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James Roy Wilson 1886–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1886

Birth Location: Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 24 Jun 1976

Death Location: Long Sault, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Caroline Simpson

Spouse(s): Lily Anderson

Children(s): Howard Wilson, Evelyn Wilson, Sylvester Wilson, Frank Wilson, Lola Wilson, Eunice Wilson, D'Arcy Wilson, Elwin Wilson, Melville Wilson

James Roy Wilson was born in 1886 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada, the child of James Wilson And Caroline Simpson. In 1891, James Roy Wilson resided in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada. James Roy Wilson married Lily Marion Anderson, and had children including D Arcy Delbert Wilson, Elwin James Wilson, Eunice L Wilson, Evelyn Thelma Wilson, Frank Andrew Wilson, Howard Ralph Wilson, Lola J M Wilson, Melville Amos Wilson, Sylvester Roy Wilson. James Roy Wilson passed away in 1976 in Long Sault, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Roy Wilson was born in 1886 in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada, the child of James Wilson And Caroline Simpson.
  • In 1891, James Roy Wilson resided in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada.
  • James Roy Wilson married Lily Marion Anderson, and had children including D Arcy Delbert Wilson, Elwin James Wilson, Eunice L Wilson, Evelyn Thelma Wilson, Frank Andrew Wilson, Howard Ralph Wilson, Lola J M Wilson, Melville Amos Wilson, Sylvester Roy Wilson.
  • James Roy Wilson passed away in 1976 in Long Sault, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Wilson's Ancestors

Self
James Wilson
1886–1976
Birth Place: Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Parents
James Wilson
1843–1937
Quebec
Caroline Simpson
1845–1931
Cote St. Charles, St. Lazare Parish, Vaudreuil County, Quebec
Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1810–1899
Appleby, Westmorland, England
Mary Lancaster
1815–1892
Hunsonby, Cumberland, England
Isaac Simpson
1814–1881
Kirkland, Cumberland, England
Sarah Lancaster
1825–1896
Addingham Parish, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1774–1850
Sarah Pearson
1782–1853
William Lancaster
1788–1866
Elizabeth Chambers
–1855
Robert Simpson
1790–
Joseph Lancaster
1795–1866
Eleanor Sullivan
1792–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1727–1779
Isabel Stamper
1733–1811
Joseph Lancaster
1764–1849
Mary Watson
1765–1845

James Wilson's Descendants

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James (Roy) Wilson (24 July 1886–24 Jun 1976) m. Lily (Marion) Anderson (March 9 1889–October 27, 1947)
  1. 1. Howard (Ralph) Wilson 1921–2008 m. Beatrice (Eleanor) Cheney 1924–
    1. 1. Robert (Roy) Wilson 1948–2017 m. Elizabeth (Hannah) Dorner 1942–2016
  2. 2. Evelyn (Thelma) Wilson 1909–1980 m. William Gillespie 1901–1983
    1. 1. Stanley (C) Gillespie 1927–1984
    2. 2. Howard (Roy) Gillespie 1934–2001
  3. 3. Sylvester (Roy) Wilson 1910–1987 m. Elsie (Elizabeth) Gwynne 1917–
    1. 1. Gordon Wilson 1943–1982
  4. 4. Frank (Andrew) Wilson 1914–1974 m. Mildred (Alice) Miller 1917–1944 m. Delorse Lalonde 1934–2011
  5. 5. Lola (J M) Wilson 1917–1997
  6. 6. Eunice (L) Wilson 1925–1967
    1. 1. Sharon Kellogg 1948–1967
    2. 2. Donna Kellogg 1949–2006 m. Ronald (R.) Granger 1949–2017
  7. 7. D'Arcy (Delbert) Wilson 1928–2006
  8. 8. Elwin (James) Wilson 1926–1987
  9. 9. Melville (Amos) Wilson 1918–1921

James Wilson's Timeline

8 Records

1886
24 July 1886
Birth of James Roy Wilson in Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
1887
1887
Age 1
James Roy Wilson was baptized in Hudson, Québec
Hudson, Québec
1891
1891
Age 5
James Roy Wilson resided here in Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
1901
1901
Age 15
James Roy Wilson resided here in Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
1911
1911
Age 25
James Roy Wilson resided here in Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 35
James Roy Wilson resided here in Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
1931
1931
Age 45
James Roy Wilson resided here in Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
1976
24 Jun 1976
Age 90
Death of James Roy Wilson in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 July 1886
    Event Place: Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Source Citation: Year: 1891; Census Place: Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec; Roll: T-6424; Family No: 231
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Source Citation: Year: 1901; Census Place: Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 15
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Goulburn, Carleton, Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 88
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Hudson, Québec
    Record Source: Quebec, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Source Citation: Year: 1891; Census Place: Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec; Roll: T-6424; Family No: 231

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Source Citation: Year: 1901; Census Place: Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Goulburn, Carleton, Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 88

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Osnabruck, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1976
    Event Place: Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Long Sault, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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