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Hugh Wilson, Col.                            1878-1953
Hugh was born about 1878, the son of William Wilson and Margaret Wilford, at Sunderland, County Durham. He married Rhoda Beryl Wake.
Rhoda Beryl Wake                          1879-1966
Rhoda was born about 1879, the daughter of Henry Hay Wake and Isabella Thompson, at Monkwearmouth, County Durham.
I have identified the following children.
Beryl Berenice
Effie Rhoda		 Twins Born 29 Nov 1905   Sunderland  
Dorothy Audrey Born 12 Apr 1910   Sunderland  
Gladys M. Born abt 1912   Sunderland  
Irene
Marguerita E.		 Twins Born abt 1918   Sunderland  

Birth of Parents
Hugh Wilson b: abt 1878               Sunderland, County Durham
son of William Wilson and Margaret Wilford

Rhoda Beryl Wake b: abt 1879  c 30 Dec 1879     Venerable Bede Church, Monkwearmouth
daughter of Henry Hay Wake and Isabella Thompson    1879 4Q Sunderland 10a 519

Marriage
23 Aug 1904
Hugh Wilson (26)
Rhoda Beryl Wake (24) 		Monkwearmouth, County Durham
Bachelor, Timber Merchant, Dundas Street, Father: William Wilson, Timber Merchant
Spinster,, Peareth, Father: Henry Hay Wake, Engineer
By Banns, Witness: Margaret Wilson, Robert Thompson

Children
Beryl Berenice Wilson b: 29 Nov 1905               Durham       1905 4Q Sunderland 10a 703
twin daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake       Died Dec 1997, Age 92
Effie Rhoda Wilson b: 29 Nov 1905               Durham       1905 4Q Sunderland 10a 703
twin daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake       Died Jul 1998, Age 92

Rhoda Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Effie and Beryl Wilson, and Mervyn Hay Wake

Rhoda Wilson, Hugh Wilson, Effie and Beryl Wilson, and likely Harry Stafford Wake

>Henry Hay Wake and Rhoda Wilson,
and her twin daughters, Effie and Beryl.

Henry Hay Wake and Rhoda Wilson, and her twin daughters, Effie and Beryl.

Dorothy Audrey Wilson b: 12 Apr 1910               Durham       1910 2Q Sunderland 10a 805
daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake       Died Dec 2001, Age 91

1911 Census RG14-(157) 3 April 1911 Sunderland, County Durham
Roker Park Road   (9 Rooms)
Hugh Wilson
Rhoda Beryl (Wife)
Beryl Berenice
Effie Rhoda
Dorothy Audrey
Enid Hay Wake (Visitor)(s)
George Thompson (Visitor)(s)
Plus 2 Servants 		Age 32
Age 31
Age 5
Age 5
Age 1
Age 20
Age 19 		Timber Merchant Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Sunderland
Waterloo 		Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
Lancashire 		abt 1878
abt 1879
29 Nov 1905
29 Nov 1905
12 Apr 1910
10 Feb 1891
abt 1891

Gladys M. Wilson b: abt 1912               Durham       1912 4Q Sunderland 10a 1354
daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake       Died 1Q 1920, Age 8
Irene Wilson b: abt 1918               Durham       1918 2Q Sunderland 10a 1145
twin daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake
Marguerita E Wilson b: abt 1918               Durham       1918 2Q Sunderland 10a 1145
twin daughter of Hugh Wilson and Rhoda Beryl Wake       Died in Infancy, Age 0

Death
Hugh Wilson Died 17 Oct 1953       1953 4Q Sunderland 10a 911
Burial: 20 October 1953 Mere Knolls Cemetery

DURHAM   24 Nov 1953                         Probate
WILSON, Hugh, of 6 Woodside, Sunderland, died 17 October 1953, Probate, Durham, 24 November, to Rhoda Beryl Wilson, widow, and Eric Watts Moses, solicitor.   Effects £10,949 9s. 2d.

Death
Rhoda Beryl (Wake) Wilson Died 29 Apr 1966     Horton Hospital, Epsom,       1966 2Q Surrey Mid E. 5G 28
Burial: 12 May 1966 Mere Knolls Cemetery

DURHAM   21 Jul 1966                         Probate
WILSON, Rhoda Beryl, of 126 Sutherland Avenue, London w.9., died 29 April 1966, at Horton Hospital, Epsom, Surrey, Probate, Durham, 21 July, to Beryl Berenice Wilson, spinster, and Eric Watts Moses, solicitor.   Effects £15,782