Could someone please point me in the right direction as to where I can find some info about one of my ancestors.
My gt-grandfather, William Wilson was born in Glasgow abt 1868. He moved to London I think sometime in the late 1880s, and in the early 1890s met my gt-grandmother, Mary Ann Guerin. They had 5 children together, the last of which, Martha (my grandmother) was born in 1899 in Camberwell.
Here's the fun bit ...
My grandmother (Martha) was fostered out when she was young, so it has been challenging finding her birth, but I did and have the birth certificate. Her parents are listed as William Wilson and Mary Ann Wilson (formerly Guerin). Ok so far. I found the family on the 1901 census in Camberwell and everything matches. I go back to 1891 and can't find them.
After much searching, and some help from the kind folks on here, we managed to determine that Mary Ann Guerin did in fact marry Oswald Currie in 1889. She is listed in 1891 living with her mother, still using the surname Currie. Oswald is then living with his "new" wife and 4 children!! I have searched the BMD from 1891 to 1901 for both the Guerin and Currie surnames (plus variants), but can't find a marriage for Mary Ann and William Wilson.
I also have no idea when they died. So, my difficulty is, Wilson is such a common surname, that there are loads of them. I have no death certificates, no marriages, and a choice of several William Wilsons born in Glasgow abt 1868, any one of which could be him.
Any suggestions of where else I can look to determine who William's parents were? I have tried Scotlands People, Ancestry, IGI and GenesReunited.
Just need a big hammer for my brick wall.
Many thanks in advance of any help.
Paul
