Richard and Amelia Wilkinson had a total of seven children between 1836 and 1852. Date of Birth Christening Place of Birth Date of Death Place of Death Mahala Wilkinson 1836 Whorlton/Swainby 19 Apr 1903 Mary Wilkinson 1836 1 Jan 1837 Osmotherley William Frankland Wilkinson 17 Aug 1838 11 Sep 1838 Whitby 1927 Morton Chapman Wilkinson 12 Aug 1844 8 Dec 1844 Osmotherley Joseph Wilkinson 1847 9 Oct 1847 Osmotherley Jane Elizabeth Wilkinson q4 1848 16 Dec 1848 Osmotherley 14 Mar 1929 John Wilkinson 1852 10 Feb 1852 Osmotherley The baptism records have been seen for all of the children except for Mahala. Mahala’s place of birth is from census records. Swainby is just 4 miles from Osmotherley (see modern map). Whorlton is a hamlet just a few hundred yards from Swainby (see old Victorian map). Richard Wilkinson died, aged 46, in Osmotherley in 1857. He was buried on the fifth Sunday after Trinity (12 July 1857), leaving Amelia living alone and having to work as a field labourer. 1861 Census Amelia Wilkinson, head, widow, 46, field labourer, b Whitby, Yorkshire. What happened to Amelia and what happened to the children?