Wilson family

Descendants of John WILSON and Sophia MILLER

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Introduction

Although the Wilson family is not directly related to me, they are intimately connected to the Blackwood family and my Auntie, Olive GLARE who married into this family. Thus I have included them here for completeness.
John Wilson was born at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on the 12th of August 1829.
On the 13th of January 1854 at Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, John married Sophia MILLER, the daughter of Peter and Sarah MILLER (nee BROWN). Sophia was born on the 17th of August 1836 at Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland and was christened there on the 3rd of September 1836.
The couple's first child Peter WILSON was born on the 23rd of October 1854 at Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
In 1855, John, Sophia and baby Peter left England aboard the ship "Frances Henty" arriving in Portland, Victoria, Australia on the 9th of February 1856.
Unassisted Immigration to Victoria - Index of inward passenger lists for British, Foreign and New Zealand Ports 1852-1923:
- Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
  Wilson John 27 Feb 1856 Frances Henty B 105 001
  Wilson Peter 1 Feb 1856 Frances Henty B 105 001
  Wilson Sophia 19 Feb 1856 Frances Henty B 105 001
John Wilson may have gone to work for a man named Joseph Livingstone the owner of a property named "Narrawong", inland from Portland, as John junior was born there on the 20th of July 1856 and Livingstone signed his birth certificate. The property apparently was near Branxholme, Victoria. "Later records show that John owned land at Myamyn, just off the Henty Highway. The Portland to Ararat railway line ran through his property at the Myamyn Railway Station."
- source: Michael Ray Wilson and his grandmother's book.

William WILSON (1869-1953) and sons Russell, Harold, Allan and Leslie in 1926 with workers Jack Zantuck and Alex Mitchell.

Descendents of John WILSON and Sophia MILLER:

Peter WILSON (b.1850 Scotland d.1927)

m. Hannah BLACKWOOD (1867 in Daylesford -1903) on 30th March 1887 in Hotspur
Hannah WILSON (1888-1974)
- m. Frederick FORSTER in 1926
Elizabeth WILSON (1889-)
- m. John Bernard CLARKE
Edith Sophia WILSON (1891-1965)
Lillian May WILSON (1893-1962)
- m. Robert Ernest Oswald FINGER (1887-1948)
- Ernest Ross FINGER (1920-1965)
- Neville FINGER
Peter Leslie WILSON (1895-1969 Malvern, Vic) served AIF 39th battalion in WWI
- m. Lorna Muriel STEHN in 1926
Percy John WILSON (1897-1949)
- m. Isobel Mary CLARK (1911-1997) in 1931
Clarence James WILSON (1899-1899)
Olive Mary WILSON (1901-1959)
- m. Henry John STEVENS in 1929
m. Elizabeth Alma MURRAY in 1905 at Chetwynd, Victoria
Thomas Peter WILSON (1907-1951)
Catherine Elizabeth WILSON (1911-1997)
Marguerite WILSON (1913-1984)
- m. Laurence Edmond KEALY
Patricia Maree Ann WILSON (1914-2004) b. Narracoorte, SA
- m. John Joseph 'Jack' LYNCH (1914-1994) in 1941
Julia Alma WILSON twin (1915-1934)
Rupert James WILSON twin (1915-1984)
- m. Edna TUCKER
Allan Stanislaus WILSON (1916-1919) Brighton cemetery. Melb.
Kevin Murray WILSON (1918-1972)
- m. Jean Margaret PHILLIPS in 1941 reg. # 3245

John (Jack) WILSON (1856-1920)

m. Mary Jane BLACKWOOD (1860-1936) on 23rd April 1885
Sophia WILSON (b.1885 Myamyn d.1918)
- m. Walter Edward HINCH (1880-1962) on 6/5/1908 at Ozenkadnook
- Isaac Francis HINCH (1909-1948)
- Edward John Thomas HINCH (1911-)
- Ralph Hans Wilson HINCH (1913-1977)
Isaac WILSON, b. 1887 Condah d. 1957
- m. Annie Mary Ethel BAXTER (1900-1918) on 21/8/1918 and died 30 days later in Casterton.
- m. Emily PAHL (1903-2002)
Hannah Mickleborough WILSON, b. 1889 Myamyn d. 1976
- m. James May PAHL (1889-1959)
- Arnold Alexander Stanley Wilson PAHL (1910-1951)
- Henry Colin PAHL (1920-1994)
Jessie Elizabeth WILSON, b. 1892 Apsley d. 1977
- m. James Anderson FARISH (1886-1985 at Footscray) in 1913.
John James WILSON, b. 1894 Apsley d. 1963 Cohuna [Pte ?, ? Unit, AIF]
- m. Irene Pearl ROBINSON (1909-1930) in 1929
- Leslie WILSON (1929-)
  - m 1 with 4 children
  - m. 2 with 2 children
- m. Kath MOLLOY
Florence Catherine WILSON, b. 1896 Apsley d.1966
- m. James William Leslie MAJOR (1893 Goroke - 1944 at Heidelberg)
Ernest Stanley Charles WILSON, b. 1898 Apsley d. 1940
- m. Margaret Louisa HICKS (1903 Ozenkadnook - 1985 Stawell) on 26/7/1921 at Dopewarra.
Peter Gordon WILSON, b. 1900 Apsley d. 1953
- m. Elizabeth Mary WEST (1901-1994)
Thomas WILSON, b. 1902 Apsley d. 1903
Emily Catherine Mary WILSON, b. 1904 Apsley d. 1968
- m. David May PAHL

James WILSON (1858-1858)

Sophia WILSON (1860-1946)

m. Robert Field (1855-1931) - see photo
Sophia Rosina FIELD (1882-1958)
- m. Alexander BANNAM (1875-1960) in 1901
- Stanley Gordon BANNAM (1902-1992)
  - m. Elizabeth Pearl (1910-1984)
- Ruby May BANNAM (1905-1976)
  - m. Horace Roy OAKLEY IN 1924
- Amy BANNAM (1907-1976)
  - m. William Samuel SPILLMAN (1902-1978) in 1925
- Elsie Rose BANNAM (1909-2004)
  - m. Ernest Arthur SPILLMAN (1906-1989) in 1927
- Vera BANNAM (1915-1980)
  - m. Lindsay MCGLASHAN
- Stella Eileen BANNAM (1917-1986)
  - m. William Joseph FIELD (1911-2004)
Jessie FIELD (1885-1943)
- m. Henry Johnston BANNAM (1883-1957) in 1903
- William Henry BANNAM (1903-1982)
- Leslie Robert BANNAM (1906-1964)
  - m. Lillian Charlotte JENNINGS in 1928
- Florence Marguerite BANNAM (1909-)
  - m. Phillip George COLLYER (1903-) in 1927
- Daisy Mabel BANNAM (1916-)
Robert John FIELD (1889-1953)
- m. Rose Elizabeth MCDONALD (1889-1962)
- Robert James FIELD (1926-1972)
- stillborn male (1930)
Albert Norman FIELD (1901-1973)
- m. Ivy May ASTBURY / BANNAM
- Donald Norman FIELD (1939-1943)

Sarah-Ann WILSON (1863-1930)

m. John CAMERON (1855-1926) IN 1882
Margaret CAMERON (1883-1969)
- m. John KING (1867-1942) in 1910
- Phyllis Cameron Nugent KING (1910-)
  - m. William Russell KING (1903-1965) in 1941
William John CAMERON (1884-1969)
Charles CAMERON (1886-1922)
Sophia Miller CAMERON (1888-1968)
Albert CAMERON (1891-1963)
Mary Jane CAMERON (1893-1975)
Leila May CAMERON (1901-1901)

Agnes WILSON (1865-1949)

m. Robert BLACKWOOD (1861-1954) on 25th Dec 1890 in Hotspur
Ann BLACKWOOD (1888-1977)
Jessie Irena BLACKWOOD (1891-1986)
- m. John Thomas WYLDMAN
- Irene May WYLDMAN (1921-)
  - m. Moss M ARNOLD in 1946
- William John WYLDMAN (1922-)
  - m. Edith HUNT in 1946
- Betty WYLDMAN (1924-)
  - m. Jack BULLEN in 1944
- Robert Hotspur WYLDMAN (1926-)
  - m. Margaret WALSH
William Thomas BLACKWOOD (1894-1917 Belgium WWI)
John (Jack) James BLACKWOOD (1895-1954)
Albinea BLACKWOOD (1898-1987)
- m. Altonio CALSAFERRI in 1920
Ida Agnes Pearl BLACKWOOD (1900-2006)
- m. Donald MCDONALD (1894-1957)
- June MCDONALD
- William (Bill) MCDONALD
  - m. Olive GLARE who is my auntie
Gladys Victoria BLACKWOOD (1905-1951)

Charlie Brodie WILSON (1867-1952)

William WILSON (1869-1953)

m. Adah Jane THOMSON (1876 Myamyn -1942 Portland) in 1893
John Charles WILSON (1893-1967)
- m. Emily Catherine McKELLAR in 1925 reg. no. 5399
William "Willie" Adam WILSON (1895-1960) served in WWII
- m. Ada
Beryl Victoria WILSON (1897-1972)
- m. Gordon THOMSON in 1919 reg. no 1087
Albert "Russell" WILSON (1900-1975)
- m. Lily Elizabeth BROADWOOD in Branxholme in 1928 reg. no. 11581B
- Adah WILSON
  - m. William WILLSHER in Camperdown
  - 6 children
Dorothy Adah WILSON (1903-1982)
- m. Albert Edward "Bert" STUBBS in 1924 reg. no 13198
Harold Vincent WILSON (1905-)
- m. Margaret Elsie CRAWFORD in 1942 reg. no. 4986
- 1 daughter
Allan Lloyd WILSON (1908-1981)
- m. Alice
- 1 son
Ella May WILSON (b. 1910)
- m. Jack DE MOULIPEDE
Alma Eileen WILSON (b. 1912)
- m. Percy Roy THOMAS in 1937 in Mt Gambier
Myrtle Irene WILSON (1914-1914)
Edna Irene WILSON (b. 1915)
Leslie Gordon WILSON (1918-1982) served in WWII
- ?m. Bertha Rawlings MILLS in 1930 reg. no. 6774
- ?m. Mary BARKER in 1938 reg. no. 5423
Dulcie WILSON

Jessie Maude WILSON (1871-1940)

m. Andrew MCFARLAND (1871-1954)
James MCFARLAND (1908-1975)
Andrew Kitchener MCFARLAND (1916-1978)

James WILSON (1874-1874)

Thomas Henry WILSON (1875-1875)

Albert WILSON (1879-1956)

the photo is of John and Mary Jane's children, the lady with the baby on her lap is Sophia Wilson, the baby is Emily Kathleen Mary Wilson, the boy sitting is Ernest Stanley Charles Wilson, the boy standing is Peter Gordon Wilson, the other three girls are Jessie Elizabeth Wilson, Hannah Mickleborough Wilson and Florence Catherine Wilson who is the smallest of the 3 standing.

Their father, John WILSON is pictured at bottom of page.

Agnes WILSON wearing widow's weeds after her son's death in WWI

John C. WILSON 39th Battalion - he enlisted in 1916 with his cousin Peter Leslie WILSON in the same battalion.

John C. WILSON, wife Emily McKELLAR

Willie WILSON and wife Ada c.1928?

Beryl WILSON, husband and child.

Russell, John C and Willie WILSON

Russell WILSON and wife Lily 1928

Dorothy WILSON and husband, Bert STUBBS

Harold WILSON, wife Margaret CRAWFORD, best man Alan WILSON and bridesmaid Florence CRAWFORD

Alan WILSON, wife Alice, best man Roy THOMAS and bridesmaid Dulcie WILSON

Alma and Ella WILSON c.1917

Ella WILSON and husband Jack DE MOULIPEDE

The Liverpool - presumably when John C. WILSON disembarked on 19th Feb 1919 returning from WWI

John C WILSON and his baker's truck

Whycheproof's Broadway c.1920 taken by the Wilsons.

John C. Wilson (marked) checking out new cars at the Hamilton Show c.1928.

Peter WILSON:

see also: http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/wilson_peter.htm and http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/digby/family/wilson.htm
Peter Wilson was born at Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland on the 23rd of October 1854, the son of John and Sophia Wilson (nee Miller).
Peter married Hannah BLACKWOOD, the daughter of James and Hannah BLACKWOOD (nee Mickleborough).
Peter's 1st wife Hannah BLACKWOOD, after having 8 children, died on the 10th of October 1903, and was buried at the Ozenkadnook Cemetery with her infant son Clarence James WILSON.
In 1905 at Chetwynd, Victoria, Peter WILSON married Elizabeth Alma MURRAY, his 2nd wife, and had children:
- Thomas Peter Wilson (1907-1951)
- Catherine Elizabeth Wilson (1911-)
- Marguerite Wilson (1913)
- Julia Alma Wilson ((1915-1934)
- Rupert James Wilson ((1915)
- Allan Stanislaus Wilson ((1916-1919)
- Kevin Murray Wilson (1918-1972)
Peter WILSON died in 1927, at St Kilda, Victoria.

John WILSON:

John Wilson was born on the 20th of July 1856 at Narrawong Station, a property near Branxholme, Victoria, Australia the son of John and Sophia Wilson (nee Miller).
He was the first Australian born Wilson of this family line.
On the 23rd of April 1885 at the St. Thomas Church in Condah, Victoria, Australia he married Mary Jane Blackwood the daughter of James and Hannah Blackwood (nee Mickleborough).
Mary Jane was born on the 21st of April 1860 at Crawford Station, Victoria, Australia.
Their 10 children are listed in the above table.
John Wilson died on the 1st of August 1920 at Ozenkadnook, Victoria aged 64, and was buried on the 3rd of August 1920 at the Goroke Cemetery.
Obituary - West Wimmera Mail August 6th 1920:
- The death of Mr. John Wilson, an old and much respected resident of Ozenkadnook, took place on Sunday from heart trouble at the age of 64. He leaves a family of four sons and four daughters, for whom the deepest sympathy is felt. The funeral to the Goroke Cemetery on Tuesday was largely attended. The Rev Mr. Hill conducted the burial service.
Mary Jane Wilson (nee Blackwood) died on the 1st of June 1936 at Ozenkadnook, Victoria aged 76, and was buried at the Goroke Cemetery on the 5th ofJune 1936.

John WILSON jnr (1856-1920)

Robert FIELD and his wife Sophia WILSON with the Blackwood's - John "Jack" BLACKWOOD and his mother, Agnes BLACKWOOD nee WILSON.

Sources:

Michael Ray Wilson, Jane RINGWOOD's GGGG grandson - his information of Peter Wilson and William Ringwood is still a work in progress as he continues his genealogy research.
Memories & Beyond by Geoff and Jean Wilson (nee Sheppard).1997. Produced by Whistler Publishing Wallington ph: 0352552562
a book written about the Ozenkadnook South School by it's former students most of whom are grandchildren to John and Mary Jane Wilson (nee Blackwood) - it was put together for the school reunion
James Blackwood's death certificate
John Wilson birth certificate
John Wilson and Mary Jane Blackwood Marriage Certificate
John Wilson death certificate
Mary Jane Blackwood Birth Certificate
Mary Jane Wilson 1860-1936 Death Certificate
Hotspur first families / http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/digby/family/wilson.htm
photos generously provided by family of John C Wilson
Russell William Wilson corrected details of his grandfather, John James WILSON (1894-1963)

More photos:

Ernest Stanley Charles WILSON (1898-1940)
Margaret Louisa HICKS (1903-1985) - wife of Ernest Stanley Charles WILSON.
Mary Ann HICKS (nee MAJOR) (1876-1959) - mother of Margaret Louisa HICKS

Probably related:

Wilson family from Scotland
William WILSON who emigrated to Portland on 9th Dec 1856 - see here