WILSON James

1789 - 1866  (77 years)

• Name	WILSON James
  Birth	abt1789	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Unable to locate birth certificates/baptism All other siblings have same.
  Baptism	, Culter, Lanark, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Married	25 Jun 1816	Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1841	Glasgow St Marys, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	1851	Glasgow St James, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [3]
  	1851 Census Transcript Name James Wilson Age 60 Estimated Birth Year abt 1791 [abt 1791] Relationship Head Spouse Esther Wilson Gender Male Where born Glasgow, Lanark Parish Number 644/1 Civil parish Glasgow St James County Lanarkshire Address 4 Great Hamilton St Occupation Wappt (master Employing 5 Men) ED 14 Page 10 Household schedule number 39 Line 20 Roll CSSCT1851_162 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship James Wilson 60 Head Esther Wilson 53 Wife John Wilson 25 Son Thomas Wilson 19 Son William Wilson 14 Son Samuel Wilson 9 Son Jean Mccallum 29 Servant Save
  Residence	1861	Glasgow St James, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	23 Aug 1866	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [4]
  Person ID	I212283337417	Wilson Family
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	WILLSON James,   b. 4 Nov 1756, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland bur. Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	LAW Elizabeth,   b. 21 Oct 1759, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. b4 1841, Drakemyre, North Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DAVIES Esther,   b. Abt 1796, Glasgow, Lanark d. 10 Feb 1873, 2 Dunrobin Place, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1816	Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland   [5]
  	WILSON JAMES ESTHER DAVIES/FR3247 (FR3247) 25/06/1816 644 / 1 280 / 310 Glasgow
  Children	+ 1. WILSON James,   b. 18 Jun 1817, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. 13 Oct 1874, 122 Hospital street, Glasgow (Age 57 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. WILSON Esther,   b. 14 Jul 1819, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 17 Feb 1881, 100 Woodlands Road, Glasgow (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. WILSON John,   b. 20 Jul 1821, Glasgow, Lanark d. 30 Oct 1900, Uddingston (Age 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. WILSON George,   b. 08 Mar 1823, Glasgow, Lanarkshire d. 23 Feb 1876, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. WILSON Elizabeth,   b. 14 Jul 1825, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 23 Jul 1872, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. WILSON Thomas,   b. 12 Jun 1827, Glasgow City, Glasgow, Lanark   7. WILSON Marion,   b. 6 May 1829, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. WILSON Alexander,   b. 23 Sep 1831, Glasgow City, Lanark, Scotland   9. WILSON William,   b. 1834, Glasgow, Lanark d. 29 Sep 1896, Millport (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. WILSON Samuel,   b. 21 Dec 1839, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland d. 10 Nov 1908, 1 Rosemount Terrace, Ibrox, glasgow (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2026

  
  

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  WILSON James 1841 Census

  
  

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  WILSON James Death 1866

  
  

• Sources

  [S139] Scotlands People, WILSON_James_Marriage_1816, (Scotlands People), 1816, 644 / 1 280 / 310. (Reliability: 3). marriage by banns to esther davies [S161] Scotlands People, Wilson_James_1841_Census, (Ancestry Operations Inc), 1841, 644/1. (Reliability: 3). Name James Wilson Age 45 Estimated Birth Year abt 1796 [abt 1796] Gender Male Where born Lanarkshire, Scotland Civil parish Glasgow St Marys County Lanarkshire Address Sattmarket No 28 80 Occupation Joiner Parish Number 644/1 Household Members (Name) Age James Wilson 45 Easter Wilson 40 James Wilson 20 Easter Wilson 15 John Wilson 15 Georg D Wilson 15 Elizebeth Wilson 13 William Wilson 5 Samuel Wilson 1 Margaret Park 18 45 years of age in 1841 would have him born around 1796 (note +/- 5 years on census) [S154] Public Record Office London, WILSON_James_1851_Census, (Parish: Glasgow St James; ED: 14; Page: 10; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1851_162; Year: 1851), 1851 (Reliability: 2). [S165] Scotlands People, WILSON_James_1866_Death, (Scotlands People), 1866, 644/1. (Reliability: 3). [S139] Scotlands People, WILSON_James_Marriage_1816, (Scotlands People), 1816, 644 / 1 280 / 310. (Reliability: 3). WILSON JAMES ESTHER DAVIES/FR3247 (FR3247) 25/06/1816 644 / 1 280 / 310 Glasgow