James Thompson Wilson

1910 - 1999  (88 years)

• Name	James Thompson Wilson
  Residence	1910	57 Dalhousie Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, Scotland
  	First floor flat in a red sandstone tenement property
  Born	6 Dec 1910	Glasgow, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Education	Glasgow, Scotland
  	Allan Glen’s School (Secondary)
  Education	Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Garnethill School (Primary)
  Degree	Between 1928 and 1932	Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Graduated MA in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy (Physics)
  Education	Between 1932 and 1933	Jordanhill Teacher Training College, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Primary School teaching and Secondary School Mathematics
  Occupation	Between Jan and Jun 1934	Wellshot School, Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Temporary cover for a mathematics teacher who was signed off following a heart attack
  Occupation	Between Aug 1934 and Dec 1938	Oakbank School, Garscube Road, Glasgow, Scotland
  Occupation	Between Jan 1939 and Dec 1940	North Kelvinside Secondary School, Glasgow, Scotland
  Occupation	Between Jan 1941 and Sep 1945
  	Weather Forecaster in the Meteorological Office, Air Ministry
  Occupation	Sep 1945	North Kelvinside Secondary School, Glasgow, Scotland
  Residence	Oct 1945	Southpark Avenue, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Maindoor flat with basement
  Occupation	1946	Jordanhill Teacher Training College, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Master of Methods (3 year secondment, extended for 2 more years)
  Residence	Abt 1950	25 Eldon Street, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Ground floor flat
  Degree	Abt 1950
  	M.Ed (Master of Education)
  Occupation	Aug 1951	Oakbank School, Aberdeen, Scotland
  	Deputy Headmaster
  Residence	Aft Aug 1951	Woodstock Road, Aberdeen, Scotland
  Occupation	Aug 1952	Mossbank School, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Headmaster
  Residence	Aug 1952	Mossbank Schoolhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
  	1920s red sandstone house
  Degree	1963	University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  	B.Litt (later "upped" to M.Litt)
  Occupation	Between 1970 and 1974	Nerston Residential School, East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  	Headmaster
  Residence	Between 1970 and 1974	East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Residence	1974	Red Roofs, Abbey Road, North Berwick, Scotland
  Retired	1974
  Died	12 Jan 1999	North Berwick, Scotland
  Person ID	I3590	Cooke Family History
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Alexander Thompson Wilson b. 4 Dec 1876, 5 Gardner Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 6 Feb 1954, Kenmount, 6 West Avenue, Stepps, Glasgow, Scotland  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Flora McDonald b. 22 Nov 1876, 266 Crookston Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. Dec 1960, Stepps, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1910	54 Bardowie Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, Scotland
  	From Marriage Certificate
  Family ID	F319	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth Howard Megaw b. 16 Sep 1917, Dublin, Ireland d. 25 Nov 2004, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 87 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1945	Belfast, Northern Ireland   [1]
  	Upper Malone Presbyterian Church
  Children	1. F.A.M. Wilson   2. C.A.M. Wilson
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F935	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  57 Dalhousie St today.

  
  

• Sources

  [S303] Girton College Register 1869-1946, Girton College, (Name: University Press, Cambridge; Location: Cambridge; Date: 1948;), Chronalogical Register of Students, 1937; Megaw, Sarah Elizabeth Howard; page 531. MEGAW, SARAH ELIZABETH HOWARD (Mrs WILSON): b. 16 Sept. 1917, at Dublin; y. dau. of Hon. Robert Dick Megaw, Puisne Judge of High Court of Justice, N. Ireland (retd.) (see Who's who), of 66 Malone Rd, Belfast, and Annie McElderry; yr. sister of Helen Dick Megaw (q.v.); m 4 Oct. 1945, James Thompson Wilson. Educ. Roedean Sch.; Intermediate B.Sc., Queen's Univ., Belfast, 1937; Girton 1937-40; Math. Trip., Pt I, Cl. III, 1938; Geog. Trip., Pt II, Cl. II, div 1, 1940; M.A. 1944. A.M., Geog. and Elem. Math., Richmond Lodge Sch., Belfast, 1940-41; Meteorologist, W.A.A.F. (Flight Officer) 1941-45. Address: 10 Southpark Av., Glasgow, W.2.