Kirby, Nisperton, Yorks, England and is buried at Thornton, Yorks, England. Mary Hartley’s father was John Hartley.
All of the family seemed to have lived not far from Bradford, Yorks, England, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Sowerby is a chapelry in the parish and union of Halifax. About 1850 the population was 6,457. It is 4 miles W.S.W. of Halifx. Allerton is 2 ½ miles from Branford. Family says Moses was born at Leeds. That is about 9 miles from Bradford, but the family home is decidedly in this area.
Charles and Sarah (Merser) Wilkinson belonged to the Church of England, but were not satisfied with it’s teachings, and were investigating the Methodist religion, when Charles happened to hear two missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (or Mormon Church) preaching. He was very much interested and the very next day he took his wife, Sarah, to hear them. They were soon converted and were baptized by Parley P. Pratt. (Not sure of this fact) Anyway, they were staunch workers in the church and after several years of faithful labor in the church, Charles was made President of the Branch in Bradford, England.
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