Wilson Relations:  Wilson Family

compiled by Steve Wilson, last updated May 8, 2008.
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Andrew Wilson & Hellen Muir

1. 13 May 1704, son Andrew Wilson bap. Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland (wit. John Yuill & John Hood) [d. by 1713]
2. 25 Dec. 1706, dau. Agnes Wilson bap. Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Garvald, wit. John Hood & Archibald Davidson)
3. 3 Feb. 1711, dau. Hellen Wilson bap. Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Garvald, wit. Archibald Davidson & John Smeatoun, both of Garvald)
4. 29 Nov. 1713, son Andrew Wilson bap. Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Garvald Kirk, wit. Archibald Davidson & James Foord) [m. Anna Henderson by 1743]

(Sources:  OPR Garvald)

Andrew Wilson & Anna Henderson

• Andrew, son of Andrew Wilson & Helen Muir (b. 1713, Garvald)
• Anna, dau. of William Henderson & Elspeth Dishington (b. 1714, Garvald)
1. 1 May 1743, son William Wilson bap. Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Garvald, wit. William Henderson elder & younger, John Wilson, & Patrick Greave)
2. 23 June 1745, dau. Helen Wilson bap. Whittingham, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Andrew Wait 1775]
3. 3 Apr. 1748, son John Wilson bap. Whittingham, East Lothian, Scotland
4. 28 Oct. 1750, son Andrew Wilson bap. Whittingham, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Janet Turner by 1777]

(Sources:  OPR Garvald, OPR Whittingham)

Andrew Wilson & Janet Turner

• Andrew, son of Andrew Wilson & Anna Henderson (b. 1750, Whittingham)
1. 20 Aug. 1777, dau. Ann Wilson b. Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 24 Aug., res. E. Saltoun, wit. Geo. Sandilands & Jo. Monilaws) [m. George Redpath by 1799]
2. 23 Nov. 1779, son John Wilson b. Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland (res. Begbie) [m. Margaret Purves 1803]
3. 25 Feb. 1782, dau. Janet Wilson b. Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 5 Mar., res. E. Saltoun, wit. John Wilson & Mathew Heriot) [bur. 13 Mar. 1786, res. E. Saltoun]
4. 9 Dec. 1784, dau. Mary Wilson b. Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 19 Dec., res. E. Saltoun, wit. John Wilson & Mathew Heriot) [bur. 14 Mar. 1786, res. E. Saltoun]
5. 1 Apr. 1787, dau. Janet Wilson b. Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 8 Apr., res. E. Saltoun, wit. John Wilson & Andw. Waits) [d. 1858, ch. by John Begbie 1815]
6. 16 Jan. 1792, son Andrew Wilson b. Yester, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 30 Jan., res. Bankrugg, wit. John Henderson & Alexr. Whitly) [m. Janet Dickson 1819]

Andrew Wilson was described as a ploughman in the death registration of his son Andrew.

(Sources:  OPR Bolton, OPR Saltoun, OPR Yester)

John Wilson & Margaret Purves

• John, son of Andrew Wilson & Janet Turner (b. 1779, Bolton)
• Margaret, dau. of William Purves & Elizabeth Wood (b. 1782, Whittingham)
• 13 June 1803, m. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (irregular marriage, John of Tranent, Margaret of Pencaitland)
1. 22 July 1804, son Andrew Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 5 Aug.) [m. Margaret Colston 1829]
2. 18 Nov. 1806, dau. Elizabeth Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 6 Dec.)
3. 2 Sep. 1809, dau. Janet Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 22 Oct.)
4. 18 Nov. 1811, son William Wilson bap. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 15 Dec.)
5. 22 Mar. 1815, dau. Anne Wilson bap. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 17 Nov. 1815 Tranent, age 8m, John cooper in Tranent, bur. 19 Nov.]
6. 16 Oct. 1817, dau. Jean Margaret Wilson bap. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
7. 11 Oct. 1820, dau. Margaret Wilson bap. Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
8. 22 May 1826, son John Wilson bap. Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland
    
• Unmarried children:
• 1841, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, Andrew Wilson 45 mason Y, Andrew 20 mason Y, Janet 20 Y, Anne 15 Y, George 15 Y, John 13 Y, William 11 Y, Alexander 9 Y, Charles 7 Y, [neph] John 15 mason Y)

(Sources:  C1841S, OGormanB, OPR Tranent, OPRI)

Andrew Wilson & Janet Dickson

• Andrew, son of Andrew Wilson & Janet Turner (b. 1792, Yester)
• Janet, dau. of George Dickson & Janet Bell (b. 1800, Ormiston)
• 19 Nov. 1819, m. procl. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (both from Ormiston)
1. 6 Feb. 1820, dau. Janet Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 8 Mar., res. Ormiston, rec. 1824) [m. James Wilson 1843, m. David Slight 1849]
2. 5 Apr. 1821, son Andrew Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 9 May, res. Ormiston, rec. 1824) [m. Jane Black 1852, m. Alison Kedzlie 1857]
3. 3 Feb. 1824, dau. Ann Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 1 Mar., res. Ormiston) [m. Robert Wight 1849]
4. 31 Oct. 1825, son George Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 20 Nov., res. Ormiston)
5. 3 Feb. 1828, son John Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 24 Feb., res. Ormiston, rec. 1829) [m. Elizabeth Stevenson 1862]
6. 3 Jan. 1830, son William Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 17 Jan., res. Ormiston) [d. 18 Mar. 1891, mem. West Byres Cem.]
7. 26 Sep. 1831, son Alexander Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 6 Nov., res. Ormiston)
8. 3 Mar. 1834, son Charles Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 20 Apr., res. Ormiston)
• 27 Mar. 1835, Janet Dickson d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (mem. West Byres Cem., mortcloth fee paid 3 Apr. 1835)
• 8 Oct. 1860, Andrew Wilson d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (age 67, gardener, mem. West Byres Cem.)
   
• Census Records:
• 1841, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, Andrew Wilson 45 mason Y, Andrew 20 mason Y, Janet 20 Y, Anne 15 Y, George 15 Y, John 13 Y, William 11 Y, Alexander 9 Y, Charles 7 Y, [neph] John 15 mason Y)
• 1851, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St. Ormiston, Andrew Wilson wd 58 gardener Yester, Andrew 30 mason Ormiston, George 25 garden laborer Ormiston, John 23 mason Ormiston, William 21 garden laborer Ormiston, svt Christian Robertson 30 Inveresk, vis [sis] Anne Redpath wd 72 farm servant Saltoun)
• County Directories:
• 1840-1862, Ormiston, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson, mason, proprietor, county elector) [directories for 1841, 1844, 1851, & 1857 missing]
• Land Records:
• 10 Aug. 1835, Ormiston, East Lothian (14 falls on north side of High St., from charter of Earl of Hopetoun, to Andrew Wilson builder in Ormiston) [then 7 Nov. 1879, from trustees of Andrew Wilson builder in Ormiston, to William Wilson gardener in Ormiston, with consent of the six children of Andrew's daughter Janet Slight; then 11 May 1894 to David George Slight gardener in Ormiston]
• 20 Mar. 1840, Ormiston, East Lothian (lease of 6 acres land on west side of minister's glebe, from trustees of Janet Bell, spouse of George Dickson farmer in Ormiston, to Andrew Wilson builder in Ormiston) [then 19 Sep. 1864, from trustees of Andrew Wilson to William Wilson gardener in Ormiston]
• 2 May 1840, Ormiston, East Lothian (tenement on north side of High St., from trustees of Janet Bell & spouse George Dickson farmer in Ormiston, to Andrew Wilson builder in Ormiston) [then 19 Sep. 1864, from trustees of Andrew Wilson to William Wilson gardener in Ormiston; then 11 May 1894 to David George Slight gardener in Ormiston]
• Kirk Session Records:
• 26 Mar. 1820, Ormiston, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson and his wife Janet Dickson appeared before the session to repent of "the sin of Ante-Nuptial fornication", were rebuked, admonished, absolved, and admitted into communion.)
• 5 Oct. 1834, Ormiston, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson, mason in Ormiston, listed on communion roll; also spouse Janet Wilson or Dickson, with death 31 Mar. 1834 [probably in error for 1835]; also 22 June 1836 Janet added as young communicant; also 24 June 1837 John and Alexander added as young communicants; also 20 June 1838 Andrew added as young communicant) [no rosters prior to 1834]
• Unmarried children:
• 1861, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St. Ormiston, William Wilson 30 gardener Ormiston, bro John 32 builder Ormiston, neph Andrew 15 Ormiston, neph David Slight 6 Ormiston, svt Helen Cow 24 dom svt Prestonkirk)
• 1861, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. High St., Alexr Wilson 29 linen draper Ormiston, niece Janet Slight 10 Ormiston, svt Jane Hogg 15 dom svt Pencaitland)
• 1863-1880, county directory, Ormiston, East Lothian (William Wilson, gardener, Ormiston, county elector) [1878 directory missing]
• 1871, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Ormiston, William Wilson 41 gardener Ormiston, neph David Slight 17 gardener Ormiston, svt Agnes Moffat 45 dom svt St. Cuthberts)
• 1871, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. 110 High St., Alexander Wilson 39 draper Ormiston, niece Janet Slight 20 housekeeper Ormiston, svt Elizabeth Carson 24 dom svt Newbattle)
• 6 Dec. 1880, land, Ormiston, East Lothian (piece of ground, house & garden, from John Wilson builder in Ormiston, to William Wilson gardener Ormiston)  [then 11 May 1894, called "St. Kilda House", to David George Slight gardener in Ormiston]
• 1881, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Beech Cottage, William Wilson 39 gardener Ormiston, svt Margaret Provist wd 49 dom svt Aberdeen)
• 1881, Newbattle, Midlothian (res. 3 Abbey Rd., Alexander Wilson 49 draper Haddingtonshire, svt Jane Gilles 50 gen svt Dalkeith)
• 1891, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. Beech Cottage, William Wilson 61 market gardener Ormiston, svt Annie Adam 23 housekeeper Rothes)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, C1861S, C1871S, C1881S, C1891S, CoppenE, ELothAReg, HaddCour, HaddSC, KSROrmiston, OPR Ormiston, ScotPRS, ScotRD, WByresC)

Andrew Wilson & Margaret Colston

• Andrew, son of John Wilson & Margaret Purves (b. 1804, Tranent)
• Margaret, dau. of Robert Colston & Ann Taylor (bap. 1 July 1810, Dalkeith)
• 25 Oct. 1829, m. procl. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (both from Crichton)
1. 21 Nov. 1830, dau. Isabella Wilson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland
2. 11 July 1832, dau. Anne Wilson bap. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland [d. by 1841]
3. 10 Dec. 1833, dau. Margaret Wilson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland [d. 7 Jan. 1866, Portland]
4. 16 June 1835, dau. Elisabeth Wilson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland [m. Israel Carey 1855]
5. c. 1839, son Paul Wilson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland [m. Mary Cassidy by 1862]
6. c. 1841, son John Grant Wilson b. Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland [m. Ann Benson by 1862]
7. 13 May 1843, dau. Ann Skinner Wilson b. Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [m. David Brewster 1868]
8. 25 Apr. 1850, son William Wilson b. Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland [d. 6 Dec. 1851, Dalkeith]
• 20 Mar. 1857, Andrew Wilson d. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• 25 Mar. 1879, Margaret Wilson d. Portland, Victoria, Australia
   
• Census Records:
• 1841, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. High St., Andrew Wilson 35 mason Y, Margaret 30 Y, Isabella 11 Y, Margaret 7 Y, Elizabeth 6 Y, Paul 2 Y, John 3m Y, Paul Colston 20 draper Y)
• 1851, Dalkeith, Midlothian (res. West Wynd, Andrew Wilson 45 mason Tranent, Margt 39 Dalkeith, Margt 17 Ford, Elizabeth 15 Ford, Paul 12 Ford, John 10 Ford, Ann 7 Dalkeith, Willm 11m Dalkeith, gd Isabella 2 Dalkeith, ldgr Willm Colston 16 founder Dalkeith, ldgr Robert 14 founder Dalkeith)
• Immigration Record:
• 6 Oct. 1854, Portland, Victoria, Australia (ship "Indian Ocean", Andrew Wilson 44, Margt 40, Margaret 20, Elizabeth 17, Paul 15, John 13, Anne 11, Isabella 5)

(Sources:  C1841S, C1851S, VicIIPL, OGormanB, OPRI)

James Wilson & Janet Wilson

• Janet, dau. of Andrew Wilson & Janet Dickson (b. 1820, Ormiston) [m. David Slight 1849]
• 3 June 1843, m. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (m. procl. 30 May, both from Ormiston)
1. 3 July 1844, son John Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 26 July, James grocer in Ormiston) [ch. by Flora Livingstone c. 1869, m. Jessie Russell 1875]
2. 18 Dec. 1845, son Andrew Wilson b. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (bap. 18 Jan. 1846, James grocer in Ormiston) [m. Ann Mackay 1874]
• 17 Sep. 1860, Janet Wilson Slight d. Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland (age 40, baker's widow, bur. West Byres Cem., unmarked grave) [27 Dec. 1860, inventory of estate valued at 127 pounds, acquired by creditors]
   
• Census Records:
• 1851, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., David Slight 31 baker Cranston, Janet 30 Ormiston, Janet 2m Ormiston, stepson John Wilson 7 Ormiston, stepson Andrew 5 Ormiston, svt Jane Clark 15 Dalkeith)
• Kirk Session Records:
• 1841, Ormiston, East Lothian (James Wilson, grocer in Ormiston, added to communion roll by transfer from the High Church [Edinburgh].)
• Unmarried children:
• 1861, census Glasgow, Lanark (3 Burnside Bldgs, St George Milton, Matthew Raeside 44 coachman Dunlop, Mary 31 Ormiston, Mary 1 Glasgow, Janet 2m Glasgow, brdr John Kerr 16 draper Portpatrick, brdr John Wilson 16 draper Ormiston)
• 1861, Ormiston, East Lothian (res. High St., William Wilson 30 gardener Ormiston, bro John 32 builder Ormiston, nephew Andrew 15 Ormiston, nephew David Slight 6 Ormiston, svt Helen Cow 24 dom svt Prestonkirk)

(Sources:  C1851S, C1861S, HaddCour, HaddSC, KSROrmiston, OPR Ormiston, ScotRD)

Andrew Wilson & Jane Black

• Andrew, son of Andrew Wilson & Janet Dickson (b. 1821, Ormiston)
• Jane, dau. of William Black & Jane Glen (bap. 16 Nov. 1833, Tranent)
• 21 June 1852, m. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (procl. Ormiston 19 June, Andrew from Ormiston, Jane from Tranent)
1. 2 June 1853, dau. Jane Black Wilson bap. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
2. 20 Feb. 1855, dau. Janet Wilson bap. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Andrew Wilson & Alison Turnbull Kedzlie

• Alison, dau. of Henry Kedzlie & Eliza Gray (bap. 1 May 1825, Tranent)
• 3 Aug. 1857, m. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (Andrew builder, Alison lady, both of Tranent)
1. 30 Apr. 1858, son Andrew Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 1915, m. Jessie Urie]
2. 24 Jan. 1860, son Henry Kedglie Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
3. 4 Jan. 1862, dau. Eliza Gray Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
4. 20 Oct. 1863, dau. Alice Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Alexander Moffat 1900]
5. 29 Aug. 1865, dau. Ann Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 4 Mar. 1907, bur. Tranent Kirk]
• 23 July 1897, Alison Wilson d. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bur. Tranent Kirk)
• 24 Feb. 1905, Andrew Wilson d. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bur. Tranent Kirk)
   
• Census Records:
• 1861, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Edinburghward, Andrew Wilson 40 builder Ormiston, Alice 34 Tranent, Jane 8 Tranent, Jessie 6 Tranent, Andrew 2 Tranent, Henry 1 Tranent, svt Jane Barker 16 dom svt Tranent)
• 1871, Tranent, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson 49 builder Ormiston, Alice 45 Tranent, Jane 17 Tranent, Jessie 16 Tranent, Andrew 12 Tranent, Henry 11 Tranent, Eliza 9 Tranent, Alice 7 Tranent, Ann 5 Tranent)
• 1881, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Post Road, Andrew Wilson 59 builder & quarry master Ormiston, Alice 55 Tranent, Andrew 22 Tranent, Henry 21 Tranent, Eliza 19 teacher Tranent, Alice 17 milliner Tranent, Annie 15 Tranent)
• 1891, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Glen Park House, Andrew Wilson 69 builder Ormiston, Alice 66 Tranent, Andrew 32 builder Tranent, Henry 31 builder Tranent, Alice 24 Tranent, Annie 22 Tranent)
• 1901, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Glen Park House, Andrew Wilson 70 builder Ormiston, Eliza G 39 Tranent, Annie L 34 Tranent)
• County Directories:
• 1858-1880, Tranent, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson, mason & builder, county elector) [directory for 1878 missing]
• 1904-1906, Tranent, East Lothian (Andrew Wilson, builder, county elector) [directory for 1905 missing]
• Land Records:
• 19 Oct. 1855, Tranent, East Lothian (1 acre & 8 falls on north side of High St., from John Learmonth of Dean & David Smith, to Andrew Wilson builder in Tranent) [then 7 May 1856, 36 falls & 35 ells with house to Thomas McWalter joiner in Tranent and spouse Janet Hunter; and 24 Oct. 1856, 23 poles & 22 yards with house to John Young quarrier in Tranent; and same day, 6 poles with house to James Hood slater in Tranent; and 26 Nov. 1856, 2 roods & 11 poles to William Niell grocer in Tranent; and 28 Jan. 1857, 15 poles & 5 yards with house to trustees of John Bald flesher in Gifford; and 31 Mar. 1859, lot with houses to James McWilliam of Bradford, now Wigtown]
• 18 June 1867, Tranent, East Lothian (tenement with coathouses, other lands, & 20 falls & 3 ells on north side of High St., from Henry Turnbull Kedglie, to Jane Gray Kedglie spouse of James Simpson blacksmith in Washington USA, Alice Turnbull Kedglie spouse of Andrew Wilson builder in Tranent, Thomas Gray Kedglie gardener in Australia, John Kedglie baker in Tranent, and James Gray Kedglie in Brighton) [then 31 Aug. 1867, shares of John Kedglie baker in Tranent and James Gray Kedglie in Tranent, to Andrew Wilson builder in Tranent]

Andrew Wilson was the builder of St. Martin of Tours Church of Tranent, which opened in 1891.

(Sources:  C1861S, C1871S, C1881S, C1891S, C1901S, ELothAReg, IGI, OPR Ormiston, OPRI, ScotPRS, ScotRM, TranKC, TurnbullM)

John Wilson & Elizabeth Stevenson

• John, son of Andrew Wilson & Janet Dickson (b. 1828, Ormiston)
• Elizabeth, dau. of Joseph Stevenson & Margaret Law (bap. 13 Sep. 1835, Gladsmuir)
• 16 Jan. 1862, m. Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland (at Samuelston)
1. 5 Mar. 1863, dau. Margaret Law Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 2 Oct. 1873, bur. Tranent Kirk]
2. 9 June 1864, son Andrew Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [m. Jane Eeles 1893]
3. 23 Dec. 1865, dau. Janet Dickson Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
4. 11 June 1867, dau. Ann Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
5. 2 Mar. 1869, dau. Elizabeth Stevenson Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 29 Oct. 1935, bur. Tranent Kirk]
6. 11 May 1870, son Joseph Stevenson Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 3 June 1871, bur. Tranent Kirk]
7. 6 Jan. 1872, son John George Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland [d. 1929, m. Frances Tate]
8. 1 May 1874, son William Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
9. 1876, dau. Margaret Isabel Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
10. 1880, dau. Alexandrina Susan Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
• 23 June 1897, John Wilson d. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bur. Tranent Kirk)
• 24 Dec. 1910, Elizabeth Wilson d. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (bur. Tranent Kirk)
   
• Census Records:
• 1871, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Tranent, John Wilson 43 builder Ormiston, Elizabeth 35 Samuelston, Margaret 8 Tranent, Andrew 6 Tranent, Janet 5 Tranent, Anna A 3 Tranent, Elizabeth 2 Tranent, Joseph 10m Tranent, svt Elizabeth Reid 16 dom svt Tranent)
• 1881, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Church St., John Wilson 53 builder Ormiston, Elisabeth 44 Gladsmuir, Andrew 16 builder Tranent, Janet 15 Tranent, Anna 13 Tranent, Elisabeth 12 Tranent, John G 9 Tranent, William 6 Tranent, Margaret I 5 Tranent, Alexandrina S 1 Tranent)
• 1891, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Church St., John Wilson 63 builder Ormiston, Elizabeth 54 Gladsmuir, Andrew 26 mason Tranent, Elizabeth 22 Tranent, William 16 joiner Tranent, Maggie 15 Tranent, Ina 11 Tranent)
• 1901, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Eliza Cottage, Elizabeth S Wilson 65 Gladsmuir, Elizabeth S 30 Tranent, John George 29 mason Tranent, Margaret Isa 24 teacher Tranent, sL Alexander Smith 33 baker Tranent)
• County Directories:
• 1863-1880, Ormiston, East Lothian (John Wilson, builder, county elector) [directory for 1878 missing]
• Land Records:
• 10 May 1859, Ormiston, East Lothian (piece of ground, house & garden, from trustees of Archibald Hastie M.P. of Rutland Gate, Middlesex, to John Wilson builder in Ormiston) [then 6 Dec. 1880, to William Wilson gardener in Ormiston]
• 12 May 1866, Tranent, East Lothian (2.5 acre triangular park, from George Steel laborer Tranent, to John Wilson builder in Tranent)
• Court Record:
• 5 Dec. 1882, Haddington, East Lothian (John Wilson builder in Tranent, bankruptcy)

In 1859, John Wilson began in partnership with his brother Andrew. After seven years, the partnership was dissolved, and he built the female school in Pencaitland in 1869. He wound up in bankruptcy court in 1882, apparently due to money he lent out but was never repaid.

(Sources:  C1871S, C1881S, C1891S, C1901S, CoppenE, ELothAReg, HaddCour, IGI, OPRI, ScotPRS, TranKC, TranNC)

John Grant Wilson & Ann Benson

• John, son of Andrew Wilson & Margaret Colston (b. c. 1841, Crichton)
• Ann, dau. of James Benson & Martha Edgar (b. 19 Feb. 1840, Keswick, Cumberland, England)
• 11 Feb. 1862, m. Portland, Victoria, Australia
1. 30 Apr. 1862, son William Skinner Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1945]
2. 4 Mar. 1864, son John Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1865, Portland]
3. 15 July 1866, dau. Martha Ann Edgar Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1935]
4. 1868, dau. Margaret Coalston Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1943]
5. 8 Oct. 1871, son Andrew Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1942]
6. 1877, dau. Elizabeth Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1948]
7. 14 July 1879, dau. Ethel Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1947, Hamilton, New Zealand, m. Herbert Hill 1899]
8. 12 July 1881, son Arthur James Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1959]
9. 1883, dau. Amy Agnes Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 7 Sep. 1900]
10. 1885, dau. Mabel Alice Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1969]

(Sources:  BarryB, OGormanB)

Paul Wilson & Mary Ann Cassidy

• Paul, son of Andrew Wilson & Margaret Coalston (b. c. 1839, Crichton)
• Mary (from Carrigallen, Leitrim, Ireland)
1. 23 May 1862, dau. Margaret Ann Wilson b. Drumborg, Victoria, Australia [d. 5 Sep. 1886, Portland]
2. Oct. 1864, dau. Elizabeth Wilson b. Cape Schanck, Victoria, Australia [d. 1953]
3. Dec. 1865, dau. Mary Jane Wilson b. Casterton, Victoria, Australia [d. 1926]
4. 1868, dau. Martha Matilda Wilson b. Casterton, Victoria, Australia [d. c. 1936]
5. 4 Oct. 1871, son Paul Wilson b. Penola, South Australia, Australia [d. 1960, m. Marion Holmes by 1898]
6. 13 May 1874, dau. Wilhelmina Chapman Wilson b. Cape Nelson, Victoria, Australia [d. 1960]
7. 1877, son James Noble Dymond Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1957]
8. 1880, son John William Wilson b. Portland, Victoria, Australia [d. 1938]

(Sources:  BarryB, OGormanB)

John Wilson & Flora Livingstone

• John, son of James Wilson & Janet Wilson (b. 1844, Ormiston)
• Flora (b. c. 1835, Appin, Scotland)
  1. 28 Dec. 1869, son James Wilson b. Knaresborough, West Yorkshire, England (Castlegate, father stonemason)

John Wilson & Jessie Russell

• Jessie, dau. of Alexander Russell & Margaret Whitecross (b. c. 1854, North Berwick) [ch. by George Walton 1873]
• 17 May 1875, m. Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland (198 New City Rd., Milton Dist., both res. 15 Abercromby St., John mason son of grocer , Jessie domestic svt dau. of fisherman & washerwoman)
1. 6 Oct. 1875, dau. Jessie Wilson b. South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (18 Breadalbane St. Leith, John stone mason) [m. Edward Martin by 1905]
2. 10 June 1878, dau. Margaret Wilson b. Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland (E. Linton, John mason) [m. John Thomas Martin 1900]
3. 11 Sep. 1880, son John George Wilson b. Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (Fowler St., John mason) [m. Mary Ford 1904]
4. 13 May 1883, son Alexander Wilson b. East London, Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada (res. Dundas St., father stonecutter) [d. 1977, m. Fannie Martin 1902, m. Juliet ---]
5. Feb. 1886, dau. Anne Wilson b. Michigan [m. John Walsh c. 1909]
6. Nov. 1888, dau. Susan Wilson b. Michigan [m. John Morgan 1909]
7. Mar. 1893, son Andrew Wilson b. Michigan [m. Elizabeth Serafini 1927]
8. 14 Aug. 1894, son William R. Wilson b. Michigan [d. 1959, m. Lavinia --- c. 1921]
• 6 Dec. 1899, John Wilson d. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee (bur. Paradise Ridge, near Joelton, "at the family burying ground, fourteen miles out on the White's Creek Pike", John stonecutter, res. 1715 Hamilton St.)
• 27 Feb. 1944, Jessie Russell Wilson d. Chester, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (bur. Chester Rural Cem., res. Chester for 24 yrs.)
   
• Census Records:
• 1871, South Leith, Midlothian (1 Horse Wynd, Flora Livingstone 35 engineer's wife Appin, James 1 Knaresborough, vis John Wilson 27 mason Ormiston)
• 1881, Tranent, East Lothian (res. Fowler St., John Wilson 36 mason Ormiston, Jessie Russel 26 N Berwick, Jessie Wilson 5 Leith, Maggie 2 E Linton, John G 6m Tranent)
• 13 June 1900, Davidson Co. Tennessee (res. 1715 Hamilton Av. Nashville, 3rd Ward, Jessie Wilson wd 43 Scotland, Maggie 20 factory hand Scotland, John 19 coffin maker Scotland, Alexander 17 coffin painter Canada, Inez 14 factory hand MI, Susan 11 MI, Andrew 7 MI, William 5 TN)
• 16 Apr. 1910, Shelby Co. Tennessee (res. 700 S Third St, Memphis, 11th Ward, Jessie Wilson wd 54 Scotland, Andrew 18 engraver MI, William 15 cigar maker MI, dau. Ina Walsh 24 laundry helper MI, sL John 26 ax handle maker TN)
• 5 Apr. 1930, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (1500 Edgmont Ave, Chester, 1st Ward, William Wilson 37 pipefitter MI, Lavina 40 grocery saleslady PA, mother Jessie wd 78 Scotland)
• City Directories:
• 1884, Detroit, Michigan (John Wilson, stonecutter, 259 McDougall Ave)
• 1886-1887, Detroit, Michigan (John Wilson, stonecutter, Bellevue Ave S of Mack)
• 1893-1895, Detroit, Michigan (John Wilson, stonecutter, 791 Bellevue Ave)
• 1898, Nashville, Tennessee (John Wilson, stonecutter, res 1616 James)
• 1910-1917, Memphis, Tennessee (Jessie Wilson (widow John), in 1910: res 383 S Avery Pl, in 1911-1915: res 700 S 3d, in 1916-1917: res 691 S 3d)
• Immigration Record:
• 13 May 1882, Quebec, Quebec, Canada (S.S. Buenos Ayrean, Jno Wilson 38, Jessie 28, Jessie 6, Maggie 4, Jno infant, sailed from Glasgow 25 Apr.) [also were listed on, but then deleted from, the roster of S.S. Manitoban, sailing 19 Apr. 1882 from Glasgow]
• Land Records:
• 6 Dec. 1897, land in Davidson County (75.2 acres along Little Marrowbone Creek, from L.J. Setters to John Wilson for $400) [then 7 June 1899, 37 acres back to L.J. Setters for $151]
• Court Record:
• 17 Oct. 1881, court in Haddington (John Wilson mason in Tranent, disorderly conduct, 3 days prison or 5/- fine)
• Unmarried children:
• 28 Feb. 1881, court in Haddington (James Wilson age 11, son of John Wilson mason of Tranent, guilty of theft of snuff box & handlamp, 10 days prison & 5 years at Wellington Reformatory School in Penicuik)
• 1881, Penicuik, Midlothian (res. Wellington Reformatory Farm School, James Wilson 11 inmate England)
• 1895, city directory, Detroit, Michigan (Maggie Wilson, clerk Michigan Optical Co, res. 791 Bellevue Ave)
• 1910-1917, city directory, Memphis, Tennessee (Andrew Wilson, engraver American Bag Co, res in 1910: 383 S Avery Pl, in 1911-1915: 700 S 3d, in 1916-1917: 691 S 3d)
• 1911-1917, city directory, Memphis, Tennessee (Wm R Wilson, in 1911: clerk, in 1912-1917: cigarmaker, res in 1911-1915: 700 S 3d, in 1916-1917: 691 S 3d)
• 1920, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (William R Wilson 25 pipefitter MI, boarder at Lavinia R Slawter)

(Sources:  C1871S, C1881S, C1900, C1910, C1920, C1930, ChesterRCem, DavidsonLand, DavidsonMarriage, DetroitCityDir, EngBirth, HaddCourier, HaddCourt, MemphisCityDir, NashvilleAm, NashvilleCityDir, NashDeath, OntBirth, PennDeath, QuebecPassenger, ScotBirth, ScotCorr, ScotMarriage)

Andrew Wilson & Ann Mackay

• Andrew, son of James Wilson & Janet Wilson (b. 1844, Ormiston)
• Ann, dau. of James Mackay & Margaret Gunn (b. c. 1850, Dornoch, Sutherland) [ch. by --- --- c. 1885]
• 14 Aug. 1874, m. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Free Church of Scotland wedding, 64 Bristo St., Andrew mason son of grocer, Annie domestic servant dau of wood sawyer)
1. 24 July 1874, son Andrew Wilson b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
2. c. 1880, son Alexander Wilson b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
3. c. 1881, dau. Ann Wilson b. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• 7 Jan. 1881, Andrew Wilson d. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (St. Giles, 47 Bristo St, age 35, father baker, inf. widow)
   
• Census Records:
• 1881, Edinburgh, Midlothian (res. 47 Bristo St, Annie Wilson wd 31 Dornoch, Alexr 1 Edinburgh, ldgr Thomas Amos 18 student England, ldgr Robert Bird 19 student Kirkcaldy, ldgr Hugh Mackay 27 joiner's laborer Dornoch)
• 1891, Edinburgh, Midlothian (47 Bristo St, Annie Wilson 42 lodging house keeper Dornoch, Alexander 11 Edinburgh, Annie 10 Edinburgh, Wellie 6 Edinburgh, lodger James Metthew 35 iron turner Dundee, lodger John Fraser 34 railway policeman Kirkmichael, lodger Thomas Laidlaw 29 grave digger Edinburgh, lodger Angus McNiven 19 waiter Killin)
• 1901, Edinburgh, Midlothian (14 Frederick St, Annie Wilson 52 lodging house keeper Dornoch, Alexander 28 copper plate engraver Edinburgh, Annie 20 milliner Edinburgh, William 16 optician Edinburgh, sis Alexa Mackay 49 cook Dornoch, niece Alexa G M 22 clerk Dornoch, ldgr Sophia Rhind 64 Macclesfield, ldgr John 25 clerk Queenstown, ldgr Matilda A Mackay Scobie 47 Calcutta, Jan H W 17 Reading)

(Sources:  C1881S, C1891S, C1901S, IGI, ScotRD)

John George Wilson & Mary Ellen Ford

• John, son of John Wilson & Jessie Russell (b. 1880, Tranent, Scotland)
• Mary, dau. of Thomas Ford & Susan McGovern (b. 1885, Nashville, Tennessee)
• 20 Dec. 1904, m. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA (witness L C Freeman)
  1. 6 Oct. 1905, son George John Wilson b. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA (res. 1903 Woodard Ave, father musician) [d. 2 Jan. 1906, Nashville, at St Louis St residence, bur. Mt. Olivet Cemetery]
  2. 6 Oct. 1905, son Oney Lyman Wilson b. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA (res. 1903 Woodard Ave, father musician) [d. 6 Sep. 1906, Nashville, at 1706 Arthur St residence, bur. Mt. Olivet Cemetery]
  3. 26 Feb. 1907, dau. Eloise Jessie Wilson b. Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA (res. 1706 Arthur Ave, father machinist) [d. 29 Mar. 1989, m. George Weil 1926]
  4. 25 Jan. 1925, son Andrew Conley Wilson b. Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA [d. 23 Feb. 2006, Greenville, North Carolina]
• 29 Nov. 1958, John Wilson d. Elmhurst, Du Page Co., Illinois, USA (woodworker, res. 217 S Villa, Elmhurst, bur. Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood)
• 6 Oct. 1960, Mary Wilson d. Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA (res. 217 S Villa, Elmhurst, bur. Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood)
   
• Census Records:
• 20 Apr. 1910, Davidson Co., Tennessee (152 8th Ave N, Nashville, 7th Ward, John G Wilson 28 cabinet maker Scotland, Marry E 24 seamstress TN, Elloise J 3 TN)
• 6 Jan. 1920, Cook Co., Illinois (1040 43rd St, Chicago, 3rd Ward, John G Wilson 37 woodworker Scotland, Mary 32 TN, Elosie 12 TN, bro Andrew 27 engraver MI, nephew John Martin 25 woodworker TN)
• City Directories:
• 1923, Chicago, Illinois (Jno G Wilson, woodworker, res 1036 E 43rd)
• 1928, Chicago, Illinois (J G Wilson, res 4716 Woodlawn Ave)

(Sources:  AcaciaPkC, C1910, C1920, ChiCD2, CookBR, DavidsonMR, IllDR, MtOlivetC, NashBan, NashBR, NashDR, WeilE, WilsonA)