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James Wilson 1821 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Dec 1908

Death Location: Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Father: Archibald Wilson

Mother: Marion Merry

Spouse(s): Jane Adamson

Children(s): Archibald Wilson, Henry Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Robert Wilson, David Wilson, William Wilson, Margaret Wilson, John Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Jane Wilson, Marion Wilson, George Wilson

The birth of James Wilson took place in 1821 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland, to Archibald Wilson and Marion (Marian) Merry. James Wilson married Jane (Jean) Adamson, and together they had Archibald "Archie" Robert Adamson Wilson, Henry James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Robert Wilson, David Wilson, William (John?) Wilson, Margaret Wilson, John Wilson, Matthew Wilson, Jane Wilson, Marion Wilson and George Wilson. James Wilson's death occurred in 1908 in Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

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Parents

Archibald Wilson
1792 – 1873
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland,
AW
Marion Merry
1796 – 1882
Birth Location: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Jane Adamson
1828 – 1903
Birth Location: Morton, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA

Children(s)

Archibald Wilson
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: Shepherd's House, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
AW
Henry Wilson
1851 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
HW
Margaret Wilson
1852 – 1913
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
MW
Hugh Wilson
1853 – 1930
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
HW
Robert Wilson
1854 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RW
David Wilson
1856 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
DW
William Wilson
1856 – 1936
Birth Location: New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
WW
Margaret Wilson
1858 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar Dumfries Scotland
MW
John Wilson
1861 –
Birth Location: ______, Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Matthew Wilson
1862 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
MW
Jane Wilson
1865 –
Birth Location: Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JW
Marion Wilson
1869 – 1903
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
MW
George Wilson
1877 – 1893
Birth Location: Ballantrae, Ayreshire, Scotland
GW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, 1891 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Twynholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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