Family of Henry T. WILSON and Elizabeth NELSON

Husband:	Henry T. WILSON (1804-1871)
Wife:	Elizabeth NELSON (1805-1870)
Children:	Henry Rufus WILSON (1844-1916)

Husband: Henry T. WILSON

	Henry T. WILSON, "uk"

Name:	Henry T. WILSON
Sex:	Male
Father:	Edward WILSON (1775-aft1813)
Mother:	Sarah UNKNOWN ( -aft1813)
Birth	17 Apr 1804	Westminster, London, England 1,2
Baptism	7 Jan 1805 (age 0)	St James's Church 3
Death	1871 (age 66-67)	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 4

Additional Information

Baptism

197 Piccadilly, Westminster, London England

Wife: Elizabeth NELSON

	Elizabeth NELSON, "ireland"

Name:	Elizabeth NELSON 5
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1805	County Cork, Ireland 1
Residence	1870 (age 64-65)	Halifax, NS 6
Death	24 Dec 1870 (age 64-65)	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 6,7

Additional Information

Residence	24 Dunden Row, West Stokes, Halifax, NS
Death	Cause: Bronchitis Address: 24 Dunden Row, West Stokes

Child 1: Henry Rufus WILSON

	Henry Rufus WILSON, "Henry R Wilson"		Spouse: Amanda Turner DUNHAM, "Amanda Turner Dunham"

Name:	Henry Rufus WILSON 1,8,9
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Amanda Turner DUNHAM (1853-1925)
Birth	12 Mar 1844	Nova Scotia, Canada 10,11
Occupation		Painter
Military (1)	1861 (age 16-17)	US Navy Rigger on USS Kearsarge
Military (2)	1868 (age 23-24)	US Navy service after the Civil War
Residence	1880 (age 35-36)	Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States 8,9
Death	1 Apr 1916 (age 72)	Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey 1
Burial	Apr 1916 (age 72)	1st Presbyterian Church Cemetery, (6-7; D-E) 12

Additional Information

Burial

600 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ

Note on Husband: Henry T. WILSON

The date of Henry's death is deduced by a comparison of available records. The dates and circumstances make it likely that Henry T Wilson, husband of Elizabeth Nelson and father of Henry R Wilson died in 1871 in Halifax.

 

I have seen the records for two Henry Wilsons in Nova Scotia in the mid 1800s, when his son was born there. Census records are spotty, but there seems to be one in Shelburne County with a farming family. One is recorded in Nova Scotia in 1827.

 

I also find two death records for a Henry Wilson in the late 1800s.

 

On 5 November 1866, the coroner records "That the deceased Henry Wilson came to his death by accidentally falling from the gangway between the ship Helen and the wharf in the Dartmouth Cove, into the water, and then drowned on Sunday the 30th October 1866." ( NSHVS Yr1864 bk1808 p3 no70 )

 

The Nova Scotia Directory for 1871 records the death of Henry Wilson in Nova Scotia in 1871. (p117) I use this date as it corresponds to the death record of Elizabeth Wilson in 1870 as married.

Sources

1	NJ Bureau of Vital Statistics, "HRW1 Death Certificate".

2	"England and Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906" (Ancestry.com. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.).

3	Ibid. film # 1042309.

4	Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada, "Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s". p117.

5	Ancestry.com, "One World Tree (sm)" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.;). Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
	www.ancestry.com.

6	"Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics" (novascotiagenealogy.com). Registration Year: 1870 - Book: 1808 - Page: 290 - Number: 975.

7	Ibid. Reg. Year 1870; Book 1808; Pg. 290; No. 975.

8

Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census" (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;). Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, ED 135, roll T9_790, page 341.4000, image 0524.

www.ancestry.com.

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Ibid. Text From Source: Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, ED 135, roll T9_790, page 341.4000, image 0524.

10

Ibid.

11	"Family Bible Births Page".

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"Find A Grave" (http://www.findagrave.com/). http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=wilson&GSfn=henry&GSbyrel= all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=33&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=55127711&df=all&. Text From Source: Birth: Mar., 1844 Death: Apr., 1916 Civil War Union Navy Sailor. Burial: First Presbyterian Churchyard Woodbridge Middlesex County New Jersey, USA Created by: Russ Dodge Record added: Jul 18, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55127711