R. J. Wilkinson Explained

Ralph John Wilkinson^[1] (1846^{[2] [3]} – 1914)^[4] was an English bookseller from Newcastle active in the late 19th and early 20th century.^{[5] [6]} and songwriter, with premises in the Market. Wilkinson was born and died in Newcastle. He wrote several songs and in 1886 published a songbook of his own works entitled A Collection of dialect and other songs.

One of these songs "Tommy On the Bridge", in the Geordie dialect, is about one of the local characters Tommy Ferns and appears in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings published in 1891

See also

• Geordie dialect words
  • Thomas Allan Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings

External links

• Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings

Notes and References

1. Ralph John Wilkinson, bookseller in Newcastle. 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census
2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
3. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
5. Web site: Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings page 572. 1891 . Newcastle-upon-Tyne, T. & G. Allan .
6. Book: Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside songs and readings with lives, portraits and autographs of the writers, and notes on the songs. Revised Edition. 1891. Thomas & Gorge Allan, 18 Blackett Street, and 34 Collingwood Street, (Newcastle upon Tyne) – Sold by W. Allan, 80 Grainqer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, B. Allan, North Shields and Walter Scott. London.