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Guy Camfield WILSON ‎(I8817)‎

Given Names: Guy Camfield
Surname: WILSON

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 5 November 1884

22 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death: 21 June 1917 ‎(Age 32)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Birth	5 November 1884 27 22 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Biographical Notes	Note: There is a photograph of Guy as an infant held by Mrs. Camfield in the E.M.S. collection. He was educated at St. Peter's Collegiate, and while a scholar there fell under a train lost one foot. He was later fitted with an artificial one. During his convalescence the Curator of the Adelaide Zoo ‎(Mr. Minchin)‎ gave him a monkey as a pet. This made him very popular with his many cousins. His father Oscar had some of the possessions of Guy's grandfather Allen Wilson of Mt. Barker and these included the gold fob with the Wilson crest. As an adult Guy had it copied as a seal ring engraved with a on a red stone and his initials G.C.W. In the 1940s one of his sisters had the ring and sent an impression in red wax to her cousin Violet Stevenson. Guy died at only 32 years of age. Obituary from the Adelaide "Observer", of 21 Jun 1917. "The widely regretted death of Mr. Guy Wilson took place on June 21st after an operation. He was well known amongst business men being the Adelaide representative of Parsons Trading Company ‎(a paper and machines company)‎ whose head office is in Sydney. The deceased gentleman had charge of the Adelaide branch. His courteous and genial disposition endeared him to his many friends in all states of the Commonwealth. Mr. Wilson who was unmarried was the eldest son of the late Mr. O.S. Wilson formerly of Wilson and Brice, Rundle Street. Adelaide. His mother and three sisters are in N.S.W. and his brother Mr. H.C. Wilson who is in charge of the experimental farm, Werribee, Victoria, survives him."
Death	21 June 1917 ‎(Age 32)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Burial	Payneham Cemetery, Payneham, South Australia, Australia
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There is a photograph of Guy as an infant held by Mrs. Camfield in the E.M.S. collection. He was educated at St. Peter's Collegiate, and while a scholar there fell under a train lost one foot. He was later fitted with an artificial one. During his convalescence the Curator of the Adelaide Zoo ‎(Mr. Minchin)‎ gave him a monkey as a pet. This made him very popular with his many cousins. His father Oscar had some of the possessions of Guy's grandfather Allen Wilson of Mt. Barker and these included the gold fob with the Wilson crest. As an adult Guy had it copied as a seal ring engraved with a on a red stone and his initials G.C.W. In the 1940s one of his sisters had the ring and sent an impression in red wax to her cousin Violet Stevenson. Guy died at only 32 years of age.

Obituary from the Adelaide "Observer", of 21 Jun 1917.

"The widely regretted death of Mr. Guy Wilson took place on June 21st after an operation. He was well known amongst business men being the Adelaide representative of Parsons Trading Company ‎(a paper and machines company)‎ whose head office is in Sydney. The deceased gentleman had charge of the Adelaide branch. His courteous and genial disposition endeared him to his many friends in all states of the Commonwealth. Mr. Wilson who was unmarried was the eldest son of the late Mr. O.S. Wilson formerly of Wilson and Brice, Rundle Street. Adelaide. His mother and three sisters are in N.S.W. and his brother Mr. H.C. Wilson who is in charge of the experimental farm, Werribee, Victoria, survives him."

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Father

Oscar Stirling WILSON

‎(I9899)‎

Birth 16 October 1857

31 Westbrook Farm, Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia
Death 30 January 1909 ‎(Age 51)‎ Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

4 years

Mother

Louisa Jane WILLIAMS

‎(I8820)‎

Birth 7 March 1862

54 Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Death 13 August 1942 ‎(Age 80)‎ Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

Marriage: 29 December 1883 -- Saint Johns Anglican Church, Albany, Western Australia, Australia

10 months

Guy Camfield WILSON

‎(I8817)‎

Birth 5 November 1884

22 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death 21 June 1917 ‎(Age 32)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

15 months

Brother

Harold Camfield WILSON

‎(I8816)‎

Birth 14 February 1886

23 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death 28 April 1969 ‎(Age 83)‎ Saint Romans Private Hospital, Armadale, Victoria, Australia

20 months

Sister

Constance Camfield WILSON

‎(I8788)‎

Birth 23 October 1887

25 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death 2 November 1958 ‎(Age 71)‎ Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

2 years

Sister

Brenda Camfield WILSON

‎(I8772)‎

Birth 1890

27 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death 22 January 1956 ‎(Age 66)‎ Mosman, New South Wales, Australia

7 years

Sister

Edna Camfield WILSON

‎(I8758)‎

Birth 21 February 1897

34 Opie Street, Evandale, South Australia, Australia
Death circa 1956 ‎(Age 58)‎ Sydney, New South Wales, Australia