Wilson in New Zealand. Where were they before they came here
grrl
My WILSON line begins with my grandmother; Olive Clarice born 1903, Auckland, New Zealand. She married James Philip BRIDGEMAN 1927, Waipukarua, New Zealand. Olive had a sister Florence Irene who married Ledestin James de CLIFFORD and had five children.
Olive and Florence's parents were Francis WILSON and Amelia Jane WARNEFORD. They married in 1899.
Francis had a twin sister, Ellen. They were born 19 Jan 1870, Mt Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.
Their parents were Thomas WILSON and Ellen WALLACE.
I am still to find further details and welcome any information
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grrl on 2023-11-14 22:36:25OMG, 2008 was when I posted this. I am so pleased to say I have gained much headway with my research. The WILSON family originated in Ayrshire, the WALLACE family from Co Down & Co Antrim in Northern Ireland and possibly were originally from Scotland. After many questions about my BRIDG(E)MAN research I have gone on to do a One-Name Study of the variations of the surname BRIDG(E)MAN. Thomas WILSON's parents are Robert WILSON and Mary Collins CURRENS. I do have names for their parents but need to find the resources to confirm them. Ellen WALLACE was a brick wall but finally made headway and discovered cousins here in New Zealand. She came from Co Antrim to New Zealand with her brother and sister.
Would love to make contact with anyone researching these names