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Personal data
Name
William Wilson
Date of birth (prefix)
ca.
Born 1710
Died June 18, 1787
Biography

Writer to the Signet in Edinburgh. Probably William Wilson of Howden, son of John Wilson, Bachelor of Humanity. Married firstly to Mary Campbell (b. 1732). Married secondly to Margaret Young, daughter of Thomas Young, merchant.1

  • 1Only source for the personal data on William Wilson, except that he was a Writer to the Signet, is A History of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet, printed 1890 by T & A Constable.
Life with Boswell

Boswell first mentions Wilson when he met with him and "Bryce, a client" at Clerihue's Tavern on February 5, 1767.