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Matthew Wilson 1525–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1570

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Archibald Wilson

Mother: Isobel Watson

Spouse(s): Catherine Gilmour

Children(s): Samuel Wilson, David Wilson, William Wilson, Archibald Wilson, John Wilson

The story of Matthew Wilson began in 1525 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Matthew Wilson married Catherine Gilmour, and had children including Archibald Wilson, David Wilson, John Wilson, Samuel Wilson, William Henry Wilson. Matthew Wilson passed away in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Wilson began in 1525 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Matthew Wilson married Catherine Gilmour, and had children including Archibald Wilson, David Wilson, John Wilson, Samuel Wilson, William Henry Wilson.
  • Matthew Wilson passed away in 1570 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Wilson
1481–1550
Birth Location: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Isobel Watson
1485–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Gilmour
1500–1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Samuel Wilson
1524–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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David Wilson
1527–1605
Birth Location: Glagow, Ayrshire, Scotland
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William Wilson
1528–1580
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Archibald Wilson
1528–1580
Birth Location: Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
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John Wilson
1550–1580
Birth Location: Dumfermline, Sctld, Fife, Scotland
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Matthew Wilson's Ancestors

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Matthew Wilson
1525–1570
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Archibald Wilson
1481–1550
Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isobel Watson
1485–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Wilson
1450–1492
Cupar-Burgh, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Harvie
–1470
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Wilson
1425–1475
Ada Erasmus
1425–1460
Andrew Harvie
1448–1534
Elizabeth Hepburn
1426–1456
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilson
1410–1475
William Harvie
1420–
Thomazine
1424–1587
Adam Hepburn
1382–1446
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464

Matthew Wilson's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Wilson (1525–1570) m. Catherine Gilmour (1500–1570)
  1. 1. Samuel Wilson 1524–
    1. 1. Jean Wilson 1544–1635 m. James (Cuthbert) Alison 1540–1620
      1. 1. John Ellyson 1570–1660 m. Ellin Hamilton 1585–1650
        1. 1. Robert Ellyson 1589–1671 m. Elizabeth Gray 1591–1658
        2. 2. George Ellyson 1618–1624
      2. 2. Jean Allison 1585–
  2. 2. David Wilson 1527–1605
  3. 3. William (Henry) Wilson 1528–1580
  4. 4. Archibald Wilson 1528–1580
  5. 5. John Wilson 1550–1580 m. Katherine Moris 1554–
    1. 1. John Wilson 1580–1658 m. Margaret Cunningham 1580–1604
      1. 1. John Wilson 1603– m. Margaret Lecky 1620–
        1. 1. Robert Wilson 1653–1721 m. Agnes Gilmore 1680–1729
        2. 2. John (IV) Wilson 1652–
        3. 3. James Wilson 1655–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Wilson 1656–
        5. 5. Matthew Wilson 1657–
        6. 6. Thomas Wilson 1658–
        7. 7. David Wilson 1660–
    2. 2. James Wilson 1576–
    3. 3. William Wilson 1578–1638
    4. 4. Barbara Wilson 1582–

Matthew Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Matthew Wilson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1570
1570
Age 45
Death of Matthew Wilson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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