The Wallwork Family Of Swinton 

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WILSON FAMILY TREE

ROBERT WILSON

1820

Blacksmith

    ROBERT WILSON was born in NORFOLK

Robert was the father of 

WILLIAM WILSON SENIOR

WILLIAM WILSON SENIOR

      1853    

Horse drawn cab driver - Horse Carter

William Wilson Senior was born 1853 in MANCHESTER 

He was married to 

RUTH MCDONOUGH

 who was born 1862 in Salford

the marriage took place in 1890 at

Stowell Memorial Church

they had three children as follows

NAME BORN PLACE MARRIED TO
JAMES WILSON 1887-1946 MANCHESTER died at a Football disaster
CHARLOTTE WILSON 1890-1893 MANCHESTER died at the age of 3yrs
WILLIAM WILSON 1892-1979 MANCHESTER GERTRUDE QUINN

 

During 1891 to 1901

William and Ruth Wilson lived in Ryland Street, Salford 

William Wilson Senior died before 1901 and Ruth Wilson died at her brothers house in Garden Street by the end of 1901 leaving the boys orphaned. 

Charlotte died at the age of 3 years in 1893.

James and William (Billy) Wilson were brought up by their mother's sister Aunt Mary Ann Wilkinson (McDonough) and Uncle Jim Wilkinson in Blackpool. 

SOME OF OUR FAMILY SOLDIERS WW1 & WW2

WILLIAM (Billy) WILSON JUNIOR

1895 - 1976

Butcher

Corporal in the Kings Own Lancaster's 

William was a butcher he had a couple of butchers shops in Weaste, ran two shops in Monton and various shops in Swinton. 

He was a well known and loved character in the area.

During the second world war one of the shops which was at the bottom of Moorside Road, Swinton  was used as a look out point by the Military Police. 

A bomb hit the near by Wardley cemetery, and the turkeys out of his shop window ended up on the East Lancashire Road!

William (Billy) Wilson Junior 

was married to 

GERTRUDE QUINN 

who was born 1895 in PENDLETON

The marriage took place in 1915 at 

The Mother of God and St James

Pendleton

They had the following children

NAME BORN PLACE MARRIED TO
RUTH WILSON 1920-2004 SALFORD BERNARD WALLWORK
JOAN WILSON 1923-1972 SALFORD J HYDE
EDWARD WILSON 1921-2004 SALFORD MAY
JAMES WILSON 1927-1985 SALFORD THELMA
Living WILSON 1930- SALFORD   

They lived at

Salford - Irlams o'th' Height - Swinton

 

THIS PHOTOGRAPH FEATURES

WILLIAM WILSON JUNIOR AND GERTRUDE QUINN

(SEATED OVER THE LEFT WHEEL)

It was taken in Killarney Ireland

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