James J Wilson (James Joseph Wilson, I believe)
Why do you think he was Joseph? Is his middle name not on his marriage certificate?
was married in 1918 in Lancashire to Margaret Florence Wearn (sometimes spelled Wearne)
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Looks as if they had
Agnes 1919
Margaret 1921
James 1923
Elizabeth 1925
Annie 1927
Susan M 1930
Sarah 1932
Martha 1937
Is that right? Which one is your grandparent?
One thing to note - in a lot of sources it shows his birth year as 1900. It took me a bit to figure out this isn't true. He was born 17 Dec 1899, but was not registered until 1900.
That's normal.
There was one James Joseph Wilson registered in the December quarter of 1899 in London, and two in the March quarter of 1900, of whom one was registered in West Derby (Liverpool), mother's maiden surname James.
There is also a Frederick Alexander Wilson, mother's surname James, registered in West Derby in the March quarter of 1902.
James Joseph Wilson, 11 and Frederick Alexander Wilson, 9, are in the 1911 census as the stepsons of George Whitfield. He also has a wife Jane, and daughters Margaret Hilda, 4; Clara Elizabeth, 2 and Elsie, 2 months.
Margaret Hilda Whitfield was registered in West Derby in the March quarter of 1907, Clara Elizabeth in the March quarter of 1909, and Elsie in the March quarter of 1911, mother's maiden surname James. So there is no doubt that Margaret Hilda, Clara Elizabeth and Elsie Whitfield are half-sisters of James Joseph and Frederick Alexander Wilson.
George Whitfield and Jane Ann Wilson were married in Pateley Bridge in the December quarter of 1904.
How does all that grab you? Any of it sound familiar?