William Wilson snr.

William Wilson lived in Perth, Scotland. He was born in about 1798. Married Janet Garrick. They had three sons (William, James, and Robert) who lived to maturity, and four other children who died young. Three died in 1838: David (November 21, aged 2), Agnes (November 24, aged 4), and Elizabeth (December 9, aged 7). A second Agnes died aged 2 on 23 April 1844.

11 December 1850, Perthshire Constitutional & Journal:

Janet died in 1857 (aged 51). He died in October 1873, aged 75.