William Wilson (1800 - 1877)

Born 1800 in Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Killen) Wilson — married 1830 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1877 at about age 77 in Broughshane, Ballymena, county Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

parents : George Wilson and Elizabeth Dixon. Wilson family descent "from one of three brothers who had come to Ireland from the Scottish Borders with William of Orange." ^[1]

William Wilson was a woollen draper in Ballymena, county Antrim

William Wilson died on the 12th April 1877 at Summerfield Broughshane Street, Ballymena, county Antrim ^[2]

Notes

Extract from James Kenny's "As the crow flies over rough terrain" (p163).^[3]

THE PLACE OF THE ACORNS

We've already mentioned the Rev. Edward Brice who came from Scotland and began his ministrry in "Broadisland" in 1613, and he had a son James Brice of Kilroot, and by him a grandson John Brice, and thus a descendant Edward Brice of Greencastle whose daughter Blanche Brice married local farmer James Killen. Their son John Killen (1768-1828) merchant, married Martha Doole, and their third child Sarah Killen became the wife of William Wilson (1800-1879) of Summerfield, Broughshane Street, Ballymena; which fine old house with its spacious gardens and mature trees is now gone without trace. A municipal car park and public convenience occupy part of the property, and the remainder of the site is being occupied by John Wilson, an entrepreneur with the Midas touch (of Rathkenny Creamery famer).

The said William Wilson (1800-1879) was a son of George Wilson of Bellaghy, Co. Londonderry whose wife was Elizabeth Dixon, “called the beautiful Lizzie”, and she was a daughter of Francris Dixon of Ballymacombs, Bellaghy. The wife of Francis Dixon was Hannah Wilson (1740-1790) referred to as “the handsome Quakeress”, daughter of Morgan Wilson of Derganagh, Maghera, Co. Londonderry. Two sons also of Francis and Hannah Dixon of Ballymacombs were, Francis Dixon of Farm Lodge, Ballymena, who wed a Miss Gihon, cousin of “Old Billy” and Mrs Curell, and Mrs Brown of Liverpool and New York. And William Dixon of the Brewery, Ballymena. I saw this on two different hand written manuscripts and on one of them was recorded this reference to the above William Dixon.

Note by Dr. Killen --- “Married Miss Quinn of Ballymena, died worth £30,000. Left “Newtoncromlin” to his son - two sons in the army, 1 daughter, all came to ruin.”

William Wilson (1800-1879) had a brother George Wilson who went to America and also one name Francis Wilson who married Miss McMaster of Belfast and their son William was in business in the Crumlin area with R. Potts. A fourth Wilson brother was Andrew who wed a Miss Davidson of Ballymena.

Thus we see that when John Killen Wilson (1831-1910), took to wife Mary Potts (1836-1925) he wasn’t among strangers, nor his brother the Rev. James A. Wilson of Hydepark, Mallusk, who married Annie Potts either. He died on 14.2.1870 (no issue).

Sources

1. ↑ BALLYMENA 1914-1918 - Major-General James Barnett Wilson, Knowehead, Broughshane [1]
2. ↑ Ted Marr in rootsweb [2]
3. ↑ James G. Kenny, "As the crow flies over rough terrain"

• DEATH "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR1J-BMF : 4 December 2014), DEATHS entry for William Wilson; citing Ballymena, 1877, vol. 16, p. 77, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,588.
• PROBATE William Wilson - Date of Death: 12 April 1877 Date of Grant: 18 June 1877 - Effects under £3,000 - The Will of William Wilson late of Ballymena County Antrim Woollen-Draper deceased who died 12 April 1877 at same place was proved at Belfast by the oaths of John Killen Wilson of Belfast and William Orr Wilson of Knowhead Ballymena both in same County Woollen-Drapers the Executors.
• The Family Tree of the Wilsons of Knowehead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080517035159/http://www.island.net/~rjbw/WilsonFT.html