Wilson, John
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. sizar at Trinity, June 27, 1787. Matnc
Michs. 1788; Scholar, 1791; B.A. {3rd Wrangler) 1792; M.A.
1795. Chaplain of Trinity, 1 794-1802. C. of Hallaton, Leics. Sometime Head Master of Bolton-le-Moors Grammar
School. Died in 1826, at Hallaton rectory. (G. Mag., 1827, I. 186.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. sizar at St John's, Jan. 20, 1788; a
'Ten-year man.' Of Westmorland. No residence recorded;
name off, Oct. 1790. {St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 563.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 21) at Christ's, Apr. 13, 1812. S. of Thomas. B. at Workington, Cumberland. School,
Workington. Matric. Michs. 1812; B.A. 1816; M.A. 1819;
Med. Lie. 1822; M.D. 1826. F.R.C.P., 1827; Censor, 1831.
Physician to the Middlesex Hospital, from 1831. Lived at
51, Oxford Street, London. Author, The Lost Solar System of
the Ancients Discovered. Died, Sept. 27, 1859. at Workmgton.
{Peile, II. 373; Boase, vi. 917; Munk, in. 281.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 18) at Trinity, Dec. 19, 1822.
S. of William. B. in Edinburgh. School, private. Matnc.
Michs. 1823; B.A. 1827; M.A. 1832. President of the Union,
1826. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Feb. 3, 1827, as s. of
William, of Wandsworth, Surrey. Called to the Bar, May 11,
1832. {Law Lists.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, Feb. 15, 1823. S. of the Rev. J., of Donington, Lines. Matric. Michs. 1823;
B.A. 1827; M..\. 1830. Ord. deacon (Lincoln), 1827; priest,
1828; C. of Surfleet, Lines., 1827-8. C. of Stickney, 1828-32.
C. of Folkingham, 1832-9. V. of Deeping St James, 1838-40.
V. of Wigtoft-fum-Quadring, 1840-70. Married, May 28,
1829, Miss — Gleed. Disappears from Crockford, 1872. (P. B. G. Binnall.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Feb. 14, 1825. [2nd
s. of John, of Seacroft Hall, and Cliffe Hall, Leeds (and
.Martha, dau. of Richard Bassett). B. Jan. i, 1808. School,
Rugby.] Matric. Michs. 1826; B.A. 1830; M.A. 1833. Adm.
at Lincoln's Inn, May 9, 1829. Of Seacroft Hall, Yorks. J. P. and D.L. for the West Riding of Yorks. Captain, 2nd West
York Militia. Married, Apr. 13, 1846, Anna Maria Isabella,
dau. of Roderick Macleod, of CadboU, Ross-shire, and had
issue. Died Jan. 29, 1891. Brother of Richard B. (1833).
[Rugby Sch. Reg.; Boase, vi. 918; Inns of Court; Burke, L.G.)
WILSON, JOHN. M.A. 1833, incorp. from Oxford. For many
possible identifications see A I. Oxon.
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St Catharine's, June 12, 1834. S. of John, of Leasgill Cottage, near MUnthorpe, Westmorland.
Matric. Michs. 1834; B.A. 1838; M.A. 1841; D.D. 1854. Ord.
deacon (London), June 6, 1841 ; priest, May 22, 1842. Second
Master of St Peter's College School, Eaton Square, 1848-63.
Minister at Trinity Chapel, Knightsbridge, 1850-8. Head
Master of St Peter's College School, 1863-5. Chaplain to the
Earl of Ripon. V. of Holy Trinity, Knightsbridge, 1858-87. Died May 23, 1887, aged 73, in London. Father of John R.
(1861). {Crockford; Clergy List; The Guardian, May 25, 1887.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm.sizaratSrJoHN's, May 15, 1843; re-adm. pens. Oct. II, 1843. S. of John, silversmith, of Peterborough
(and Elizabeth). B. there, Jan. 13, 1820. School, King's College, London (Mr Hall). Matric. Michs. 1843. Migrated to
Clare, Mar. 23, 1844; B.A. 1847; M.A. 1850. Ord. deacon
(Chester), 1847; priest, 1848; C. of St John's, Preston, Lanes.,
1847-50. C. of Docking, Norfolk, 185 1-4. P.C. of St James's, Preston, Lanes., 1854-76. Married Maria Elizabeth, eldest dau. of the Rev. Canon Parr, sometime R. of Preston. Died
Mar. 27, 1876. Father of Wolstenhohne M. O. (1875). {The
Times, Apr. i, 1876; Clergy List.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. sizar at St John's, May 10, 1844. [2nd] s. of Robert, of London (and Elizabeth). B. in parish of
St James', Westminster. IBapt. Feb. 11, 1821. Migrated to Pembroke, Oct. 17, 1844. Matric. Michs. 1844; Scholar; B.A.
1848; M.A. 1852.
WILSON, The Rev. JOHN. D.D. 1854, incorp. from Oxford. [S.
of the Rev. WiUiam (Brasenose, Oxford, 1756), R. of Shefford,
Berks. School, St Paul's.] Matric. from Trinity College, Oxford, May 16, 1806, age 16; B..A. (Oxford) 1810; M.A.
(Oxford) 1814; B.D. (Oxford) 1826; D.D. (Oxford) 1852;
Fellow; Tutor; President, 1850-66. Ord. deacon, 1817;
priest, 1821. R. of Garsington, Oxon., 1850-66. F.S.A. ; F.R.S., 1845. Died July 8, 1873, at Wood Ferry House, near
Oxford. (Al. Oxon.; Clergy List; Boase, in. 1417.)
WILSON, JOHN. Adm. pens, at St John's, June 10, 1874. S. of Thomas, printer (and Betsy). B. July 12, 1853, at
Church Kirk, Lanes. Bapt. Jul>;3i, 1853. [School, Clitheroe.]
Matric. Michs. 1874. Of Livingston Drive, Sefton Park,
Liverpool.
Wilson, John Remington
WILSON, JOHN BRACEBRIDGE. Adm. sizar at St John's, May 15, 1846; re-adm. pens. Oct. 7, 1848. S. of the Rev.
Edward (Merton College, Oxford, 1818), R. of Topcroft,
Norfolk (and Lucretia). B. there, Sept. 13, 1828. [School,
perhaps Durham ; a Jonathan Bracebridge Wilson was there
in 1842.] Matric. Michs. 1848; B.A. 1852. Originally intended
to enter the Diplomatic service, but went to Australia, where
he was for a time a journalist. Opened a school at Geelong;
Vice- Principal of Geelong Grammar School and, latterly,
Head Master. F.L.S. Married, Apr. 7, 1863, Oriane Maria,
dau. of Horatio Nelson Rowcroft. Died about Oct. 1895, at
Geelong. {Durham Sch. Reg.; Scott, MSS.; Eagle, xix. 500;
Norfolk Weekly Standard, Dec. 7, 1895; Foster, Baronetage.)
WILSON, JOHN CRACROFT. Adm. pens, (age 22) at Jesus,
Oct. 1883. S. of F. R., Esq. B. in New Zealand. From
St Andrew's University. Matric. Michs. 1883. Died Dec. 3,
1930, aged 69, at Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand. {The Times, Jan. 20, 1931.)
WILSON, JOHN DOVER. Adm. at Caius, Oct. i, 1900. [Eldest]
s. of Edwin, scientific artist, of Cherryhinton Road, Cam-
bridge (and Elizabeth Dover). B. July 13, 1881, at 10,
St Leonards, Mortlake. Schools, Kenley and Lancing
College. Matric. Michs. 1900; Scholar; Members' prize, 1902; B.A. 1903; Harness prize, 1904; M.A. 1908; Litt.D. 1926.
Hon. Fellow, 1936. F.B.A., 1931. C.H., 1936. English Lector
at Helsingfors University, Finland, 1906-9; Lecturer in
English Language and Literature at the Goldsmiths' College, London University, 1909-12. H.M. Inspector of Schools
(adult education), 1912-24. Professor of Education at King's College, London, 1924-35. Regius Professor of Rhetoric and
English Literature at Edinburgh, 1935-45- Member of the
Departmental Committee on the Teaching of English, 1919- 21. Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge, 1932;
Leslie Stephen Lecturer, 1939. A Trustee of Shakespeare's birthplace. Married, July 30, 1906, Dorothy May, only dau.
of the Rev. Edward Curtis Baldwin, V. of Harston, Cambs.,
and had issue. Author, Life in Shakespeare's England;
Shakespeare's Hand in the Play of Sir Thomas More; The Essential Shakespeare; What Happens in Hamlet; and other
works on Shakespeare. Editor of The New Shakespeare. Of
Three Beeches, Balemo, Midlothian, in 195 1. {Venn, in. 405; Who's Who.)
WILSON, JOHN EDWARD. Adm. pens, at Emmanuel, Mar. i,
1851. Of Lanes. Matric. Michs. 1851; B.A. 1855; M.A. 1866.
Ord. deacon (Ripon), 1856; priest, 1857; C. of Hunslet, Leeds,
1856-7. C. of Rochdale, 1857-61. C. of Holy Trmity,
Knightsbridge, London, 186 1-7 and 1868-79. C. of St
James's, St Marylebone, 1867-8. Head Master of Chelsea
Grammar School, 1871-83. V. of East Kennett, Wilts., 1884-
96. Died Sept. 20, 1896. {Crockford; Cambridge Chronicle, Oct. 2, 1896.)
WILSON, JOHN FREDERIC. Adm. pens, at Christ's, June 30, 1888. S. of R. G. B. [Jan. 29, 1870], at Geelong, Victoria,
Australia. Matric. Michs. 1889; B.A. 1892. Called to the Bar,
Inner Temple, Jan. 1894. Died Feb. 21, 1899, in Melbourne, Australia. {Peile, 11. 742; Law Lists.)
WILSON, JOHN GORDON. Adm. at Trinity Hall, Oct. 1890.
[Eldest] s. of W[illiam] Sfhepley] (1857). Esq., of Burnside, Sandhurst Road, Tunbridge Wells. [B. Nov. 26, 1871.]
School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1890; B..A. 1893. In
the firm of Messrs Merz and McLellan, consulting engineers.
A.M.I.E.E., 1901. Married, 1907, Mary Glen, eldest dau. of
William Davidson, of Edinburgh. Of Newcastle-on-Tyne. Died Feb. 23, 1913. Brother of Arthur L. (1899), George S.
(1892) and Hugh W. (1896). {Charterhouse Reg.; R. L. Arrowsmith.)
WILSON, JOHN LAMPORT. Adm. pens, at Peterhouse,
May 6, 1840. Of Nottingham. Matric. Michs. 1840. Migrated
to Queens', Dec. 19, 1840; B.A. 1844. (T. A. Walker, 470.)
WILSON, JOHN MARYON. Adm. pens, at St John's, Nov. 19, 1821 ; re-adm. Fell.-Com., Oct. 9, 1822. [2nd] s. of Sir Thomas
[Maryon, 7th Bart.] (1792), of Charlton, Kent (and Elizabeth, dau. of Captain James Smith, R.N.). [B. Dec. 12, 1802, at
Lewisham.] Matric. Michs. 1822. Lieut., nth Essex R.V.,
1860-3. Succeeded his brother as 9th Bart., 1869. Sold the
Lordship of the manor of Hampstead, 1871 (for £55,045). to
the Metropolitan Board of Works, thereby preserving
Hampstead Heath from being built upon. Married, Dec. 22,
1825, Chariotte Julia, dau. of George Wade, of Dunmow,
Essex. Died May 11, 1876. Brother of Spencer M. (1821) and
Thomas M. (1819) ; father of Charles M. (1850) and George M.
(1853). {Boase, vi. 919; Burke, P. and B.; G.E.C.)
WILSON, JOHN REMINGTON. Adm. pens, at Trinity, Sept. 24,
1866. S. of Joshua. B. [Oct. 15], 1847, in London. School,
University College, London. Matric. Michs. 1866; B.A. 1870;
M.A. 1873. Of Canterbury. Died May 28, 1904, at Montreux, Switzerland. {The Times, June 2, 1904.)
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