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William was christened 31 Mar 1839 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Father William Wilson, mother Janet Garrick.[1]
1841 High st, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.[2]
1851 Kinnoul Causway, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.[3]
His older brother Robert emigrated to Melbourne, Australia, in 1853. William left Liverpool on 21st May 1856 to the same destination.
Trading mainly with Scotland, in drygoods, organised by his father.
Married Mary McHarg 1864 Melbourne, Australia.
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Mon 25 Apr 1864
Page 4
Family Notices.
WILSON—M'HARG.—On the 19th inst., at No. 3
Carmyle Cottages, Hotham, by the Rev. Dr. Cairns
Mr. William Wilson, merchant, Collingwood, to
Mary, youngest daughter of Mr. Andrew M'Harg,
collector of water rates, late of Wigtonshire, Scotland.
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Tue 5 May 1914
Page 6
Family Notices.
WILSON.— At "Sturtholm," Manly, Sydney, on the 2nd
inst., William Wilson, late of Canterbury, Melbourne,
and Perth, W.A., aged 75 years. Burial at Boroondura Cemetery, Kew, Melbourne, on Thursday.
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQHR-GZK : 11 February 2020), William Wilson, 1839.
- ↑ "Scotland Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY8P-WHG : Sat Mar 09 19:08:41 UTC 2024), Entry for William Wilson and Jannet Wilson, 1841.
- ↑ "Scotland Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY1D-1H4 : Fri Jul 26 14:22:34 UTC 2024), Entry for William Wilson and Janet Wilson, 1851.
