Great Great Grandfather Joseph Wilson

 I've just updated the profile of Joseph on both WikiTree and as a PDF document for your enjoyment.

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Joseph Wilson PDF Bio

Joseph Wilson' Profile

Raging Inflation in the Mid-1800's

 Our Great Great Grandfather Joseph Wilson was married twice and the only record of his marriages is from the Kirk Session accounts registers.  When he married Jane Connor in 1843 at Airdrie they paid the Kirk 3 shilling and six pence to be married.  Some 7 years later when Joseph married Christina Penman, also at Airdrie, they paid 19 shillings and six pence for the privilege!!

Joseph Wilson's Profile

3*Removed Cousin Richard Mathieson - Boer War and Gallipoli Campaign Survivor

 Our cousin Richard Mathieson enlisted in the Royal Scots in 1890 at the age of 16 by lying about his age.  He was posted to the East Indies where he served in Burma with the Mounted Infantry of Mandalay (Royal Scots).  It is highly likely that Richard is in this photograph from The British Empire as it is the correct time frame.

Lieut Davie leads the detachment at Fort Dufferin, Mandalay. The ponies had strong backs and were prepared to eat anything. The men are in khaki service dress with blue puttees and glengarries

Richard was released from the colours at the end of his engagement but was recalled to service for the Boer War until his final discharge in 1902.

At the outbreak of WW1, aged 40, Richard enlists in the 13th (Scottish Horse) Battalion Royal Highlands and is sent to Gallipoli where he rapidly rises through the ranks from private to sergeant in the space of 5 months.  This probably reflects the high casualty rates of the Gallipoli Campaign.

For more on Richard here are links to his pdf profile and his WikiTree entry.

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