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SURNAME MEANING
Wilson is a patronymic English surname, meaning “son of Will,” a contraction of the personal name William, or possibly a Scottish surname of Viking origin, being a corruption of “wolf’s son”
EARLY BEARERS
Robert Wilson – Yorkshire - 1341
Robert Willesson – Lancashire - 1346
Adam Wyllson – Yorkshire - 1379
Thomas Wyllson – Yorkshire – 1379
John Wulson – Scotland - 1405
KNIGHTHOODS
Sir Thomas Wilson – 1618
Sir John Wilson – 1629
Sir Ralph Wilson – 1660
Sir William Wilson of Leicester – 1681
Sir Thomas Wilson of West Wickham, Sheriff of Kent – 1760
Sir John Wilson, Justice of Common Pleas - 1786
Sir Henry Wilson, Captain of 1st Life Guards – 1794
Sir Alexander Wilson, medical doctor of Bath – 1813
Sir John Wilson, Brigadier General – 1814
Sir James Wilson – Lieutenant Colonel – 1820
Sir Giffin Wilson, recorder of Windsor – 1823
Sir Wiltshire Wilson, Major General – 1836
Sir Nicholas Wilson, Major – 1836
Sir Nathan Wilson, Lieutenant Colonel – 1834
Sir John Wilson, Major General – 1837
Sir Isaac Wilson, medical doctor – 1838
Sir John Morillyon Wilson – 1838
Sir Belford Hinton Wilson – 1852
Sir John Cracroft Wilson, Bengal Civil Service – 1872
Sir John Milne Watson, administrator in the Colony of Tasmania – 1873
Sir Samuel Wilson of Ercildoun – 1875
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, secretary and comptroller – 1879
Sir Erasmus Wilson, President of Royal College of Surgeons – 1881
Sir Charles William Wilson, Colonel in Royal Engineers – 1885
Sir Andrew Wilson, Sheriff of Calcutta – 1887
Sir Adam Wilson of Ontario, chief justice – 1887
Sir Daniel Wilson, President of University of Toronto – 1888
Sir Jacob Wilson, honorary director of Royal Agricultural Society – 1889
Sir Arthur Wilson, legal adviser and solicitor – 1898
Sir David Wilson, governor of British Honduras - 1899
NOBLE TITLES HELD
The Wilson Baronetcy of Killenure in the County of Donegal, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 3 July 1629 for Sir John Wilson.
The Wilson Baronetcy of Eastbourne in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England in 1661 for Sir William Wilson
The Wilson Baronetcy of Delhi in India was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 8 January 1858 for the soldier Sir Archdale Wilson
The Wilson Baronetcy of Eshton Hall in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1874 for the Liberal politician Sir Mathew Wilson.
The Wilson Baronetcy of Archer House in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom in 1897 for Sir Alexander Wilson
ESTATES & HOMES
Charlton House, London, England
Eshton House, Yorkshire, England
LANDED GENTRY
Willson of Rauceby, co. Lincolnshire
Wilson of Brinkcliffe Tower, co. Yorkshire
Wilson of Dallam Tower, co. Westmorland
Wilson of Redgrave Hall, co. Suffolk
Wilson of Ridmaden Park, co. Westmorland
Wilson of Cliffe Hall, co. Yorkshire
Wilson of Crofton and Kilham, co. Yorkshire
Wilson of Stowlangtoft Hall, co. Suffolk
Wilson of Currygrane, co. Longford, Ireland
Wilson of Daramona, co. Westmeath, Ireland
Wilson of Maryville and Cranmore, co. Antrim, Ireland
NOTABLES
Thomas Wilson Esq. (1524-1581) was an English diplomat and judge who served as a privy councillor and Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I.
Henry Wilson (1740-1810) was an English naval captain of the British East India Company
Hilda Wilson (1860-1918) was a British contralto and composer
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921
Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932), US Ambassador to Mexico, US Minister to Belgium, US Minister to Chile
EARLY SETTLERS
Sarah Horton – Massachusetts – 1623
Thomas Horton – Massachusetts - 1633
Barnabas Horton – Massachusetts – 1635
Isaac Horton – Virginia – 1636
Robert Horton – Virginia - 1648
Edward Horton – Maryland – 1660
Sarah Horton – Maryland – 1678
William Horton – Maryland - 1679
