John was born[1] and baptised in 1847 in Ottringham, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of John Wiles and Mary Eggleston.[2] The family lived in Ottringham, where John's father was a shoemaker and earthenware dealer.[3][4]
In 1874 banns were published in Eastrington, Yorkshire, for the marriage of Mary Alice Harland and John Wiles.[5] The couple married in Hull.[6][7]
The Wiles family lived in Hull, where John worked as a joiner in 1881.[8][9] By 1891 he had become a licensed victualler at the William IV.[10][11] In 1901 he ran the Punch Hotel.[12]
Research notes
What happened to John and Mary after 1901? Fuller-8857 15:05, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Sources
↑Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 14 January 2024) Wiles, John (Mother's maiden name: Eggleston). GRO Reference: 1847 Apr-May-Jun in Patrington Volume 23 Page 72.
↑Baptism: "Yorkshire Baptisms" Archive: East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service; Reference: E-PE37-8; Page: 3 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 January 2024) John Wiles baptism on 8 May 1847, son of John & Mary, in Ottringham, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.
↑1851 Census: "1851 England Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 2364; Folio: 90; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87640; ED, institution, or vessel: 7; Household schedule number: 22 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #11056295 (accessed 14 January 2024) John Wiles (4) son in household of John Wiles (41) in Ottringham in Patrington registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Ottringham, Yorkshire, England.
↑1861 Census: "1861 England Census" Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3598; Folio: 73; Page: 7; GSU roll: 543159; ED, institution, or vessel: 6e; Household schedule number: 22 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #11993749 (accessed 14 January 2024) John Wiles (13) son in household of Mary Wiles (44) in Ottringham in Patrington registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Ottringham, Yorkshire, England.
↑Marriage: "Yorkshire Banns" Archive: East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service; Reference: PE 150/19; Page: 150 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 January 2024) Mary Alice Harland marriage to John Wiles in 1874 in Eastrington, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.
↑Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 14 January 2024) Harland, Mary. GRO Reference: 1874 Oct-Nov-Dec in Hull Volume 9d Page 501.
↑Marriage: "Yorkshire Marriages" Archive: East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service; Reference: E-PE3-13; Page: 6 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 January 2024) Mary Harland (24) marriage to John Wiles (27) on 10 Oct 1874 in Hull, St Stephen, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.
↑1881 Census: "1881 England Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 4753; Folio: 87; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1342148; ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #26073853 (accessed 14 January 2024) Mary A Wiles (31), wife, in household of John Wiles (33) at 1 Marvel Sq, Drypool in Sculcoates registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire, England.
↑1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881" citing p. 32, Piece/Folio 4753/87, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,329 FamilySearch Record: Q27B-Q4RT (accessed 14 January 2024) FindMyPast Image Mary A Wiles (31), wife, in household of John Wiles (33) in Drypool, Yorkshire, Yorkshire East Riding in Sculcoates registration district in England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire, England.
↑1891 Census: "1891 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3933; Folio: 100; Page: 35; GSU roll: 6099043 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #17757942 (accessed 14 January 2024) Mary A Wiles (40), wife, in household of John Wiles (43) in Sculcoates registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire, England.
↑1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891" citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG12; Piece/Folio: 3933/ 100; Page: 35; Line: 29 FamilySearch Record: 75CQ-HZM (accessed 14 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQQ-B78K-9 Mary A Wiles (40), wife, in household of John Wiles (43) in Sculcoates All Saints, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom. Born in Yorkshire, England.
↑1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901" citing Humber subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey FamilySearch Record: XS9B-KHK (accessed 14 January 2024) FindMyPast Image Mary A Wiles (51), wife, in household of John Wiles (53) in Leeds St Mary, Leeds in Hull registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire.
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