'Wilson03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wilson of Armley, Wilson of Broomhead, Wilson of Oughtibridge, Wilson of Sheffield

                               
William
1. John de Hunshelf (Yorkshire) or 'de Waldershelf (b c1320)
  A. William (a 1369)
  m. Agnes
  i. John Wilson of Broomhead (Bradfield, Yorkshire)
  m. Alice (a 1379)
  a. William Wilson (d before 1420)
  (1) Agnes Wilson
  m. (02.1428) Richard Stubbe of Dwarriden
  (2)+ other issue - Joan, Isabella
  b. John Wilson of Broomhead (a 1420, 1432)
(1) John Wilson of Broomhead (a 1438, 1454)
  (A) Christopher Wilson of Broomhead (d c1492) the first mentioned by Crisp
  m. Ellen Leigh (dau of Reginald Leigh of Padley)
  (i) John Wilson of Broomhead (d 06.1536)
  m. Margaret More (d before 21.09.1557, dau of John More of More Hall)
  (a) Richard Wilson of Broomhead (dvp)
  m. (before 1522) Agnes Charlesworth (dau of Richard Charlesworth of Totties)
  ((1)) Christopher Wilson of Broomhead (b 1524, d 1591) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Hattersley (dau/coheir of William Hattersley of Langsett)
  ((2)) Thomas Wilson of Oughtibridge Hall (a 1557, near Sheffield, Yorkshire)
  m. Agnes (bur 10.06.1564)
  ((A)) Thomas Wilson of Oughtibridge Hall (a 1565)
  ((i)) Richard Wilson of Oughtibridge
  m. Emote Thompson
  ((a)) Thomas Wilson of Oughtibridge
  ((b)) Ann Wilson
  m. Nicholas Shiercliff
  ((ii)) Elizabeth Wilson
  m. Humphrey Street (son of Ellis of Langsett)
  ((iii)) Jane Wilson
  m. Richard Stede
  (b) Arthur Wilson of Brookfoot (Derbyshire) & Sheffield (d after 09.06.1557)
  ((1)) Ellen Wilson (a 1557)
  (c) Christopher Wilson (a 1557)
  ((1))+ issue - Christopher, Elizabeth
  (d) George Wilson
  ((1))+ issue - George (bpt 20.10.1547), Charles, Thomas, Frances, Jane
  (e) John Wilson (bur 1557)
  ((1))+ issue - Edward (d young), daughter
  (f) Ellen Wilson (d 1549)
  m. John Crosland
  (g) Jane Wilson
  m. Thomas Barber of Welden (a 1557)
  (h) Elizabeth Wilson (a 1557)
  m. Edward Greyve or Greaves
  (ii)+ other issue - Ralph, Reginald
  (2) William Wilson of Plumley
  c. Thomas Wilson (d before 1440)
  (1) John Wilson of Wigtwizzle (Wigtwisel)

 

 

Christopher Wilson of Broomhead (b 1524, bur 29.01.1591/2) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Hattersley (bur 04.021603/4, dau/coheir of William Hattersley of Langsett)
1. Reginald Wilson of Broomhead (d unm bur 15.09.1594)
2. Christopher Wilson of Broomhead (b c1555, d 1622)
  m1. (03.02.1592/3) Ellen Bramhall (bur 21.10.1598, dau of Thomas Bramhall of Storrs)
A. Christopher Wilson of Broomhead (bpt 01.03.1595/6, bur 21.03.1671/2)
  m. (09/29.10.1623) Mary Ibbotson (bpt 23.12.1604, bur 04.121662, dau/coheir of Rev. John Ibbotson of Wigtwisel)
  i. Charles Wilson of Broomhead (bpt 15.06.1631, d 09.1703, rector of Babworth, vicar in Sheffield, 2nd son)
  m. (c1661) Anne Allott (dau/coheir of Rev. John Allott of Little Thurlow & Wratting by Margaret Wolrich)
  a. John Wilson of Broomhead (b 13.09.1672, d 27.02.1735)
  m. (1711) Mary Macro (dd 18.06.1761, au of Thomas Macro of Bury St. Edmunds (Sheriff of Suffolk), great-granddau of Richard Cox, Bishop of Ely)
  (1) John Wilson of Broomhead (b 28.04.1719, d 03.03.1783, antiquary)
  m. (11.09.1746) Susannah Oates (d 1796, dau of Joseph Oates of Nether Denby)
  (A) John Wilson of Broomhead (b 01.06.1747, d 1810)
  m. Rebecca Gent of Broomhead (sister of General _ Gent)
  (i)+ issue - Charles of London, Harriet, Susanna
  (B) Joseph Wilson (b 22.04.1749, d unm)
  (C) Thomas Wilson of Armley (near Leeds) (b 04.08.1752, d 08.1817)
  m. (05.04.1779) Sarah Wrigglesworth (dau of William Wrigglesworth of Armley Ridge)
  (i) Thomas Wilson of Armley (dvp 22.06.1816) had issue
  m. Sarah Musgrave (dau of Thomas Musgrave of Foggathorpe)
  (D) William Wilson of Sheffield (b 24.03.1754, d 30.08.1829)
  m. (10.1784) Sarah Allen (dau of John Allen of Chapeltown by Marguerite, dau of Joseph Scott of Alvertorpe)
(i) William Wilson of Fentonville, Sheffieod (b 18.09.1786, d 10.12.1847) had issue
  m. (23.05.1812) Frances Woolhouse (dau of George Woolhouse)
  (ii) James Wilson of Highfield House (Sheffield), later of Brinkcliffe Tower (b 19.07.1789, d 14.07.1867) had issue
  m. (12.05.1825) Elizabeth Alderson (d 20.08.1850, dau of Rev. Jonathan Alderson of Harthill by Anna Maria, dau of Rev. Rowland Hodgson of Rawmarsh)
  (iii) Robert Wilson of Sheffield (d unm 26.07.1830)
  (2) Susan Wilson (b 1712, d 1769)
  m. (1742) Gamaliel Milner of Attercliffe
  (3) Isabella Maria Wilson (b 1729)
  m1. Jonathan Ellis of Sheffield
m2. Robert Asline of Sheffield
  b. Christopher Wilson of Holden, Bradfield (b 14.08.1681, d 02.06.1730) only line followed by Crisp
  m. (29.09.1715) Alice Bilham (b 31.07.1699, d 05.01.1781, dau of Richard Bilham of Holden (Houlden))
  (1) Richard Wilson of London (bpt 26.12.1716, d 01.11.1746)
  m. Elizabeth Brooks (dau of Robert Brooks of London, m2. John Evans of London)
  (2) Christopher Wilson of Aldermanbury, London (bpt 30.12.1726, d 1811)
  m. (14.04.1759) Hannah Clarke (dau of Henry Clarke, alderman of London)
  (A) Henry Wilson of London & Upper Tooting, later of Broomhead (b 14.10.1758, d unm)
  Henry bought Broomhead from Rebecca, widow of John Wilson of Broomhead (above), then left it to his nephew James Rimington whose son assumed the name Rimington-Wilson.
  (B) William Wilson of London (b 09.10.1761)
  m. (07.07.1800) Lucy Leader (dau of Thomas Leader of Sheffield, later of Broxted)
  (C) Mary Anne Wilson (b c05.1760, d 08.1760)
  (D) Mary Wilson (b 27.08.1764, d 22.06.1838)
  m. (19.06.1784) John Rimington of Hillsborough & Sheffield (bpt 07.07.1760, d 31.01.1820)
  (E) Harriet Wilson (b 05.03.1758)
m. Thomas Newberry or Newbury of London
  (3)+ other issue - Christopher, Charles, Sarah
  c. Mary Wilson (b 06.06.1670, bur 14.01.1732)
  m. (14.07.1700) Godfrey Crosland of Cartworth, Yorkshire (bur 15.10.1740)
  The following comes FMG (vol 2, 'MS268, 'Ibbotson-Wilson-Crosland-Garlicke', p650+).
(1) Thomas Crosland of Cartworth & Preston in Hull (bpt 06.03.1711-2, d c1777)
  m. Ann Matson (dau of John Matson of Royston (sister of Jane who m. George Wood))
  (A) Mary Crosland
  m1. John Walton of Thurlston (b 1731, dvp, son of James of Thurlston)
  m2. John Cockin (son of William of Huddersfield)
  (i) John Cockin, later Crosland
  (ii)+ other issue - Thomas (d unm), William (a 1804)
  (B) Elizabeth Crosland (d 18.04.1797)
  m. (10.01.1757) John Rimington of Carlton
  (C) Cnn Crosland
  m. John Stagg of Ackworth
  (i) Ann Stagg
  m. (1791) Charles Hay of Edinburgh
  (ii)+ other issue - Bethel Earnshaw of Rampsbeck Lodge (d 23.04.1839), Charlotte
  (2) Susanna Crosland
  m1. _ Earnshaw
  m2. _ Tinker of Holmfirth
  m3. _ Green of near Holmfirth
  (3) Ann Crosland
m. _ Burdeto of Denby
  (A)+ 10 children
  d.+ other issue (d unm) - 3 other sons (d young), Susan (b 30.08.1671, bur 18.10.1736), Elizabeth (b 27.03.1678, d 21.01.1722), 3 other daughters (d young)
  ii. John Wilson of Wortley, Yorkshire (bpt 04.02.1635, d 1720, 6th son)
  m. (1656?) Anne Hey (dau/heir of Richard Hey of Bramley, m1. Thomas Westby)
  a. Anne Wilson
  m. John Spencer of Cannon Hall
  b. Susanna Wilson
  m. Thomas Cocshull (vicar of Cawthorne)
  c. Catherine Wilson
  m. James Oates of Dodworth (d 1738, son of John of Nether Denby)
  d.+ other issue (d unm) - Richard (d 1727, rector of Babworth), Thomas of Povey (d 1729), John, Christopher (d 1737), Mathtew of Wortley Forge & Dodworth, Mary (d 1747)
  iii. Zachariah Wilson of Sheffield (bpt 13.03.1639, bur 25.07.1702)
  m. (28.04.1662) Mary Housley (b 01.05.1639, bur 13.03.1686, dau/heir of Robert Housley of Sheffield)
  a. Mary Wilson (bpt 25.03.1663)
  m. _ Fellow of Wells
b. Anne Wilson
  m. Robert Holmes of Alfreton
  c. Elizabeth Wilson
  m. Richard Sherburne of Sheffield
  d.+ other issue - Robert (b 1665, d c1693), Housley (b 1667, d unm), Zachariah (b 06.01.1670, d unm)
iv. Reginald Wilson of Jamaica (bpt 17.07.1645, d 07.06.1692)
  a. son (d 07.06.1692)
  v.+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas (b c1626, d 10.1687), Rowland (d young), Christopher (d infant), Arthur of London (bur 24.01.1720/1)
  B. Anne Wilson (bpt 05.04.1593, a 1644)
  m. (16.11.1613) Thomas Revel of Stannington & Shifnal (so/heir of Richard)
  C. Ellen Wilson
  m1. John Rich of Royd (son/heir of Richard of Royd)
  m2. Christopher Marsden of Carlcotes & Penistone
  m2. Beatrice Cudworth (a 1653, sister of Thomas Cudworth of Eastfield, m2. Richard Oddy of Hampole)
  D. George Wilson of Chester (b 21.07.1616, a 1664)
  m. (c08.1640) Alice Bentley (dau/heir of Arthur Bentley of Knutsford)
  i. Elizabeth Wilson
  m. Randle Holme (Deputy Garter King of Arms)
  ii.+ other issue - Charles (b c1650), Alice, Mary, Christian named in Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, 'Wilson of Chester')
  E.+ other issue
3. Ellen Wilson
  m. (19.10.1563) Thomas Eyre of Haldworth Hall & Grainfoot (son of John by Joan Staley)
4. Jennet Wilson
  m. (20.05.1577) John Greaves of Windhill

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Wilson of Jerusalem Hill formerly of Sharrow Knoll'), BPGY2001 ('Wilson of Jerusalem Hill'), Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 6 (1906), Pedigre of Wilson', p69+)
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