Burial Notes

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Lake plot

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He has conflicting birth information of 31 March 1885 and Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^{7 8}

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ⁵
  

Address:  Cherry Tree Ho, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John Wilson       Head       50   M   Abt 1840   Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire   Iron & Steel Forgeman
Jane Wilson       Wife       40   F   Abt 1850   Symington, Ayrshire
Lizzie B Wilson   Daughter   14   F   Abt 1876   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire      Scholar
John Wilson         Son         9   M   Abt 1881   Glasgow, Lanarkshire      Scholar
David Wilson      Son         7   M   Abt 1883   Glasgow, Lanarkshire      Scholar
Jas Haining       Visitor    38   M   Abt 1852   Symington, Ayrshire       Gardener
Thos D Shaw         Lodger     33   M   Abt 1857   Carnwath, Lanarkshire     Grain Agent

ED 10; Page 16; Household schedule number 92; Lines 7-13; Roll CSSCT1891_159

• He worked as an apprentice porgar on 31 March 1901 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ⁶

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ⁶
  

Address:  119 West Bridgend, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Jane Wilson        Head       50   F   Abt 1850   Symington, Ayrshire
Lizzie Wilson      Daughter   24   F   Abt 1876   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
John Wilson        Son        19   M   Abt 1881   Glasgow, Lanarkshire     Clerk
David Wilson       Son        17   M   Abt 1883   Glasgow, Lanarkshire     Apprentice Porgar
Lizzie Haining     Visitor    83   F   Abt 1817   Irvine, Ayrshire
Alexander Aitken   Boarder    24   M   Abt 1876   Burntisland, Fifeshire   Clerk
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Source Citation: Year 1901; Dumbarton Parish; ED 2; Page 23;
                 Household schedule number 110; Lines 5-10; Roll CSSCT1901_168.

• He had a residence before 27 December 1919 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. ⁴

• Departure: travelling with wife and two sons on the S.S. Columbia, on 27 December 1919, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ⁴

• Arrival: on the S.S. Columbia, en route to Southbridge, Massachusetts, on 6 January 1920, in New York, New York County, New York, USA. ⁴

• He worked as a machine operator in an optical works on 10 January 1920 in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ⁷

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 10 January 1920 in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ⁷
  

Tait John H          Head             48   1895  Pa  1919   Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   Napper / Print Work
---- Mary K          wife             46   1904  Pa  1919   Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   none
---- Agnes McP       daughter         13                    Massachusetts   Scotland   Scotland   none
---- Margaret H      daughter         11                    Massachusetts   Scotland   Scotland   none
---- Flora K         daughter          8                    New York        Scotland   Scotland   none
Wilson David H       brother-in-law   34   1919  Al         Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   Machine Operator / Optical Works
------ Jennie K      sister-in-law    33   1919  Al         Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   none
------ John A K      nephew            6   1919  Al         Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   none
------ Valentine H   nephew            4 11/12   1919  Al   Scotland        Scotland   Scotland   none

• He worked as an electrical fuser in a lens shop on 3 April 1930 in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ¹

• He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 3 April 1930 in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. ¹
  

Wilson David H     Head   M  W   45  M  25   Scotland   Scotland   Scotland   Elect Fuser / Lens shop
------ Jenney      Wife   F  W   44  M  24   Scotland   Scotland   Scotland   None
------ John        Son    M  W   16  S       Scotland   Scotland   Scotland   None
------ Valentine   Son    M  W   15  S       Scotland   Scotland   Scotland   None

• He resided at Westwood Hills in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA on 27 April 1942. ⁸

• He was buried at the Oak Ridge Cemetery, Lake plot, in Southbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA in 1967.