An Irish Family
A family memoir, covering Irish grandparents, great grandparents and the stories of their descendants.
An Irish Family
Episode 10 - David Crampton
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In this episode David Crampton talks about our paternal Wilson great grandparents and their forebears, and introduces us to their children (including our grandfather, John Joseph Wilson) and his siblings - three of whom died young. As a reference, here is the direct family tree:-
Hewitt Wilson (1798-1872) had a liaison with Mary Harrington, about whom we know virtually nothing. They had one child, our great grandfather, Allen Wilson (1843-1925) who married Catherine (Kate) Grace (1851-1925). They had 12 children, in order:-
Catherine Wilson (1865-1869)
Allen Wilson (1872-1873)
Hannah (Haddie) Wilson (1874-1921)
Hewitt (Sonny) Wilson (1876-1962)
Catherine Wilson (1878-1924)
Allen Wilson (1880-1949)
Ellen Wilson (1883-1951)
John Joseph Wilson (1884-1959)
Mary Wilson (1886-1904)
Elizabeth (Bessie) Wilson (1888-1969)
Jane Wilson (1888-1889)
Charles Wilson (1891-1943)