An Irish Family

Episode 12 - David Crampton talking about John Joseph Wilson

In this episode David Crampton talks about our grandfather, John Joseph Wilson and his life from his birth in Corran, Leap, West Cork on 25th September 1884 through his emigation to America, his return to Ireland in 1925 and life at Derry House in the 1930s and 1940s to his death on 15th February 1959.

Episode 11 - David Crampton (Part 2)

In this episode David continues the story of our grandfather, John Joseph Wilson's siblings. They were the children of Allen Wilson (1843-1925) and Catherine (Kate) Grace (1851-1925).

Episode 10 - David Crampton

In this episode David Crampton talks about our paternal Wilson great grandparents and their forebears, and introduces us to their children (including our grandfather, John Joseph Wilson) and his siblings - three of whom died young. As a reference, here is the direct family tree:- Hewitt Wilson (1798-1872) had a liaison with Mary Harrington, about whom we know virtually nothing. They had one child, our great grandfather, Allen Wilson (1843-1925) who married Catherine (Kate) Grace (1851-1925). They had 12 children, in order:- Catherine Wilson (1865-1869) Allen Wilson (1872-1873) Hannah (Haddie) Wilson (1874-1921) Hewitt (Sonny) Wilson (1876-1962) Catherine Wilson (1878-1924) Allen Wilson (1880-1949) Ellen Wilson (1883-1951) John Joseph Wilson (1884-1959) Mary Wilson (1886-1904) Elizabeth (Bessie) Wilson (1888-1969) Jane Wilson (1888-1889) Charles Wilson (1891-1943)

Episode 9 - Olive & Iris

In this episode olive and iris talk about the stories they heard growing up in Ireland in the immediate aftermath of the Irish war of Independence (1919-1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922-1923). In Memoriam Elizabeth Olive Ethel Stuart Leslie (1919-2012) Iris Susan Stuart Colin (1921-2021) Robert John Stuart Weir (1922-2009) Gertrude Elsie Joan Wilson (1928-2023) The very much loved children of Robert Edward Weir (1877-1957) and Annie Bird (1886-1939) and the grandchildren of Robert William Weir (1843-1930) and Elizabeth Ann Fisher Ambrose (1857-1932) and of John Bird (1853-1927) and Elizabeth Good (1855-1921).

Episode 8 - Olive & Iris

In this episode Olive and Iris continue to tell us about the Weir family (well, mainly Olive does!).  The story of the Weirs that we're telling starts with Olive and Iris's grandparents (my great grandparents) Robert W Weir and Elizabeth Ann Fisher Ambrose. Their 9 children were:- James Daniel Weir (1876-1954) Robert Edward Weir (1877-1957) married Annie Bird (my grandparents) Samuel Stuart Weir (1879-1945) Edward Ambrose Weir (1881-1929) Elizabeth Weir (1883-1890) William John Stuart Weir (1887-1970) Frederick Joseph Weir (1889-1956) Richard Ambrose Weir (1891-1973) Ethel isabel Stuart Weir (1894-1969)