The mysterious Henry Wilson.

[chedworth]

Hi Tim,
I realise that it is 8 years but I have just found your post via Google.
Henry is my Great Great Great grandfather. His son William with wife elizabeth wright and son Thomas emigrated to South Australia arriving 12 May 1855 on the "Europa". William was a plasterer by trade and was quite successful in Adelaide. Son Thomas (great grandfather), carried on the (very old) tradition but died in 1885 at only 33, leaving 5 1/2 children, including my grandfather Thomas Rudolph.. The plastering stopped with him after literally hundreds of years. Henry died in Birmingham in 1854. His other son John carried on as a builder. There is a large extended family in that area. A daughter Sarah is a bit of an unknown with only a possible marriage.
Henry's father was Simon. I have followed them back to William Wilson marrying katherine Drake circa 1688 with son William born 1689.
I have just started to edit/polish a document/narrative and would be pleased to send you a copy when finished - probably upload it here if this gets through to you.
Am also keen to see where you fit in. I thought I had the families covered. I have a family tree on Ancestry but I haven't been financial few about 4 years. I think it is still there.
regards Bill O'Reilly

[Capetown]

Forest of Dean Family History Forum (free, just register)

https://forest-of-dean.net

Under Resources:  Marriage Licence Allegations (1637-1837)  & Marriages Bonds 1730-1823

There are 34 records for DRAKE, 11 in Chedworth

Wilson/Wilson  205 records, 28 in Chedworth.


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Men in Armour for 1608, which lists over 20,000 men available to fight - there are many Wilson's/Drake's listed

https://coaley.net

(this is listed under Resources)


One family in Chedworth (Cheltenham)

John WILSON, husbandman - A40 - meanest stature

and

again, Chedworth (Cheltenham)

Thomas DRAKE, mason - A40 - lower stature


Coaley, net did have a link to the help page to explain A40 and lower stature etc - but there are website showing the explanation

A40 - means - sheweth the age to bee about fforty

meanest stature, sheweth the man to bee of meanest stature either fit for a pyonor, or of little other use

lower stature, sheweth the man to bee  of fitt to serve with a Calyver

[Capetown]

Searching the National Archives  - Google A2a

Catalogue Description

Release (1) William WILSON of Chedworth, tiler, Catherine his wife (2) Joseph .....

Reference: D2957/73/18

Description: Release

(1) William WILSON of Chedworth, tiler and Catherine his wife

(2) Joseph WILSON of Chedworth, tiler

Property described

Condsideration: : £25

Witnesses : John MIDWINTER, William DUTTON

Date: 21 March 1697

Held by: Gloucestershire Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English