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Harry Bertram Wilson 1878 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Death Date: 16 Feb 1956

Death Location: Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Harry Wilson

Mother: Rosa Small

Spouse(s): Blanche Borwell

Children(s): Margaret Wilson, Harry Wilson

Harry Bertram Wilson was born in 1878 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the child of Harry Councer Wilson and Rosa Small. In 1881, Harry Bertram Wilson resided in Richmond, Surrey, England. Harry Bertram Wilson married Blanche Borwell, and had children including Margaret B Wilson, Harry Borwell Wilson. Harry Bertram Wilson passed away in 1956 in Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Harry Bertram Wilson was born in 1878 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the child of Harry Councer Wilson and Rosa Small.
  • In 1881, Harry Bertram Wilson resided in Richmond, Surrey, England.
  • Harry Bertram Wilson married Blanche Borwell, and had children including Margaret B Wilson, Harry Borwell Wilson.
  • Harry Bertram Wilson passed away in 1956 in Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harry Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Harry Wilson
1878 – 1956
Birth Place: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Parents
Harry Councer Wilson
1855 – 1909
Alton, Hampshire, England
Rosa Small
1852 – 1918
Bentley, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Harry Wilson
1827 –
Kingsclere, Hampshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Councer
1827 – 1911
Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England
George (Henry) Small
1827 – 1853
Anstey; Alton, Hampshire, England
Ellen Gamble
1824 – 1869
Alton, Hampshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Councer
1796 –
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Harry Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Harry (Bertram) Wilson (29 Jul 1878 – 16 Feb 1956) m. Blanche Borwell (8 Oct 1881 – 17 Feb 1952)
  1. 1. Margaret (B) Wilson (2 Jan 1906 – 22 Dec 1965) m. Ernest (Smith) Humphrys (23 Aug 1900 – 15 Apr 1992)
    1. 1. John (Wilson) Humphrys (19 Nov 1930 – 16 Jul 2017) m. Winifred (Adele) Williams m. Joan (Margaret) Hoffer
      1. 1. Scott (Andrew) Humphrys (12 Jul 1966 – ) m. Kerstin Kennedy
        1. 1. William (Robert) Humphrys (18 Feb 2002 – )
  2. 2. Harry (Borwell) Wilson (24 May 1908 – 9 Jul 1968)
    1. 1. Margot Wilson
    2. 2. Bart Wilson
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Wilson

Harry Wilson's Timeline

18 Records

1878
29 Jul 1878
Birth of Harry Bertram Wilson in Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
1878
25 Aug 1878
Harry Bertram Wilson was baptized in South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter, Surrey, England
South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 3
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Richmond, Surrey, England
Richmond, Surrey, England
1891
1891
Age 13
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Alton, St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire, England
Alton, St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire, England
1901
1901
Age 23
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
1904
Abt 1904
Age 26
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in London , England
London , England
1910
abt 1910
Age 32
Harry Bertram Wilson - Naturalization
None
1917
1917
Age 39
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Evanston, Illinois, USA
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA
1918
abt 1918
Age 40
Harry Bertram Wilson - Naturalization
None
1920
1920
Age 42
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
1921
6 Jan 1921
Age 43
Harry Bertram Wilson - Naturalization in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1928
Abt 1928
Age 50
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Wilmette
Wilmette
1930
1930
Age 52
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 57
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in New Trier, Cook, Illinois
New Trier, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 62
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 72
Harry Bertram Wilson resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1956
16 Feb 1956
Age 78
Death of Harry Bertram Wilson in Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Wimbledon, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097
    [2] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-313
    [4] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922
    [5] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Marriages Index, 1871-1920
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_361; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 125
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 2210; FHL microfilm: 2340238
    [8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook County
    [9] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 950; Folio: 67; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6096060
    [10] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85
    [11] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 844; Folio: 87; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341200
    [12] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1183; Folio: 85; Page: 10
    [13] Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1968, Arizona Department of Health Services; Phoenix, AZ; Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates
    [14] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [15] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [16] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1903-1981; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21
    [17] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1906-1911; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21
    [18] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950; NAI Number: M1285; R
    [19] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.056602016,0.38677895,0.16362631&xid=3355
    [20] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1907; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 103-4800

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1878
    Event Place: South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity and St Peter, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 3915/1/1
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Richmond, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 844; Folio: 87; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341200

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Alton, St Lawrence, Alton, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 950; Folio: 67; Page: 26; GSU roll: 6096060

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Isleworth, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1183; Folio: 85; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1904
    Event Place: London , England
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 19/ Dec/ 1904; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.5188229,0.45086244,0.5425563&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 May 1906
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 May 1906
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 2210; FHL microfilm: 2340238
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85
    [4] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1903-1981; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21
    [5] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1906-1911; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1907
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_361; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1909
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: abt 1910
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1906-1911; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Evanston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook County

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1903-1981; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T625_361; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 125

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950; NAI Number: M1285; R

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1928
    Event Place: Wilmette
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 16/ Mar/ 1928; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.41284323,0.71699303,0.50741947&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Page: 29A; Enumeration District: 2210; FHL microfilm: 2340238

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-313

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New Trier, New Trier, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Trier, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00783; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-313

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 1907; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 103-4800

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1906-1911; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Silburg,England
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, 1903-1981; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.8142652,0.9852768,0.8606041&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions For the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 (M1285); Mi
    [2] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.056602016,0.38677895,0.16362631&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration), For the State of Illinois; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2097

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Kenilworth, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.056602016,0.38677895,0.16362631&xid=3355
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 18 Feb 1956; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA; ,0.8142652,0.9852768,0.8606041&xid=3355

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