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Alexander Wilson 1808 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1808

Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 07 Apr 1872

Death Location: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland

Father: John Wilson

Mother: Janet Drennan

Spouse(s): Abigail Stewart

Children(s): Janet Wilson

According to available records, Alexander Wilson was born in 1808 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of John Wilson and Janet Drennan. Following those early years, Alexander Wilson married Abigail Stewart, and their family grew to include Janet Wilson. In the later years of life, Alexander Wilson died in 1872 in Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland.

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Parents

John Wilson
1776 – 1859
Birth Location: Stewarton, Aryshire, Scotland
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Janet Drennan
1777 – 1859
Birth Location: Tarbolton Farm, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Stewart
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Janet Wilson
1831 – 1859
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 03 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1808
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 07 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 07 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Coylton, Ayrshire, , Scotland
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