Descendants of James WANLASS & Margaret NEILSON Personal recollections of various researchers regarding James Wanlass & Edith Fowkes & their family (129K Adobe Acrobat PDF; requires Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded for free here)
Family lore from several sources says father James's mother died in an accident when he was young and he was raised first in an orphanage and then by a family called Ramsey. James's parentage remains uncertain.
In this database, references to "the Church" refer to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, including church callings and ordinances. This religion was the main reason the Wanlass family emigrated to the USA.
We would love to hear from any descendants of the children who remained in Scotland: Elizabeth Wanlass & her husband William Wilson, and Margaret Wanlass & her husband James Stark. Please also email Alona if you have any further sources or verification of anything on this site (or additional items!).
Note: The Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire rumored connection to this family has been debunked! The Hunslet James is NOT this James! See James's notes for details.
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