Harrower Family Tree » James Wilson Senr (1826-1901)
Personal data James Wilson Senr
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- He was born on May 10, 1826 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- He was baptized on June 4, 1826 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 6
Age: 0
- Occupations:
- in the year 1841 Coal Miner in Dundonald Colliery, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1851 Coal Miner in West Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
- in the year 1871 Coal Miner /Manse, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
- in the year 1861 in Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1891 Coal Miner in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
- in the year 1881 Coal Miner in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 7
- in the year 1901 Retired Miner/Dryburgh Square, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 8
- in the year 1854 Miner in Saline, Fife, Scotland.Source 9
- Resident:
- in the year 1841: Dundonald Colliery, Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1851: West Coaltown, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
- in the year 1871: .Source 3
- in the year 1861: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1891: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 1
- in the year 1881: East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 7
- in the year 1901: .Source 8
- in the year 1854: Saline, Fife, Scotland.Source 9
- (Informant at Death) on September 14, 1901 in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland: William Wilson, Son. Coaltown of Wemyss.Source 10
- He died on September 13, 1901 in Back Dykes, East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 75 years old.Source 10
Oorzaak: Cardiac Failure, 3 days
- A child of George Wilson and Agnes Hughes
Household of James Wilson Senr
He is married to Mary Ann Turnbull.
They got married on January 16, 1854 at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, he was 27 years old.Sources 9, 11
Child(ren):
- William Wilson 1857-????
- George Wilson 1860-????
- Maryann Wilson 1863-????
- James Wilson 1865-????
- John Wilson 1870-????
- Angus Wilson 1855-????
Event (Proclamation of Marriage) between December 25, 1853 and 8th-01-1854 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland .Source 9
Notes about James Wilson Senr
1. No sign of James in 1901 Census Ancestry. Found in SP and FMP.
2. 1901 Census FindmyPast
Dryburgh Square, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
James WilsonHead MarriedMale741827Retired minerWemyss, Fife, Scotland
Mary Ann WilsonWife MarriedFemale731828- Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Mary SimpsonGranddaughter SingleFemale181883Linen yarn winderDysart, Fife, Scotland
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Sources
- 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Wilson Senr. Parish: Wemyss; ED: 3; Page: 19; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1891_141 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for James Wilson Senr.
Name: James Wilson Senr
Age: 64
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Wilson
Gender: Male
Where born: Wemyss, Fife
Registration Number: 459/1
Registration district: Wemyss
Civil parish: Wemyss
County: Fife
Address: East Wemyss
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 116
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1891_141
Household Members Age Relationship
James Wilson Senr 64 Head
Mary Ann Wilson 63 Wife
Mary Simpson 8 Grandaughter - 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for George Wilson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_94; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for George Wilson
Name: George Wilson
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Relationship: Head
Spouse: Agnes Wilson
Gender: Male
Where Born: Wemyss, Fife
Parish Number: 459
Civil Parish: Wemyss
Town: West Coaltown
County: Fife
Address: West Coaltown
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 2
Page: 5
Household Schedule Number: 18
Line: 10
Roll: CSSCT1851_94
Household Members:
Name Age
George Wilson 53
Agnes Wilson 57
James Wilson 24
Christina Wilson 22
Augus Wilson 20
Janet Wilson 17 - 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Wilson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 3; Page: 25; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_78 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for James Wilson
Name: James Wilson
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Wilson
Gender: Male
Where born: Wemyss, Fife
Registration Number: 459
Registration district: Wemyss
Civil parish: Wemyss
County: Fife
Address: Manse
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 166
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1871_78
Household Members Age Relationship
James Wilson 44 Head
Mary Ann Wilson 41 Wife
William Wilson 15 Son
Margaret Wilson 13 Daughter
George Wilson 10 Son
Maryann Wilson 8 Daughter
James Wilson 6 Son
John Wilson 1 Son - 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Wilson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_60 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for James Wilson
Name: James Wilson
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary Wilson
Gender: Male
Where born: Coaltown of Wemyss, Fife
Registration Number: 459
Registration district: Wemyss
Civil parish: Wemyss
County: Fife
Address: Coaltown of Wemyss
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 68
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1861_60
Household Members Age Relationship
James Wilson 33 Head
Mary Wilson 30 Wife
Angus Wilson 6 Son
William Wilson 4 Son
Margaret Wilson 2 Daughter
George Wilson 7 Mo Son - 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for George Wilson Parish: Auchterderran; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 1350; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
Record for George Wilson
Name: George Wilson
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Fife, Scotland
Civil Parish: Auchterderran
County: Fife
Address: Dundonald Colliery
Occupation: Coal M
Parish Number: 405
Household Members:
Name Age
George Wilson 40
Agnes Wilson 40
Euphemia Wilson 16
James Wilson 15
Angus Wilson 12
Christina Wilson 10
Janet Wilson 8 - Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1826 Record for James Wilson Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Record for James Wilson
Name: James Wilson
Gender: Male
Age: 0
Birth Date: 10 May 1826
Baptism Date: 4 Jun 1826
Baptism Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Father: George Wilson
Mother: Agnes Heugh - 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for James Wilson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 3; Page: 19; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1881_127 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for James Wilson
Name: James Wilson
Age: 54
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Mary A Wilson
Gender: Male
Where born: Wemyss, Fife
Registration Number: 459/1
Registration district: Wemyss
Civil parish: Wemyss
County: Fife
Address: East Wemyss
Occupation: Coal Miner
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 103
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT 1881_127
Household Members Age Relationship
James Wilson 54 Head
Mary A Wilson 53 Wife
George Wilson 20 Son
Mary A Wilson 18 Daughter
James Wilson 15 Son
John Wilson 11 Son - 1901 England, Wales & Scotland. Find my Past, Record for James Wilson Parish: Wemyss 1901 Scotland Census [FindmyPast] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Dryburgh Square, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
James WilsonHead MarriedMale741827Retired minerWemyss, Fife, Scotland
Mary Ann WilsonWife MarriedFemale731828- Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Mary SimpsonGranddaughter SingleFemale181883Linen yarn winderDysart, Fife, Scotland - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1854 WILSON, JAMES MARY ANN TURNBULL (Statutory Registers Marriages 442/ 60 238) Kirkcaldy Downloaded from Ancestry@ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/153937006/person/102327211725/media/bc8ff774-0cc9-4d13-b103-d95447fcdc28
1854 WILSON, JAMES MARY ANN TURNBULL (OPR Registers Marriages 442/ 60 238) Kirkcaldy
Marriages of the Parish of Kirkcaldy 1854
Wilson -Turnbull
25 Dec 1853 & 1st & 8th Jan'y 1854 were procl. James Wilson, Miner of the Parish of Saline, son of George Wilson, Miner and Mary Ann Turnbull of this Parish daughter of the late Will'm Turnbull, Smith. Mar'd 16 Jan'y 1854 at Dunfermline by Rev. James McKenzie - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1901 WILSON. JAMES (Statutory Registers Deaths 459/1 49) Wemyss Downloaded from Ancestry@ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/153937006/person/102263677020/media/4778e964-ba89-410b-8459-dda9b4f33acc
1901 WILSON. JAMES (Statutory Registers Deaths 459/1 49) Wemyss
Deaths in the District of Wemyss in the County of Fife 1901.
James Wilson
Coal Miner
Married to Mary Turnbull
1901 September Thirteenth 11h. 30m. P.M.
Back Dykes, East Wemyss M. 75 years
Parents: George Wilson
Coal Miner (deceased)
Agnes Wilson
M.S. Hugh (deceased)
COD: Cardiac failure, 3 days
As Cert by Alex E. Watson M.B.C.M.
Inf. William Wilson
Son (Present)
Coaltown of Wemyss
Registered
1901 September 14th
East Wemyss
David Laing
Registrar - Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1854 Record for James Wilson & Mary Ann Turnbull Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Record for James Wilson & Mary Ann Turnbull
/ Ancestry.com
Name: James Wilson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1854
Marriage Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Spouse: Mary Ann Turnbull
Historical events
Birthday May 10, 1826
- The temperature on May 10, 1826 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- February 11 » University College London is founded as University of London.
- March 13 » Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
- May 22 » HMSBeagle departs on its first voyage.
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- October 7 » The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
Christening day June 4, 1826
- The temperature on June 4, 1826 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1826: Source: Wikipedia
- January 30 » The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened.
- February 24 » The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War.
- March 13 » Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry.
- July 4 » John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, respectively the second and third presidents of the United States, die the same day, on the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the United States Declaration of Independence. Adams' last words were, "Thomas Jefferson survives."
- September 11 » Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that lead to his mysterious disappearance.
- December 24 » The Eggnog Riot at the United States Military Academy begins that night, wrapping up the following morning.
Day of marriage January 16, 1854
- The temperature on January 16, 1854 was about 3.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 1 » German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.
- April 1 » Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.
- September 20 » Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma.
- October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
- October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
- December 18 » The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.
Day of death September 13, 1901
- The temperature on September 13, 1901 was between 8.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (65%). Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
- February 2 » Funeral of Queen Victoria.
- May 9 » Australia opens its first national parliament in Melbourne.
- August 5 » Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24ft 11.75in (7.6137m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
- August 6 » Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation.
- August 14 » The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
- October 29 » In Amherst, Massachusetts, nurse Jane Toppan is arrested for murdering the Davis family of Boston with an overdose of morphine.
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- 1841 » James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American publisher and broadcaster († 1918)
- 1843 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright († 1920)
- 1847 » Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic († 1923)
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