Andrew
Oswald
(A Oswald)
Wilson
Born in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Wilson
and Mary (McHarg) Wilson
Brother of
William Garrick Wilson, Mary Agnes Wilson, Robert Crichton Wilson, James Herbert Wilson, Charles William McHarg Wilson, Jessie Susan Wilson, Agnes Hay Wilson and Margaret Rae Wilson
Husband of
May Livingston
— married
17 Dec 1910 in West Perth, Western Australia, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 83
in St Andrew's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2021
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Biography
A Oswald Wilson is Notable.
Andrew Oswald Wilson was a notable architect in the early 20th century Western Australia. Andrew designed many prominent buildings, including the Boulder Town Hall.[1]"
Andrew Oswald Wilson, known as Oswald, was born at Fitzroy, Victoria in 1866. His parents were William Wilson (abt.1839-1914) and Mary (McHarg) Wilson (1843-1925). [2][3]
A. Oswald Wilson, was apprenticed as a carpenter and joiner in Melbourne in the period 1883-1893. Moving to Western Australia, he practiced as a carpenter in Perth from 1893 before commencing independent practice during 1896, mainly undertaking the design of housing at this time.
Wilson relocated to the goldfields and worked with Murdock McKay Hopkins at Boulder from 1899-1902, before again practicing on his own account from Tattersall’s Chambers in Lane Street, Boulder during 1902-1908. Oswald spent 9 years in the goldfields and then settled in Perth in 1908 [4]
Oswald married May Livingston (abt.1890-) at West Perth in 1910[5][6] Honeymoon to Albany.[7]
Oswald died at Melbourne in 1950.[8][9]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2022, November 2). Andrew Wilson (architect). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:47, June 25, 2023, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrew_Wilson_(architect)&oldid=1119579634
- ↑ [ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria] Registration: 20568/1866; Name: Andrew Oswald Wilson; Parents: William & Mary McHarg; Year of Birth 1866; accessed at www.bdm.vic.gov.au on 25 Jun 2023
- ↑ 1866 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 27 August, p. 4. , viewed 08 Sep 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5771652
- ↑ PERSONAL (1908, December 11). The Evening Star (Boulder, WA : 1898 - 1921), p. 3. Retrieved June 25, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202923438
- ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 100083/1911 @ Beverley; Andrew Oswald Wilson and May Livingston married in West Perth in 1910; accessed 25 Jun 2023
- ↑ MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE (1910, December 3). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 5. Retrieved June 25, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76823192
- ↑ 1910 'MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE', The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), 31 December, p. 3. , viewed 08 Sep 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76827117
- ↑ [ Registry of Birth, Deaths and Marriages Victoria]. Registration: 6415/1950 @ Melbourne East; Name: Andrew Oswald Wilson; Age at Death: unknown; Father: William Wilson; Mother: Mary McHarg in Melbourne East in 1950; accessed at www.bdm.vic.gov.au on 25 Jun 2023
- ↑ 1950 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 20 June, p. 18. , viewed 08 Sep 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22836672
- Wikidata: Item Q21664073, en:Wikipedia
- https://taylorarchitects.com.au/Biographies/AO%20Wilson%20for%20AIA%20(WA).pdf
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