Wilson Family
History of the surname Wilson.
This distinguished surname, having more than seventy Coats of Arms, and with as many notable entries in the “Dictionary of National Biography” is of early medieval English origin although recorded throughout the British Isles. It is a patronymic form of the male given name Will, itself a diminutive of William. Introduced into England by William, Duke of Normandy, and known to history as “The Conqueror” , William soon became the most popular given name in England. The Norman form and that borne by the Conqueror, was “Willelm”, a spelling adopted from the Frankish Empire of the 8th century. The name is a compound which originally consisted of the elements “wil”, meaning desire, and “helm”, a helmet which offered protection. Early examples of the surname recording in England include: Robertus Willelmi in the Domesday Book of 1086, whilst in 1341 Robert Wilson was recorded at Kirkstall, Yorkshire, the patronymic form of the name having emerged some seventeen years earlier (as below). One of the earliest emigrant to the New World was John Wilson, recorded on a register of “those living in Virginia on February 18th 1623”. One of the most illustrious bearers of the name was Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, general and governor of Gibraltar, who in 1801 received the rank of baron of the Holy Roman Empire. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert Willeson. This was dated 1324, in records of the Manor of Wakefield, Yorkshire. This was during the reign of King Edward 11nd of England, 1307 – 1327.
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The following details are of the Wilson families who lived in and around Grewelthorpe.
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The grave of Thomas Wilson. of Hackfall House Grewelthorpe who died 26.9.1874 age 80 [Born 1794]. This memorial is in Grewelthorpe churchyard.
ANN WILSON. Buried 17.3.1724 Kirkby Malzeard. Dau of William of Grewelthorpe.
ANN WILSON. Born 1757 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
ANNIE E. WILSON. Born C.1876 Kirkby Malzeard. Niece of Sophia & James living with them in 1881 in K.Malzeard.
ANNIE WILSON. Born C. 1888 Grewelthorpe. Dau of Thomas & Jane Calvert.
CAROLINE WILSON. Born 1864 Snape. Married Abraham Eden in 1885 in Grewelthorpe. 4 children. Caroline was a widow in 1901.
CHARLES THOMAS WILSON. Born C. 1873 Snape. Married in C1898 to Sarah Jane of Northumberland. in 1911 they had 8 children. Living The Grange, Grewelthorpe.
CHARLES J.WILSON. Born C.1896 Masham. Died 1932. Son of James & Sarah Jackson. Lived at The Grange, Grewelthorpe.
CHARLES LAMBERT WILSON. Born C 1901 Grewelthorpe. Son of Charles Thomas & Sarah Jane of The Grange, Grewelthorpe.
CHRISTIANA WILSON. Born 1748 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
CLARA WILSON. Born C. 1879 Kirkby Malzeard. Niece of Sophia & James. Living with them in 1881 K.Malzeard.
DORA WILSON. Born C.1900 Grewelthorpe. Dau of Charles Thomas & Sarah Jane. of The Grange Grewelthorpe.
ELIZABETH WILSON. Buried 15.11.1728. Kirkby Malzeard. Lived Grewelthorpe.
ELIZABETH WILSON. Born 1743 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
ELIZABETH WILSON. Born C. 1831. Dau of Thomas & Hannah Hudson. Married ? Walker.
ESTHER WILSON [Nee Craggs]. Born 16.4.1748 Healey. Died 2.2.1831 Masham. Married George on 13.4.1773.
ESTHER WILSON. Born 1750 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
ESTHER WILSON. Born 19.5.1800 Masham. Dau of George & Elizabeth Fenwick. Married Robert Steward. on 19.6.1819.
ESTHER WILSON. Born C.1841.Masham. Dau of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
EVA WILSON. Born C. 1896 Ringbeck. Dau of Thomas & Jane Calvert.
FRANCES WILSON [nee Kay]. Born 1717. Died 26.4.1797. Married George of Masham on 26.11.1740.
FRANCES WILSON. Born 1745 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
FRANK WILSON. Born C.1885 Grewelthorpe. A cattleman on a farm in Dishforth in 1901.
GEORGE WILSON. Born 1715 Masham. Married Frances Kaye. of High Burton, Masham on 26.11.1740.
GEORGE WILSON. Born 31.5.1745 Masham. Died 31.1.1818 Masham. Son of George & Frances Kay. Married Esther Craggs.[1748 -1831] of Healey.
GEORGE WILSON. Born 22.5.1774 Masham. Son of George & Esther Craggs. Married Elizabeth Fenwick. of Low Ellington, on 8.9.1777.
GEORGE WILSON. Born C. 1849 Masham. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
GEORGE WILSON. married [1] Elizabeth Haw. They had 5 children. After Elizabeth’s death George married [2] MARY LAMBERT. They lived in Grewelthorpe.
HANNAH WILSON. Born C. 1891 Ringbeck. Dau of Thomas & Jane Calvert. Living Ringbeck in 1901.
HERBERT WILSON. Born C.1879 Redcar. Son of Thomas & Jane Calvert. Living Grewelthorpe 1881.
ISABELLA WILSON. Born C 1910 Grewelthorpe. dau. of Charles Thomas & Sarah Jane of The Grange, Grewelthorpe. Married James Verity. son of John Verity. of Kirkby Malzeard. in June 1938. After marriage lived in Kettlesing.
JAMES WILSON. Son of James, a Pensioner in the Royal Sappers & Miners. James lived Campsall he was also a Private in the Royal S&M. Married on 21.6.1853 at Kirkby Malzeard church to Ann Umpleby. dau of Thomas, Innkeeper at Laverton.
JAMES WILSON. Born C. 1851 Masham. Son of Thomas the Lic. Victualler. Husband of Sarah Jackson. of Grewelthorpe. A Retired book keeper in 1891. In 1901 He was Inn keeper in Masham.
JAMES WILSON. Born C.1856 Kirkby Malzeard. Widower in 1881. Living with sister Sophia in K.Malzeard.
JANE WILSON [nee CALVERT]. Born C1851 Thornton Watlass. Wife of Thomas of Richmond.
JANE DAWSON WILSON. Born C.1877 Redcar. Dau of Thomas & Jane Calvert. Living Grewelthorpe 1881. Married on 10.1.1903 at Kirkby Malzeard to Bertie Henry Hobson. from Ainderby Steeple. Son of Robert Hobson. Witness Thomas Wilson.
JOHN WILSON. Born C.1834. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
JOHN WILSON. Born C.1881 Grewelthorpe. Son of Thomas & Jane Calvert. Living Grewelthorpe 1881.
MARGARET WILSON. Born C.1847. Dau of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
MARGARET ANN WILSON. Born C. 1870 Ripley. Dau of Thomas of Kirkby Malzeard. Dom.Servant in Ripley 1891.
MARTHA WILSON. Born C. 1836. Dau of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
MARY WILSON. Born 1741. Died 1743 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
MARY WILSON. Born 1753 Masham. Dau of George & Frances Kay.
MARY WILSON. Dau of William a stonecutter from Hartwith. Married John Walshaw. a Corn Miller from Hartwith son of Thomas also a corn miller. Marriage at Kirkby Malzeard church on 4.2.1850. [Ref. K.Mal.Par Reg.]
MARY WILSON. Born C.1859. Dau of James a Corporal in the Royal Engineers. Married on 10.5.1882 at Kirkby Malzeard church to John Reginald Goodwin. a Draper from Hulme. [b.1860] son of George Goodwin. a Jeweller.
MARY ELIZABETH WILSON. Born C.1890 Seacroft. Dau of James [the Grocer] & Sarah A. [nee?] of Grewelthorpe.
MARY ELEANOR WILSON. Born C. 1898 Grewelthorpe. Dau of Charles Thomas & Sarah Jane. of The Grange, Grewelthorpe.
REBECCA WILSON. Born C.1839 Masham. Dau of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
RICHARD WILSON. Born C.1832. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hudson.
SARAH WILSON [nee JACKSON]. Born C.1845 Grewelthorpe. Dau of Mary Jackson. of Kirkby Malzeard. Wife of James the Inn keeper.
SARAH A.WILSON [nee ?]. Born C.1866 Grewelthorpe. Married James Wilson. [b.1858] a Grocer lived Seacroft in 1891.
SARAH JANE WILSON {nee ?}. Born C. 1860 Walker Northumberland. Married in C1898 to Charles Thomas of The Grange, Grewelthorpe.
SOPHIA WILSON. Born C. 1855 Kirkby Malzeard. Unmarried dressmaker in 1881 Kirkby Malzeard. with brother James and 2 nieces.
THOMAS WILSON. Born 1811 Masham. Widower in 1891. Licensed Victualler.
THOMAS WILSON. Born C.1810 Masham. Married on 27.7.1828. Hannah Hudson. [b.1808] of Bradford.
THOMAS WILSON. Born C.1825 Kirkby Malzeard. Gen. Labourer in Ripley in 1891. with 2 children Margaret & William.
THOMAS WILSON. Born C.1839 Richmond. Farmer. Married to Jane Calvert. of Thornton Watlass. Living Grewelthorpe 1881.
THOMAS WILSON. Born C. 1844. Masham. Son of Thomas & Hannah Hudson. Married Ellen Pape. of Dewsbury on 19.9.1868.
THOMAS E.WILSON. Born C.1890 Masham. Son of James [Book keeper] & Sarah Jackson.
WILLIAM WILSON. Born C. 1873 Ripley. Son of Thomas. A Groom at Ripley in 1891.
WILLIAM WILSON. Born C. 1875 Masham. Son of Thomas & Jane Calvert. Living Grewelthorpe 1881.
WILLIAM WILSON. Born C1903 Grewelthorpe.Son of Charles Thomas & Sarah Jane of The Grange, Grewelthorpe. Brother of Isabella. Gave her away at her wedding in 1938.