14 Inchgreen Street in Greenock 1902 - 1915?

[dreamingwombat]

Also, Not sure if you have seen this site which might help find common ancestors.

Wilson and Galbraith Families

This site celebrates the family history of the Wilson and Galbraith families of Greenock and Port Glasgow, whose origins lie in Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Argyll, and the Western Isles
http://www.wilson-family.org.uk/

[jennifah]

Hi again dreamingwombat

My Wilson's came from County Derry but I've not got far enough back to see if they actually originate from there. I've looked back at all the names and also on the website you gave me a link to but none pop up on my tree. My ones all worked in the shipyards so no stonemasons among them. You are right Wilson is a common name and the families back then seem to not move too far away from each other so it doesn't help when the addresses are so similair, very confusing! They would have at least known of each other. I will ask my Dad if her remembers the Nicholl family in Inchgreen Street. Do you know how long they stayed in the street for?

[Old Maid]

Hi Jennifah

I have a link to your Wilson family. My mother had a cousin named Jeanie McKendry who married James Wilson in Greenock in 1925.  James was the son of Samuel Wilson and Janet Gavin. This Samuel was the son of James Wilson and Eliza Cairns.  I knew that Samuel had a least 2 brothers because they were the informants on the d/cs for the parents James Wilson and Eliza Cairns.  It was not until I read your posting that gave me the clue about Samuels brother William who married Mary Sinnott and their son James married Martha Glass whom I take it are your grandparents? I agree that researching a surname like Wilson is a bit tricky and I've already made a lot of costly errors.    When  James Wilson senior died in 1925  his  son James gave his address as 8 Inchgreen St.   Do you know anything about this James Wilson ?  I'm planning to visit the local Family History Library tomorrow to look them up on the census records on Ancestry.com

[jennifah]

Hi Old Maid
I didn't know about Samuel Wilson so that is a new person to me! I struggled with researching the Wilson name and the James Wilson who was the son of James and Eliza I have no information on apart from just knowing they had a son called James! I must have got the name also from James seniors death cert but not been able to  find out anything else so this has been really helpful thank you. Inchgreen Street plays a big part in this Wilson family. My Wilson tree is on ancestry I'll send you a pm.

[cranstone]

Hi

As my family lived at the same address I wonder if any of you have ever come across a Mary Ann Wilson who married a John Courtney around 1849+-

Kind regards

[jennifah]

Hi Cranstone

I don't think I've got back that far with my Wilson's they seem to have come over from Ireland, I think from lateish 19th century and that has been my brickwall. Whether they were in Greenock earlier I don't know but there could be a link as there were so many Wilson's in Inchgreen Street!! Some could have paved the way for other family members to come over, did your Mary Ann come from Ireland?

[cranstone]

Hi

The only child I know they had was born in Ireland in around 1849/56 so I guess they were in Ireland then and I've always presumed that's where they came from.  Their son lived in Greenock/Port Glasgow frm about 1884 onwards.

I'm just wondering if that's where they may have come from originally as they may have gone over to stay with relations to start with.  He's supposed to have worked for the Donaldson Line but I've found no connection as yet.

Kind regards
Kind regards

[rysa95]

Hi dreamingwombat, I noticed you mentioned an Archibald Wilson (b. 1889 in Port Glasgow). Archie just happens to be my great-great uncle and was the son of Archibald & Agnes Wilson (née Crawford). Is this the same one?

[dreamingwombat]

Hi minoguefan

Yes it is the same Archie ;-)  I'll send you an email and we can swap information!

Hi dreamingwombat, I noticed you mentioned an Archibald Wilson (b. 1889 in Port Glasgow). Archie just happens to be my great-great uncle and was the son of Archibald & Agnes Wilson (née Crawford). Is this the same one?