WILSON James
Name | James WILSON |
Country Of Origin | |
Born | 1850 |
Died | 1925 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born approx. 1850 |
Parents | William and Harriet Wilson (formerly Payne) |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
64 Liverpool Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 1877, Victoria, to Sarah Ann Wise |
Arrival | Approx. 1881 |
Other | The Mercury (Hobart) 3 December 1881: ‘Gigantic Sale of Watches, Clocks and Jewellery. – James Wilson, late of Melbourne, successor to T B Way, 64 Liverpool Street. James Wilson, Manufacturing Watchmaker and Jeweller, begs to intimate to the inhabitants of Hobart and the public generally, that he has purchased the business from T B Way, together with the whole of the stock, all of which must be sold to make room for new shipments, regardless of cost. Watches by all the best English and foreign makers always in stock, etc. Waltham Watches from £3 10s, warranted for 2 years. A written guarantee for 12 months with every watch and clock repaired on the premises.’ March 1885: Sold the business to Tasmanian Goldsmith’s Company. |
Death | 10 October 1925, Kerang, Victoria |
References | |
Web: Ancestry: Australia Marriage Index 1877; Australia & New Zealand, Find a Grave Index 1925. The Mercury (Hobart) 17 April 1885; The Examiner (Launceston) 17 August 1882; The Argus 18 October 1924. |
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