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You say his firstborn child was Alexander James 1845.
Are you sure ?

I think this child is the first (he's in the 1851, 1861, & 1871 censuses posted earlier by Shirley):

Alexander John Wilson
in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Name: Alexander John Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1844
Baptism Date: 7 Oct 1844
Baptism Place: Inverurie,Aberdeen,Scotland
Father: Alexander John Wilson
Mother: Jane Taylor
FHL Film Number: 993192


That's listed as a Church of Scotland baptism.

Here's the baptism of daughter Jane Walker Wilson who's in the 1851, 1861 & 1871 censuses;

WILSON
JANE
ALEXANDER WILSON/JANE TAYLOR
F
Birth: 17/2/1849
Baptism: 1/4/1849
Aberdeen, St Mary's with St Peter's
Aberdeen

That's listed as an RC baptism.

Well this seems to be Jane Taylor in 1841. Address is correct for the marriage. Parents appear to be John and Jane. No mention of Walkers in these.


1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Woodside, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
Ann Williamson Female 60 1781 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Taylor Male 50 1791 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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George Taylor Male 15 1826 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Taylor Male 10 1831 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Jane Taylor Female 50 1791 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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>>Jane Taylor Female 20 1821 Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marjory Taylor Female 15 1826 Aberdeenshire, Scotland

and her family in 1851?


1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
215, Barrow Street, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Taylor Head Widower Male 60 1791 Spirit Merchant Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Taylor Son Unmarried Male 19 1832 House Carpenter Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marjory Taylor Daughter Unmarried Female 27 1824 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

OK I've finally caught up! So Jane was the daughter of Jean Walker who then married John Taylor or Jean Taylor who married John Taylor or maybe Jean Taylor who had a liason with David Walker. Possibly not the last scenario.

Can't see the birth / baptism of daughter Marjory Taylor Wilson, born c1847.

There was a Margaret Taylor Wilson born in 1849, but with different parents (John Wilson & Jane Scott) , and she's with them in later censuses -

Hi all,BOY! I must have the most complicated family tree of all time.Was reading up yesterday on Scots who went to Canada/Nova Scotia in the 1700s and came across 2 books called "Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America 1625-1825" & "Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to Canada Before Confederacy" both by D.Dobson.Say they are widely acclaimed by geneologists.Available on Ancestry.Will try get to library to check them out.Thought I'd write down all with Wilson surnames then go back to Scottish records and see if any match.Maybe Alexander's father (or his parents) went there first and the dad married in Canada.Just a thought.Marj

Am so sorry,I had Jane's name back to front...it is Jane Walker Taylor.Marj

I have a draft of a family tree sent to me 2nd hand a yr.ago says ;Alexander John married Jane Taylor-Children:Alexander J,(m.Caroline Blakley or Blekley)/Marjory(m.Frank Warner)/John,/Jane Walker(m.John M Saville)/Margaret(died as child)/Mary(died as child)/James Joss(my grandfather).Marj

Still on luck.Marj

Hi all,I have Alexander John Wilson's death certificate 1886 which states his father was James Wilson, Dock Builder Master and his mother was Margaret Harper both deceased.Now to either find where he may have worked or when he died.Big headache.Marj

Hi all,I have Alexander John's death certificate.He died 7/5/1886 aged 74yr and it states his parents were James Wilson (Dock Builder,Master) deceased(no date) and Margaret Wilson nee Harper deceased (no date). Jane Walker Wilson's death certificate says she died 7/3/1886 aged 64yrs and her parents were John Taylor (spirit merchant) and Jane Taylor nee Walker (both deceased). Now I need to find out about James Wilson and Margaret and where they lived etc.Marj

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=773945.0

(above has 1886 address, 6, Norfolk Street, Glasgow)

Chris :)

15 March 1886 - Aberdeen Free Press - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death
at 6, Norfolk Street, Glasgow, at the house of her son, on 7th, Jane Taylor, wife of Alexander Wilson, daughter of the late John Taylor, grocer, Woodside.


Edits (perhaps on both below)

http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/


(Scottish Post Office Directories)

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962 (Ancestry)

That's correct.Marj