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John Wilson flax dresser, general merchant1

M, #11069, b. 3 April 1820
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 27 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: Thomas Wilson wright, joiner1 b. c 1794, d. b 6 Jun 1841
Mother*: Elizabeth Morris fruiterer1 b. 21 Sep 1793, d. 9 Dec 1861
  • (Informant) Death: John Wilson flax dresser, general merchant registered the death of Elizabeth Morris fruiterer on 9 December 1861 at 60 Reform Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1861 deaths in the 2nd district of burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar, ref 1084; Elizabeth Wilson widow of Thomas Wilson joiner; 1861 December Ninth 11h pm 60 Reform Street Dundee, female aged 73, parents James Morris linen bleacher (decd) & Rachel Morris ms Wilson (decd); cause asthma bronchitis as cert by David Greig MD; signed John M Wilson son present; registered 1861 December 11th at Dundee signed Peter Smith Assist Registrar initialled AWL.2

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841John Wilson flax dresser, general merchant was listed along with Elizabeth Morris fruiterer in the 1841 census at Overgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elisabeth Wilson, age 40, b Scotland; John Wilson, age 20, flax dresser, b Scotland.3
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Elizabeth Morris fruiterer in the 1851 census at 10 Reform Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John M Wilson, son, age 29, knot knapper, b Markethill Forfarshire; Elizabeth M Wilson, head, age 61, female, fruiterer, b Kettins [Caithness??]
Black's Surnames of Scotland may have an explanation of this 'Caithness' conundrum. The surname 'Caithness' is described thus:
"CAITHNESS. This surname is not derived from the northern county of the name but is a corruption of Kettins, the name of an old barony in Angus. A canonry in the church of Brechin was conferred on Robert de Kethenis in 1345 (REB., n, 391), and in 1347 Ingram de Ketenis was granted a canonry of Aberdeen ..."4,5,6,7
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of Elizabeth Morris fruiterer and Jane Esplin in the 1861 census at 66 Reform Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Wilson, son, age 40, general merchant, b Kettins; Elizabeth Wilson, head, age 72, fruiterer, b Kettins.8

Citations

  1. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Births and Baptisms search parents Thomas Wilson & Elizabeth Morris [Oct 2014].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Death 1861 ref 282/02/1084 image held [Oct 2014].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 62; Page: 4; Line: 648; Year: 1841.
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.[Oct 2014]
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 71; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_62; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2014]
  5. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1851 Dundee 282/00 071/00 008 image held [Oct 2015].
  6. [S34] The Surnames of Scotland, George F Black, originally published 1946 New York. [Oct 2015]
  7. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) Gazeteer for Scotland http://www.scottish-places.info/parishes/parhistory502.html [Oct 2015].
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 9; Page: 6; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_40. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2014]