E-mail to Steve Chapman Return to top . They lived in Beaminster, in Dorset, until c.1842 when they moved to Bridport, also in Dorset. The family left Dorset for America in about 1848 and settled in Allegheny near Pittsburgh. It appears that John married a third time following the death of his second wife. The families kept in touch with relatives in Frome until about 1900.
Letters survive and provide some details of the family in Pennsylvania.
Other works by John Wilkins can be seen in the nearby Netherbury Church. Wilkins is described as a marble cutter in U.S. census returns from Allegheny in Pennsylvania. He died at his home in Sewickley in September 1887. Left click on picture for full screen view. E-mail to Steve Chapman Return to top .