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Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 9-10:
John Wilkinson was born in County Derry, Ireland, and his wife in County Tyrone. They came to America about the time of the Revolution, settling in Virginia, and in 1801 John Wilkinson came to Canada, locating in Malden township, County of Essex. He died in the fall of 1865. He and his wife had children as follows: John; Frank; Alexander, who married May Wiper; Nancy; Polly; Elizabeth; William; James; Thomas; Isabella. Alexander and James served in the war of 1812, and the Rebellion of 1837-38.
Alexander Wilkinson settled on Lot 5, 1st Concession, Malden township, and was burned out during the war of 1812. He and James were in the British army, and were at the battle of Lundy's Lane and the taking of Detroit... Alexander Wilkinson also served in the Rebellion of 1837-38. He married Ann Hazel, and their children were: John and Elizabeth, twins, and Alexander, who died in Leamington in 1868.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 85-87:
Rev. Alexander Scratch (Kratz), a retired minister of the Methodist Church, a direct descendant of one of the pioneer families of Essex County, and one of the most highly revered citizens of Leamington, was born in Gosfield township, Essex, July 18, 1826, son of Henry and Isabella (Wilkinson) Scratch...
Henry Scratch (Kratz) was born in Gosfield township, April 5, 1797, and his entire life was passed in his native township... In Colchester, in 1817, he married Isabella Wilkinson, who was born May 25, 1798, daughter of John Wilkinson, a native of County Derry, Ireland, who came to Malden township in 1801, and died that fall...