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John Hamilton WILSON (1889 - 1917)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	John Hamilton WILSON (1889 - 1917)	Thomas Wright WILSON (1855 - 1909)	John Hamilton WILSON (1824 - 1903)
			Louisa Mary Ann ESDAILE (1827 - 1897)	John Joseph ESDAILE
				Louisa Thurston RAWLINS
		Leonora Frances (Fanny) COLE (1861 - 1955)

b. 1889 at Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

d. 1917 at Ypres, Belgium aged 28

Near Relatives of John Hamilton WILSON (1889 - 1917)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John Hamilton WILSON	1824		1903	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	79
Grandmother	Louisa Mary Ann ESDAILE	1827	St Kitts and Nevis	1897	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	70
Father	Thomas Wright WILSON	1855	Leeward Islands, British West Indies	1909	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	54
Mother	Leonora Frances (Fanny) COLE	1861	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1955	Gainsborough St, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	94
Self	John Hamilton WILSON	1889	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1917	Ypres, Belgium	28
Brother	Ivo John WILSON	1884	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1890	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	6
Brother	Reginald Esdaile WILSON	1886	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	26 May 1960	Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Austrlaia	74
Brother	William Beechworth WILSON	1891	Victoria, Australia	1981	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia	90
Sister	Leonora Constantina WILSON	1892	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	1980	Campbell's Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria	88
Aunt	Sarah Constantina WILSON	abt 1851		1889	East Melbourne, Vic, Australia	38
Uncle	James Joseph WILSON	abt 1852		1871	Victoria, Australia	19
Uncle	George WILSON	abt 1854		1879	Victoria, Australia	25
Uncle	Joseph Phillip? WILSON	abt 1857
Aunt	Louisa Laura WILSON	1858	Campbells Creek, Castlemaine, Victoria, Austrlaia	1934	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	76
Aunt	Elizabeth WILSON	1865	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	1945	Victoria, Australia	80
Uncle	William WILSON	1865	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	1944	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	79
Uncle	Edmund WILSON	1868	The Lodden, Victoria, Australia	1900	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	32
Uncle	John Hamilton WILSON	1882	Camp, Victoria, Australia	1884	Victoria	2
Nephew	John Hamilton WILSON	1917		1984	Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia	67
Sister in Law	Elsie Ellen WOOD	1885	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1949	Maryborough, Victoria, Australia	64
Sister in Law	Harriet Vida SPRING			1976	Victoria, Australia

Events in John Hamilton WILSON (1889 - 1917)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1889		John Hamilton WILSON was born	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia	Note 1	52
1909	20	Death of father Thomas Wright WILSON (aged 54)	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1916	27	Military Service	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Note 3
1917	28	John Hamilton WILSON died	Ypres, Belgium	Burial info
		Burial	Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ypers, Belgium	Note 4	90

Note 1: Jno Hamilton Wilson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Jno Hamilton Wilson Birth Date: Abt 1889 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Thos Wright Wilson Mother: Leonora Frances Cole Registration Number: 18641

Note 2: Thos Wright Wilson in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Thos Wright Wilson Death Registration Year: 1909 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Jno Hamilton Wilson Mother Maiden Name: Esdaile Reference Number: 8010 POSSIBLE The Argus (Melbourne) 14 July 1909 WORRIED OVER INSURANCE MATTERS. CASTLEMAINE, Tuesday. —Thomas W. Wilson, aged 53 years, committed suicide this evening by taking a dose of cyanide of potassium. He was a draper by trade, but latterly was a canvasser for the Standard Life Association. He left a note saying that he was worried over insurance mat- ters. Deceased leaves a wife and four chil- dren.

Note 3: John Hamilton Wilson in the Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 Name: John Hamilton Wilson Age: 27 Birth Year: abt 1887 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920 Enlistment Place: Melbourne, Victoria Service Number: 3255 Mother: Lenore F Wilson

Note 4: Private John Hamilton Wilson Birth unknown Death 26 Sep 1917 Burial Hooge Crater Cemetery Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Plot VI. J. 19. Memorial ID Service No: 3255 Age: 28 Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 57th Bn. Son of Leonora Fanny Wilson, of Gainsboro' St., Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, and the late Mr. Wilson. Native of Beechworth, Victoria.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Jno Hamilton Wilson in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Jno Hamilton Wilson Birth Date: Abt 1889 Birth Place: Beechworth, Victoria Registration Year: 1889 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Thos Wright Wilson Mother: Leonora Frances Cole Registration Number: 18641

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Private John Hamilton Wilson Birth unknown Death 26 Sep 1917 Burial Hooge Crater Cemetery Zillebeke, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium Plot VI. J. 19. Memorial ID Service No: 3255 Age: 28 Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F., 57th Bn. Son of Leonora Fanny Wilson, of Gainsboro' St., Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, and the late Mr. Wilson. Native of Beechworth, Victoria.

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