William WANKLYN

1766 - 1840  (74 years)

• Name	William WANKLYN  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1766	England   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Aug 1840	England   [2, 4]
  Burial	22 Aug 1840	Manchester, St John, Lancashire, England   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I135	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	William WANKLYN,   b. 3 May 1732, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England d. 1816, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary DAVIES,   b. 1730, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England d. 9 Dec 1799, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah BRADSHAW,   b. 1768   d. 1837 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	6 Oct 1796	St. Johns Church, Deansgate, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [3, 6]
  Children	1. James Hibbert WANKLYN,   b. 4 Aug 1797   d. 18 Oct 1870 (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Ann WANKLYN,   b. 1798   d. 1854 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Bradshaw WANKLYN,   b. 29 Mar 1800, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom d. 17 Sep 1870, Bournemouth, Dorset, England (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. William WANKLYN,   b. 7 Jul 1805   d. 17 Apr 1858 (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Edward WANKLYN,   b. 1806   d. 1839 (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Thomas WANKLYN,   b. 1808   d. 1850 (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  William (1766) and his family lived near Dixton, a village near Monmou th on the Welsh border . John Bradshaw a merchant travelling on busine ss took a fancy to young William Wanklyn and offered him work and took h im to Manchester. The Wanklyns come from the Hereford Worcester area. W illiam married John Bradshaw's daughter Sarah in 1796 or 1797 at St. Jo hns Church , Deansgate, Manchester and lived on Quay Street. They ran a business by t he name of Bradshaw, Hibbert & Wanklyn (JohnBradshaw, James Hibbert and W illiam Wanklyn). They established business interests in Buenos Aires, A rgentina and most of the family spent time down there. Johnny Wanklyn a m ember of the family still farms in Argentina. James Hibbert Wanklyn, W illiam James Wanklyn's dad was named after James Hibbert and of course t his is where Hibbert come s from in the family. Mark Wanklyn

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), Film #: 447810. [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Database online. Record for William Wanklyn [S64] Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cath edral) (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2 013;), Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 (Cathedral) (Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com. Name: William Wanklyn Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1796 Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George Spouse's Name: Sarah Bradshaw Archive Roll: 689 [S63] Ancestry.com, Manchester, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985 (Name: A ncestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Ancestry.com. Manchester, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985 [datab ase on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Orig inal data: Anglican Parish Registers. Manchester, England: Manchester L ibraries, Information and Archives. Images produced by permission of Ma nchester City Council. Name: William Wanklyn Age: 74 Burial Date: 22 Aug 1840 Parish: Manchester, St John Parish as it Appears: Manchester, St John Reference Number: GB127.M403/6/4/4 [S89] Pedigree Resource File. [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FBJZ-4X4 : accessed 23 Jul 2013), William Wanklyn, 1796. Name: William Wanklyn Event Type: Intended marriage Event Date: 05 Oct 1796 Event Place: Christ Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England Residence Place: Gender: Male Age: 26 Marital Status: Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Name: Sarah Bradshaw Spouse's Residence Place: Spouse's Age: 25 Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: GS Film number: 1736409 Digital Folder Number: 4018510 Image Number: 782