Yes, that is an accurate assessment. The felt tip pen was invented in the 1960's and the family member who published the tree which was hand drawn one hundred years prior, must have added the mark in the early 1970's when she published the family tree (see tree in previous post).
Thank you for the links. Fair warning though, the Hawick Archaeological Society may not be very accurate since they inducted Brett Wilson as a lifetime member without verifying his claims to my Wilson Family and James Wilson, Founder of the Economist and Standard Chartered Bank. They have also allowed him to boast his fake relationship to James Wilson, Economist on their website.
“ The Transactions from the Hawick Archaeological Society have been a most valuable resource for me in tracing my ancestors that stemmed from Hawick and the surrounding countryside, from my GGGGGG Grandparents from Branxholme Town to the likes of my ancestor James Wilson, the founder of the "Economist" magazine from Hawick.” -BRETT JAMES WILSON CEO - Technology Company
http://hawickhistory.scot/members/Can we move on here? You're all very knowledgeable and it is impressive but the facts remain don't they. Brett Wilson is not related to James Wilson, Economist. This is a false claim as per my family tree image.
Further, John Wilson had Walter Wilson (the handless wat) b. 1712
The handless wat had Walter "Uncle Watty" Wilson, Cabinet Maker b. 1770
Uncle Watty had Walter "Cousin Wattie" Wilson, Cabinet Maker b. 1798-1862
Cousin Wattie married Jessie Grey. He didn't marry anybody else. He didn't produce
any other children (Brett's Grandfather). It never happened. Sorry.
Their child was Jessie Wilson who married Hobkirk 11 Jan 1849 in Hawick. They had no children.
The line ended as per the "X" on the tree.
Brett Wilson is not related to James Wilson, Economist. Brett belongs to another Wilson family from Australia. There is no connection here. He needs to stop claiming he's related to James Wilson. He is NOT.