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Sir Knight, William, Henry Wilson 1525 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Wilson

Mother: Lady Watson

Spouse(s): Lady (end)

Children(s): Jhone Wilsoun

It was in 1525 that Sir Knight William Henry Wilson was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, a child of William Wilson and Lady Katherine Gilmour Wilson Watson. Sir Knight William Henry Wilson went on to marry Lady Margaret Adams (end) and had children such as Jhone Wilsoun. Sir Knight William Henry Wilson was deceased by 1580 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Parents

William Wilson
1490 –
Birth Location: of Penrith, Cumberland Co
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Lady Watson
1500 – 1570
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
LW

Spouses(s)

Lady (end)
1525 – 1585
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jhone Wilsoun
1550 – 1590
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1525
    Event Place: Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1543
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1577
    Event Place: Willoughby, Lincoln, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gt. Bentley, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1580
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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