Wilson Relations:  Sources

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated August 3, 2005.
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• AcaciaPkC:  Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood, Illinois (Cemetery Records and Monument Inscriptions)
• AF:  Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (Unverified submissions by individuals which should be used with extreme care.  Dates of some events have been found here but not elsewhere.)
• Alison, personal communications, 2002.
• ASHHQ:  Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Headquarters.  (Regimental rosters at the headquarters office in Stirling Castle, Stirlingshire, Scotland.)
• AshvilleCT:  Ashville Citizen Times, 2002, Asheville, North Carolina.
• BainL:  Bain, Lexia (of Australia), personal communications, 2004.
• BarryB:  Barry, Brian W. (of New Zealand), personal communications, 2002.
• BaxterMemG:  Baxter Memorial Gardens, Mountain Home, Arkansas.  (Monument Inscriptions)
• BMilSR:  British Military Service Records, Public Record Office, London.
• BraunBR:  Braunschweig Birth Records, Braunschweig, Germany.
• BreeceC:  Breece, Charlie (of South Carolina), personal communications, 2002.
• BuntonF:  Bunton, Frank (of New South Wales), personal communications, 2001.
• C1841S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1841, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1851S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1851, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1860:  Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1861S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1861, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1870:  Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1871S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1871, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1880:  Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1881C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1881, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1881E:  Census Returns of England, 1881, Census Office, London.
• C1881S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1881, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1891S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1891, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1900:  Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1901C:  Census Schedules of Canada, 1901, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
• C1901S:  Census Returns of Scotland, 1901, Census Office, Edinburgh.
• C1910:  Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1920:  Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• C1930:  Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC.
• CalifBR:  California Birth Records, 1905-, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
• ChesterCD:  Spencer's Chester Directory.
• ChesterRC:  Cemetery Records, Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pennsylvania.
• ChiCD1:  Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884-1917, Chicago Directory Co., Chicago, Illinois.
• ChiCD2:  Polk's Chicago City Directory, 1923-1929, R. L. Polk & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
• ChiDN:  Chicago Daily News, Chicago, Illinois.
• CockburnJ:  Cockburn, John, Letters of John Cockburn of Ormistoun to His Gardener, 1727-1744, pub. Scottish History Society, 1904.
• CookBR:  Cook County Birth Records, 1871-, County Clerk, Chicago, Illinois.
• CookDR:  Cook County Death Records, 1871-, County Clerk, Chicago, Illinois.
• CookMR:  Cook County Marriage Records, 1871-, County Clerk, Chicago, Illinois.
• CookNR:  Cook County Naturalization Records, Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois.
• CoppenE:  Coppen, Eve (of Kent), personal communications, 1998-1999.
• CWGC:  Debt of Honour Register, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
• DavidsonLE:  Davidson County Land Entries, 1784-, Register of Deeds, Nashville, Tennessee.
• DavidsonMR:  Davidson County Marriage Records, 1789-, County Clerk, Nashville, Tennessee.
• DirlKC:  Dirleton Kirk Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions in the Dirleton Kirkyard.)
• ElmwoodC:  Elmwood Cemetery, River Grove, Illinois.  (Monument Inscriptions)
• ELothAReg:  East Lothian Annual Register, 1827-1906, Haddington.  (Also known as the Haddingtonshire Register.)
• FergusonS:  Ferguson, Sylvia (of Dumfries), personal commuications, 2000.
• FlemingJ:  Fleming, John (of Victoria), personal communications, 2002.
• GlazierI:  Glazier, Ira, ed., The Famine Immigrants, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1984.
• HaddCour:  Haddingtonshire Courier, Haddington, East Lothian.
• HaddSC:  Court Records, Haddington Sheriff Court, Haddington, East Lothian.
• HamburgPL:  Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934, Hamburg, Germany.  (Hamburg Passenger Lists)
• HedgesB:  Hedges, Brian (of Queensland), personal communications, 2004.
• IGI:  International Genealogical Index, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (An index of births, baptisms and marriages prepared by the LDS church from many different sources, some primary and some not.  Verification is recommended.  Many of the Scottish entries come from primary source records.)
• IllBR:  Illinois Birth Records, 1916-, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, Illinois.
• IllDR:  Illinois Death Records, 1916-, Illinois Department of Public Health, Springfield, Illinois.
• JeffBarNC:  Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.  (Monument Inscriptions)
• LosAngelesMR:  Los Angeles County Marriage Records, 1850-, Los Angeles, California.
• LouisvilleCD:  Caron's Directory for the City of Louisville, 1890-1897, C. K. Caron, Louisville, Kentucky.
• LyallR:  Lyall, Rod (of Australia), personal communications, 2001.
• MageeS:  Magee, Sandra (of Queensland), personal communications, 2002.
• MemphisCD:  Polk's Memphis City Directory, 1930, R. L. Polk & Co., Memphis, Tennessee.
• MemPkC:  Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Illinois. (Monument Inscriptions)
• MorganMR:  Morgan County Marriage Records, 1818-, Morgan County Court, Decatur, Alabama.
• MtCalvaryC:  Cemetery Records, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee.
• MtOliveC:  Mount Olive Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois (Monument Inscriptions)
• MtOlivetC:  Cemetery Records, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
• NashAm:  Nashville American, 1895-1910, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NashBan:  Nashville Banner, 1907, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NashBR:  Nashville Birth Records, 1874-1913, Nashville Board of Health, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NashCD:  Nashville City Directory, 1874-1899, Marshall & Bruce, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NashDA:  Nashville Daily American, 1877-1894, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NashDR:  Nashville Death Records, 1874-1913, Nashville Board of Health, Nashville, Tennessee.
• NBerAC:  North Berwick Auld Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions at the Auld Kirk in North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.)
• NBerNC:  North Berwick New Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions in the cemetery on Tantallon Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.)
• NIllNR:  Naturalization Records, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
• NYCD:  General Directory of the Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, R. L. Polk & Co., New York.
• OGormanB:  O'Gorman, Beryl (of Victoria), personal communications, 2001.
• OPR Bolton:  Parish Registers, 1685-1854, Parish Church of Bolton, Church of Scotland. (OPR 704, East Lothian)
• OPR Cockburnspath:  Parish Registers, 1642-1854, Parish Church of Cockburnspath, Church of Scotland. (OPR 731, Berwickshire)
• OPR Dunbar:  Parish Registers, 1651-1854, Parish Church of Dunbar, Church of Scotland. (OPR 706, East Lothian)
• OPR Edinburgh:  Parish Registers, 1595-1860, Parish Church of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland. (OPR 685-1, Midlothian)
• OPR Garvald:  Parish Registers, 1694-1854, Parish Church of Garvald, Church of Scotland. (OPR 707, East Lothian)
• OPR Gladsmuir:  Parish Registers, 1688-1855, Parish Church of Gladsmuir, Church of Scotland. (OPR 708, East Lothian)
• OPR Innerwick:  Parish Registers, 1614-1857, Parish Church of Innerwick, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 711, East Lothian)
• OPR North Berwick:  Parish Registers, 1604-1855, Parish Church of North Berwick, Church of Scotland. (OPR 713, East Lothian)
• OPR Oldhamstocks:  Parish Registers, 1642-1854, Parish Church of Oldhamstocks, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 714, East Lothian)
• OPR Ormiston:  Parish Registers, 1637-1855, Parish Church of Ormiston, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 715, East Lothian)
• OPR Pencaitland:  Parish Registers, 1598-1855, Parish Church of Pencaitland, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 716, East Lothian)
• OPR Prestonkirk:  Parish Registers, 1658-1855, Parish Church of Prestonkirk, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 717, East Lothian)
• OPR Prestonpans:  Parish Registers, 1596-1854, Parish Church of Prestonpans, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 718, East Lothian)
• OPR Saltoun:  Parish Registers, 1635-1854, Parish Church of Saltoun, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 719, East Lothian)
• OPR St. Cuthberts:  Parish Registers, 1573-1855, St. Cuthbert's Church of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 685, Midlothian)
• OPR Tranent:  Parish Registers, 1611-1855, Parish Church of Tranent, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 722, East Lothian)
• OPR Whittingham:  Parish Registers, 1627-1854, Parish Church of Whittingham, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 724, East Lothian)
• OPR Yester:  Parish Registers, 1654-1855, Parish Church of Yester, Church of Scotland.  (OPR 725, East Lothian)
• OPRI:  Old Parochial Registers Index, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (This index, available on both microfiche and CD-ROM, is much more complete than the IGI.)
• OrmFC:  Church Records, 1843-1936, Ormiston Free Church, Free Church of Scotland.
• OttawaAveC:  Ottawa Avenue Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois.  (Monument Inscriptions)
• OttawaDT:  Ottawa Daily Times, 1997, Ottawa, Illinois.
• PennDR:  Pennsylvania Death Records, 1906-, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg.
• PRF:  Pedigree Resource File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City.  (Unverified submissions by individuals which should be used with extreme care.  Dates of some events have been found here but not elsewhere.)
• QuebCustoms:  Passenger Lists, Officer of Customs, Quebec.
• QueenBR:  Birth Records, Queensland General Registry Office, Brisbane.
• QueenCGI:  Queensland Consolidated Genealogical Index, Register-General's Office, Brisbane.  (Index of births, marriages, and deaths for years 1829 to 1914.)
• QueenDR:  Queensland Death Records, Queensland General Registry Office, Brisbane.
• QueenMR:  Queensland Marriage Records, Queensland General Registry Office, Brisbane.
• RileyA:  Riley, Alan (of Wiltshire), personal communications, 2001.
• RodgerR:  Rodger, Robin (of U.K.), personal communications, 2005.
• RussoL:  Russo, Leslie (of Delaware), personal communications, 2003.
• SCarBR:  South Carolina Birth Records, 1915-, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina.
• SchuelerH:  Schueler, Hilda (of Illinois), personal communications, 1983.
• SchuelerH1923:  Schueler, Hilda, My Trip to Germany, 1923. (A diary of her six-month trip to visit family.)
• ScotPRS:  Particular Register of Sasines, Public Records Office, Edinburgh.
• ScotPW:  Probate Writs, Public Records Office, Edinburgh.
• ScotRB:  Register of Births, 1855-, Registrar General of Scotland, Edinburgh.
• ScotRCE:  Register of Corrected Entries, 1855-, Registrar General of Scotland, Edinburgh.
• ScotRD:  Register of Deaths, 1855-, Registrar General of Scotland, Edinburgh.
• ScotRM:  Register of Marriages, 1855-, Registrar General of Scotland, Edinburgh.
• ScotSH:  Services of Heirs, 1700-1859.  (Index available on microfilm through the LDS Family History Center.)
• ShawJ:  Shaw, Jim (of Co. Avon), personal communications, 2005.
• ShelbyDR:  Shelby County Death Records, 1819-, Memphis, Tennessee.
• SlightD:  Slight, David (of East Lothian), personal communications, 1999-2001.
• SlightG:  Slight, George (of Florida), personal communications, 1999.
• SlightT:  Slight, Tom (of Fife), personal communications, 2000.
• SSDI:  Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration, Washington, DC.
• StFranMR:  Marriage Records, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois.
• StLouisCD:  Gould's St. Louis City Directory, Polk-Gould Directory Co., St. Louis, Missouri.
• StPaulMR:  Marriage Records, St. Pauls Church, Chicago, Illinois.
• TamD:  Tam, Dorla, personal communications, 2001.
• TennDR:  Tennessee Death Records, 1914-, Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville.
• TexBR:  Texas Birth Records, 1910-, Texas Department of Health, Austin.
• TexDR:  Texas Death Records, 1910-, Texas Department of Health, Austin.
• ToddM:  Todd, Mark (of United Kingdom), personal communications, 2005.
• TranKC:  Tranent Kirk Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions in the kirkyard at Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.)
• TranNC:  Tranent New Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions in the cemetery on B6371 just northeast of the parish church.)
• TurnbullM:  Turnbull, Michael, St. Martin of Tours, Tranent, 1991.
• USCustoms:  Passenger Lists of Vessels, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
• VicIIPL:  Index of Inward Passenger Lists, 1852-1889, Public Record Office Victoria, Melbourne.
• WatsonV:  Watson, Val (of Queensland), personal communications, 2001.
• WAustDR:  Western Australia Death Records, Western Australia Registrar General, Perth.
• WByresC:  West Byres Cemetery.  (Monument inscriptions from the Ormiston parish churchyard at West Byres.  A manuscript transcription of many of the stones is at the Family History Centre in Haddington.)
• WeilE:  Weil, Eloise (of Arkansas), personal communications, 1975-1984.
• WenkV:  Wenk, Violet (of Illinois), personal communications, 1975-1992.
• WilsonA:  Wilson, Andrew (of Illinois), personal communications, 1975-1997.
• WilsonLA:  Wilson, Louise A. (of Illinois), personal communications, 1983-1992.
• WilsonLJ:  Wilson, Lawrence J. (of Wisconsin), personal communications, 1983-1995.
• WingsE:  Wings, Eileen (of Illinois), personal communications, 1995.
• WomackP:  Womack, Patrick (of North Carolina), personal communications, 2002.
• WoodlawnMemPk:  Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. (Monument inscriptions and cemetery records)