Wilson, Thomas Erskine
WILSON, THOMAS ERSKINE. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1894-
S. of the Rev. James (1854), R. of Barking, Suffolk (and
Ellen Silver). B. [Dec. 6], 1874, at [Town] Barningham,
Norfolk. Schools, Norwich and Aldenham. Matric. Michs.
1894; Abbott Scholar, 1895; B.A. 1807; M.A. 1904. Assistant
Master at Sutton Valence School, 1897-8 ; at Bradfield College,
1899-1914 (Head of Junior School, 1909-14). Ord. deacon
(Oxford) 1900; priest, 1901. Head Master of St Saviour's School, Ardingly, Sussex, 1915-32. R. of West Walton, Nor-
folk, 1933-46. Perm, to off., dio. of Chichester, from 1946. Married, 1914, Ella, dau. of H. Gibbs, of Handcross, Sussex.
Latterly of Multons, Bolney, Haywards Heath, Sussex. Died
July 31, 1951. (Venn, 11. 541; Schoolmasters' Directories; Who's Who; Crockford; The Times, Aug. i, 1951.)
WILSON, THOMAS FAIRFAX. Adm. pens, at Caius, June 26,
1855. S. of the Rev. John, of Goole, Yorks. B. there, 1836.
Bapt. Feb. 25, 1836. School, Great Berkhamsted, Herts.
Matric. Michs. 1855. Resided three terms. (Venn, 11. 325.)
WILSON, THOMAS FOURNESS. Adm. pens, (age 19) at
Trinity, Nov. 8, 1788. [Eldest] s. of the Rev. Henry (1752).
of Otley, Yorks. (and Anne, dau. of Thomas Foumess, of
Otley). [B. July 22, 1769.] School, Guiseley, Yorks. [and
Manchester Grammar]. Matric. Michs. 1789; B.A. 1793.
C. of Cleckheaton, Yorks., 1805-37, and C.-in-charge of
Silsden, 1813-37. Resided at Burley Hall, near Otley.
A 'sporting parson'; kept a pack of harriers. J. P. Married, Mar. I, 1813, Eleanor, dau. of Sir Robert Eden, Bart., of
Windlestone House, Co. Durham, and had issue. Died Oct.
17. 1837, at Gilligate, near Doncaster. (Manchester Sch. Reg.;
Burke, P. and B.; H. C. Cradock.)
WILSON, THOMAS HOLT. Adm. pens, at Christ's, Oct. 7, 1862. [2nd] s. of the Rev. Thomas Daniel Holt (1826), R. of
Redgrave and Botesdale (and Barbara, dau. of James Hales,
of Nor\vich). B. [June 4, 1843], at Hinderclay, Suffolk.
School, Forest, Walthamstow; 'left, aged 16, having cataract
in both eyes.' Matric. Michs. 1862; B.A. 1866; M.A. 1876.
Ord. deacon (Norwich) 1866; priest, 1868; C. of St Margaret's,
King's Lynn, 1866-8. C. of Lopham, Norfolk, 1869-70. C. of Hinderclay, Suffolk, 1870-4. C. of St John-de-Sepulchre,
Norwich, 1874-5. C. of Gaywood, Norfolk, 1875-7. V. of
Great Plumstead, 1877-80. R. of Redgrave with Botesdale,
Suffolk, 1881-1904. R. of Braisworth, 1904-7. Married
(i) 1870, Helen Emily, dau. of Edward Greene, and had issue;
(2) Aug. 29, 1882, Alice Bertha, widow of H. J. Smith, Esq.,
of Stafford, Dorset, and dau. of the Rev. E. D. Wickham, V.
of Holmwood, Surrey; (3) July 8, 1890, Mary Isabella, only
dau. of the Rev. M. Turner, V. of Cotton, Suffolk. Lived
latterly in Canada, and died in Toronto, Aug. 8, 1911.
(Scott, MSS.; Peile, u. 574; Crockford; Christ's Coll. obit, notices.)
WILSON, THOMAS MARYON. Adm. FeU.-Com. (age 18) at
St John's, June 2, 1792. [Only] s. of [General] Sir Thomas Spencer, 6th Bart., of Charlton House, near Greenwich (and
Jane, dau. of John Badger WeUer). [B. Mar. 2, 1774.] School,
Charterhouse. Migrated to Clare, Nov. 17, 1794. Succeeded
his father as 7th Bart., Aug. 29, 1798- Owned a menagerie
of wUd animals, some of which he allowed to run wild about
his house at Charlton. Married, 1799, in the chapel of
Charlton House, Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. James Smith, R.N.
Died at Cheltenham, July 22, 1821, aged 47. Father of the
next, of John M. (1821) and Spencer M. (1821). (St John's Coll. Adm.; Burke, P. and B.; G.E.C.;G. Mag., 1821, n. 187.)
WILSON, THOMAS MARYON. Adm. FeU.-Com. at St John's, July 8, 1819. Eldest s. of Sir Thomas Maryon (above), 7th
Bart., of Charlton House, Kent (and Elizabeth, dau. of
Captain James Smith , R.N.). [B. Apr. 14, 1800, at Southend,
Essex.] Educated privately. Matric. Michs. 1819; M.A. 1823.
Succeeded his father as 8th Baronet, July 22, 1821. High
Sheriff of Kent, 1828. Colonel, West Kent MiUtia, 1853-69. President of the Genealogical and Historical Society of Great
Britain. Died, unmarried, May 4, 1869, at Folkestone; buried
in the family vault in St Luke's Church, Charlton. Brother of John M. (1821) and Spencer M. (1821). (Boase, m. 1425;
Burke, P. and B.)
WILSON (or NEWBY-WILSON), THOMAS NEWBY. Adm. pens,
at Clare, Oct. i, 1859. [Only s. of Thomas, of Lancaster
(and Mary, only dau. of Myles Harrison). B. 1839.] Matric.
Michs. 1859. Of The Landing, Lake Side, Ulverston, Lanes.
J. P. for Lanes. Latterly of Hill Croft, Lymington, Hants.
(Walford, County Families (Newby-Wilson).)
WILSON, THOMAS RICHARDSON. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. 14, 1899. S. of Robert, farmer, of Tebay, Westmorland
(and Agnes Richardson). B. there, June 5, 1868. Matric.
Michs 1899.
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Wilson, William
WILSON, THOMAS WARD. Adm. at King's, Oct. 8, 1868. [S. of the Rev. Edward (1821), of Nocton. B. Apr. i, 1849.
School, Repton.] Matric. Michs. 1868; B.A. 1872; M.A. 1876.
Cricket 'blue,' 1869. Assistant Master at Sherborne School,
1872-1908. Married, 1880, Augusta Louisa Jarvis, of
Hamilton, Canada, and had issue. Of Uploders House,
Bridport, in 1910. Died Jan. 4, 1924, at Bonshaw, Broad- stone. Brother (or half-brother) of William B. (1866), Charles
H. (1870), etc. (Repton Sch. Reg.; King's Coll. Reg.)
WILSON, WALTER GORDON. Adm. at King's, Apr. 19, 1894. [5th] s. of George Orr, of Blackrock, Co. Dublin (and Annie
Vudt6, dau. of Col. Ponsonby Shaw). B. Apr. 21, 1874.
School, H.M.S. Britannia. Matric. Michs. 1894; B.A. (Mech.
Sci. Trip., Pt I, ist Class) 1897. M.Inst.C.E.; Hon. M.I.M.E.
Founder and managing director of the firm of Wilson and
Pilcher, engineers and motor-car builders, of Westminster.
With Messrs Armstrong Whitworth, 1904-8; and Messrs I.
and E. Hall, at Dartford, 1908-14. Served in the Great War,
1914-19 (Lieut., R.N.V.R.; R.N.A.S.; Major, Tank Corps,
1916; Chief of Design, Mechanical Warfare Dept.; C.M.G.,
1918; mentioned twice in despatches). Subsequently a
consulting engineer in London and a company-director. Married Ethel Crommelin, dau. of S. O. Gray, of Swaines,
Rudgwick, Sussex, and had issue. Of The Elms, Itchen
Abbas, Winchester, in 1952- (King's CoU. Reg.; Burke,
L.G. of Ireland; Who's Who; Kelly, Handbook.)
WILSON, WALTER REGINALD. Adm. pens, at Corpus
Christi, Oct. 1, 1891. S. of A[lexander] Christy, M.D., of
39, Hall Gate, Doncaster. B. June 14, 1874. at 21, South
Parade, Doncaster. School, Doncaster Grammar. Matric.
Michs. 1891; B.A. 1894; M.B., B.Chir., and M.A. 1898. At
the London Hospital; House Physician there. Sometime
Medical Officer in the hospital-ship Albert. Practised at
Doncaster. Married, July 1908, Madeline Abercombie, dau.
of the Rev. George Wilson, of Ballymena, Co. Antrim. Of
121, Thome Road, Doncaster, in 1950. Brother of Angus B.
(1895) and Norman (1897). (Medical Directories; Who's Who in Yorkshire.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, June 11, 1753. B. in London. Matric. Michs. i753-
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar (age 18) at St John's, Mar. 31, 1759. S. of Thomas, druggist, of Yorkshire. B. at Beverley.
School, Beverley. Matric. Michs. 1759; B.A. 1764. Ord.
deacon (Chester, for York) Dec. 1763; priest (Lmcoki)
June 14, 1767; C. of St Mary's, Beveriey, 1763. (St John's Coll. Adm., III. 657.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at Clare, Feb. 14, 1769. B. at
Empingham, Rutland. [School, Oakham.] Matric. Easter,
1770. (Oakham Sch. Reg.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at St John's, July 3. i77o. S. of Joseph, mercer, of Lanes. [Bapt. Mar. 28, 1752-]
School, Hawkshead. Matric. Michs. 1770; Scholar, i773;
B.A. 1774; M.A. 1777; B.D. 1785- Fellow, 1777-97; Jumor Dean, 1793-4. Ord. deacon (Peterb., for Ely) Dec. 18, 1774;
priest (York) Oct. 27, 1776; C. of Doddington, Cambs., 1774.
C. of St Paul's, Sheffield, 1776. R. of Moreton, Essex, 1796- 1822. Died Mar. 20, 1822. Benefactor to Hawkshead
School. (St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 564; G. Mag., 1822, i. 476.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at Clare, May 26, 1775- B.
at York.
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at St John's, Oct. 22, 1779- Of Derbs. Matric. Michs. 1780; Scholar, 1783; B.A. (3rd
Wrangler) 1784; M.A. 1787; B.D. 1794- Fellow, 1788-1800;
Senior Dean, 1795-6; Junior Dean, I79&-9- Ord. deacon
(Lincoln) Sept. 20, 1789; priest, May 30, 1790. V. of Marton
to. Grafton, Yorks., 1799-1800. Author, An Illustration of the
Method of explaining the New Testament, by the early opinions
of Jews and Christians concerning Jesus Christ. Found dead in his rooms in College, Mar. 22, 1800, aged 38. M.I. in the
Chapel. (St John's CoU. Adm., iv. 564; G. Mag., 1800, i. 583; Records of Rochester.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Jesus, June 18, 1801. S. of
W., Esq. B. at Bolton Hall, N. Riding. School, Harrow
[entered 1798, age 14]. Matric. Michs. 1802; Scholar, 1803;
B.A. 1806; M.A. 1809. Fellow, 1807-22. V. of Elmstead,
Essex, 1822-57. Married. 'His benevolence was com-
mensurate with the ample means with which he was blessed.' Died May 25, 1857. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; G. Mag., 1857, "•
223.)
WILSON, WILLIAM. Adm. pens, at Caius, Oct. 1805. Of
Smithfield, Stockton-on-Tees. Matric. Michs. 1805. Resided
two terms. Migrated to Peterhouse, Mar. 25, 1806; M.B. 1812.
(Venn, 11. 106; T. A. Walker, 379.)
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