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John Wilson 1556 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1556

Birth Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: December 1605

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Thomas II

Mother: Joane (Greathyde)

Spouse(s): Elison Bull

Children(s): Isobel Wilsonne

John Wilson was born in 1556 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wilson II and Joane (Joan, Jane) Greatheyd (Greathyde). John Wilson married Elison Bull, and had children including Isobel Agnes Wilsonne. John Wilson passed away in 1605 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Wilson was born in 1556 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wilson II and Joane (Joan, Jane) Greatheyd (Greathyde).
  • John Wilson married Elison Bull, and had children including Isobel Agnes Wilsonne.
  • John Wilson passed away in 1605 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wilson's Ancestors

Self
John Wilson
1556 – 1605
Birth Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Wilson II
1528 – 1587
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joane ((Joan, Jane) Greatheyd) (Greathyde)
– 1583
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wilson's Descendants

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John Wilson (about 1556 – December 1605) m. Elison Bull (1557 – 1638)
  1. 1. Isobel (Agnes) Wilsonne (1568 – 1610) m. Sir (John Aucocke) 1st (9 Jul 1541 – 1621)
    1. 1. Sir (John Aucocke) 2nd (04 Jul 1567 – 8 June 1594)
      1. 1. Margery Aucocke (16 May 1588 – 17 Mar 1663) m. EDWARD (EDMUND LAWRENCE MUSE) MEWES (1589 – 12 Mar 1640)
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Muse (13 Oct 1633 – 25 Sep 1723) m. Catherine (Moss-talbot Lewis) (Muse) (1650 – 29 Jun 1726)

John Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1556
about 1556
Birth of John Wilson in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
May 1573
Age 17
John Wilson was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1577
about 1577
Age 21
John Wilson was married in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 33
John Wilson was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1605
December 1605
Age 49
Death of John Wilson in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1556
    Event Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: May 1573
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1577
    Event Place: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1605
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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