Doctor
Robert
Wilson
Born about in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Wilson
and Margaret (Fergusson) Wilson
Husband of
Mary (Campbell) Wilson
— married
about 1756 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 84
in Old Cumnock
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2011
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Biography
Dr. Robert Wilson Baptised 1st July 1725 Old Cumnock, Ayrshire
A Medical Doctor/Surgeon in practice in Old Cumnock for over 50 years.
1754: Kirk Session Minutes 7 & 14 July record Dr Wilson as then practicing in Old Cumnock.
1769: 27 April Extract from Old Cumnock Presbytery records (as published in Warrick's A History of Old Cumnock 1899):
"It is further added that the park of Kilnholm belonging to Robert Wilson, surgeon, has also been transferred to glebe lands."
Note: Unable to Merge Mary (Campbell) Wilson (Campbell-8106) with Mary (Campbell) Wilson (Campbell-3298)
Sources
- National Records of Scotland: Old Parish Registers Births 610/ 10 12 Old Cumnock Page 12 of 346
- National Records of Scotland: Old Cumnock Kirk Session, Minutes (1737-1776), CH2/81/2
- A History of Old Cumnock, Rev. John Warrick M.A.. A re-print of 1899 ISBN-13 : 978-1010269915 Wentworth Press (15 Mar. 2019) P.226
- The Perthshire Courier, 14 December 1809, Findmypast
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~0.78%
James (Arbuthnot) Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom, of Edrom in the County of Berwick
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Robin Lee
Robin Lee
Wilson-15737 and Wilson-6838 appear to represent the same person because: same wife and son, John
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by Robin Lee
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