John Wilson1866

John Wilson 1866

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Place of migration
Migrated to /Born in Canada

John Wilson was born at John Street, Newtownards in 1866 to Patrick Wilson and Mary Ann Adams.

John had a sister Margaret, also born in Newtownards in 1864.

The family moved to Kirkintilloch, Scotland when John was 14.

John married Mary Ross in Kirkintilloch. They had 7 children, pictured below in 1905:

John Wilson and Mary Ross and their 7 children

The family emigrated to New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1906.

John died in New Waterford in 1933 at age 67.

Ancestry Profile page: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/25092670/person/160452…

 

Additional Information
Date of Birth 18th Aug 1866
Date of Death 25th Aug 1933

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  • Has any descendant of this ancestor taken an atDNA or yDNA test? I'm very interested in organizing a DNA study of the WILSONs in Northern Ireland.

    The_Big_E

    Monday 9th January 2023 11:21AM

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