John Wilkinson

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John Wilkinson

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1806-1885

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Born 1806 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, son of William Wilkinson and Ann (Norton) Wilkinson. Wilkinson arrived in Hobart Town on October 13, 1824 and married Sarah Ann Ware on the 14 March 1832, at Hobart Town. He established Wilkinson's Dispensing, Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical Chemists in 1831 at 90 Elizabeth Street, Hobart. This is thought to be the earliest officially recognised pharmacy in Hobart. Wilkinson’s arrival in Hobart Town predated the formation of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1841 and so he was not registered in England. The business was very successful and when John Wilkinson died in 1885 he left two pharmacies and several other properties. His son and grandson were both chemists and the business remained in the Wilkinson family until 1940, when it was sold.
Wilkinson was granted land at O'Briens Bridge, (now Glenorchy) and called his farm Elwick - now the site of the Elwick Racecourse

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