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James Wilson 1817–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1817

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1855

Death Location: Ulverston Lancashire

Father: Thomas Wilson

Mother:

Spouse(s): Hannah Lishman

Children(s): Wallace Wilson, William Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, Hannah Wilson, John Wilson, Wallace Wilson, Charles Wilson, James Wilson

James Wilson was born in 1817 in Scotland, the child of Thomas Wilson And Mary Simpson. In 1841, James Wilson resided in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. In 1851, James Wilson resided in Llandysilio, Caernarvonshire, Wales. James Wilson married Hannah Lishman, and had children including Charles Wilson, Elizabeth Anne Wilson, Hannah Wilson, James Lishman Wilson, John Wilson, Wallace Wilson, William Edwin Wilson. James Wilson passed away in 1855 in Ulverston Lancashire.

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Biography

  • James Wilson was born in 1817 in Scotland, the child of Thomas Wilson And Mary Simpson.
  • In 1841, James Wilson resided in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1851, James Wilson resided in Llandysilio, Caernarvonshire, Wales.
  • James Wilson married Hannah Lishman, and had children including Charles Wilson, Elizabeth Anne Wilson, Hannah Wilson, James Lishman Wilson, John Wilson, Wallace Wilson, William Edwin Wilson.
  • James Wilson passed away in 1855 in Ulverston Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wilson
1790–
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Lishman
1817–1887
Birth Location: Ulverston; Kirkby
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Children(s)

Wallace Wilson
1849–1848
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
WW
William Wilson
1843–1926
Birth Location: Liverpool
WW
Elizabeth Wilson
1852–
Birth Location: Menai Bridge
EW
Hannah Wilson
1854–
Birth Location: Ulverston Lancashire
HW
John Wilson
1846–1937
Birth Location: Leeming, Yorkshire, England
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Wallace Wilson
1849–1853
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
WW
Charles Wilson
1851–1927
Birth Location: Anglesey, Wales
CW
James Wilson
1839–1898
Birth Location: Liverpool St Peter, Lancashire
JW

James Wilson's Ancestors

Self
James Wilson
1817–1855
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Thomas Wilson
1790–
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Wilson's Descendants

1.
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James Wilson (abt 1817–1855) m. Hannah Lishman (abt 1817–10 Oct 1887)
  1. 1. Wallace Wilson 1849–1848
  2. 2. William (Edwin) Wilson 1843–1926 m. Isabella Helling 1848–1916
    1. 1. Annabel Wilson 1877–1877
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Anne) Wilson 1852–
  4. 4. Hannah Wilson 1854–
  5. 5. John Wilson 1846–1937 m. Mary (Ann) Pirnie 1845–1937
    1. 1. Elizabeth (H.) Wilson 1866–
    2. 2. James Wilson 1868–
    3. 3. Mary (A.) Wilson 1870–
    4. 4. John (P.) Wilson 1872–1906
    5. 5. Ada Wilson 1875–
    6. 6. Walter Wilson 1879–
    7. 7. Thomas Wilson 1883–
  6. 6. Wallace Wilson 1849–1853
  7. 7. Charles Wilson 1851–1927 m. Mary-Margaret Anne 1859–1909
    1. 1. William (Grice) Wilson 1880–1888
    2. 2. Annie Wilson 1882–
    3. 3. Lishman Wilson 1882–1940 m. Mary (A) Armer 1886–1975
      1. 1. Wilifred Wilson 1905–1996
      2. 2. Florence Wilson 1909–1916
      3. 3. Madge Wilson 1921–1996 m. John (Gilbert) Parke 1916–2011
    4. 4. Fred Wilson 1895–1958 m. Jane (H) Wilson 1901–
      1. 1. Charles (G) Wilson 1885–
      2. 2. Edna Wilson 1922–
    5. 5. Eric (Septinus) Wilson 1897–1976
    6. 6. Albert Wilson 1893–1971
    7. 7. Harry (Grice) Wilson 1890–1974
    8. 8. Charles (Gordon) Wilson 1885–1946
    9. 9. Annabell Wilson 1859–1930 m. William Pears 1875–
      1. 1. Madge Pears 1900–1980
  8. 8. James (Lishman) Wilson 1839–1898 m. Isabella Atkinson 1840–1919
    1. 1. ISABELLA WILSON 1880–1971 m. WILLIAM HOLMES 1888–1940
      1. 1. JACK HOLMES 1920–1997
      2. 2. Gladys Holmes 1912–1994
      3. 3. Myra Holmes 1914–1918
    2. 2. James (Lishman) Wilson 1870–1871
    3. 3. Hannah Wilson 1871–1955
      1. 1. Wallace (Lishman) Chadwick 1895–1971
        1. 1. Wallace Chadwick 1928–2020
    4. 4. William (Charles) Wilson 1874–1922
    5. 5. James (Lishman) Wilson 1876–1948
    6. 6. Marthen (J) Wilson 1868–1947
      1. 1. Greta Wilson 1895–1951
        1. 1. Walter O'Neill 1923–1997

James Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1817
abt 1817
Birth of James Wilson in Scotland
Scotland
1841
1841
Age 24
James Wilson resided here in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 34
James Wilson resided here in Llandysilio, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Llandysilio, Caernarvonshire, Wales
1855
1855
Age 38
Death of James Wilson in Ulverston Lancashire
Ulverston Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1817
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 555; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Liverpool; County: Lancashire; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 14; Page: 23; Line: 18; GSU roll: 306937

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Llandysilio, Caernarvonshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1851 Wales Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2517; Folio: 325; Page: 5; GSU roll: 104291

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Ulverston Lancashire
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