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trying to find infomation on the family of alexander wilson and mary foy married in 1902 had 4 children lived in the toxteth area of liverpool,he was a butcher by trade,his father was john wilson born in scotland in 1855 mother may have been mary tweedly born 1862 in liverpool,mary,thomas,alexander,and isabella were alexander and mary's childrens names.
any information appreciated
gloria

Well, what would you actually like to know? You could buy his birth cert for his mothers maiden name and then the marriage cert of his parents for the next generation backwards in your tree?

Do you have him on the 1881? Could you give us all the details of that as there are an awful lot of people with his name in the area. At the mo, the first match I see with a father John and mum Mary Ellen shows John born Liverpool, so guess thats not the right one then.

Theres this one in the 1891 but there are no kids there? Are you sure you have the right parents for Alex?

Name: John Wilson
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland

Civil Parish: Toxteth Park
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Toxteth Park
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wilson 35
Mary Wilson 30
Alexander Clark 28

1901 England Census
Name: Alexander Wilson
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Toxteth Park
Ecclesiastical parish: St Gabriel
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Toxteth Park
Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 233
Household Members: Name Age
John Wilson 46
Mary Wilson 39
Alexander Wilson 22
Andrew Wilson 19

Take a look on 1911 census

First names ALEXANDER
Last names WILSON
Occupation BUTCHER
Residence TOXTETH PARK
Other person first names MARY

HOUSEHOLD WILSON ALEXANDER M 1880 31 Toxteth Park Lancashire

Is this the family?
1901 census
7 Guest St., Toxteth Park, Liverpool
John Wison, head, 46, butcher slaughterer, born Scotland
Mary, wife, 39, born Liverpool
Alexander, son, 22, butcher slaughterer, born "
Andrew, son, 19, (something?) labourer, born "

1891 census
Wakefield St., Liverpool
John Wilson, head, 33, butcher
Mary, wife, 33
Alex'r, son, 11
Andrew, son, 8
Says all born Liverpool now.

1891

Name: Alexander Wilson
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Islington
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wilson 33 Butcher
Mary Wilson 33
Alexander Wilson 11
Andrew Wilson 8


1881
ame: Alexander Wilson
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 96 St Andrew St

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Mount Pleasant
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John Wilson 23 born: Liverpool, Lancashire (Gen.Lab.)
Mary Ellen Wilson 22 born: Liverpool, Lancashire
Alexander Wilson 2
Johanna Casey 64 Lodger
Ann Campbell 64 Lodger

i have marriage certificates for alexander and mary,he would have been my great uncle. andrew his brother was my grandfather,my great grandfather john i have drawn a blank do not know where in scotland he was born,not sure if mary tweedly was his wife.
gloria

Could be this marriage if the 1881 census is right where her name is Mary Ellen.

Marriages Sep 1878 (>99%)
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Baxter Elizabeth Liverpool 8b 304
ECCLES Mary Ellen Liverpool 8b 304
RIMMER William Liverpool 8b 304
WILSON John Liverpool 8b 304

they were living at 7 guest street when younger when alexander married in 1902 they were living at 42 woodruff street
gloria

Are you sure Alexander and Mary (Foy) only had four children ?
I did a quick search on freebmd and found the following possible children:-

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
WILSON Andrew (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 307
Births Jun 1912 (>99%)
Wilson James (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 240
Births Sep 1913 (96%)
Wilson Margaret (Foy) Toxteth Park 8b 329
Births Jun 1915 (>99%)
Wilson Louisa (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 314
Births Sep 1917 (>99%)
Wilson Harriet ( Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 228
Births Sep 1918 (99%)
Wilson Martin (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 193
Births Jun 1919 (>99%)
Wilson George (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 254
Wilson James (Foy) Toxteth P. 8b 254

mothers maiden name does not show before 1911 so there could be others before this.
Several possible for Mary and Thomas!

Two possible for Alexander
Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
Wilson Alexander Toxteth Park 8b 141
Births Sep 1910 (94%)
WILSON Alexander McG Toxteth P. 8b 154

and two possible for Isabella:
Births Mar 1904 (>99%)
Wilson Isabella Toxteth Park 8b 190
Births Sep 1909 (>99%)
WILSON Isabella Toxteth Park 8b 168

Looks like Alexander was not the only Wilson to marry a Foy.


The address on the marriage cert. could be that of Mary Foy. Have you found her on the census records?
What was her age when she married, and what was her fathers name?

There were two marriages
Marriages Dec 1902 (>99%)
Caine John Henry Toxteth Park 8b 392
<<<Foy Mary Toxteth Park 8b 392
OPENSHAW Frances Toxteth Park 8b 392
<<<Wilson Alexander Toxteth Park 8b 392

which is the one you are interested in.....
and this one:-

Marriages Mar 1910
<<<<FOY Mary Ann Toxteth Park 8b 278
Glennie Elizabeth Ann Toxteth Park 8b 278
JOHNSON Mathew Toxteth Park 8b 278
<<<<Wilson Robert James Toxteth Park 8b 278

thought it might of been his brother Andrew, but no it isn't. So probably just a coincidence.

the father of mary foy was john foy deceased at time of marriage,carpenter was his trade,andrew married elizabeth riley in 1904.john wilson only had the 2 sons mary was 21 when married alexander 22
gloria