Joseph William Wilson was born circa 1811 in Lisbon, Portugal to William Wilson (c1777-1836) and Maria de Jesus Severa de Costa Reys (c1784-1857) and died 30 November 1891 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Sophia Lavinia Leigh (1815-1886) 2 December 1836 in New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| William Christopher Wilson (1836-1859) | |||
| Maria de Jesu Wilson (1840-1919) | |||
| Joseph Henry Wilson (1841-1917) | |||
| Louisa Charlotte Wilson (1843-1935) | |||
| Lenarda Wilson (1845-1860) | |||
| Elizabeth Middleton Wilson (1846-1886) | |||
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