William Wilson's family (1839 to 2-5-1914)

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On 19th April 1864 William Wilson, 25 years, married Mary McHarg, 21 years, at North Melbourne. William Wilson died 2nd May 1914, aged 75 yeras. Mary died 24th September 1925, aged 82. (cancer)

Their children were:

William Garrick, born 18th January 1865, died 18 Oct. 1933, or coronary artery thrombosis, aged 68 years. Wife Catherine (Katie), sons Alec and Garrick.

Andrew Oswald, born 12th October 1866, married May, no children, died 19th June 1950, 83 years. (frac. femur etc.)

Mary Agnes, born 11th May 1868, spinster, died 6th October 1957.

Robert Crichton, born 4th March 1870, Married Jean Livingston (sister of May, Mrs Andrew Wilson), twin sons born posthumously, one John survived, spastic, died ages 21 years. Second marriage to Mary, no children. Died 22nd February 1935 (cancer) ages 64 years.

Charles William McHarg, born 26th September 1873, batchelor, died 24th May 1957, (Parkinson's disease and coronary thrombosis) aged 83 years.

James Herbert, born 5 February 1872, married Edith (Hall), six children, Dorothy Jean McHarg, Frederick Gordon, Olive Adele, Lilian Jessie Rae, William Murray, Herbert Bruce. Died 1942 aged 70 Years, coronary thrombosis.

Jessie Susan, born 16th August 1876, spinster, died 13 Years, (Tb.).

Agnes Hay, born 17 August 1878, spinster, died 1958 aged 80 years (cerebral thrombosis).

Margaret Rae, born 17 July 1880, spinster, died 12 Jan 1959, aged 78 years, cerebral thrombosis, cirrhosis.

William Wilson's parents were William, who married Janet Garrick, daughter of David Garrick (Huguenot extraction, Garique).

Mary's parents were Andrew McHarg, who married Susan McConnell, and later Rae. "Rae" as a Christian name, was from Mary's stepmother's maiden name.

William Wilson migrated to Australia, leaving Liverpool on 21st May 1856, aged 18 years, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx his brother Robert had left in 1853, for Sydney and Melbourne, then apparently returned to Scotland, then to America, finally back to Australia.

Andrew McHarg "rented a large farm called the "Fell" in Wigtownshire, Scotland on which there was an extensive stock of sheep and cattle, he had a thorough practical knowledge of the breeding, rearing and management of sheep stock, is also an excellent judge of fat stock," evidently migrated to Australia in 1854 with his family.

In 1864 William received a letter from his brother James in Dumfermline - "You will see that I have again got over a session at Glasgow, though only a summer one of three months, the classes I had were Anatomy, Botany and Chemistry, the first there was no examination and consequently no certificate, but in the other two, after several tough examinations and a great deal of work with my "Herberium" I managed to obtain two 2nd class certificates, which seems to be the height in any classes the fates have awarded to me, but I will try the affect of harder work in changing their decrees next session if all's well; I just got a few days as we were in Glasgow until the end of July, ad then I am in a Druggist's in town from whom I get my certificate for three months "Practical Pharmacy" so I had little time to spare, as we take up again in the beginning of Nov. I was at one time thinking of going to Dr. John in Newcastle but I think I shall wait until I will be of more use to him. I go to the shop about ten, generally after I have had an hour's work at "Logic" for the last of the Preliminary examination, and then work away to about 8 or so, at Drugs or my Anatomy and Chemistry, of course I am not tied down to any hours and occasionally go away about 5 to "Stripeside" to see how they are getting along there. You speak about taking a trip out your way, I have lots of time to think of it yet, but if I thought I would not require doctoring (seasick!) instead of to Doctor I would like very much to run over in a vessel as Surgeon, where I believe they are treated, as they ought to be, as Gentlemen and well paid, if I thought of the Army the examination to get in would be a secondary consideration as I think that after passing a Degree examination for M.B. you out to be able to pass their examination, but they are not well

treated there just now, and before they can get Gentlemen to go they must learn to treat them as such, not as man servants. You speak about business men having a great weigh on their brain, but you may say that the most of our work is brain work, and it is him who can best bring to bear on the case what his brain contains that makes the best Dr. I must now draw to a close as it is getting late and with best regards to Mary I remain, your affect. bro. Jas. M. Wilson.