William Wilson (Dec 20th 1834 - ??)

This is PROBABLY the right William - no proof yet.

1871 Census

William Wilson 36 Piercebridge, Durham, England Head Ingleton Durham
Margaret Wilson 36 Marwood, Durham, England Wife Ingleton Durham (must have died between 1871 and 1881)
Mary Wilson 7 New Shildon, Durham, England Daughter Ingleton Durham
Elisabeth Wilson 4 New Shildon, Durham, England Daughter Ingleton Durham (What happened to her in the 1881 census?)
Robert Wilson 2 Darlington, Durham, England Son Ingleton Durham
Eliza Wilson 1 day Ingleton, Durham, England Daughter Ingleton Durham
Frances Wegel 46 Barnard Castle, Durham, England Widow, Apprentice Ingleton Durham (original census seems to say 'Laundress' not apprentice, AND it say's "Wife's sister" looks like a W for widow (?) looks more like 36 than 46 and Wegel looks more like MeGee but apart from that....)

Same family 1881 Census

William Wilson 46 Piercebridge, Durham, England Head Blacksmith, widower.
Mary Wilson 17 Shildon, Durham, England Daughter Barnard Castle
Robert W. Wilson 12 Darlington, Durham, England Son Barnard Castle
Eliza Wilson 10 Ingleton, Durham, England Daughter Barnard Castle
Fanny Wilson 6 Langleydale, Durham, England Daughter Barnard Castle

1891 census at Chapel House, Barnard Castle

William Wilson, 56, head, Blacksmith

Eliza Wilson, 54, wife, born Barnard Castle Moor

Emily Wilson, 14, born Barnard Castle Moor.

Eliza Wilson, age 20, is a domestic servant at 81 Galgate, Barnard Castle, the home of Mr and Mrs Arrowsmith, Butcher and his wife.

(notes: William no longer a widower. Pure conjecture, but his new wife is Eliza, born 1837 and I just wonder if that is his first wife's sister, Eliza, born 1837 in Marwood? Eliza's place of birth is shown as "Barnard Castle Moor" I think "Moor", could really be abbreviation for Marwood. By that time Marwood was part of Barnard Castle. "Daughter" Emily would have been 4 at time of the 1881 census but was not there, so I wonder if she was Eliza's child from a previous marriage?

1901

William Wilson (abt 1835) Piercebridge, Durham, England Head West Bradford Yorkshire
Eliza Wilson abt 1837 Barnard Castle, Durham, England Wife West Bradford Yorkshire

William's first wife, was Margaret Lowry. I think this is Margaret's family in 1861 census - note the MeGee grandson

William Lowry abt 1784 Barnard Castle, Durham, England Head Marwood Durham

Eliza Lowry abt 1837 Marwood, Durham, England Daughter Marwood Durham
Margaret Lowry abt 1835 Marwood, Durham, England Daughter Marwood Durham
Robert Lowry abt 1833 Marwood, Durham, England Son Marwood Durh
William Megee abt 1850 Barnard Castle, Durham, England Grandson Marwood Durham
Robert Mitchell abt 1842 Scotland Boarder Marwood Durham
John Strachan abt 1825 Scotland Boarder Marwood Durham
John Waugh abt 1824 Bradford, Yorkshire, England Boarder Marwood Durham