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Hi Peeps,

Trying to find a marriage for a Peter Wilson & wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately i do not know where Peter was born. All his & Elizabeth s children were born in Liverpool, starting with son Peter born 05/10/1782.

Then Betty 1787, Lydia 1790, Sophia 1792, William 1796.

I have looked pretty hard....but cannot find a marriage to match a date around 1782 in Liverpool of folks named Peter Wilson & Elizabeth.

I have a suspicion he may have come from Scotland to look for work in the docks of Liverpool. To this end i have found single marriage of a Peter Wilson & Elizabeth Duncan in Edinburgh in 1781.

PETER WILSON
ELIZABETH DUNCAN
Marriage: 03 NOV 1781 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Now...I am thinking...they came from Scotland..as they married in Edinburgh....then moved down to Liverpool to look for work. Once they found a place to live and got work..they then decided to start the family.

Peter being 05/10/1782.....almost a year to the day after the marriage of the Scottish Peter & Elizabeth...would seem very plausible.
But i dont know how to prove it....any ideas most welcome please.

Peter & Elizabeth are my
Grt Grt Grt Grt Grandparents.

Thanks

This may help eliminate the marriage that you have found. (From familysearch.org)

Results for: All Countries
Father: Peter Wilson, Mother: Elizabeth Duncan

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 2

1. ROBERT WILSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 17 JUL 1784 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

2. MANUEL WILSON - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 26 AUG 1782 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thanks rootgatherer.

I was so hoping for a scottish link..

Cheers!..oh well......start again.

Thanks

Hi Paul,
Sophia & Lydia's births are on Non Conformist indexes.
I don't know if that would make a difference when looking for their marriage.

England and Wales, Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8) for Lydia Willson
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Search collectionName: Lydia Willson
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 13 Jan 1790
Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Death Date:
Death Place:
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Father's Name: Peter Willson
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Willson
Record Set: RG4_1479
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Kath

Do you have the childrens' christenings ?

All Park Lane apart from 1787

Baptisms: 20 Oct 1782 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Peter Wilson - Son of Peter Wilson & Elizabeth
Born: 5 Oct 1782
Abode: Park Lane
Occupation: Shipwright


Baptisms: 27 May 1787 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Betty Wilson - Daughter of Peter Wilson & Elizabeth
Born: 30 Apr 1787
Abode: Breck Street
Occupation: Shipwright
:
Baptisms: 25 Feb 1801 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Lydia Wilson - Daughter of Peter Wilson & Elizabeth
Born: 13 Jan 1790
Abode: Park Lane
Occupation: Shipwright


Baptisms: 25 Feb 1801 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Sophia Wilson - Daughter of Peter Wilson & Elizabeth
Born: 2 Feb 1792
Abode: Park Lane
Occupation: Shipwright

Baptisms: 25 Feb 1801 St Peter, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
William Wilson - Son of Peter Wilson & Elizabeth
Born: 12 Sep 1796
Abode: Park Lane
Occupation: Shipwright

Hi Mike & Kath....sorry havent gotten back..didnt think anyone else would post.

Yes thanks..i had all the birth & bapt dates ..but thanks for posting.

Its just I cant find a marriage in the Liverpool area which fits the correct names and date before the 1st childs birth..Peter/

All of Peters descendents were Shipwrights..all the way down to my grt grandfather..John who died in 1908. Even some of the siblings were shipwrights..and those the female descendents married.

Even my grandfather was in the navy...not sure doing what...as i cant seem to get a comprehensive reply from my last remaining uncle as my father died in 86.

I was hoping the marriage in Scotland may have been that of my Peter & Elizabeth..but it appears not.

But there just doesnt seem to be one....odd as all the children details seem to be easy enough to find..yet the marriage.?.......

I am hoping it isnt Liverpool again...really hoping for a a scottish link.

Cheers guys & girls for the input..most welcome. Thanks :)

My most famous link comes via Peters grandaughter Anne Wilson.

She is the grt grandmother of Frederick Fleet..the lookout aboard RMS Titanic when it sank who spotted the icebreg...or not as the case is....
"Iceberg Right Ahead"

He survived the sinking and manned lifeboat No.6..but commited suicide in 1965 after his wife die in dec 64. He hanged himself from the cloths pole in his brother- in-laws back garden.
He was buried in an unmarked paupers grave ..but in 93 the Titanic scociety purhcased a headstone for him with a picture of the Titanic on it.

I am also related to Joseph Scarrott...another seaman aboard Titanic...He also survived and manned lifeboat No 14 which contained Molly Brown.

I maybe related to 2 more seaman..but yet found not link...but still possible. Bertie Wilson and William Sevier.....both went down with the ship.

birth: 17 Aug 1766
residence: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
parents: James Wilson, Emelia Pattie

record title: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
name: Peter Wilson
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 24 Aug 1766
baptism/christening place: EDINBURGH PARISH, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
birth date: 17 Aug 1766
father's name: James Wilson
mother's name: Emelia Pattie
indexing project (batch) number: C11981-1
system origin: Scotland-VR
source film number: 1066670

Hi Ann,

I am really hoping for a scottish link.

Hopeing Peter came down from scotland to look for work in the docks...but I just can't find his marriage.
At least i cant find a Peter marrying an Elizabeth in Liverpool....

That might be the Peter from the marriage to Elizabeth Duncon mentioned above....

Thanks anyway... :),...all helps