William Wilde

William Wilde headstone

The immigration of William Wilde by Barton and Elaine Wilde

William Wild, son of John Wild, was born in a part of England which has traces of human existence reaching back into pre-historic times. "Clausentum", as it was called by the Roman conquerors, is a beautiful area of the Southern coastal region of England, and is composed of wooded hills, luxurious vegetation, and several large streams which flow into the English Channel. Hampshire is a county which is mostly an agricultural district. In addition, within its bounds are numerous woolen manufacturers. The county's principal cities are Southampton and Winchester. These two cities are eight miles apart. Situated between these two cities are five small villages: Bishopstoke, Fair Oak, Otterbourne, Owslebury, and Twyford. These villages are the ancestral home of the Wild family.

William Wilde Family - British Census 1841

Location - Fair Oak, Bishop Stoke, Hampshire, England (Note - When this census was taken Fair Oak was still a part of Bishopstoke. It didn't become its own civil parish, separate from Bishopstoke, until 1894. Also note that in this record their last name was spelled Wild rather than Wilde.)


Family -
William Wild - head, age 33, agricultural laborer, born in Hampshire County
Eliza Wild - wife, age 30, born in Hampshire County
John Wild - son, age 10 " "
Henry Wild - son, age 9 " "
Frederick Wild - son, age 6 " "
Eliza Wild - daughter, age 2 " "