Harrower Family Tree » William Wilson (1861-????)
Personal data William Wilson
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4- He was born on December 21, 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
- Occupations:
- in the year 1887 Surgical Instrument Maker in 9 Davie Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 5
- in the year 1901 Surgical Instrument Maker in 8 Viewforth Square, Edinburgh Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1881 Cutler in 32 Arthur Street, Edinburgh St Cuthbert, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1
- Resident:
- in the year 1901: 8 Viewforth Square, Edinburgh Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1881: 32 Arthur Street, Edinburgh St Cuthbert, Midlothian, Scotland.Source 1
- in the year 1871: .Source 3
- A child of George Wilson and Ann Brown
Household of William Wilson
He is married to Grace Paxton.
They got married on April 15, 1887 at 8 Fettes Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
- Mary C Wilson 1889-????
- Christin W Wilson 1890-????
- Hugh Wilson 1894-????
- Jane D Wilson 1896-????
- Grace Wilson 1899-????
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Sources
- 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Ann Wilson Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 47; Page: 15; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1881_287 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 Ann Wilson
Name: Ann Wilson
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Registration Number: 685/3
Registration district: Canongate
Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts
County: Midlothian
Address: 32 Arthur Street
Occupation: Washerwoman
ED: 47
Household schedule number: 84
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1881_287
Household Members Age Relationship
Ann Wilson 45 Head
Thomas Wilson 21 Son
William Wilson 19 Son
John Wilson 15 Son
Mary Wilson 12 Daughter
David Wilson 7 Son
George Wilson 7 Visitor - Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1861 Record for William Wilson Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Record for William Wilson
Name: William Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Dec 1861
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian,Scotland
Father: George Wilson
Mother: Ann Brown
FHL Film Number:6035516 - 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Anne Wilson Parish: Edinburgh Canongate; ED: 73; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_162 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 Anne Wilson
Name: Anne Wilson
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Edinburgh
Registration Number: 685/3
Registration district: Canongate
Civil parish: Edinburgh Canongate
County: Midlothian
Address: 43 New Street
Occupation: Butcher
ED: 73
Household schedule number:47
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1871_162
Household Members Age Relationship
Anne Wilson 37 Head
George Wilson 18 Son
Alexander Wilson 16 Son
Thomas Wilson 12 Son
William Wilson 10 Son
John Wilson 5 Son
Mary Wilson 2 Daughter
William Mckay 27 Visitor
George Mckay 9mo Visitor - 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Wilson Parish: Edinburgh Morningside; ED: 139; Page: 8; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1901_391 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 William Wilson
Name: William Wilson
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Grace Wilson
Gender: Male
Where born: Edinburgh, Midlothian
Registration Number: 685/5
Registration district: Newington
Civil parish: Edinburgh Morningside
County: Midlothian
Address: 8 Viewforth Square
Occupation: Surgical Instrument Maker
ED: 139
Household schedule number: 49
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1901_391
Household Members Age Relationship
William Wilson 39 Head
Grace Wilson 39 Wife
Mary C Wilson 12 Daughter
Christin W Wilson 11 Daughter
Hugh Wilson 7 Son
Jane D Wilson 5 Daughter
Grace Wilson 2 Daughter - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1887 WILSON, WILLIAM PAXTON, GRACE (Statutory Registers Marriages 685/2 146 St Andrew (Edinburgh))
1887 WILSON, WILLIAM PAXTON, GRACE (Statutory Registers Marriages 685/2 146 St Andrew (Edinburgh))
Marriages in the District of St Andrews in the Burgh of Edinburgh 1887,
1887 Fifteenth April
8 Fettes Road, Edinburgh
After Publications according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
(signed)
William Wilson
Surgical Instrument Maker (Bachelor) Age 26
9 Davie Street, Edinburgh
Parents: George Wilson
Butcher (Master) (Deceased)
Ann Wilson
M.S. Brown
(signed)
Grace Paxton
Domestic Servant (Spinster) Age 25
Geenholm, Gilsland Road, Edinburgh
Parents: Father recorded as William Paxton (something scored out)
Farmer
Grace Paxton
M.S. Drysdale (Deceased)
(signed)
Alex Kennedy, Trinity College
(signed)
John Wilson, Witness
Mary Wilson, Witness
Registered
1887 April 20th, Edinburgh
JM Bennet
Assistant Registrar
Historical events
Birthday December 21, 1861
- The temperature on December 21, 1861 was about 3.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
- From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
- In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- January 9 » Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
- January 19 » American Civil War: Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in declaring secession from the United States.
- July 16 » American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
- August 5 » The United States Army abolishes flogging.
- October 1 » Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day
- December 4 » The 109 Electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
Day of marriage April 15, 1887
- The temperature on April 15, 1887 was about 8.3 °C. The air pressure was 22 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- February 8 » The Dawes Act authorizes the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into individual allotments.
- February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
- April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
- July 6 » David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- September 5 » A fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter, kills 186.
Same birth/death day
- 1850 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer and poet († 1900)
- 1851 » Thomas Chipman McRae, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Arkansas († 1929)
- 1857 » Joseph Carruthers, Australian politician, 16th Premier of New South Wales († 1932)
- 1859 » Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic († 1936)
- 1866 » Maud Gonne, Irish nationalist and political activist († 1953)
- 1868 » George W. Fuller, American chemist and engineer († 1934)
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