William Wilson	Nancy Ann Greer
Father:	James Wilson	John Greer
Mother:	Sarah Cathers	Rebecca Duff
Born:	28 August 1841	20 December 1841
Birth Location:	Stewartstown Co Tyrone	Tullyconnell Co Tyrone
Died:	1924 Link to obituary	9th April 1920

The migrations of Nancy and William

	Both William and Nancy Ann were born in Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
	At some stage they moved to Scotland, where William was in the police force, and the first 6 of their children (Hugh, Eliza, James, Anne, William, and Sarah (who also died there)) were born in Glasgow.
	In April 1878 the family emigrated to the USA. They arrived in the port of New York on the 25th, on the SS Victoria.
	Initially the family settled in Magnolia, Ohio, with Nancy Ann's Uncle, William Harkness Greer
	The Wilson family then moved with Nancy Ann's father John Greer, to Hamilton Co, Nebraska. They were present there for the 1880 census. The last 3 children, Mary, Ida and Clarence Clyde were born in Nebraska.
	About 1888 the Wilson family moved to Washington Co, Colorado.
	About 1917 Nancy and William moved to Round Lake, New York. Where they lived with thier daughter Mary and her husband Frank Bloom. They lived here until they died in 1920 (Nancy) and 1924 (William)

Hamilton Co, Nebraska - 1880 Census

Naturalization Records
William Wilson (and therefore family)	1882

Passenger Lists

Link to ISTG, 1878 SS Victoria, Glasgow to New York

(Information reproduced with permission from ISTG)

SS Victoria Glasgow, Scotland and Moville, Ireland to New York 25 April 1878
ID	Name	Age	Sex	Occupation	Country of Origin	Intended country	Date of Birth from other source
91	Mrs. Wilsen	36	F	Wife	Scotland	USA	20 Dec 1841
92	Hugh Wilsen	13	M	Child	Scotland	USA	10 Jan 1864
93	Lizzie Wilsen	11	F	Child	Scotland	USA	17 Jan 1866
94	Jas Wilson	9	M	Child	Scotland	USA	1 Jan 1868
95	Annie Wilson	7	F	Child	Scotland	USA	18 Jan 1870
96	Wm Wilson	5	M	Child	Scotland	USA	3 Mar 1872
97	John Wilson	10/12	M	Infant	Scotland	USA	28 Jan 1877

Nancy Ann and William	At home	William	The Wilson Family	Family Home	Close up of William and Nancy Ann

Links to photographs of Nancy and William

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