William WILSON [19174]

  General Notes:

William was a wealthy hosier with a large manufacturing plant, the Glenmac Works, in Hawick. He was a Quaker and with a business partner William Watson, built the Quaker Chapel in Hawick

In 1826 Messrs Wilson invoiced a consignment of Scottish "tweels" to Locke of London. A clerk mis-read the word as "tweed" The name was allowed to stand and was considered the best description for the particular class of goods produced in the Boarder District.

  Research Notes:

Images Courtesy Wilson Family Tree Ancestry B Wilson.

  Other Records

1. William Wilson: Baptism, 20 Jul 1764.
Image Courtesy E M Wilson - 2018

2. Friends Meeting Register, 1801 To 1857, Hawick Roxburghshire SCT.

3. William Wilson: Probate, 1834.
The Executors were Walter Wilson, William Wilson, James Wilson, John Wilson, all described as manufacturers.

Images Courtesy E M Wilson - 2018

William married Elizabeth RICHARDSON [19175] [MRIN: 6892]. (Elizabeth RICHARDSON [19175] was born about 1764 and died in 1815 in Hawick Roxburghshire SCT.)