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James Wilson 1785–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1785

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: NOV 1832

Death Location: Louden, Ayr, Scotland

Father: Robert Wilson

Mother: Agnes Campbell

Spouse(s): Margaret Allison

Children(s): William Wilson

James Wilson was born in 1785 in Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Wilson And Agnes Campbell. James Wilson married Margaret Allison, and had children including Agnes Wilson, William Wilson. James Wilson passed away in 1832 in Louden, Ayr, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Wilson was born in 1785 in Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Wilson And Agnes Campbell.
  • James Wilson married Margaret Allison, and had children including Agnes Wilson, William Wilson.
  • James Wilson passed away in 1832 in Louden, Ayr, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wilson's Ancestors

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James Wilson
1785–1832
Birth Place: Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Wilson
1744–1829
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Campbell
1745–1819
Kilmarnock, Ayr., Scotland
Grandparents
John Wilson
1717–1812
Steventon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ann Edmunson
1720–
Robert Campbell
1716–
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Rankine
1719–1799
Kilmarnock, Ayr., Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Wilsone
1688–1765
Mary Kirkland
1695–1758
William Campbell
1678–1738
Janet Lawrie
1677–1750
Robert Rankine
1685–
Marion Mitchel
1685–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gabriel Wilsone
1665–1702
Elspeth
1665–
William (Laird)
1653–1737
Jenat Jamieson
1653–1700
Robert Lawrie
1642–1699
James Rankine
1659–
Barbara (Rankine)
1662–

James Wilson's Descendants

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James Wilson (27 Jul 1785–NOV 1832) m. Margaret Allison (About 1793–Abt. 1832)
  1. 1. William Wilson 1819–1908 m. Elisabeth Torrance 1820–1873

James Wilson's Timeline

3 Records

1785
27 Jul 1785
Birth of James Wilson in Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayrshire, Scotland
1785
27 Jul 1785
James Wilson was baptized in Loudoun, Ayr, Scotland
Loudoun, Ayr, Scotland
1832
NOV 1832
Age 47
Death of James Wilson in Louden, Ayr, Scotland
Louden, Ayr, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1785
    Event Place: Loudoun, Ayr, Scotland
    Record Source: Select Counties, Scotland, Church of Scotland, Baptisms, West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Parish Records; Reference: 603/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: NOV 1832
    Event Place: Louden, Ayr, Scotland

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