At a garage sale I found a little book called "A Cumbrian Blacksmith, Jonty Wilson, of Kirkby Lonsdale" The book is 64 pages long and contains the life of Mr. Wilson along with several pictures. The book goes into detail of Wilson's life as a blacksmith in Kirkby along with his military and BBC career. The book was written in 1978 in Great Britian.
I only paid a few cents for it so it is not worth anything at all. I would really like someone from Jonty Wilson's family to have the book as it is a genealogists find.
If Jonty is a part of your family tree I would like to gift this book to you. please contact me and I will ship it off free of charge.
Janie in Alaska.
I just wanted to add a few more facts about this book.
His Parents were: Robert and Jane Wilson. They had 9 children total.
Other Names Mentioner:
Billy Hadwin a hotel coachman,Paddy Riley a lime-burner,Christopher Wilson of Abot Hall (no relation to Jonty), Jont's bride Lizzie Harrison,