hi Evie
i cant find anything on my maternal grandfathers side, Edward Wilson. all i no is that he had a brother Edmund.
my G was sent to sea at about age 12 as a cabin boy he was born 1870S
he was married twice, second time to my Nana Margaret Trainor, i think his first wife died. there were 2 sons from this marrage, teddy and bunty.
i believe the family were from cumbria, my mother grew up in gateshead, newcastle upon Tyne.
my great aunt may (maria) trainor had a baby girl who she gave up for adoption around the late 1930S-1945. babies first name Pauline, she kept in touch with the adopted family and even had a wedding photo, my aunt and the adoptive mother even took her to visit my Nana when she was about nine.
Pauline married a prison officer in the 1950S and emigrated to Canada where he worked in the prison service over there.
i only found out about her by accident from another aunt.
any help you could give me would be most appreciated