mrsb22

hi im in search of info on the Wilks family who owned Wilks bros ironmongers in Sheffield in particular Edward Bernard Wilks who lived in my house around 1915 i can find lots of pictures of the store but none of him and hoping to unearth some family members on here thanks

Thanks hillsbro I could find a few of those stories on the british national archives page but without a subscription i was only allocated a certain amount of pages to view, but with your help I've now viewed them all thanks again!

further to my search for residents of 154 Tom Lane we have come across the family wilks who lived here around 1914, particularly edward bernard wilks who was part of wilks bros ironmongers, he lived with his wife Kate and i believe his children Barbara and Edward Howard, Barbara went on to marry gordon simpson and sadly edward jr died in 1926 aged 29 i can find plenty of info on wilks bros itself- plenty of photos of the various buildings they occupied but no photos of the family or house i'd love to hear/see any info anyone has on this family thanks mrsb22

Thanks Moirahyde thats really interesting im fairly knew to this- is that information i could find myself through the internet or are you subscribed to certain sites? will have a look now!!

Thanks hillsbro thats great info, i really appreciate your help, mrsb22

Hello we are trying to trace the history of our house (154 Tom Lane Fulwood) and i am trying to research as much online as i can before we head to the achieves in the city centre. so far we have the first ever owner- William and Eleanor sotheran (around 1911) and William and Lucy Andrew ( def there in 1939,1957 and 1969) i am looking for residents or family that can shed any light on the names above or any other owners to fill in the gaps Thank you!