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Wilkinson, Oliver Marlow, son of Louis Umfraville Wilkinson, author and lecturer, of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, and Frances Josepha Gregg, poet, d. of Oliver Howard Gregg of Fort Leav­enworth, Kansas, USA; b. 28 Jan. 1915; adm. Jan. 1929 (G); left Dec. 1930; dir. Red Triangle The­atre, London, 1936-8; drama adviser Lond. YMCA 1938-9; RN in WW2; drama dir. Iona Community 1945-51; co-dir. Oxford Playhouse 1951-2; drama adviser TocH 1952-6, drama organiser Oxfordshire County 1956-61; sen. lecturer Oxf. Poly. 1962-80; author (as Oliver Marlow) of Ishmael (Sybil Thorndike Trophy winner) 1937, How Can We Save Father (Royal Court) 1954; ed. letters of his godfather John Cowper Powys; m. 18 Mar. 1939 Margaret Lily, d. of Henry Shenton, civil servant, of Hampstead; d. Sept. 1999.

WILKINSON, JOSEPH; b.; adm. 8 May 1773. [A Joseph Wilkinson was at Venice in 1777].

Wilkinson, John Ross, son of W. F. Wilkinson of Wallington, Surrey; b. 31 Mar. 1908; adm. Sept. 1922 (H); left Apr. 1924; d.

WILKINSON, JOHN EDWARD, son of Edward Wilkinson, Potterton Hall, Yorks., and Abnn, dau. of Nicholas Pearse, Woodford, Essex; b. 28 Oct 1789; adm. 29 Jan 1800 (Clapham); in school list 1801; Min. Can. 1804; left Dec 1807; Writer, EICS Bengal 1809; at Haileybury Coll. 1810; arrived in India 15 Oct 1811; Assistant to Collector of Customs, Cuttack 7 Aug 1813; Officiating Collector of Customs, Hooghly 7 Jun 1815; Deputy Collector of Customs, Benares 7 Mar 1819; Collector, Banda 25 May 1821; Magistrate, Tirhoot 5 Apr 1831; res. 1 May 1843; m. 11 Apr 1814 Catherine, eldest dau. of Robert Bathurst, EICS Bengal; d. 4 Aug 1850.

Wilkinson, Gordon Frederick Noble, brother of Robert Pelham Wilkinson (q.v.); b. Sept. 20, 1892; adm. May 4, 1906 (H); lejt July 1909; enlisted in 10th Batt. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.) Aug. 1914; 2nd Lieut. K.O.Y.L.I. June 13, 1916; killed in action at Fricourt July 2, 1916; unm.

WILKINSON, GEORGE; b.; adm. 3 Jun 1788.

WILKINSON, GEORGE GREY, brother of Thomas Henry Des Voeux Wilkinson (qv); b. 30 Apr 1861; adm. 4 Jun 1874; left Apr 1877; merchants’ clerk (1881 Census); Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1886; BA 1890; MA 1895; ordained 1891; Curate, St. Peter’s, Eaton Square, London 1891-1909; Deputy Priest in Ordinary to Edward VII 1907-9, Priest in Ordinary 1909-10; Priest in Ordinary to George V from 1910; Capt., 1st Cadet Battn., London Regt., 17 Mar 1903; d. 15 May 1915, while marching through the streets with his battalion of cadets, after an inspection by the King in the gardens of Buckingham Palace.

Wilkinson, Edward Martin Henry, brother of David Langley Wilkinson (qv); b. 12 May 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (G), KS May 1935; left July 1939; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1939, BA 1942; RNVR 1942-5 (Lieut.); Dip. Ed. (Lond.) 1947; asst master King's Sch. Gloucester 1947-9, Rich­mond GS, Yorks, 1949; sen. classics master Richmond Comp. Sch. 1971; d. 17 Oct. 1995.

Wilkinson, David Langley, son of Harold Mayfield Wilkinson, asst master Durham Sch., and Annie Gwendoline, d. of Henry Douglas Johns MD, of Hornsea, Yorks; b. 26 Apr. 1919; adm. Sept. 1932 (G); left July 1937; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1937, BA 1941; commissioned 1/15 Punjab Regt IA July 1941 (Capt.), MC (Burma) June 1943; later Bde Maj. 106 Ind. Inf. Bde and HQ Mhow Sub-Area; d. 15 Apr. 1997.