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Member Since: March 2017 Posts: 2 Send Message	Nadine	Report	26 Mar 2017 20:05
Member Since: March 2017 Posts: 2 Send Message	Evening all! :-) Could anyone help me locate parents or siblings of William Wilson... below is all I know any help would be amazing William Wilson b. abt 1839 in Edinburgh, Scotland 16th May 1855 attested for the Rifle Brigade Regiment Service no - 1350 Married Ellen Perkins in Exeter, Devon 25 March 1874 Discharged from the military on the 29th July 1878 in Dublin 1881 census - (servant) Head Groom & Coachman at Retreat House in Topsham, Devon 1891 census - (head) Groom living in Heavitree, Devon Died 1897? Wife - Ellen Perkins b. 1857 Children - Charlotte Jane 1876 - 1887 Eliza b. 1877 William John 1878 - 1953 Albert Henry 1880 - 1959 Frederick Charles 1882 - 1957 Walter George 1884 - 1968 Arthur Edward b. 1888 Rose Ellen 1890 - 1968 Lily Kate b. 1895
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,448 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	26 Mar 2017 20:08
	Well the mariage cert should name his father if known Marriages Mar 1874 Perkins Ellen Exeter 5b 147 WILSON William Exeter. 5b. 147
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,448 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	26 Mar 2017 20:26
	Quite a lot of William Wilsons born in Scotland around the same time To identify him on the census pre marriage you need his dads name from the marriage cert
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: March 2017 Posts: 2 Send Message	Nadine	Report	26 Mar 2017 20:27
Member Since: March 2017 Posts: 2 Send Message	The one I have is a military one.. doesn't state any family names....
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,047 Send Message	safc	Report	26 Mar 2017 21:55
	Devon Marriages Transcription Print transcription View image First name(s) Ellen Last name Perkins Age 19 Birth year 1855 Marriage year 1874 Marriage date 25 Mar 1874 Place Exeter, St James Residence Summerland Street Father's first name Joseph Father's last name Perkins Spouse's first name(s) William Spouse's last name Wilson Spouse age 35 Spouse's residence Higher Barracks Spouse's father's first name(s) William Spouse's father's last name Wilson County Devon Denomination Anglican Country England Archive South West Heritage Trust Archive reference 4316A/PR/1/4 Record set Devon Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain © Findmypast williams father is an engineer
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 28,587 Send Message	Mel Fairy Godmother	Report	26 Mar 2017 22:21
	William Wilson in the UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925 Name: William Wilson Pension Admission or Examination Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1838 Birth Place: Edinburgh Pension Admission or Examination Date: 2 Jul 1878 Regiment: House Arty Rank: G. Regimental Number: 1350*******************
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 10,047 Send Message	safc	Report	26 Mar 2017 23:02
	???? 1851 Census 9 Records found Piece: SCT1851/622 Place: Barony -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 37 Civil Parish: Bridgeton Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Calton Folio: 603 Page: 25 Schedule: 85 Address: 31 Landressy Street Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks WILSON William Head M M 39 Engineer Midlothian - Edinburgh WILSON Isabella Wife M F 35 Lanarkshire - Lesmahagow WILSON Mary Dau U F 15 Power Loom Weaver Lanarkshire - Glasgow WILSON William Son U M 12 Piecer In Cotton Factory Lanarkshire - Glasgow WILSON John Son U M 9 Scholar Lanarkshire - Glasgow WILSON James Son U M 2 Lanarkshire - Glasgow WALLACE Agnes Orphan U F 10 Scholar Lanarkshire - Glasgow WALLACE James Orphan U M 6 Scholar Lanarkshire - Glasgow WALLACE Jean Orphan U F 2 Lanarkshire - Glasgow
	Researching: Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

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