David Blair Wilson

[Mabel Bagshawe]

David Blair Wilson was at the Royal Oak in 1878, according to a newspaper article when his coals were stolen

he took on the licence of the Bridge Inn in 1880

Short death notice: https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3663322/3663325/30/wilson%2BAND%2Broyal%2BOR%2Boak%2BAND%2Bwrexham?from=search

[wilcoxon]

David Blair Wilson was at the Royal Oak in 1878, according to a newspaper article when his coals were stolen

he took on the licence of the Bridge Inn in 1880

Short death notice: https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3663322/3663325/30/wilson%2BAND%2Broyal%2BOR%2Boak%2BAND%2Bwrexham?from=search

Thanks, I  have them from 1878 in Wrexham.

[wilcoxon]

Re. 1871 census.  Lodging house keeper,  could have gone on to be a publican.
I can't find anything more so am settling for that.

[heywood]

Just an observation  - in 1881, David is a ‘Bar Man’ and his brother is the ‘Inn Keeper’.

[Mabel Bagshawe]

To note, the licensee of the Walnut Tree Inn before David was a William Wilson who died in 1884 aged 6. He'd previously been the manager of Wrexham Colliery.

this leads me to him on 1871, at Sunny Bank, Rhosddu. Born Perth

Might be a complete coincidence that two Scottish people called Wilson ran that pub in succession

[Neale1961]

1881 census Walnut Tree Hotal
William WILSON 63 born Scotland Hotel Keeper
Ann S Wilson wife 49 born Cumberland
Ann Stout 16 born Cumberland


1871 census Gwersyllt, Denbighshire
William Wilson 50 born Perth Scotland, Colliery Manager
Elizabeth Wilson 43 wife born Kirkcaldy Scotland


1861 census Ruabon Denbighshire
William WILSON  41, born Scotland, colliery steward
Ann Wilson 29 wife, born Cumberland

[Neale1961]

.......  however my David according to the MI was born in Carron.

According to 1901 census, born in Carronshore.