 1907 - 1981 (73 years)
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| Name |
Francis Todd Wilson |
| Nickname |
Frank |
| Birth |
16 May 1907 |
Belfast, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1981 |
Adelaide, South Australia |
| Person ID |
I99 |
Walsh - Wilson Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2019 |
| Father |
Francis William Wilson, b. 2 Nov 1874, Jordanstown, Belfast, Ireland d. 30 Aug 1912, Wharf, Port of East London, South Africa (Age 37 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Ann Parker, b. 18 Apr 1876, High Street, Trevethin, Pontypool. Monmouthshire d. 02 Feb 1953, 54 Buddle Lane, Exeter, Devon (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
07 Jan 1903 |
St. Woolos, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] |
| Documents |
 | Marriage Index - Jan-Feb-Mar 1903 - Francis Todd Wilson
The Newport, Monmouthsire marriage index shows Francis Todd Wilson as a groom in the first quarter of 1903. |
 | Marriage Document - Francis Todd Wilson and Sarah Ann Parker
Married 7 Jan 1903 at St. Woolos, Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthsire - Married by Rev J. Gower Jones, B.A., curate. |
| Family ID |
F37 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Marjorie Doreen Charles, b. 9 Oct 1922, 3 Clifton Terrace, Braddons, Torquay, Devon d. 05 Mar 2009, Noralunga Downs, South Australia (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Dec 1942 |
Sparsholt, Hampshire |
| Record ID Number |
MH:F37 |
| Children |
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| Photos |
 | On the Beach in Australia
Marjorie Wilson, Cathy Wilson Bushby, Frank Todd Wilson, Jean Wilson Seyffer |
| Documents |
 | Marriage Certificate - Frank Todd Wilson and Marjorie Doreen Charles
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 | Frank Todd Wilson and Marjorie Doreen Charles - Parish Church Register
They were married on Boxing Day 1942 in the Parish Church of St. Stephen's with Lainston, Hants. Their website is: http://www.downs-benefice.hampshire.org.uk/benefice/ststephen.htm Mr. Fred Montague from the Church kindly sent me this photograph of the Church's register. |
| Family ID |
F36 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
8 Jul 2008 |
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| Photos
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 | Frank and Marjorie Wilson
This old photo, cracked and with torn edges, was in an old notebook kept by Frank Wilson. Date unknown. "Frank & Marjorie" written on the back in pencil. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson
The handwritten caption on the back of the photograph says, "Another scientist with driver on O.D., background meadow sweet." |
 | Frank Todd Wilson - Ham Radio Convention - 1939
No other details on the photograph. Frank Wilson is in the middle row, third from the right. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson
Unidentified group photograph, date unknown. Frank Todd Wilson is second from right in the second row. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson - profile portrait
Profile portrait from Frank's own medium-format negatives. Date unknown. Emulsion specks removed from the scan. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson
"Homemade" passport shot from the 1970's |
 | Frank Todd Wilson - radio field day
Frank at the Morse key of a portable amateur radio station, under canvas in a hayfield, pipe in his teeth and headphones on. Probably an amateur radio field day, perhaps the RSGB National Field Day (held each June), though nothing in the photograph names the event. Date unknown. From Frank's own medium-format negatives. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson - with a cine camera
Frank on a camping holiday, with a tent and caravan and a 1950s car behind him, looking down at what appears to be a cine (movie) camera. Date unknown, probably 1950s. From a snapshot print. |
 | Frank Todd Wilson
"Homemade" self-portrait from the 1970s, a companion to the passport shot, here wearing a cardigan. |
| Documents
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 | Birth Certificate - Frank Todd Wilson
Born at 74 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast. Father's occupation is "Shipwright." |
 | 1911 U.K. Census - Sarah Wilson, Louise Wilson, and Frank Wilson
In the 1911 U.K. census, Sarah Wilson (age 34) is living in Birkenhead, Cheshire with her sister Louisa Parker (single, age 40) and son Frank Todd Wilson (age 3). Sarah is shown as having been married for 8 complete years, and she's had one child, and the child is living. Sarah was born in Monmouthsire, Louisa was born in Monmouthsire (Pontypool - Abersychan), and Frank Todd in Down, Belfast.
They are living in seven rooms at 35 The Woodlands, Birkenhead.
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 | Frank Todd Wilson Birth Certificate - Belfast - 16 May 1907
The birth certificate for Frank Todd Wilson shows he was born at 74 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast [Urban No. 13], on 16 May 1907 (registration 310). His father was Francis Wilson, a shipwright, and mother was Sarah Ann [Parker] Wilson. The informant was A. L. Parker [presumably Ann Louisa Parker, Sarah's sister]. |
 | Commonwealth of Australia - Document of Identity
Issued by the Commonwealth of Australia in lieu of a passport for travel from the U.K. to Australia. This document covered (1) Frank Todd Wilson, born 16 May 1907 in Belfast, married, 5 ft 5 inches, grey eyes, grey hair; (2) Marjorie Doreen Wilson, born 9 Oct 1922 in Torquay, 5 feet 4 inches, hazel eyes, brown hair; and (3) Jean Mary Wilson, born 15 May 1955. Issued 20 May 1970, reference CG510. |
 | Passenger List of R.M.S. Celtic of the White Star Line - Sailing from Liverpool on 17 Apr 1913, arrive Port of New York (Ellis Island) on 27 Apr 1913.
Passengers shown are Minnie Louisa Parker, age 40, a dress maker from Birkenhead (thought to be Ann Louisa Parker); Sarah Wilson, age 35, a widow from Birkenhead; and Frank Wilson, age 5, a child (and Sarah's son). They are all heading to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. All show their nearest relative as Mrs J. C. Thomas, sister of Louisa and Sarah, living at 16 Gwendoline Street, Merthyr Tydvil.
Source: Year: 1913; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2062; Line: 20; Page Number: 35. Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. |
 | Passenger list of British citizens on R.M.S. Majestic of the White Star Line, sailing from New York and arriving in Southampton on 8 Jun 1913.
Shown on the passenger list are Mrs Sarah Wilson, housewife (age 35); Louise Wilson (age 40 - no occupation shown; this should be Louise Parker); and Frank Wilson (age 30 - but actually age 6).
Source: Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. Class: BT26; Piece: 570; Item: 25. |
 | Frank T Wilson and Family - 1939 Register
The 1939 Register, taken on 29 September 1939, provides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. Details of around 40 million people were recorded in in more than 65,000 volumes (transcript books).
The Wilson Household lived at Elettre Bereweeke Avenue, Winchester, Hampshire UK.
Frank's DOB is shown as 16 MAY 1907, single, occupation Assistant Relieving Officer. He's also shown as AFS, presumably a member of the Auxiliary Fire Service.
He's living with Sarah A Wilson, DOB 18 APR 1876, widowed, a retired school teacher, his mother; and Ann L Parker, DOB 9 MAY 1870, shown as single with "unpaid domestic duties," his aunt. |
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