William Brown Stewart Wilson

Male30 March 1885–5 February 1961

Brief Life History of William Brown Stewart

When William Brown Stewart Wilson was born on 30 March 1885, in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Wilson, was 52 and his mother, Susannah Stewart, was 32. He married Margaret Isabella Easton Stevenson on 31 December 1909, in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Manitoba, Canada in 1916. He died on 5 February 1961, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Brown Stewart Wilson
1885–1961
Margaret Isabella Easton Stevenson
1883–1964
Marriage: 31 December 1909
William Stevenson Wilson
1913–1984
Margaret Susan Wilson
1915–1984

Sources (3)

  • William Wilson, "Canada Census, 1916"
  • William Wilson, "Michigan, Eastern and Western Districts, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993"
  • William Wilson in household of Wm Wilson, "Scotland Census, 1891"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 December 1909Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 1

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit

    Age 4

    The Hammond Building was a high-rise building completed in 1889 and was 151 feet tall. It's considered the first skyscraper in the city and was the tallest in Michigan after it was built. The Hammond Building was demolished in 1956 to make way for the National Bank of Detroit Building.

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 21

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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