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David WILSON 1788 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. Jan 1788

Birth Location: Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1850

Death Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: John WILSON

Mother: Jean Ralston

Spouse(s): Margaret WRIGHT

Children(s): John Wilson

The story of David WILSON began in 1788 in Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland. David WILSON married Margaret Mary WRIGHT, and had children including John Wilson. David WILSON passed away in 1850 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of David WILSON began in 1788 in Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland.
  • David WILSON married Margaret Mary WRIGHT, and had children including John Wilson.
  • David WILSON passed away in 1850 in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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David WILSON's Ancestors

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David WILSON
1788 – 1850
Birth Place: Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Parents
John Hope WILSON
1767 – 1831
Applegarth, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Jean Ralston
1768 – 1819
Diinwoodie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wilson
1718 – 1794
Kellobank, Kirkpatrick Juxta, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jane ("Jean") Dinwoodie
1735 – 1802
of Moorhouse, Dumfries, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

David WILSON's Descendants

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David WILSON (Abt. Jan 1788 – Abt. 1850) m. Margaret (Mary) WRIGHT (15 Feb 1792 – Deceased)
  1. 1. John Wilson (Abt. Nov 1826 – 24 Aug 1887) m. Mary (Gillespie-) Bell (13 JUN 1824 – 28 May 1911)
    1. 1. Mary (Hiddlestone) Wilson (17 Jan 1847 – 26 Feb 1930)
    2. 2. John Wilson (Abt. 1850 – 19 May 1928)
    3. 3. Adam Wilson (20 Jun 1851 – 1852)
    4. 4. Robert (Hope) Wilson (20 Dec 1853 – 27 Apr 1897)
    5. 5. William (George) Wilson (1856 – 1 Sep 1916)
    6. 6. Adam Wilson (1856 – )
    7. 7. Jane (Ellen) WIlson (About 1858 – About 1936)
    8. 8. Agnes Wilson (1860 – About 1950)
    9. 9. Francis (John) Wilson (1861 – 1948) m. Ann (Maria) Carroll (13 JUN 1864 – 11 Apr 1924)
      1. 1. Francis (John) Wilson (1888 – 26 Jul 1944)
      2. 2. Thomas (Theodore) Wilson (1889 – 1953)
      3. 3. Norman (Leigh) Wilson (23 SEP 1890 – 24 DEC 1974)
        1. 1. Nancy ((Mary Annie Julia)) Wilson (8 Nov 1923 – 22 Dec 2008)
        2. 2. Margaret (Leigh) Wilson (16 FEB 1926 – 11 OCT 1998)
      4. 4. Evelyn (Olive) Wilson (3 Aug 1892 – 1978, Age 85) m. George Stanton (1880 – 20 Jun 1965)
        1. 1. Francis (George) Stanton (1910 – 29 August 1967)
        2. 2. Jean (Levene) O'Brien (10 May 1925 – 27 Jun 2000)
      5. 5. Ruby (Ethel) Wilson (1894 – 1974) m. Harold (Archibald) Campbell (Abt. 1888 – 29 Dec 1955)
        1. 1. Francis (Archibald) Campbell (15 May 1912 – 3 November 1950)
        2. 2. Leslie (Ronald) Campbell (1913 – 4 August 1985) m. Joyce (Myrtle) Morton (15 May 1923 – 15 October 2004)
        3. 3. William (Joseph Rex) Campbell (abt 1916 – 24 December 1991)
        4. 4. Jack Campbell (10 October 1927 – 28 June 1985) m. Mona Waldron (5 Dec 1926 – 23 Jun 2000)
      6. 6. Ruby (Ethel) Wilson (abt 1894 – 1974) m. Harold (Archibald) Campbell (Abt. 1888 – 29 Dec 1955)
      7. 7. Ernest (Sydney) Wilson (12 June 1902 – 16 Sep 1970)
      8. 8. Annie (May) Wilson (1904 – 1982)
    10. 10. Margaret (Gillespie) Wilson (16 Apr 1865 – 16 Apr 1946)
    11. 11. Jessie (Bell) WIlson (About 1869 – 18 Sep 1889)
    12. 12. Agnes Wilson
      1. 1. Frederick (Charles) Vains (1887 – 16 January 1946)
        1. 1. Frederies (Charles Theodore) Vains (20 Sep 1910 – )
        2. 2. George (Charles) Vains (21 May 1912 – 1994)
    13. 13. Jessie Vains ( – 19 September 1889)

David WILSON's Timeline

2 Records

1788
Abt. Jan 1788
Birth of David WILSON in Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland
1850
Abt. 1850
Age 62
Death of David WILSON in Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. Jan 1788
    Event Place: Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire County, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1850
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

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