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James Paterson (Long Tom) Wilson[1]

Male 1828 - 1909  (81 years)

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  • Name James Paterson (Long Tom) Wilson
    Birth 30 Mar 1828  Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 26 Nov 1909  Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322429932617  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family Harriet Colcott,   b. 5 Jan 1859, Birregurra, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1909, Terang, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Marriage 20 Jan 1880  Terang, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Harriett Wilson,   b. 11 Nov 1880, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1942, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     2. Joan Wilson,   b. 1882, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. John Wilson,   b. 1882, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1945, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Miriam Louden Wilson,   b. 2 Aug 1883, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1971, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Florence Elizabeth Wilson,   b. 30 Jul 1884, Terang, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1952, Mackay, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Harry Wilson,   b. 1886, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1961 (Age 75 years)
     7. Arthur Wilson,   b. 1887, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931 (Age 44 years)
     8. Joseph Louden Wilson,   b. 20 Mar 1888, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1972, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     9. Walter Paterson Wilson,   b. 1889, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1927, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     10. Alice Maud Wilson,   b. 9 Apr 1891, Brucknell, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1966, Footscray, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     11. Lilly Isabella Wilson,   b. 1892, Cobden, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1968 (Age 76 years)
     12. David Affleck Wilson,   b. Oct 1895, Timboon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1977, Preston, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     13. Maurice Stanley Wilson,   b. 1897, Timboon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1917 (Age 20 years)
     14. Ronald Stewart Wilson,   b. 1899, Timboon, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 May 1917, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     15. Victor Finlay Wilson,   b. 7 Jun 1900, Elingamite, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1974, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F4920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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