John Wilson/county Tyrone abt 1835 .....

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 2:42 am

Hi All, Maybe there someone out in TS that can help me. Durning my research into my husbands family, I have discovered that his Grandfather William Wilson (William was born in Wellington NSW Australia to Mary Myers no indication who his Dad was)was adopted by a John Wilson who was born in County Tyrone abt 1835 and whose parents were James Wilson and Elizabeth Crozier. I have been able to trace him back to his work in NSW Australia in 1895 but to date have been unable to find a birth in Ireland for him or why he came to Australia. Look forward to any suggestions.

Post by **emanday** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:40 pm

Hi Margaret,

Irish records are notoriously difficult and the fact that the mother's name was most often not included, even in birth/baptism records doesn't help.

On IGI there is only one John Wilson born in Tyrone to a James Wilson c1835 +/-5 years, but his mother's name is given as Ellen (no surname). This is a submitted entry.

Margaret · Post by **Margaret** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:30 am

Hello Mary
Thanks for your help, my John Wilson is a real mystery for me and I just thought if I could trace his parents then I might get some idea when he came to Australia and why? It dosent look like he came as a convict but he was working as a servant/garderner. Oh well I will just keep looking
thanks again