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Introduction / Westray Grays / George Gray and Margaret Seatter / Robert Gray and Marion Meal / Wiliam Gray and Ann Sandison / Margaret Gray and David Logie / George Logie and Ann Rendall

Mary Logie and James Wilson

Mary Logie was the oldest daughter of George Logie and Ann Rendall, and was born in Westray on 28th November 1852. She married James Wilson, a joiner, undertaker and builder, in St. Andrews in 1880, and was recorded with her family in Kirkwall in the 1881, 1891, and 1901 censuses.

Mary and James had five known children, all born in Kirkwall:

  • James W. L. Wilson, born about 1881
  • Annie M. Wilson, born about 1883
  • Mary F. Wilson, born about 1885.
  • Robert M. Wilson, born about 1887.
  • George L. Wilson, born about 1892

The following shows the family in the 1901 census:

1901 - 55 Albert St., Kirkwall
Relation Status Age Occupation Born
James D Wilson Head Married 49 years Joiner & Builder Kirkwall
Mary M Wilson Wife Married 48 years Westray
Annie May Wilson Daughter Unmarried 18 years Fancy Goods Shopkeeper Kirkwall
Mary F Wilson Daughter 16 years Scholar Kirkwall
Robert M Wilson Son 14 years Scholar Kirkwall
George L Wilson Son 9 years Scholar Kirkwall

Mary died in Kirkwall in 1931.


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