'Wilson07'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wilson of Scarr, Wilson of Sharrow Moor, Wilson of Sheffield, Wilson of Sledagh
[We doubt that there was any connection between the families shown on this page. They share the page for our convenience.]

                               
Nicholas Wilson (1st) of Scarr, co. Wexford (a 1670)
m. Barbara Scott (dau of Matthew Scott)
1. John Wilson of Scarr (d 1714)
  m1. Catherine Bor, heiress of Sledagh (dau/coheir of Christian Bor of Bormount)
  A. Christian Wilson of Scarr
  m. Elizabeth Radford (d 1761, dau of Benjamin Radford of Gurteen)
i. John Wilson of Scarr
  m. Katherine Palliser (dau of William Palliser of The Great Island)
  The following comes from BLGI1912 (Palliser of Annestown).
  a. Christian Wilson of Scarr
  m. Elizabeth Redmond (dau of Matthew Redmond of Kilgowan)
  (1) John Wilson of Scarr (dspm)
(2) Matthew Wilson, later Palliser of The Great Island, co. Wexford had issue
  m. (12.08.1812) Jane Wilson (dau of Christian Wilson of Sledagh) @@ below
  b. Anne Wilson
  m. (02.1785) Richard Waddy of Clougheast
  ii. Benjamin Wilson of Sledagh & Benville (d 1767)
  m. (c07.1762) Grace Reed
  a. Christian Wilson of Sledagh, Sheriff of co. Wexford
  m. (1784) Frideswede Nunn (dau of Joshua Nunn of St. Margaret's)
  (1) Benjamin Wilson of Sledagh (d 01.08.1866) had issue
  m. (1815) Sarah Partridge
  (2) Joshua Wilson of Roseville, co. Wexford (Colonel) had issue
  m. Frances Maria Robinson (dau of John Robinson, niece of Sir Frederick & Sir W. (sons of Col. Beverely))
(3) Nicholas Wilson (d Cawnpore 07.1857, Maj. General) had issue
  (4) Fridswide Wilson
  m. Ebenezer Jacob of Silverspring
  (5) Dorothy Wilson
  m. Rev. Richard King of Woodville
  (6) Jane Wilson
  m. (12.08.1812) Matthew Wilson Palliser of The Great Island @@ above
  (7)+ other issue - John (Rev.), Grace (d unm)
  iii. Elizabeth Wilson
  iv. Frances Wilson
  m. John Bowes
  v. Hannagh Wilson
  m. William St. John
  vi. Anne Wilson
  m. Molesworth Bowers
  vii. Mary Wilson
  m. Nathaniel Davis
  B.+ other issue - Philip, Nicholas, Richard, Matthew, Ellinor, Mary, Barbara, Euphemia
  m2. (c02.1681) Anne Hore

 

 

?? Wilson of Sheffield
1. ?? Wilson of Sheffield
  m. _ Durant (dau of Rev. Robert Durant of Sheffield)
  A. John Wilson of Sheffield
  i. daughter (d unm)
  B. Ann Wilson
  m. John Barber of Darnel
  i. John Barber of Attercliffe (b c1716, a 1803)
  C. daughter
  m. "a Scotchman"
2. ?? Wilson
A. Thomas Wilson of The Far Gate, Sheffield
  m1. ??
  i. Elizabeth Wilson
  m. Joseph Ludlow of Sheffield
  a. daughter
m. James Wickers
  b.+ other issue
  ii. Mary Wilson
  m. _ Barnes of Sheffield
  m2. Hannah Woodhead (a 1728, dau of George Woodhead of Wightwisel)
  iii. John Wilson of The Far Gate
  m. Isabel Hutton
a. Joseph Wilson of Sheffield (optician)
  m. Hannah Holy (dau of Thomas Holy of Sheffield by Sarah Wilson)
  b.+ other issue
  iv. Joseph Wilson of Sheffield (b c1723, d 1796)
  m. Ann Greaves (dau of George Greaves of Sheffield)
  a. Joseph Wilson of Sharrow Moor (b c1761, d 05.05.1829)
  m. (01.02.1798) Elizabeth Pearson (dau of Henry Pearson of Nottingham, sister of Rev. Henry)
  (1) Henry Wilson of Westbrook (2nd son) had issue
  m. (10.1830) Elizabeth Pearson (dau of Rev. Henry Pearson of Norton)
  (2) Ellen Wilson
  m. Henry Spurr
  (3)+ other issue - Jsoeph, Frederick, Ann
  b. William Wilson of Sharrow Moor & Brightfield (d 1842)
  m. Mary Anne Wilkinson (sister of Frederick Wilkinson of Sheffield)
  (1) William Wilson
  m. Hannah Bestwick
  (2) George Wilson
  m1. Jane Anne
  m2. Emily Kingsford
  (3) Frederick Wilson had issue
  m. Dora Ann Mason
  (4) Eliza Wilson
m. Edwin Cecil
  (5) Maria Wilson
  m. Rev. Thomas Howard
  (6)+ other issue - Edward Thomas, Charles Alfred, Mary Ann/Ellen, Harriet
  c. Mary Wilson
  m. _ Tenant or Tennant 'of Sheffield'
  (1) Mary Tennant (b 1780-1, d 10.05.1839) probably of this generation
  m. Thomas Watson of Sheffield (b 1772-3, d 1832)
  d. Sarah Wilson
  m. Alexander Mackenzie (curate in Sheffield)
  e. Harriet Wilson
  m. Henry Pearson (vicar of Norton)
  (1) Eliza Pearson
  m. Henry Wilson
  (2)+ other issue - Henry, William, Ellen, Harriet
  f. Elizabeth Wilson
  m. Thomas Harrison of Sheffield @@ just below
g.+ other issue - Thomas of Sharrow Moor (d unm c1812, snuff manufacturer), Anne
  v. Rebecca Wilson
  m. John Harrison of Hollis Croft, Sheffield
  a. Thomas Harrison of Sheffield (b 1757-8, d 30.05.1818)
  m. Elizabeth Wilson (dau of Joseph Wilson) @@ just above
  (1)+ issue - Anne (b 1799-1800, d unm 14.05.1858), Elizabeth
  vi. Hannah Wilson (b 1718-9, d 27.05.1776)
  m. (13.07.1738) Thomas Newbold of Sheffield
  vii. Sarah Wilson (b 12.1725, d 1768)
  m. Thomas Holy of Sheffield
  viii. Ann Wilson (dsp)
  m. Edward Anderson of Macclesfield then Sheffield
3. daughter
  m. Matthew Fenton of Sheffield ## see here ##

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 14.03.11) : BP1914 (Wilson-Todd) with input as reported above
(2) For lower section (uploaded 20.04.16) : FMG (vol 2, MS286, 'Wilson', p703)
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