Solomon Wilkes Junior
Born 1832 (Circa)
Died 14 September 1908 (Circa)
Active: 1851 - 1901
Country of birth and death: England
Stone mason, monumental mason
Born in Deritend, Birmingham. His father was Solomon Wilkes (c.1809-1869), both father and son were master stone masons. Solomon Junior was married twice, first to Elizabeth Mary (born c.1822) and then, by 1891, to Helen (born c.1852). A son of his first marriage, Richard Pilgrim Gilbert Wilkes (born c.1858), joined the family business by 1881. Solomon Junior died in Bath.
Wealth at death: £1,826 1s. 11d.
Resworn probate
Probate date: 13 October 1908
Locations
Address 77 Upper Trinity Street Aston Birmingham | View on map
1851 (Circa)
Possibly a residential address rather than a business address
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of Solomon Wilkes Senior
Mother/father/parent of Richard Pilgrim Gilbert Wilkes
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
Solomon Wilkes Senior 'Master Stone Mason employing 3 Men' and Solomon Wilkes Junior 'Stone Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Stone Mason Master employing 3 Men & 1 Boy'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Monumental Stone Mason' employer
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Stone Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Stone Mason empl[oyin]g 3 Men' and R.P.G. Wilkes 'Stone Mason'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2005
Class: HO107; Piece: 2060; Folio: 582; Page: 32; GSU roll: 87315-87316
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG9; Piece: 2169; Folio: 3; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542929
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 3134; Folio: 4; Page: 1; GSU roll: 839587
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 3084; Folio: 118; Page: 52; GSU roll: 134173
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 2463; Folio 4; Page 1; GSU roll: 6097573
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Solomon Wilkes
Probate Date: 13 Oct 1908
Death Date: 14 Sep 1908
Death Place: Bath, Somerset, England
Registry: London
Citing this record
'Solomon Wilkes Junior', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1290774381, accessed 09 Jun 2023]
