John Wilson

Born: 1808-01-01 12:00:00
Died: 1868-12-04 12:00:00
Gender: Male
Place of migration: Stayed in Ireland

John Wilson & wife Mary nee Farry b. abt 1810 - 2 sons bap in Skreen and Dromard 1836 & 1839. 2 earlier sons, John 1932 & Michael 1836, prob born in the Skreen area. By 1844 they were in Ballysadare where daughter mary was born, also a daughter Margaret.

John and family lived at Lugarry townland and after his death the Wilson family continued to live theri untill the 20th century. They lived next door to a family with surname Black. They appear in the tithe records. Some of their Wilson descendants descendants still live locally. Thier daughter Mary married Martin Conroy in 1863 and by 1865 they had moved to County Durham, England.

Associated communities

Ballysadare (Sligo)

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Other ancestors in this community

Patrick Joseph McKeon
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Born: 1888-02-07 12:00:00
Francis Torsney
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Born: 1848-01-01 12:00:00
William Allan
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Born: 1883-03-28 12:00:00
Michael Finan
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Born: 1838-01-01 12:00:00

Buildings in this community

Corhawnagh Roman Catholic Church
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Corhawnagh Roman Catholic Church, HALFQUARTER [LEYNY BY.], SLIGO
Collooney Methodist Church
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Collooney Methodist Church, COLLOONEY, Collooney, SLIGO
Holy Trinity Church of Ireland
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Holy Trinity Church of Ireland, KNOCKMULDONEY, Ballysadare, SLIGO
Church of the Assumption
Location: Ballysadare (Sligo)
Church of the Assumption, Main Street, COLLOONEY, Collooney, SLIGO

Timeline events in this community

1830s
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.
1832-09-13 12:00:00
1880s
Foundation of Owenmore Gaels GAA Club
1885-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
County Sligo in the 1830s
A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).
1837-01-01 12:00:00
1830s
County Mayo in the 1830s
A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time). [Note: the boundaries of County Mayo were redrawn in 1898, so researchers may need to look to surrounding counties].
1837-01-01 12:00:00

Skreen (Sligo)

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Other ancestors in this community

Owen Hillis
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Born: 1869-01-01 12:00:00
Michael Kennedy
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Born: 1800-01-01 12:00:00
Dorinda Saltry
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Born: 1833-01-01 12:00:00
Patrick Mullaney
Location: Skreen (Sligo)

Buildings in this community

St Adamman's Church
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Saint Adamman's Roman Catholic Church, LEEKFIELD, SLIGO
Skreen Church of Ireland
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Skreen Church of Ireland, SKREEN MORE, SLIGO
Glebe School
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
GLEBE [T.AGH BY.], County Sligo
Dromard National School
Location: Skreen (Sligo)
Dromard National School, ROSS [COOLAVIN BY.], County Sligo

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