Emilia Katharina Wyser

1873 - 1959  (86 years)

• Name	Emilia Katharina Wyser
  Nickname	Lily
  Birth	5 Apr 1873	Niedergosgen, Switzerland
  Gender	Female
  Death	21 Nov 1959	Eugene, Oregon   [1]
  Burial	Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii
  Person ID	I20	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree | Craig
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Bruno Albert Wiser,   b. 6 Nov 1841, Solothurn, Switzerland d. 7 Dec 1895, San Francisco, California (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elisa Schoenhals,   b. 20 Mar 1841, Simmersbach, Germany d. 19 Jul 1910, 573 Jones Street, Oakland, California (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1869	Montevideo, Uruguay
  Marriage Witnesses	03 Feb 1869	Montevideo, Uruguay
  	Louis Freyo and Leo Fugginer
  Minister	03 Feb 1869	Montevideo, Uruguay
  	Pastor Hopper
  Documents » Slide Show		Bruno Wyser's Obituary - December 8 1895
  		Marriage of Bruno Wyser and Elise Schönhals - German Evangelical Church [Lutheran] - Montevideo, Uruguay First name/family name of groom: Bruno Wyser, Solothurn, Switzerland Occupation and address of father of the groom: Armoury Manager; Solothurn, Switzerland Age of groom: 27 years First name/family name of bride: Elise Schönhals, Simmersbach, Grand Duchy of Hessen [Germany] Name, address and occupation of father of the bride: Johannes Schönhals, Pastor, Simmersbach Age of bride: 25 years Date of ceremony: 3 Feb 1869 Name of pastor who performed the marriage ceremony: Pastor Hopper Witnesses: Louis Freyo and Leo Fugginer German-English translation by Ingeborg Gowans.
  		Arrival of the Wyser Family in Adelaide, South Australia - 23 Jan 1877 This passenger manifest, from the collection of State Records of South Australia, shows the arrival in Adeliade on 23 Jan 1877 of: Bruno Wyser (age 35), Elisa (age 32), Ida (9), Marie [?] (4), Emilie (3), Adolph (2), and Otto (3/4). According to the Palmer List of Merchant Vessels: "The British ship EDITH BYRNE (Official No. 16216) was built by the Canada Works, Birkenhead, in 1856 (first registered, Liverpool 9 June 1857). 729.44 tons register; 165.4 x 30.2 x 19.7 ft (length x beam x depth of hold); 2 decks. "In March 1865, the EDITH BYRNE was purchased from Byrne, of Liverpool, for £8,250 by the Hamburg shipowner, Robert Miles Sloman, who renamed her HERSCHEL, after an earlier vessel that he had sold in Indonesia in 1859. Measurements (Hamburg): 333 Commerzlasten /787 tons; 50,3 x 9,1 x 5,79 meters (length x beam x depth of hold)." The master from 1875-1878 was J. J. Kammann. The vessel's voyages in the 1870's: 1871/73 - Brisbane/intermediate ports/Amsterdam/Cuxhaven 1873/74 - Queensland/intermediate ports/Cardiff 1874/75 - Brisbane/intermediate ports/Greenock 1875/76 - Wellington/Peru 1876/78 - Adelaide/intermediate ports/Huanillos 1878/80 - Queensland/intermediate ports/Corinto, Nicaragua According to the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society, Inc. fact sheet, this voyage of the Herschel originated in Hamburg. Sequence 77/6 -- see http://www.saghs.org.au/ships/shipsH.htm On On 1 June 1891 the HERSCHEL was sold to Hartvigsen, of Arendal, Norway. There is no record of her final fate. Please see: http://www.geocities.com/mppraetorius/com-ed.htm#edithbyrne1856 GRG35/48 – Assisted Passage – Consignment/Sub-series 1, Unit 22; Volume 22 1877 – Adolph Wyser through Elsie Wyser.
  		Birth record for Bertha Fanny Wyser (15 Mar 1880) and Bruno Wyser (11 Apr 1882) Birth records published by the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, 1997, page 3377. Bertha Fanny Wyser = book 234, page 456; Bruno Wyser = book 278, page 217.
  Histories		S.S. Arawa - Built for Shaw, Saville & Albion in 1884
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James William Wilkinson,   b. 24 Feb 1869, 19 Lower Albion Street, Manchester, England d. 7 Jul 1909, Oahu Insane Asylum, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1895	St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii   [2]
  	According to Stuart Ching, the Histographer at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Honolulu, Hawaii (e-mail dated 24 MAY 2008): I am happy to report that I did find the entry in the St. Andrew's Cathedral register for the marriage of your great grandparents on June 2, 1895. Because the brittle pages of the Cathedral register would be at risk of crumbling, here is a typescript of the marriage entry: 1895 marriage solemnized in the Cathedral Church of S. Andrew. No: 936 - When married: June 2, 1895 Name and Surname: James William Wilkinson Age: 26 Condition: Bachelor Rank or Profession: Machinist Name and Surname: Lillie Wyser Age: 21 Condition: Spinster Residence at the Time of Marriage: Honolulu Groom: Father's Name and Surname: Joseph Wilkinson Rank or Profession of Father: organ builder Bride: Father's Name and Surname: Bruno Wyser Rank or Profession of Father: tanner Married in the Cath. Church of St. Andrew according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by license or after___by me Alexr. Mackintosh This marriage was solemnized between us, James William Wilkinson Lillie Wyser In the presence of us, Thomas Henderson Mrs. Mary Burn
  Notes	Territory of Hawaii Marriages, 1890-1896, Book 2. Marriage performed by A. MacIntosh, witnesses Thos. Henderson, Mary Burn. Marriage at St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu.
  Children	+ 1. Albert Joseph Wilkinson,   b. 11 May 1896, Honolulu, Hawaii - Alapai and King Streets d. 7 Feb 1975, Hale Nani Convalescent Hospital, 1677 Pensacola Street, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 78 years) + 2. James William Wilkinson,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Honolulu, Hawaii d. 03 Aug 1957 (Age 59 years) + 3. Charles Henry Wilkinson,   b. 28 Mar 1905, Honolulu, Hawaii d. 17 Feb 1975, Honolulu, Hawaii (Age 69 years)
  Documents		James William Wilkinson - Lillie Wyser Marriage Certificate License issued 31 May 1895, married 2 Jun 1895 at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2008

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Jack Wilkinson,   b. 02 Jul 1913, Berkeley, California d. 04 Aug 1974, East Hampton, New York (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F505778253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2008

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Lily Wyser Wilkinson
  		Lily Wyser Wilkinson and Maria Constantina Wyser Burns
  		Emilia (Lily) Wilkinson, Fannie (Faye) Wyser Jurgensen, and Others
  		Emilia (Lily) Wilkinson, Fannie (Faye) Wyser Jurgensen, and Others
  		Craig Walsh, Albert Wilkinson, and Lily Wyser Wilkinson Three generations, photographed at 140 Dowsett AVenue, Honolulu, circa 1950
  		Lily and James Wilkinson Photo courtesy of Carolyn and James Wilkinson Jr.
  		The Wilkinson Family in Hawaii - Charles, James, Albert, Lily, and James Jr.
  		Jack Wilkinson and his mother Lily Wyser Wilkinson - Hawaii
  		Lily Wyser Wilkinson and her son Jack Wilkinson 1258 Koko Head Avenue, looking east over Kaimuki and (in the distance) Kahala - 1927
  		Alberta Wilkinson, Emilia "Lily" Wyser, and Shauna Elisa Walsh Three generations, all born on the same day - 5 April. This appears to be their shared birthday, 5 April 1956. Shauna is one. Photographed at 1080 Makaiwa Street, Kahala, Honolulu. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Boat Day - Honolulu, Hawaii - Lily Wyser Wilkinson Departure Circa 1939 or 1940
  		Lily Wyser Wilkinson Arrival in Honolulu, 1954 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Gilbert Charles Burns (in centre) with Ida [Wyser] Boyd and Emilia [Wyser] Wilkinson Photographed in Hawaii (judging from the lei) - date not known.
  		Emilia [Wyser] Wilkinson and Craig Walsh - Circa 1951 - Honolulu, Hawaii (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Ship's Manifest - Steamer Monowai - Sailing 1 April 1897 Lily Wilkinson (age 23) and her sister Fanny Wyser (age 11) sailing from Honolulu to San Francisco (and on to Los Angeles) to "see my mother." Last in the United States 1891.
  		William Wilson (Otto Wiser) Obituary Member of Eastbay Machinist Union Local 1304, C.I.O.
  		Lilly [Emilia] Wilkinson - Age 78 - S.S. Lurline Sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii on 28 Apr 1951 to San Francisco. Manifest shows age 78, born in Arrow [presumably Aarau, 5.5 km from Niedergösgen], Switzerland. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1893-1953; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1410, 429 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  		Lillie Wilkinson [age 50, born Switzerland] and sons Jack [age 9, born Oakland, California] and Charles [age 20, born Honolulu] - S.S. Lurline Passenger manifest for departure from Honolulu, 14 May 1925. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at San Francisco, 1893-1953; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1410, 429 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  		Passenger Manifest of S.S. Arawa - Depart San Francisco 12 Jan 1895, Arrive Honolulu 19 Jan 1895 - Bruno Wyser and Family, from Switzerland, "seeking employment" Sheet 2 of the passenger manifest, for steerage passengers, shows Bruno Wyser, age 53, a tanner from Switzerland, arriving in Honolulu "seeking employment." With Bruno are wife Eliza (48) and children Mary (23), Lily (22), Bruno (10), Fanny (8), and Lena (6). [We believe Lena is Amy Winifred, daughter of Ida Alice Wyser.] Manifest courtesy of the Hawaii State Archives, Honolulu.
  		Passenger Manifest - S.S. Australia - Departing San Francisco, California on 15 Jun 1897, arrival Honolulu, Hawaii 22 Jun 1897 - Mrs. J. W. Wilkinson [Emilia Wyser] and her 1-year-old son Albert Wilkinson, accompanied by Fanny [Fannie] Wyser The passenger manifest shows Mrs. J. W. Wilkinson, age 23, born in Switzerland, travelling with her son Albert Wilkinson, age 1 born in Hawaiian Islands, and sister Fanny [Fannie] Wyser, age 11, born in Australia. The purpose of the trip is "home." Courtesy of the Hawaii State Archives.
  		1930 United States Census - Emilia [Lillie] Wyser Wilkinson The 1930 census Emilia [Lillie] Wyser Wilkinson (age 55, born in Switzerland, naturalised in 1895) living at 1261-B Center Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. With her are her sons Charles Wilkinson (age 25, an electrician in an electrical plant, born in Hawaii, father born in England) and Jack Wilkinson (age 16, born in California, father born in England). Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory; Roll: 2633; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1; Image: 7.0. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
  		Emilia Wilkinson and Sons - 1900 United States Federal Census The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows Amelia [Emilia] Wilkinson, born April 1875, living as a "boarder" at 312 Fulton Street, San Francisco, California on 2 June 1900. Amelia is shown as married 6 years, with 2 children, both living. She's female and white, born in Sweden [Switzerland] and has been in the United States for two months. With her are her two children: Albert - born May 1896 in Hawaii, and James - born February 1898 in Hawaii. Thanks to Cathy Key for locating this census report.
  		1910 Census - Emilia (Lillie) Wilkinson, Albert, James W, and Charles Wilkinson - Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
  		Chasing Burglars The Hawaiian Star - 26 Jul 1902
  		Boyd House Party at 1554 Palolo Road Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 1 Nov 1932 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Jack Wilkinson and the Burns, Oregon Post Office Mural

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone in Oahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Hawaii It is unclear if Bruno's remains are buried here: the office at the cemetery says that they are, but this is inconsistent with his obituary from the California newspaper.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Family Search Website, (http://www.familysearch.com), Family Search Ancestral File v4.19. [S4902] Stuart Ching - Historiographer, St Andrew's Cathedral - Honolulu, Stuart Ching - E-mail dated 24 May 2008 (Reliability: 3).