Wilson Icklesham

[Lambs fry]

I am researching the possibility that my great grand father was James Wilson born Icklesham Sussex approx 1855, son of Charles Wilson and Caroline Pattenden. My grandfather, James Salmon, was illegitimate and no father is mentioned on his birth certificate, but other information points at James Wilson as a possibility.  I would like to make contact with any descendants of Charles and Caroline to assist in my search.

[pinefamily]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat! 
What other information do you have that makes you think James Wilson is the gather of your ancestor?

[rosie99]

Hi

Welcome to rootschat 

but other information points at James Wilson as a possibility. 

What information is this.    Do you have a baptism for James Salmon as they sometimes name the father in an illegitimate birth.

Rosie

[chempat]

Is this James Salmon, or a totally unrelated person?

Births June quarter  1881   James Salmon   Hastings    2b   18

Have you looked in Surname Interests (underneath Your Tools) to see if anyone is researching Caroline Pattenden or either of the Wilsons?

(Caroline born about 1812 from 1851 census?)

[jennifer c]

Hi and welcome.

1861 James is 6 father Charles is a widower

1871 James is with Charles and new wife Martha

James married Elizabeth Fletcher Hastings 1876
1881 James is with Elizabeth in Hastings he is a beer house keeper at the Castle Hastings

1891 James and Elizabeth are in Hampstead
Elizabeth dies June qtr 1899

31/12/1899 James married Edith Clara Guerin

1901 with Edith in Lambeth

Jennifer

[Lambs fry]

Thanks for responses and James Wilson info.  Yes James Salmon was bn June 1881. THere is no father's name on the birth certificate. In 1891 James Wilson approached Barnardos offering to take care of James Salmon, but Barnardos had no record of any relatives and would not let James W take him.  James W was married to James S's aunt Elizabeth Fletcher. They had no children.  Of course there could be many reasons why James W went by himself to Barnardos instead of Elizabeth, and I realise it is tenuous, but James W is the only candidate I have.  It can probably only be resolved by a DNA test and would be an interesting exercise whatever the outcome, as I am very interested in learning more about genetic genealogy.

[jennifer c]

What was James Salmons mother's name 'Fletcher'?

Jennifer

[Lambs fry]

James Salmon's mother was Louise Salmon nee Fletcher bn 1845 Clapham.  Her husband was Thomas Salmon died in 1871. Louise died in 1888.