16 Aug 2023

We spotted some Gilkes of Swalcliffe in the parish register images starting at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/61056/images/PAR262_1_R1_1_029?pId=901893455

Searchable at https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61056

• 1697 Jun 7 - Ann daughter of Thomas and Hannah Gilkes

some pages missing

• 1689 11 Mar - Joseph the son of Joseph Gilks and Martha
• 1688 4 Nov - William the son of Thomas and Ann Gilks
• 1687 21 Sep - Edeth the dau. of Joseph Gilks and Martha his wife
• 1686 4 Apr - Eliz the dau. of Thomas Gilks and Ann
• 1686 3 Oct - Ric the son of John Gilks and Joanna
• 1685 24 Aug - Eliz the dau of Joseph G(ilks) and Martha his wife
• 1683? 25 Nov - Ellen the dau. of John Gilkes and Han(na)
• 1683 Apr 1 - Ann the dau. of John Gilks
• 1683 May 6 - George the son of Joseph and Martha Gilks
• 1680 Apr 25 - Martha the daughter of Joseph Gilks and Martha
• 1679 Sep 9 - Mary dau. of John Gilkes and Hanna
• 1677 Jan 21 - William the son of Richard Gilkes and Jane his wife was born Feb 27th 1656 and baptised Jan 21
• 1677 Jun 5 - Alice the daughter of John Gilks and Ann (or Eliz)
• 1676 May 29 - Susanna the daughter of John Gilkes
• 1675 Jun 12 - Anne the daughter of John Gilkes
• 1674 Dec 11 - Ann the daughter of Joseph Gilks and Martha
• 1673 Jan 10 - Joseph the son of Joseph Gilkes and Martha
• 1673 Mar 31 - Ann the daughter of John Gilkes
• 1670 Mar 10 - Nehemiah the son of John Hopkins
• 1669 Jul 13 - Richard the son of John Gilkes
• 1667 26 Aug - Matthew the son of William Gilkes and Alice
• 1666 Dec 27 - Mary the dau. of George Gilkes and Margaret
• 1665 Dec 8 - Thomas the son of John Gilkes
• 1665 Apr 6 - Martha the dau. of Richard Gilks and Mary his wife
• 1665 Apr 6 - Ann the dau. of Timothy Gilks and Alice
• 1663 Jan 30 - Thomas the son of William Gilks and Alice
• 1651 May 7 - George the sonne of William Gillet and Anne
• 1651 Aug 22 - Elizabeth the daughter of John Gilks and Alice
• 1649 Dec 21 - Elizabeth the daughter of George Gilks
• 1647 May 15 - Joseph the sonne of William Giks and Alice his wife
• 1646 Jan 11 - Edmund the sonne of Richard Gilks
• 1646 Aug 1 - Mary the dau. of Tho. Gilks and Alice his wife of Hornton
• 1646 Jul 9 - Richard the son of Thomas Gilks and Elizabeth
• 1645 Nov 30 - Thomas the son of William Gilks and Alice
• 1645 Sep 7 - Hanna the daughter of John Gilks
• 1644 Mar 2 - Anne the daughter of Geog Gilks and Lucie
• 1644 Feb 23 - Richard the son of Richard Gilks and Mary
• 1644 Feb 5 - Richard the son of Thomas Gilks and Anne
• 1644 Jan 5 - Mary the daughre of Jeofry(?) Gilks and Anne his wife
• 1643 Oct 9 - Hanna the daughter of Richard Gilks
• 1643 Jul 7 - Mary the daughter of William Gilks and Anne
• 1642 Mar 12 - Richard the sonne of William Giller and Margorie
• 1642 Feb 26 - William the sonne of Georg Gilks and Ellen
• 1642 Apr 30 - Elizabeth the daughter of Jeofry Gilks and Anne
• 1640 Feb 28 - John the sonne of John Gilks and Susanna
• 1640 Jan 10 - Mary the daughter of William Gillet and Margerie
• 1640 Dec 20 - Mary the daughter of Georg Gilks and Ellen
• 1639 Mar 15 - Judith the daughter of John Gilks
• 1638 Feb 3 - Elizabeth the daughter of WIlliam Gillet and Margerie
• 1637 Jan 7 - Mary the daughter of John Gilks
• 1637 Apr or May - Mary the daughter of John Gilks
• 1635 Oct 25 - Anne the daughter of Georg Gilks
• 1635 Aug 2 - Sara the daughter of Thomas Gilks
• 1634 Oct 26 - Hanna the daughter of John Gilks the younger
• 1634 Oct 12 - Alice the daughter of George Gilks
• 1634 Sep 21 - Samuel the sonne of Jeofry Gilks
• 1633 Nob 16 - Joseph the sonne of Mary Gilks base borne
• 1633 Jul 20 - Sara the daughter of Georg Gilks
• 1632 Aug 12 - Dorothy the daughter of Thomas Gilks
• 1631 Mar 18 - Thomas the sonne of John Gilks
• 1631 Feb 2 - Richard the sonne of Georg Gilks
• 1631 Oct 16 - William the sonne of Jeofry Gilks
• 1631 Jun 12 - Elizabeth the daughter of Thomas Gilks
• 1631 Jun - Mary the daughter of William Gilks
• 1631 Jun 19 - Anna the daughter of Judith Gilks
• 1630 Nov 26 - Thomas the sonne of John Gilks the younger
• 1630 Jul 9 - Hanna the daughter of Georg Gilks
• 1629 May 17 - Joane the daughter of Jeofry Gilks
• 1628 Mar 9 - Judith the daughter of Arthur Gilks
• 1628 Feb 25 - Elizabeth the daughter of John Gilks
• 1628 Mar 30 - Jone the daughter of George Gilkes
• 1626 May 21 - Mary the daughter of Geffery Gilkes
• 1626 Apr 16 - Ellinor Gilks the daughter of Geffery Gilkes
• 1635 Nov 27 - Elizabeth the daughter of George Gilkes
• 1624 Mar 13 - Elizabeth Gilks daughter of Arthur Gilks of the Gower?
• 1624 Aug 27 - William Gilks sonne of Richard Gilks of Sibford Gower
• 1624 Dec 12 - Isabell the daughter of G..lter Alcock of Sibford Ferris
• 1623 Jan 21 - Mary the daughter of George Gylks

From here the register was particularly difficult to decipher:

• 1623 Apr 6 - (Olivia?) the daughter of George Gilks
• 1622 Jan 26 - Elizabeth? the daughter of John Gylks?
• 1622 Oct 27 - Margaret the daughter of (Edward?) (Gilks?)
• 1622 Sep 4 - William the sonne of Geofry Gylkes
• 1621 Dec 2 - William the sonne of Arthure Gilkes
• 1621 May 8 - Timothy the sonne of Richard? Gylkes
• 1620 Dec 31 - Geoerge the sonne of George Gylkes
• 1620 Sep 17 - William the sonne of William Gylkes
• 1620 Jul 2 - Thomas the sonne of John Gylkes
• 1619 Oct 31 - (blank) the daughter of John Gylks
• 1619 Sep 12 - John the sonne of George Gilkes
• 1619 Jun 16 - Mary the daughter of Thomas Gylkes
• 1619 Jun 6 - John the sonne of Arthur Gilkes
• 1618 Feb 9 - Clement? the daughter of Richard Gylke
• 1618 Jan 24 - John the sonne of George Gylkes
• 1617 Sep 21 - Elizabeth the daughter of Geoffry Gylkes
• 1617 Jun 1 - (blank) the daughter of George Gylkes
• 1616 Mar 23 - (blank) the daughter of John Gylkes
• 1616 Jul 10 - Thomas the sonne of John Gylkes
• 1616 Apr 21 - Mary the daughter of John Gylkes
• 1616 Mar 31 - William the sonne of Thomas Gylkes
• 1615 Sep 3 - Elizabeth the daughter of Geoffry Gylkes
• 1614 Mar 15 - (blank) the sonne of WIlliam Gylkes
• 1614 Feb 2 - Joane the daughter of William Gylkes
• 1614 Jan 28 - George the sonne of Richard Gylkes
• 1614 Dec 11 - Janet? the daughter of George Gylkes
• 1614 Oct 30 - (blank) the daughter of George Gylkes
• 1614 May 28 - John the sonne of Thomas Gylkes
• 1613 Dec 28 - Catherine the daughter of Geffry Gylkes
• 1613 Apr 29 - (blank) the sonne of Richard Gylkes
• 1612 Dec 13 - Peter the sonne of George Gylks
• 1612 Oct 4 - Michael the sonne of John Gylks
• 1612 Aug 30 - Moses the sonne of Geffry Gylkes
• 1612 Aug 23 - Richard the sonne of William Gylkes
• 1611 Feb 30(!) - Mary the daughter of William Gylkes
• 1611 Jul 7 - Geoffry the sonne of Richard Gylkes
• 1610 Nov 25 - Mary the daughter of Geoge Gylkes
• 1609 Jun 9 - Richard(?) the daughter(!) of Richard Gylkes

We stopped at image 12 but had a quick look at the start of the register. The earliest Gilks we found was:

• 1560 Jab 14 - Mary Gilks the daughter of George Gilks and Elinor his wife

Interestingly the register is much easier to read in the 1500s!