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Sylvester Roy Wilson 1910–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 11 1910

Birth Location: Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario

Death Date: October 5 1987

Death Location: Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Lily Anderson

Spouse(s): Elsie Gwynne

Children(s): Gordon Wilson

In 1910, Sylvester Roy Wilson entered the world in Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario, born to James Roy Wilson And Lily Marion Anderson. In 1911, Sylvester Roy Wilson resided in Carleton, Ontario, Canada. In 1921, Sylvester Roy Wilson resided in Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada. Sylvester Roy Wilson married Elsie Elizabeth Gwynne, and had children including Gail Wilson, Gordon Wilson. Sylvester Roy Wilson passed away in 1987 in Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Sylvester Roy Wilson entered the world in Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario, born to James Roy Wilson And Lily Marion Anderson.
  • In 1911, Sylvester Roy Wilson resided in Carleton, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1921, Sylvester Roy Wilson resided in Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada.
  • Sylvester Roy Wilson married Elsie Elizabeth Gwynne, and had children including Gail Wilson, Gordon Wilson.
  • Sylvester Roy Wilson passed away in 1987 in Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Wilson's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Wilson
1910–1987
Birth Place: Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario
Parents
James Roy Wilson
1886–1976
Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Lily (Marion) Anderson
1889–1947
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
James Wilson
1843–1937
Quebec
Caroline Simpson
1845–1931
Cote St. Charles, St. Lazare Parish, Vaudreuil County, Quebec
William (James) Anderson
1862–1943
Quebec, Quebec
Mary (Jane) Stephenson
1868–1930
Quebec, Quebec
Great-Grandparents
Robert Wilson
1810–1899
Mary Lancaster
1815–1892
Isaac Simpson
1814–1881
Sarah Lancaster
1825–1896
William Anderson
1839–1907
Ann Peatman
1836–1885
James Stephenson
1846–1914
Elizabeth Lancaster
1843–1914
2nd-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
George Stephenson
1828–1895
Hannah Spence
1828–1860
James Lancaster
1813–1886
Elizabeth Parsons
1811–1879

Sylvester Wilson's Descendants

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Sylvester (Roy) Wilson (August 11 1910–October 5 1987) m. Elsie (Elizabeth) Gwynne (abt 1917–)
  1. 1. Gordon Wilson 1943–1982

Sylvester Wilson's Timeline

4 Records

1910
August 11 1910
Birth of Sylvester Roy Wilson in Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario
Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario
1911
1911
Age 1
Sylvester Roy Wilson resided here in Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 11
Sylvester Roy Wilson resided here in Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
1987
October 5 1987
Age 77
Death of Sylvester Roy Wilson in Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 11 1910
    Event Place: Goulbourn Township, Carleton, Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages; Series Number: Ms 932
    [2] Ontario, Canada Births, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 208
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Goulburn, Carleton, Ontario; Page: 8; Family No: 88
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Como Centre, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 5 1987
    Event Place: Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

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