Ann Wilson (d.after 1842) - mystery woman?

[hilarykellis]

Hi all

I am looking for the baptism and burial of Ann, my ancestor. Ann Wilson m. Michael Watson on 19 Aug 1832 in Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, by Banns. Witnesses were Hannah Wilson and William Craggs. I know Michael was born in 1804 in Satley and was the son of William Watson, a labourer. The couple lived in Grindon (Michael an ag lab) in 1841 and Ann's age was 35. I find Michael in 1851 in Houghton le Spring, a widower, with just Catherine, Mary Ann, and John (younger children minus Thomas).

The couple had these children in Grindon (except the eldest, born in Houghton-le-Spring):
William Watson 1834–1911
Mary Ann Watson 1836–
Thomas Watson 1839–
Catherine Watson 1840–
John Watson 1842–

Wilson is such a popular surname that I'm really struggling to determine Ann's parentage. I tried looking for parents with both an Ann and a Hannah baptised but the online records seem scarce and I don't know for sure that Hannah was Ann's sister. I found Michael buried in 1872 in Shildon, but Ann died before that. I can't find her in the census beyond 1841.

Any help would be appreciated!

[Gadget]

Hi

A couple of possible baptisms in the area as the 1841 was usually  rounded down to 5 year age bands

Monkwearmouth, St Peter
1 Dec 1805 (brn 18 July) 1st daughter of Jacob Wilson (Monkwearmouth, boatbuilder)
and his wife Mary Jackson (daughter of Thomas Jackson of Sunderland)

Sunderland, Holy Trinity
2 May 1802 (born 30 January) 1st daughter of John Wilson (keelman, native of Bishopwearmouth)
and Sarah Norman (his wife, native of Bishopwearmouth)

Gadget

[Gadget]

Re the witness ~
There is a baptism for a Hannah Wilson (father John) in Sunderland in 1799 but mother is Hannah, formerly Watson   

...so wouldn't fit as Ann is John's first daughter

[dcbnwh]

There is a death record of an Ann Watson in 1846 age 41:-

GRO Reference: 1846 J Quarter in HOUGHTON LE SPRING UNION Volume 24 Page 128

A possible Ann Wilson:
Baptism date: 19 May 1805 at Houghton Le Spring
Father: William Wilson
Mother: Mary Hodgson

Also of same parents:
William 1801 in Stanhope
John 1807 in Houghton
Thomas 1809 in Houghton
Catherine 1812 in Houghton

No mother's surname but:
Hannah Wilson 26 Aug 1799 in Stanhope, daughter of William and Mary

William and Mary married in Stanhope on 02 Jul 1798

David

[Gadget]

Not convinced by the Stanhope family as Stanhope is a fair way way from the Sunderland area.

I'm assuming that the Grindon, where the couple lived,  is the one on the outskirts of Sunderland.

[dcbnwh]

May not be the right family anyway but people move and, in 1851, five people in Houghton were born in Stanhope between 1788 and 1813.

[Gadget]

Main problem is the age rounding on the 1841 - all the 15 and overs on the same pages as Michael and Ann are rounded to 5s or 0s, so Ann could be born anytime between 1801 and 1806 

[hilarykellis]

Hi

A couple of possible baptisms in the area as the 1841 was usually  rounded down to 5 year age bands

Monkwearmouth, St Peter
1 Dec 1805 (brn 18 July) 1st daughter of Jacob Wilson (Monkwearmouth, boatbuilder)
and his wife Mary Jackson (daughter of Thomas Jackson of Sunderland)

Sunderland, Holy Trinity
2 May 1802 (born 30 January) 1st daughter of John Wilson (keelman, native of Bishopwearmouth)
and Sarah Norman (his wife, native of Bishopwearmouth)

Gadget

Thank you very much Gadget! I don't think Jacob and Mary are Ann's parents because there are no Jacobs in the family until later on, and I know at that point they come from the other side. I am unsure of John and Sarah - Sarah also does not appear in the family.

[hilarykellis]

May not be the right family anyway but people move and, in 1851, five people in Houghton were born in Stanhope between 1788 and 1813.

I think the family you've picked out looks like a strong possibility given that Ann's firstborn was baptised in Houghton le Spring. I am also wondering who William Craggs is - maybe a husband of one of Ann's siblings? I'll try to trace this Hannah Wilson b 1799 as well.

The names of the Wilson children correspond nicely with Ann Wilson Watson's children's names as well..especially Catherine, which I know didn't come down from the other side.