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James Wilson (1858 - 1939)

James Wilson
Born in Auckland, County Durham, Englandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married Oct 1881 in Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, Englandmap
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Father of , , , , and
Died at about age 80 in Sedgefield, County Durham, Englandmap
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Biography

James Wilson was the son of George Wilson and Mary Storey. He was born in 1858 at Byers Green, Durham, England.[1]

WILSON, JAMES
MOTHER: STOREY
GRO Reference: 1858 D Quarter in AUCKLAND
Volume 10A Page 139

From Byers Green, Durham, England.

Occupation

  • 1881 - Coalminer
  • 1891 - Small Rummer
  • 1911 - Coke Drawer

Marriage

  • Maria Eleanor Lascelles 1881[2]

Children

  1. Mary Wilson 1882-1959[3] m. John Thomas Clelland in 1902.
  2. George Wilson 1884-1943[4] m. Florence Swainston in 1910.
  3. John Robert Wilson 1886[5]
  4. Henry Wilson 1889[6] m. Emma Cooper in 1920.
  5. Eleanor Wilson 1894-1953[7] m. James Hindson West in 1915.
  6. Maria Lascelles Wilson 1897-1985[8] m. Joseph McKernon in 1920.

Census

  • 1861 England and Wales Census - James Wilson is resident with parents George and Mary and sibling, Margaret Wilson, at Byers Green, Durham, England.[9]
  • 1871 England and Wales Census - James Wilson is resident with parents George and Mary and siblings, John and Martha, at Byers Green, Durham, England.[10]
  • 1881 England and Wales Census - James Wilson is resident with parents George and Mary and siblings, John, Martha, Dinah, Margaret J and Ann, at Byers Green, Durham, England.[11]
  • 1891 England and Wales Census - James Wilson is resident with wife Maria Eleanor Lascelles and children, Mary, George, John and Henry, at Byers Green, Durham, England.[12]
  • 1901 England Census, James is resident with wife Maria Eleanor and children, at Byers Green, Durham.[13]
  • 1911 England Census - James Wilson is resident with wife Maria Eleanor and children.[14] and [15]
  • 1939 England & Wales Register - James Wilson, widowed, is resident with daughter Mary Clelland nee Wilson and grandchildren, at Sedgefield, County Durham, England.[16]

James Wilson passed away in or after 1939.

DNA Confirmation

  • DNA relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Aston-674 and her third cousin, Toas-5. Their MRCAs are their great x2 grandparents, James Wilson and Maria Eleanor Lascelles. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th to 6th Cousins, based on sharing 61cM across 7 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.

Sources

  1. ↑ England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915. James Wilson 1858, Reg District: Auckland, Inferred County: Durham. Vol 10a Page 139. Ancestry.com.
  2. ↑ England and Wales Civil Marriage Index 1837-1915.Marriage of James Wilson and Maria Eleanor Lascelles, Oct 1881, Auckland, Durham, England. Vol 10a Page 341
  3. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XKF-8DX : 1 October 2014), Mary Wilson, 1882; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Auckland, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Vol: 10a, Page: 214
  4. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XL7-WX1 : 1 October 2014), George Wilson, 1884; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Auckland, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. Vol: 10a, Page: 226.
  5. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Inferred County: Durham. Reg District: Auckland. John Robert Wilson 1886 Volume 10a Page 165 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  6. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Inferred County: Durham. Reg District: Auckland. Henry Wilson 1889 Volume 10a Page 166 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  7. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Inferred County: Durham. Reg District: Auckland. Eleanor Wilson 1894. Volume 10a Page 184 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  8. ↑ FreeBMD. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Inferred County: Durham. Reg District: Auckland. Maria Lascelles Wilson 1897. Volume 10a Page 193 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
  9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7Z9-NG9 : 6 April 2016), James Wilson in household of George Wilson, Byers Green, Durham, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  10. ↑ *1871 England Census. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZY-K8F : 24 July 2015), James Wilson in entry for George Wilson, 1871.
  11. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q271-9R4K : 19 August 2016), James Wilson in household of George Wilson, Byers Green, Durham, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 36, Piece/Folio 4923/71, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,365.
  12. ↑ *"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WFNY-RMM : 15 October 2015), James Wilson, Byers Green, Durham, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Durham county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  13. ↑ *1901 England Census. James Wilson, Age: 40, Estimated Birth Year abt: 1861, Relation to Head: Head, Gender: Male, Spouse: Maria Elenor Wilson, Birth Place: Byers Green, Durham, England, Civil parish: Byers Green, Ecclesiastical parish: Byers Green St Peter, Town: Byers Green, County/Island: Durham, Country: England, Registration district: Auckland, Sub-registration district: Bishop Auckland, ED, institution, or vessel: 47, Piece: 4650, Folio: 43, Page number: 39, Household schedule number: 245, Household Members: Name , James Wilson: 40, Maria Elenor Wilson: 39, Mary Wilson: 18, George Wilson: 16, John R Wilson: 14, Henry Wilson: 12, Elenor Wilson: 7, Maria Lasceller Wilson: 3. Ancestry.com.
  14. ↑ *1911 England Census. Civil Parish: Byers Green. County: Durham. James Wilson. Class: RG14; Piece: 29735. Ancestry.com
  15. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWH2-4RR : 3 August 2017), James Wilson, Byers Green, , Durham, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  16. ↑ 1939 England & Wales Register. Name: James Wilson, Gender: Male, Marital Status: Widowed, Birth Date: 25 Dec 1858, Residence Year: 1939, Address: 3 Kings Head Cotts, Residence Place: Sedgefield, Durham, England, Occupation: Retired Miner Rapper M??, Schedule Number: 37, Sub Schedule Number: 4, Enumeration District: FHOT, Registration district: 544/3 Household Members: Name: Mary Clelland, Mabel Clelland , Thomas Clelland, James Wilson , Janet K Clelland, John Clelland. Ancestry.com.




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