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Notes about James Wilson

1. I would take a guess but the fact that James Wilson was a butchery Salesman, and John Harrower was also a Butcher, James's sister Kate, was introduced to John by him.

2. John Scott, Butchers, Dunfermline was in the High Street, think next to Woolies

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Wilson

James Wilson
1835-1893
Catherine Cook
1838-1922
Abraham Archibald
1821-1897
Catharine Moffat
1822-1893

James Wilson
1890-1942


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    1. 1901 Scotland Census Scotland People, 1901 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 18/ 48) Parish: Dunfermline 1901 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] 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
      1901 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 18/ 48)
      Name: Thomas Wilson
      Age: 41
      Estimated birth year: abt 1860
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Agnes Wilson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Oakley, Fife
      Registration Number: 424
      Registration district: Dunfermline
      Civil Parish: Dunfermline
      Town: Dunfermline
      County: Fife
      Address: Viewfield Place
      Occupation: Coal Miner
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Wilson 41
      Agnes Wilson 40
      Kate Wilson 13
      James Wilson 11
      Abraham Wilson 5
      Thomas Wilson 1 Mo
    2. 1911 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1911 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 21/ 32) Parish: Dunfermline 1911 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1911 census was taken on Sunday 2 April under provisions in the Census (Great Britain) Act 1910. The records were released on 5 April 2011 following the end of their 100 year closure period. There were new questions relating to fertility of marriage: on duration of marriage; the number of living children born to each marriage; and the number alive at the time of the census. There were changes to several others: categories for people with disabilities were revised and the introductory section to the third report on the 1911 census refers to the intended use of the terms as: lunatic - in cases where the infirmity had been acquired during life imbecile - in extreme cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age feeble-minded - in milder cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age.
      1911 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 21/ 32)

      Name: Thomas Wilson
      Age: 51
      Estimated birth year: abt 1860
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Agnes Wilson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Carnock, Fife
      Registration Number: 424
      Registration district: Dunfermline
      Civil Parish: Dunfermline
      Town: Dunfermline
      County: Fife
      Address: Viewfield Place, Townhill
      Occupation: Coal Miner
      Household schedule number: 226
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Wilson 51 Head Coal Miner Hewer b. Carnock
      Agnes Wilson 50 Wife b. Dalgety
      Kate Wilson 23 Daughter Linen Weaver b. Dunfermline
      James Wilson 21 Son Butchery Salesman b. Dunfermline
      Abraham Wilson 15 Son Electrical Engineer b. Dunfermline
      Nellie Wilson 5 Daughter Scholar b. Dunfermline
    3. 1921 Scotland Census Scotland People, 1921 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 12/ 14)
      1921 WILSON, THOMAS (Census 424/ 12/ 14)
      Thomas Wilson Head 61 M M Fife, Carnock Labourer Burgh of Dunfermline
      Agnes A Wison Wife 60 F M Fife, Dalgety HD
      James Wilson Son 31 M S Fife, Dunfermline Butcher John Scott, Dunfermline
      Abram Wilson Son 26 M S Fife, Dunfermline Fitter Fife Electric Power Company
      Nellie Wilson Daughter 15 F S Fife, Dunfermline Factory Worker Hay & Robertson Out of Work
    4. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Thomas Wilson Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 14; Page: 38; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_129 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 Also Map of Back Row
      Record for Thomas Wilson
      Name: Thomas Wilson
      Age: 31
      Estimated birth year: abt 1860
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Agnes Wilson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Carnock, Fife
      Registration Number: 424
      Registration district:Dunfermline
      Civil Parish: Dunfermline
      Town: Dunfermline
      County: Fife
      Address: Back Row
      Occupation: Coal Miner
      ED: 14
      Household schedule number: 180
      Line: 3
      Roll: CSSCT1891_129
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Thomas Wilson 31
      Agnes Wilson 30
      Katie Wilson 3
      James Wilson 1
    5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1890 WILSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Births 424/ 134)
      1890 WILSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Births 424/ 134)
      Births in the District of Dunfermline in the County of Fife 1890.
      James Wilson
      1890 February Nineteenth 1h.0m. P.M.
      Townhill, Dunfermline M.
      Parents: Thomas Wilson, Coal Miner
      Agnes Wilson, M.S. Archibald
      m. 1887 December 25th Dunfermline
      Inf. Thomas Wilson, Father
      (Present)
      Registered 1890 March 10th, Dunfermline
      James Walls, Registrar
    6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1942 WILSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Deaths 424/ 257)
      1942 WILSON, JAMES (Statutory registers Deaths 424/ 257)
      Deaths in the District of Dunfermline in the County of Fife 1942.
      James Wilson
      Butcher (Single)
      1942 April Eighth 11h 50m P.M.
      West Fife Hospital
      (Us Res. 95b Main Street, Townhill M. 52 Years
      Parents: Thomas Wilson
      Coal Miner
      Agnes Wilson M.S. Archibald
      COD: Abcess of Scalp, Meningitis
      As cert. by
      AC Mackewan MBChB
      Inf. Th. Wilson Brother, Townhill
      Registered
      1942 April 9th
      Dunfermline
      David Watson
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday February 19, 1890

    • The temperature on February 19, 1890 was about -2 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • 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 April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1890: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • April 14 » The Pan-American Union is founded by the First International Conference of American States in Washington, D.C.
      • July 2 » The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
      • July 3 » Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
      • September 12 » Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded.
      • November 23 » King William III of the Netherlands dies without a male heir and a special law is passed to allow his daughter Princess Wilhelmina to succeed him.
      • December 30 » Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight.

    Day of death April 8, 1942

    • The temperature on April 8, 1942 was between 5.4 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. 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, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • January 24 » World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom.
      • July 10 » World War II: An American pilot spots a downed, intact Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island (the "Akutan Zero") that the US Navy uses to learn the aircraft's flight characteristics.
      • July 19 » World War II: The Second Happy Time of Hitler's submarines comes to an end, as the increasingly effective American convoy system compels them to return to the central Atlantic.
      • August 13 » Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
      • September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
      • September 23 » World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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