Harrower Family Tree » Isabella Wilson (1863-1943)

Personal data Isabella Wilson 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • She was born on April 12, 1863 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1879 Feeder in Factory in High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1901 Foundry Wife in 1 West John St, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1871: High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1879: High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1901: 1 West John St, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1891: 85 Park St, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 1
  • (Newspaper Article) on January 4, 1930 in St John's Church Hall, Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 8
  • She died on August 21, 1943, she was 80 years old.Source 5
    Falkirk, Scotland
  • A child of Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Hutchison

Household of Isabella Wilson

She is married to John Harrower.

They got married on December 31, 1879 at High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, she was 16 years old.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. James W Harrower  1908-> 1940
  2. Colin Harrower  1880-1961
  3. Thomas Harrower  1888-1916
  4. George Harrower  1890-????
  5. William Harrower  > 1891-1916
  6. Elizabeth Harrower  1894-????
  7. John Harrower  1884-????

Event (Witness at Marriage) on December 31, 1879 in High Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland : Colin Harrower, Mary Hutchison.Source 6

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to Isabella Wilson?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


Timeline Isabella Wilson

  This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info. Symbols used: grootouders grandparents   ouders parents   broers-zussen brothers/sisters   kinderen children

Ancestors (and descendant) of Isabella Wilson

Thomas Wilson
1826-????

Isabella Wilson
1863-1943

1879

John Harrower
1859-1940

James W Harrower
1908-> 1940
Colin Harrower
1880-1961
Thomas Harrower
1888-1916
George Harrower
1890-????
William Harrower
> 1891-1916
Elizabeth Harrower
1894-????
John Harrower
1884-????
Alexander Wilson Harrower
1897-????

With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).


Visualize another relationship

Sources

  1. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harrower Parish: Alva; ED: 5; Page: 32; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1891_145 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 John Harrower
    Name: John Harrower
    Age: 31
    Estimated birth year: abt 1860
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Isabella Harrower
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa, Clackmannan
    Registration Number: 470
    Registration district: Alva
    Civil Parish: Alva
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: 85, Park Street
    Occupation: Bread Baker
    ED: 5
    Household schedule number: 185
    Line: 12
    Roll: CSSCT1891_145
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    John Harrower 31 Head Alloa
    Isabella Harrower 28 Wife Alloa
    Colin Harrower 11 Son Alloa
    John Harrower 7 Son Alloa
    Thos Harrower 3 Son Alloa
    George Harrower 1 Son Alloa
  2. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Harrower Parish: Falkirk; ED: 14; Page: 42; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1901_156 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.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
    Record for John Harrower
    Name: John Harrower
    Age: 41
    Estimated birth year: abt 1860
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Isabella Harrower
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa, Clackmannan
    Registration Number: 479
    Registration district: Falkirk
    Civil Parish: Falkirk
    Town: Falkirk
    County: Stirling
    Address: 1 West John St
    Occupation: Foundry Labourer
    ED: 14
    Household schedule number: 205
    Line: 14
    Roll: CSSCT1901_156
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    John Harrower 41 Head
    Isabella Harrower 57 Wife Alloa
    Colin Harrower 21 Son Alva Iron Moulder
    Thomas Harrower 13 Son Alva
    George Harrower 11 Son Alva
    William Harrower 10 Son Alva
    Elizabeth Harrower 7 Daughter Edinburgh
  3. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Thomas Wilson Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 2; Page: 2; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1871_80 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 Thomas Wilson
    Name: Thomas Wilson
    Age: 45
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Wilson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Kincardine, Perthshire
    Registration Number: 468
    Registration district: Tillicoultry
    Civil parish: Tillicoultry
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: High Street
    Occupation: General Merchant
    ED: 2
    Household schedule number: 12
    Line: 19
    Roll: CSSCT1871_80
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Thomas Wilson 45 Head
    Elizabeth Wilson 44 Wife
    Ann Moodie 25 Daughter
    Thomas Wilson 23 Son
    Elza Wilson 31 Daughter
    Janet Wilson 17 Daughter
    John Wilson 13 Son
    James Wilson 11 Son
    Alexander Wilson 9 Son
    Isabella Wilson 7 Daughter
    David Wilson 2 Son
    John Davison 2 Grandson
    Elizabeth Marshal 1 Grandaughter
    Agnes Livingston 17 Boarder
  4. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1863 Record for Isabella Wilson Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Ancestry.com, Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 6035516
    Record for Isabella Wilson
    Name: Isabella Wilson
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 12 Apr 1863
    Birth Place: Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
    Father: Thomas Wilson
    Mother: Elizabeth Hutchison
    FHL Film Number: 6035516
  5. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, 1940 Record for John Harrower John Harrower Birth: unknown Death: 13 May 1940 Burial: Camelon Cemetery, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland Plot: Section XII, Lair 29. (12.29). Memorial #: 226006559
    Record for John Harrower
    John Harrower
    Birth: unknown
    Death: 13 May 1940
    Burial: Camelon Cemetery, Camelon, Falkirk, Scotland
    Plot: Section XII, Lair 29. (12.29).
    Memorial #: 226006559
    Bio: Neither of the two sons mentioned on the headstone are buried here.
    Son Thomas is commemorated on Pier and Face 15 B and 15 C, of Thiepval Memorial , France.
    Son William is buried in plot II.E.110, Bailleul Comminal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France.
    Inscription: H
    Erected By
    Isabella Wilson
    In Memory of Her Husband
    John Harrower
    Died 13th May 1940 Aged 81 Years
    Also Their Sons
    Thomas And William
    Killed In Action in France July 1916
    Aged 20 and 23 Years
    The Above Isabella Wilson
    Died 21st August 1943 Aged 80 Years
    Family Members
    Spouse Isabella Wilson 1863-1943
    Children William Harrower 1891-1916
    Maintained by: Fiona Harrower (48910246)
    Originally Created by: James Reid (50683997)
    Added: 24 Apr 2021
    URL: https://www.findagrave.c
    / Ancestry.com
  6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1879 HARROWER, JOHN, ISABELLA WILSON (Statutory registers Marriages 468/ 6)
    1879 HARROWER, JOHN, ISABELLA WILSON (Statutory registers Marriages 468/ 6)
    Marriages in the Parish of Tillicoultry in the County of Clackmannan 1879.
    1879 Thirty first December
    High Street, Tillicoultry
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland.
    (Signed)
    John Harrower. Baker, Bachelor
    Age 20. 64 Cobden Street, Alva
    Parents: Colin Harrower
    Weaver (deceased)
    Ann Harrower M.S. Syme
    (Signed)
    Isabella Wilson
    Feeder in Factory. Spinster
    Age 17 High Street Tillicoultry
    Parents: Thomas Wilson
    Potato Merchant
    Elizabeth Wilson M.S. Hutchison
    (Signed)
    James Brown
    (Signed)
    Colin Harrower, Witness
    Mary Hutchison, Witness
    Registered
    1880 January 2nd, Tillicoultry
    James Hendry
    Registrar
  7. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Thomas Wilson Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 2; Page: 3; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1871_80 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 Thomas Wilson
    Name: Thomas Wilson
    Age: 45
    Estimated birth year: abt 1826
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Elizabeth Wilson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Kincardine, Perthshire
    Registration Number: 468
    Registration district: Tillicoultry
    Civil Parish: Tillicoultry
    County: Clackmannan
    Address: High Street
    Occupation: General Merchant
    ED: 2
    Household schedule number: 12
    Line: 19
    Roll: CSSCT1871_80
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Thomas Wilson 45
    Elizabeth Wilson 44
    Ann Moodie 25 Daughter
    Thomas Wilson 23 Son
    Elza Wilson 31 Daughter
    Janet Wilson 17 Daughter
    John Wilson 13 Son
    James Wilson 11 Son
    Alexander Wilson 9 Son
    Isabella Wilson 7 Daughter
    David Wilson 2 Son
    John Davison 2 Grandson
    Elizabeth Marshal 1 Grandaughter
    Agnes Livingston 17 Boarder
  8. Newspaper Article, 1930 John Harrower & Isabella Wilson Golden Wedding St Johns Church Hall, Camelon Falkirk Herald - Saturday 04 January 1930
    John Harrower & Isabella Wilson Golden Wedding
    St Johns Church Hall, Camelon

    Reported in Falkirk Herald - Saturday 04 January 1930
    The hall of St John's Church, Camelon, was the scene of an extremely happy event on Tuesday evening, when Mr and Mrs John Harrower, who reside at 33 Mansion House Road, celebrated their golden wedding. The jubilarians, who are aged 70 and 66 years respectfully, were married on 31st December, 1879, at Tillicoultry, by the Rev. James Brown. Mr Harrower is a native of Alloa and his good lady was born in Tillicoultry. Twenty-nine years ago they came to Falkirk and later took up residence in Camelon. Mr Harrower, who started work at the early age of seven, has been for these last 28 years employed in the baking department of the old Camelon Cooperative Society, now incorporated with the Falkirk and District United Co-operative Society. He and Mrs Harrower are still hale and hearty and in the enjoyment of excellent health. They are known to and respected by a wide circle of friends in the Camelon district, and they have been the recipients of a host of congratulatory messages on the attainment of their jubilee. At the celebrations in the St. John's Church Hall on Tuesday evening there was a company of approximately 100, comprising members of the family, relatives and friends, and there was also present from Alloa, Mrs Wardlaw, who was bridesmaid at the wedding 50 years ago. The interesting proceedings were presided over by the Rev. Robert Headrick, B.D. and after supper had been partaken of, the chairman extended his own and the company's congratulations to the venerable couple. The health of "The Jubilarians" was enthusiastically pledged on the toast being submitted by Mr Colin Harrower, the eldest son, and Mr John Harrower appropriately replied and afterwards gave the toast, "The Bridesmaid," which was replied to on behalf of Mrs Wardlaw by Mr James Rennie, Tillicoultry. "The Family " was proposed by Mr James Wilson and replied to by Mr John Harrower jun. The occasion. was marked by a series of interesting presentations. On behalf of the members of the family, Mr Colin Harrower presented his parents with a purse of sovereigns, while a gift of a like nature was handed over on behalf of friends by Mr James Rennie, Tillicoultry. From the grandchildren Mr Harrower received a walking stick and Mrs Harrower received an umbrella, these gifts being handed over jointly by Master Hendry, Miss Isabel and Miss Bunty Harrower. Of a family of eight there are surviving five sons and a daughter, two having made the supreme sacrifice in the war. All the members of the family, as well as fourteen grandchildren, were present at the function, which concluded with an enjoyable programme of music and dancing. Forrester's "Broadway" Orchestra providing popular and appropriate accompaniment.

Historical events

Birthday April 12, 1863

  • The temperature on April 12, 1863 was about 13.0 °C. The air pressure was 2.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 40%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 4 » The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
    • January 22 » The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
    • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
    • May 2 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
    • May 6 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia.
    • June 14 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.

Day of marriage December 31, 1879

  • The temperature on December 31, 1879 was about 6.9 °C. There was 14 mm of rain. The air pressure was 19 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1879: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
    • May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
    • July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
    • August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
    • October 21 » Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.
    • December 31 » Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Day of death August 21, 1943

  • The temperature on August 21, 1943 was between 18.3 °C and 29.2 °C and averaged 23.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 1943: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • April 13 » World War II: The discovery of mass graves of Polish prisoners of war killed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the Polish government-in-exile in London and the Soviet Union, which denies responsibility.
    • June 25 » The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
    • July 28 » World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.
    • October 6 » World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete.
    • November 6 » The 1st Ukrainian Front, led by general Nikolai Vatutin, liberates Kyiv from fascist occupation.
    • November 23 » World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Wilson

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Wilson.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Wilson.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Wilson.

The Harrower Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Colin Harrower, "Harrower Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/harrower-family-tree/I420.php : accessed May 10, 2025), "Isabella Wilson (1863-1943)".