Reverend William Wilson (1791-14.10.1867)
William was the son of William Wilson (1756-1821) and Elizabeth Brooke West (1760-1795)
He was born in Goldsmith Street, Cheapside , London.
He married Mary Garratt( b.1794) in 1814.
William Wilson had two livings; he was vicar of Walthamstow in the winter months for sixteen years and of Over Worton near Woodstock in the summer months. And the story went that the migration from one to the other was a grand affair: a train of carriages and wagons to convey a large family, a number of servants and all sorts of household requisites, while it was said that even a flock of geese formed part of the caravan!
He also founded in 1824 the Walthamstow St. Mary's Infant Day School, which claimed at its centenary to be the oldest Church of England School in the country. He also built the district churches of St. John, St Mary and St. James.
He had moved to Walthamstow as Vicar when the living first became vacant after inheriting it under the will of his father. He was there for 26 years from 1822-48 and monographs 12, 20 and 22 of the Walthamstow Antiquarian Society record:
"He was very rich and lived in some style at a large house in Grove Road. (Not the vicarage, which was used by the assistant clergy at the time). Evidently he was very popular. he belonged to the Evangelical school of thought, and was a great preacher. To his credit he founded St Mary's Infant's school in 1825 and built the present structure in 1828. He published many books and sermons and was responsible for building the first three daughter churches in Walthamstow .He was of Wadham College, Oxford graduating in 1814 and being made Doctor of Divinity in 1831".
William has a memorial plaque at Over Worton, Oxfordshire.
Sacred to the beloved memory of William Wilson D.D., sometime rector of the parishes of Over and Nether Worton, in the county of Oxford and for twenty six years vicar of the parish of
Walthamstow, in the county of Essex who died October 14th 1867, aged 76 years.
"Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day, and not to me only but unto all them also that love his appearing. "
2 Timothy IV 8
"Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in
Christ Jesus"
2 Timothy I 13
The large stained glass window is to the memory of William and Mary.
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM AND MARY
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