Brock Family History

William Wilson

1838 – ?
✓ Validated against records · 2026-07-06

William Wilson appears in the Frith line.

A distillation, assembled from sourced records · 2026

Family

Parents

The children of James Henry & Ann

William Wilson b. 1838this page · · · · James Wilson b. 1846 · Eleanor Wilson b. 1848 · Thomas Wilson b. 1850 · Priscilla Wilson b. 1853 · Elizabeth Wilson b. 1854 · Eliza Wilson b. 1856 · Emily Wilson b. 1858 · Mary Jane Wilson b. 1860 ·

Life

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1851

Census · 1851 — Sculcoates, Hull

1851 at Sculcoates, Hull

William Wilson, Son, aged 13, born Hull — Errand Boy. (1851 census, 4 Cannon Street, West Sculcoates.)— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1861

Census · 1861 — Sculcoates, Hull

1861 at Sculcoates, Hull

1 Cannon Street, in the parish of St Paul's, Sculcoates — the household of James Wilson, iron moulder (Schedule 147). James Wilson, Head, married, 45, Iron Moulder, born Hull · Ann Wilson, Wife, married, 43, born Hull · Wm. Wilson, Son, unmarried, 23, Iron Moulder, born Hull · Jas. H. Wilson, Son, 14, Moulder (Apprentice), born Hull · Eleanor Wilson, Daughter, 12, born Hull · Thos. Wilson, Son, 10, Scholar, born Hull · Priscilla Wilson, Daughter, 8, Scholar, born Hull · Elizth. Wilson, Daughter, 6, Scholar, born Hull · Eliza Wilson, Daughter, 4, Scholar, born Hull · Emily Wilson, Daughter, 2, born Hull · Mary J. Wilson, Daughter, 1, born Hull.

— 1861 census — 1 Cannon Street, St Paul's, Sculcoates
Read at the image record Evidence
Confirmed against the original record, read at the image:
  • 1861 census — 1 Cannon Street, St Paul's, Sculcoates — 1861 Census of England, Wales & Scotland, taken 7 April 1861 — The National Archives RG 9/3586; registration sub-district West Sculcoates; enumeration district 21; ecclesiastical parish of St Paul's, Sculcoates; 1 Cannon Street; Schedule 147. Read from the original enumeration page (findmypast image), 6 July 2026 — William is entered 'unmarried' and the four middle children 'Scholar', both on the leaf yet both dropped by the printed index. read at the image