Wilson, Andrew ♂

Education

Student United College 1757-1760 s, t, m. (Secondar). M.A. 5.5.1760.

Student St Mary’s College 1760-1761.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 6.8.1741 son of Alexander Wilson, typefounder, St Andrews and Jean Sharp.

Career

Burgess St Andrews in 1760.

Carried on business of typefounding in Glasgow in succession to his father and in turn passed it on to his son, Alexander, who became bankrupt in 1845. [Typefounder]

Sources

• St Andrews Kirk Session minute 1.2.1750
• St Andrews Burgh court book 6.5.1760