Wilkinson was born in Yokahama while his father was a student interpreter in the British consular service and was brought up in Japan before attending school at the Methodist College, Belfast and Exeter College, Oxford.
Wilkinson was born in Yokahama, Japan, in 1866 while his father was a student interpreter in the British consular service. He was brought up in Japan before attending school at the Methodist College, Belfast and Exeter College, Oxford.