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WILSON, George
(About 1750-)
SIMSON, Isabel
(About 1750-)
HERD, Alexander
(About 1765-)
CARMICHAEL, Isobel
(About 1765-)
WILSON, George of the Royal Artillery, Sergeant Major
(1777-)
HERD, Elspet
(1798-1883)
WILSON, George Washington Photographer
(1823-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. CASSIE, Maria Ann

2. CASSIE, Maria Ann

WILSON, George Washington Photographer 2

  • Christened: 7 Feb 1823, Alvah Parish, Banffshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): CASSIE, Maria Ann on 18 Dec 1849 in Aberdeen, Scotland
  • Marriage (2): CASSIE, Maria Ann 1
  • Died: 9 March 1893 at 8.45 am, Queen's Cross, Aberdeen, Scotland

   Cause of his death was epileptic convulsions over 6 hours/epilepsy over 8 years.2

  General Notes:

In his death certificate George Washingto Wilson was recorded as 70 years of age when he died. He was a retired photographer married to Maria Anne Cassie. His parents were deceased. His son Charles Wilson, in brackets 'Albert', was the informant. He was styled 'son and inmate' and had been present where his father's death occurred. 2

  Medical Notes:

A.F.Proctor MB certified the causes of death. 2


George married Maria Ann CASSIE on 18 Dec 1849 in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Maria Ann CASSIE was born about 1828 in Oyne Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

A record of banns is also extant dated 15 December 1849 in Banff parish. 4

George next married Maria Ann CASSIE.1 (Maria Ann CASSIE was born about 1828 in Oyne Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

"5. Janet Stewart (daughter of Isabella Stewart, daughter of James, Earl of Buchan). She was married to Malcolm, third Lord Fleming. " (page 22)

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)

referring to Scots Peerage, volume 1:
"p. 22, 1. 3 from foot, for 'Isabella' read ' Agnes.' "
"p. 22, 1. 2 from foot, after 'Buchan,' add 'afterwards Countess of Bothwell (see charter cited in Geneaologist, N.S., viii. 185, 186).' "

from Scots Peerage (vol 9 Addenda et Corrigenda)




"He (Malcolm Fleming) married, dispensation dated 26 February 1524-25, they being within the third degree of consanguinity, (contract dated 27 January same year), Janet Stewart, natural daughter of King James IV. by Isabel (see note above) Stewart, Countess of Bothwell, daughter of James, third Earl of Buchan. Her tocher was 2500 merks. She survived him, was served heir to her terce as relict on 2 November 1547, went to France in 1548 in charge of the child Queen, whose education she superintended, but was superseded by Madam Parois, an extreme Catholic."



from Scots Peerage (vol 8) 1 5 6

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 8 (1911).

2 GRO Scotland, Old Machar parish Aberdeenshire Deaths 1893.

3 1881 UK census.

4 (http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie), IGI.

5 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 1 (1904).

6 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 9 (1914).

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