Keith Wilson (2009)
Mathew Wilson 1726-1802
George Wilson 1758-1830
Mathew Wilson 1790-1873
George Wilson 1818-1903
William Wilson 1855-1941

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Going back a generation takes us to Thomas Bell and his wife Esther, William’s parents. Thomas was christened on 4^th February 1744 at Sutton on Forest. His parents were Henry and Mary Bell.

Thomas had two children from a ‘spouseless relationship’. These were Mary, born about 1761 and Richard, born about 1770. Thomas would have been 17 when Mary was born and twenty-six when Richard was born. At the age of 28 he married Esther at Kirkby Overblow. This was on 20^th of April 1772. They had eight children : William, chr. 31^st August 1773, Thomas,chr. 13^tApril 1776, Esther, chr. 22^nd June 1778, Joseph, chr. 9^th January 1781, Hannah, chr. 23^rd February 1783, Elizabeth, chr. 2^nd August 1786, another Elizabeth, chr. 26^th March 1790, and James, chr. 27^th September 1794. All these christenings took place at Sutton on Forest.

Thomas was buried at Sutton on Forest on 2^nd November, aged 67. The cause of death given was ‘decline’. James, one of his sons, was buried at Sutton on 1^st November 1826, at the age of 32. He was described as ‘James Bell of Clifton’.

Going back a generation again, Thomas’ father, Henry, was christened in Sutton on Forest on 30^th September 1715. His father was George Bell, a labourer. Henry married twice. His first marriage was to Mary Marsden, of the same parish (i.e. Sutton) on 5^th July 1741. Henry and Mary had five children: Jane, chr.13^th June 1742, Thomas, chr. 4^th February 1744, Anne, chr. 9^th December 1747, William, chr. 8^th February 1750, and Susannah, chr.14^th December 1754. About a year later, Mary died, and was buried on 18^th November 1755. Henry would be about 40 years old at this time. At the age of 56, he married Elizabeth Elison of St. Mary’s, York. This was on 31^st July at Sutton on Forest. We do not know when Henry died.