I am new to this list and would be grateful if there is anyone who can
provide information on the following families who are mentioned in Balston's
book on the painter John Martin. John Martin died in February 1854 at 4
Finch Road, the home of Thomas Wilson, a Draper and was buried in the
Spittal vault at Kirk Braddan where his maternal Uncle Richard Thompson, who
died in April 1849, is also buried.
From published material, I.of Man censuses and the I.G.I. it seems certain
that Thomas Wilson [born circa 1804] Ireland was the husband of Richard
Thompson's daughter Maria Alice Thompson [born circa 1809 Scotland]. This
couple according to census had four daughters, Anne Middleton, 1828; Mary
Anne, 1830;Charlotte Jopling, 1834 and Maria Alicia Thompson 1839 and on the
1841 census a male infant aged 3 weeks.
Has anyone a date and place for the marriage of Thomas Wilson and Maria
Alice Thompson?
The youngest two daughters, Charlotte Jopling Wilson and Maria Alicia Wilson
are unmarried on 1851/61/71 census and Maria 's death is registered in
Kensington 1879. Charlotte is an unmarried visitor at the home of James
Spittal on the 1881 census.
Balston states that Mary Anne Wilson married John Martin's son Charles after
1854 and was left by him destitute in Paris where her father Thomas Wilson
found her.
Does anyone have the date and place of this marriage with a possible death
of Mary Anne?
Balston also states that an unnamed daughter of Wilson married a
Major Spittal.
This daughter is not Anne Middleton Wilson as she married Edward Henry
Corbould in 1851 at St. Mary's Castletown.
There are no other daughters named on census of Thomas Wilson and Maria
Alice.
Am I correct in assuming that Major Spittal is James Spittal[born circa 1828
in Cumberland, England] who is on census for 1841/51/61/71/81/and 91. He is
described variously as an Advocate, Solicitor, Barrister in practice and
Landowner farming 600 acres and on 1881 census as a Membe[sic] H Kor R
Capt/Com 1st I.of Man Volunteers?
There is a marriage on IGI of James Spittal with Mary Frances Thimbleby on
9th August 1849 at St. George's Douglas who dies between 1871 and
1881 censuses.

Balston says that John Martin's sister in law, a Miss
Garrett, married a Wilson of the Isle of Man. The IGI gives a marriage on
10th May 1798 of a William Wilson and Catharine Garrett at Lesayne and the
names of three daughters, Esther baptised 13th April 1795; Dinah baptised
8th April 1798 and Cathrine baptised 26th or 30th January 1809 and a son
William baptised 21st April 1804. I do not know if there is a link between
William Wilson and Thomas Wilson and the Spittals
Sorry to be so long winded, but any help on these intertwined families would
be much appreciated.
There would appear to be no reason why Richard Thompson and his nephew John
Martin were buried in the Spittal vault unless there is a close family
connection between the Wilson's and the Spittal's.
Mildred Robson in Northumberland.