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Ruth Wilson was born on 9 Aug 1909 in Coonamble, New South Wales. She moved to Orange during the war where Alex worked in the munitions factory. Then they moved to Penshurst Street, Chatswood in Sydney, in the early 1940's and then in their later years moved to Rydalmere, Sydney.
Ruth and Alex had three sons, James, Michael and William and were a very loving and close family.
Ruth died in October 1974 after a long illness of firstly contracting blood poisoning which led to a blood transfusion which contributed to cancer of the lungs after continuous bouts of pneumonia. Her husband Alex died in 1980 from cancer.
Submitted by Susan Margaret Ecob and Robyn Elizabeth Allman nee Price
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Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh (NSW : 1929 - 1942), Thursday 2 May 1935, page 4
The engagement is announced of two Coonamble residents who are well known in this district - Miss Ruth Wilson, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs J. C. Wilson, and Mr. Alex Clark, son of the Labor candidate for Castlereagh.
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Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh (NSW : 1929 - 1942), Thursday 23 January 1936, page 4
WEDDING BELLS
At the Coonamble Presbytery last week, Rev. Dean O'Farrell united in holy matrimony Miss Ruth Wilson, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Wilson, of Wingadee Street, West Coonamble, and Mr. Alexander Clark, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clark, of Avoca Street Bondi. The happy couple left for Manly, where the honeymoon will be spent. Both are well known in Gilgandra, the bride elect having on several occasions been attached to the local telephone exchange in a relieving capacity, whilst the bridegroom is a brother of our Federal member, Mr. J. J. Clark.
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