John Wilson

Date of Birth: 2 April 1868

Place of Residence: Launceston Tasmania Australia

Spouse Name: Isabella Lindsay Pike

Children's Names: Agnes Isobel

Notes:

John Wilson was an identical twin, born on 2 Apr 1868 in
Crosthwaite, near Kendal, Westmorland, England. His twin brother William also
appears in the album. They were sons of Henry (1814-1869) and Agnes Wilson
(1833-1904). Henry was the miller and malster of Crosthwaite Mill. There were
seven children in the family: five boys and two girls.

The twins came to Victoria and then Tasmania in 1890. Other
members of the family also settled in the state. John was a carpenter, first in
Invermay and later on the West Coast of Tasmania and finally at 46 Upton
Street, West Launceston. John married Isabella Lindsay Pike (1874-1967) on 1
Jan 1900. The couple had one daughter, Agnes Isobel, born on 11 Oct 1900 in
Zeehan.

John Wilson died at his residence in Upton St on 7 Aug 1941.

 The twins both had a
photo in the Launceston Family Album and one Exhibition passport has survived.
This may have been used by both brothers as the initial is unclear.

(This photograph was formerly identified as being Dr John
Thomas Wilson (1868-1906).)

Contributors: Tony Wilson