In 1889, he was in contempt of court in Bowen, Queensland: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=%22George+weatherstone+wilson%22~5&sortby=dateAsc <ruthdrob@gmail.com> wrote in message news:7c3f8d23-7e71-453a-b321-e1acb20ee5d6@googlegroups.com... On Monday, 8 November 1999 08:00:00 UTC, Leanne Fraser wrote: > Looking for information on George Weatherston Wilson Born 1835 Bewick upon > Tweed, > Northumberland > Place of death unknown?? Australia - Queensland. > George was a carpenter/joiner by trade. > > Georges parents were Matthew Wilson and Mary Weatherston married 1835 > Berwick. > Mathew was a School Master. Matthew and Mary also lived in Kirk Newton and > Screamerston. Brother of George was Thomas Weatherston Wilson. > > George married Eleanor (Ellen) Hume 1860 Ancroft, Northumberland > Ellen died Bundaburg Aust. 1905 > Eleanor's parents were Mark Hume and Alice Steel. Mark was a farmer. Other > children of Mark and Alice were Isabella, William, Mary, Margaret, Ann, > Samuel. > George and Eleanor immigrated to Queensland 1860's > > Children of marriage > Matthew, Mark, Alice, Maggie, Isa Hume > > Any leads will be deeply appreciated > > > With Many Thanks > > Leanne > Melbourne My great grandfather and grand father were called Thomas Wilson, and I saw that they were also called Weatherston Wilson at times. They had a prestigious furniture shop in Berwick upon Tweed and were cabinet makers. Clearly the people you are looking for, but I can't go further back (yet). Ruth Wilson (now Robertson)

Here is the start of that story: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/cite/95034/3489957

Although the webpage itself has disappeared, there is a page that Google summarised as: Jul 21, 2013 - ID: I5675; Name: George Weatherstone WILSON; Sex: M; Birth: Abt 1833 in England; Death: 24 OCT 1896 in Qld,Australia; Change Date: 4 ... and indeed the Qld BDM's do have a death on that date for: 1896 C193 George Wetherstone Wilson [no parents listed]