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William Wilson 1768–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England

Death Date: 20 Juin 1842

Death Location: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph Wilson

Mother: Hannah (Wilson)

Spouse(s): Mary (Wilson), Mary (Wilson)

Children(s): William (Barrett), Mary Wilson, Eliza (Cecil), William Wilson, George Wilson, Edward Wilson, Charles Wilson, Arthur Wilson, Maria Wilson, Fredrick Wilson

William Wilson was born in 1768 in of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England, the child of Joseph Wilson And Hannah Annie Greaves Wilson. William Wilson married Mary Ann Wilkinson Wilson, Mary Anne Wilkinson Wilson, and had children including Arthur Wilson, Charles Wilson, Edward Wilson, Eliza Wilson Cecil, Fredrick Wilson, George Wilson, Harriett Wilson, Maria Wilson, Mary Wilson, William Wilson, William Wilson Barrett. William Wilson passed away in 1842 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Wilson was born in 1768 in of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England, the child of Joseph Wilson And Hannah Annie Greaves Wilson.
  • William Wilson married Mary Ann Wilkinson Wilson, Mary Anne Wilkinson Wilson, and had children including Arthur Wilson, Charles Wilson, Edward Wilson, Eliza Wilson Cecil, Fredrick Wilson, George Wilson, Harriett Wilson, Maria Wilson, Mary Wilson, William Wilson, William Wilson Barrett.
  • William Wilson passed away in 1842 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wilson's Ancestors

Self
William Wilson
1768–1842
Birth Place: of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England
Parents
Joseph Wilson
1722–1796
Norfolk St., Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Hannah ("Annie" Greaves) (Wilson)
1729–1795
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Wilson
1686–1740
Fargate, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Hannah (Woodhead) (Wilson)
1691–1750
Bradfield, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilson's Descendants

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William Wilson (1768–20 Juin 1842) m. Mary (Ann Wilkinson) (Wilson) (1778–Abt 1844) m. Mary (Anne Wilkinson) (Wilson) (1778–23 Jul 1833)
  1. 1. William (Wilson) (Barrett) 1805–1850 m. Sarah (Barrett) (Wilson) 1804–1878
    1. 1. Henry (Wilson) (Throup) 1825–1885 m. Ellen (Wilson) 1822– m. Elizabeth (Throup) (Wilson) 1825–1893
      1. 1. Nathan Wilson 1845–1896
      2. 2. Mary Wilson 1851–
      3. 3. Martha (A Wilson) (Grattan) 1864–
      4. 4. Hannah (Wilson) (Lister) 1849–1922 m. George (Lister) (Wilson) 1847–1908
        1. 1. Herbert Lister 1872–
        2. 2. Higson Lister 1877–
        3. 3. Sam Lister 1881–1914
        4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Lister 1878–
        5. 5. Edward (Wilson) Lister 1874–1875
        6. 6. Samuel (Cunliffe Lister died in) childhood 1875–1876
      5. 5. Clara Wilson 1869–
      6. 6. Jane Wilson 1855–1884
      7. 7. Thomas Wilson 1851–
      8. 8. James (Wilson) (Fishwick) 1850–
      9. 9. Sarah (Ann Wilson) (Appleby) 1848–1880 m. Samuel (Appleby) (Wilson) 1845–1889
        1. 1. Martha Appleby 1869–1927
        2. 2. Isabella Appleby 1871–1872
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Appleby) (Peele) 1878–1967 m. Charles (Peele) (Wilson) 1877–
        4. 4. James Appleby 1876–1941
        5. 5. William (Henry Appleby) (Austin) 1872–1943 m. Eliza (Austin) (Appleby) 1878–
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane Appleby) (Conley) 1881–
      10. 10. Ann (Wilson) (Brammall) 1846–1916 m. John (Henry Brammall) (Wilson) 1845–
        1. 1. John (Thomas "Jack" (Lieutenant) Brammall) (Hartley) 1884–1954 m. Rowena (Hartley) (Brammall) 1879–1967
      11. 11. Henry Wilson 1857–1937
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Wilson 1824–1900
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wilson 1831–
    4. 4. William (Peter) Wilson 1828–1886
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Wilson 1841–1864
    6. 6. William Wilson 1832–
    7. 7. Hannah Wilson 1837–
    8. 8. Richard Wilson 1828–
    9. 9. John Wilson 1823–
  2. 2. Mary Wilson 1798–1864
  3. 3. Eliza (Wilson) (Cecil) 1812–1853 m. Edwin Cecil 1821–
    1. 1. William (Wilson) Cecil 1844–1867
  4. 4. William Wilson 1799–1887
  5. 5. George Wilson 1806–1878
  6. 6. Edward Wilson 1804–1893
  7. 7. Charles Wilson 1810–
  8. 8. Arthur Wilson 1813–1887
  9. 9. Maria Wilson 1815–1871
  10. 10. Fredrick Wilson 1800–1803

William Wilson's Timeline

5 Records

1768
1768
Birth of William Wilson in of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England
of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England
1793
Abt 1793
Age 25
William Wilson was married in Woodhoufe, England
Woodhoufe, England
1842
7 Jul 1842
Age 74
Death of William Wilson in Brightfield, Sheffield, York, England
Brightfield, Sheffield, York, England
1842
2 JUN 1842
Age 74
Death of William Wilson in Noyan Ouebec Canada
Noyan Ouebec Canada
1842
20 Juin 1842
Age 74
Burial of William Wilson in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: of Brightfield near Sheffield, York, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1793
    Event Place: Woodhoufe, England
    Record Source: U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Quebec
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Quebec; Year: 1842; Page Number: 110

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Brightfield, Sheffield, York, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1842
    Event Place: Noyan Ouebec Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Juin 1842
    Event Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.

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