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WIRKSWORTH Parish Records 1600-1900

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An example of a Wilson stoneware Flagon, which reads:
Wilson & Company
Wine & Spirit Merchants
Wirksworth
It is slab-sealed, two-toned and contains 2 gallons
[Photo by permission of Alan McConville, Oxfordshire]

Daniel Wilson & Company, Wirksworth
Maltsters, Wine & Spirit Merchants.

    The Wilson family began as lead miners (Daniel), progressed to Wheelwrights (John 1821), Wheelwright and Maltster (1827), Maltster (1835 and 1846), and Maltster and Wine & Spirits Merchant (Daniel 1857). They were based at St John St, North End and finally China Square and China House Yard, all in the centre of Wirksworth. Daniel (1806-1877) refers to himself as "Wilson & Company", but it seems that the firm faded from trading on the retirement and death of Daniel senior. The hoped-for "& Son" (Daniel junior 1835) seems to have lost interest and left the area. Possibly the competition from the more successful Charles Wright (1835-1912), also a Wine & Spirit Merchant and based a few yards away, became too much for Daniel Wilson junior, who was Charles Wright's age-mate. At any rate, the author has not been able to find any trace of the Wilson business after 1861. The fine flagon pictured probably dates from this period. A very similar flagon, sold by Charles Wright, is dated 1880-1890. An outline of the Wilson family tree is shown below. Much more detail can be found in Ince's Pedigrees page 038a, compiled by T K Ince between 1828-1859. The family can be seen in these Census references: 1841, 1851, and 1861
    Memorials to some of the family can be seen at: Ch101, QC137, B003 and B004
    Records in Tradesmen's Directories can be seen at: Wilson 

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WILSON family

    Much more detail can be found in Ince's Pedigrees page 038a, compiled by T K Ince between 1828-1859
    The family can be seen in these Census references: 1841, 1851, and 1861

    

     1743             1745
     Daniel   1776    Anne
     WILSON=====v=====RAWSON
     1815       |     1823
                |
                |
               1783             1786
               John     1805    Esther
               WILSON=====v=====CALTON
               1845       |     1814
                          |
                          |
                         1806             1804
                         Daniel   1826    Fanny
                         WILSON=====v=====FORD
                         1877       |     1880
                                    |
                                    |
 |-------|-----|-------|--------|---|--|-------|------|--------|
 |       |     |       |        |      |       |      |        |
1827    1828  1835    1830     1832   1836    1839   1842     1845
Esther  John  Daniel  Frances  Betsy  John    Eliza  William  Frederick
        1828                          Walter

Emails on the subject

    Stuart Flint writes:
    Hello John
    I am seeking more information re the Wilson family.. To date I have found that Betsy Wilson daughter of Daniel and Fanny married William R Barker of Ingoldby Lincoln who was a Wine Merchant at Matlock... whilst Joseph Wilson son of Daniel and Anne Wilson nee Rawson who married Christiana Phillips had a son Joseph Wilson born 1809 who married Mary Brailsford daughter of John and Rebecca Brailsford nee Killer they my 3XAunt and Uncle also direct kin of my sister in law as Jonathan Potter married Anne Brailsford they my brother's wifes Grand fore bares . Joseph and Mary Wilson nee Brailsford's daughter Mary married William Brace whose son James Brace married Millicent Flint my father's Aunt in 1891 whilst Christiana Wilson sister to Mary who married William Brace married Samuel Sheldon son of Joseph and Elizabeth Sheldon nee Spencer..Joseph Sheldon cousin to my Gr Gr Grandparents Joseph and Elizabeth Sheldon nee Sheldon (they 2nd cousins)
    Regards Stuart G Flint

    [Comment: Records in Wirksworth Parish Registers]:
    M 1864jun08 WILSON Betsy(Wirksworth)/BARKER William Ross(Gainsborough), Grocer,#68 Fathers: Daniel WILSON,Wine merchant/Thomas BARKER,Farmer Witnesses: Fanny WILSON,Daniel WILSON Status: s,f/b,f

    M 1804apr30 WILSON Joseph(Wirksworth)/WOODFORD Christiana Witnesses: Daniel WILSON,John TURNER? MI: B002

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