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WILSON, Frederick George James
1870 - Yes, date unknown Has 38 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
1838 - Yes, date unknown-
Name WILSON, Frederick George James Birth Apr 1870 Bow, Middlesex, England 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I4182 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Father WILSON, George Augustus, b. 15 Nov 1834, Downham Market, Norfolk, England d. 6 Jul 1911, Melrose City, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 76 years) Mother WHITE, Ruth, b. 9 Sep 1838, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 26 Oct 1858 St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England Family ID F1750 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WARD, Elizabeth Jane, b. Aug 1880, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1 Feb 1899 Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Children 1. WILSON, Newton Augustus, b. 12 Jun 1899, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 1963, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA (Age 63 years)Family ID F1873 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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FREDERICK GEORGE JAMES WILSON 1870-
The birth of a Frederick George J. WILSON was registered in 1870.
(GRO June Q 1870 Poplar (which includes Bow) 1c 629)
Frederick George James WILSON, son of George Augustus WILSON of Bow, hairdresser, and his wife Ruth , was baptised at Bromley St. Leonard, Middlesex, on 15 May 1870.
(Parish Register via www.ancestry.co.uk)
The 1871 census of 1 Devons Road, Bromley St. Leonard, London:
George A. WILSON, head, aged 36, hairdresser, born at Downham, Suffolk (sic);
Ruth WILSON, wife, aged 32, born in Cambridgeshire;
Catherine WILSON, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Bow, Middlesex;
Alice WILSON, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Bow;
Clara WILSON, daughter, aged 4, born at Bow;
*Frederick WILSON, son, aged 11 months, born at Bow;
Ellen MILLS, servant, aged 14, born at Bow, Middlesex.
(RG10/569/16/39)
The family emigrated to the USA in 1875. They appear in the 1880 US Federal Census at Eighth Street, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts:
George A. WILSON, aged 45, barber, born in England;
Ruth WILSON, wife, aged 40, keeping house, born in England;
Kate A. WILSON, daughter, aged 19, window roles, born in England;
Alice M. WILSON, daughter, aged 16, window roles, born in England;
Clara A. WILSON, daughter, aged 13, at school, born in England;
*Frederick WILSON, son, aged 10, at school, born in England.
The marriage between Frederick George J. WILSON and Elizabeth Jane WARD of Somerville, Massachusetts, was registered in 1899:
Frederick George James WILSON, a machinist of 27 Park Street, Somerville, Massachusetts, son of George A. WILSON and Ruth WILSON formerly WHITE, born in London, England, married Elizabeth Jane WARD, at home at 53 Chestnut Street, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, daughter of Isaac WARD and Marietta WARD formerly SANDERSON, at Waltham on 1 February 1899. It was a first marriage for bride and groom.
(Massachusetts Archives 1899 Volume 489 Page 545)
The 1900 US Federal Census of Park Street, Somerville City Ward 6, Middlesex County, Massachusetts:
*Frederic J.(?) WILSON, head, aged 30, born April 1870 in England, married 1 year, machinist, immigrated 1875, naturalised;
Elizabeth J. WILSON, wife, aged 19, born in August 1880 in Massachusetts of Nova Scotian parents, married 1 year, 1 child, 1 child living;
Newton A. WILSON, son, aged 11 months, born June 1899 in Massachusetts;
George A. WILSON, father, aged 65, born in November 1834 in England, married 42 years, barber, immigrated 1875, alien;
Ruth WILSON, mother, aged 62, born September 1837 in England, married 42 years, 5 children, 3 living, immigrated 1875.
He has not been traced in the 1910 US Federal Census.
(revised 04.05.2019)