Kate Wilks

Kate Elizabeth Wilks 

Born: 8 February 1873, Newark 

Father: Richard Wilks (b. 1829)

Mother: Elizabeth Wilks (b. 1844)

Brothers: Joseph Wilks (b. 1865)

Sisters: Annie Sarah Wilks (b. 1868), Sarah Elizabeth Wilks (b. 1879)

Marriage:        1902, Bingham

Husband:         John James Daft

                        b. 1876

                        Inspector RSPCA 

Issue – 

#1 Rex William Daft (b. 1904) 

#2 Annie Dora Daft (b. 1907)

#3 Richard Daft (b. 1911) (d. 1912)

#4 Frank Edward Daft (b. 1916)

In 1881 – 

She is at 11 Ashley Street, Nottingham. Her father is listed as ‘???’. Kate, her mother and siblings (Anne and Sarah) are unlisted. Her brother, Joseph, is listed as ‘Cotton Winder’. 

In 1891 – 

She is at Ashley Street, Nottingham. Her father is listed as ‘Grocer’. Her mother and sister, Sarah, are unlisted. Kate is listed as ‘Schoolteacher’. 

In 04/95 – 

Appointed to Board School, Nottingham. Salary £65 to £75. Assistant. 

In 1901 – 

She is at East Bridgford. Her mother is listed as widow and ‘Fancy Draper’. Kate is listed as ‘School Teacher’. Her sister, Sarah, is listed as ‘Dressmaker’. There is a boarder, William Williscroft (b. 1873), listed as ‘Coachman Domestic’.

In 04/03 – 

Address is 36 Canning Street, Bury, Lancashire.

In 1911 – 

She is at 10 Avenue Road, Grimsbury. Her husband is listed as ‘Inspector RSPCA’. Kate and her children (Rex, Annie and Richard) are unlisted.

In 1921 – 

She is at 23 Stanley Road, Newbury. Her husband is listed as ‘Inspector RSPCA’. Kate and her children (Annie and Frank) are unlisted. Her son, Rex, is listed as ‘Clerk’. 

In 1939 – 

She is at 71 Park Road, Didcot. Kate is listed as widow and ‘Retired Teacher’

d.         14 May 1950, Reading 

DAFT, Kate Elizabeth of 71 Park Road, Didcot, Berkshire widow died 14 May 1950 at 85 Tilehurst Road, Reading. Probate Oxford 27 June to Annie Dora Evans (wife of Gwilym Idris Evans) and the said Gwilyn Idris Evans, police officer. Effects £3732, 18s, 11d.