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William Henry Blakemore Wilson 1865 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1865

Birth Location: Oamaru, New Zealand

Death Date: 4 January 1950

Death Location: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: Charles Wilson

Mother: Sarah Wilson

Spouse(s): Helen McGregor

Children(s): William Wilson, Frederick Wilson, Helen Wilson, Alice Wilson, Charles Wilson, Margaret Wilson, James Wilson, John Wilson, Robert Wilson, Stillborn Wilson, Leslie Wilson

In 1865, William Henry Blakemore Wilson entered the world in Oamaru, New Zealand, born to Charles Frederick Wilson and Sarah Jane Wilson. William Henry Blakemore Wilson married Helen McGregor, and had children including William John Wilson, Frederick James Wilson, Helen Amelia Wilson, Alice Sarah Wilson, Charles William Wilson, Margaret Emma Wilson, James Alfred Wilson, John Alexander Wilson, Robert Stanley Wilson, Stillborn Wilson, Leslie Wilson. William Henry Blakemore Wilson passed away in 1950 in Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1865, William Henry Blakemore Wilson entered the world in Oamaru, New Zealand, born to Charles Frederick Wilson and Sarah Jane Wilson.
  • William Henry Blakemore Wilson married Helen McGregor, and had children including William John Wilson, Frederick James Wilson, Helen Amelia Wilson, Alice Sarah Wilson, Charles William Wilson, Margaret Emma Wilson, James Alfred Wilson, John Alexander Wilson, Robert Stanley Wilson, Stillborn Wilson, Leslie Wilson.
  • William Henry Blakemore Wilson passed away in 1950 in Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Wilson
1842 – 1910
Birth Location: St Paul Covent Garden, Strand, Middlesex, England
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Sarah Wilson
1845 – 1914
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Helen McGregor
1869 – 1937
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

William Wilson
1889 – 1890
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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Frederick Wilson
1890 – 1937
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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Helen Wilson
1891 – 1976
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
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Alice Wilson
1892 – 1986
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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Charles Wilson
1894 – 1908
Birth Location: Aln St, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
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Margaret Wilson
1895 –
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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James Wilson
1896 – 1969
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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John Wilson
1898 – 1918
Birth Location: Oamaru, Otago, South Island New Zealand
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Robert Wilson
1901 – 1975
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Stillborn Wilson
1917 – 1917
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Leslie Wilson
Birth Location: –
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William Wilson's Ancestors

Self
William Wilson
1865 – 1950
Birth Place: Oamaru, New Zealand
Parents
Charles Frederick Wilson
1842 – 1910
St Paul Covent Garden, Strand, Middlesex, England
Sarah (Jane) Wilson
1845 – 1914
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
James (John) Wilson
Mary (Ann) Pretty
1814 – 1891
Saint Giles, Camberwell, England
Thomas Galliott
1810 – 1875
Portsea, Hampshire, Eng
Bridget Murphy
1824 – 1851
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilson's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry Blakemore) Wilson (10 October 1865 – 4 January 1950) m. Helen McGregor (15 Aug 1869 – 26 May 1937)
  1. 1. William (John) Wilson (08 Apr 1889 – 9 Oct 1890)
  2. 2. Frederick (James) Wilson (20 Apr 1890 – 2 Aug 1937)
  3. 3. Helen (Amelia) Wilson (3 Jun 1891 – 26 Apr 1976)
  4. 4. Alice (Sarah) Wilson (15 Oct 1892 – 13 Sep 1986)
  5. 5. Charles (William) Wilson (17 Dec 1894 – 22 Sep 1908)
  6. 6. Margaret (Emma) Wilson (28 Jul 1895 – )
  7. 7. James (Alfred) Wilson (11 Sep 1896 – 5 Jun 1969) m. Mabel Mitchell (8 Dec 1899 – 6 May 1984)
    1. 1. John (Alexander) Wilson (31 Aug 1922 – )
  8. 8. John (Alexander) Wilson (30 Aug 1898 – 29 September 1918)
  9. 9. Robert (Stanley) Wilson (11 Jan 1901 – 5 May 1975) m. Dorothy Day (20 Jan 1905 – 3 May 1986)
    1. 1. Shirley Wilson (8 Jun 1927 – 13 May 2017)
    2. 2. Owen Wilson (12 Mar 1929 – 25 Jan 1965)
    3. 3. Valerie Wilson (16 Sep 1930 – 12 Apr 2008)
    4. 4. Valerie Wilson (16 Sep 1930 – 13 Apr 2008)
    5. 5. Max Wilson (23 Nov 1938 – 6 Jul 2017)
  10. 10. Stillborn Wilson (18 Aug 1917 – 18 Aug 1917)
  11. 11. Leslie Wilson

William Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1865
10 October 1865
Birth of William Henry Blakemore Wilson in Oamaru, New Zealand
Oamaru, New Zealand
1950
4 January 1950
Age 85
Death of William Henry Blakemore Wilson in Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1865
    Event Place: Oamaru, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1950
    Event Place: Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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