Wilson, was born on 14 November 1773 at Low Fell, now a suburb of Gateshead into a very poor family. Like many from the North East, he began his working life down the mines at one of the many local pits, starting as a trapper-boy at around the age of around 8 or 9 years old. He had the determination to better himself, and wanted to improve his life and so studied, educating himself to a high standard, before moving on to become a schoolmaster at an early age.
Later lifeedit
After a short stay in this job, he moved to a clerkship on Newcastle's Quayside.[2]
In 1803, Wilson followed this with a move to join a Tyneside engineering company run by Mr John Losh.[3] He became a partner in the company in 1807 and the partnership changed its name to Losh, Wilson and Bell, manufacturer of alkali and iron.[4]
In 1826 the first part of his most famous song The Pitman's Pay was published in a Newcastle magazine. Subsequent parts appeared over the next two years. Other well-known works include The Weshin’ Day; his last poem was The Market Day.
Wilson never lost his love of the area, or its people. He moved to Fell House, close to his birthplace, and spent the remainder of his long life there. He went on to write many other songs and pieces of prose, usually in the Geordie dialect; these were mostly published by George Routledge & Sons.
Wilson died on 9 May 1858 at the age of 85 and is buried in St Johns Church Sheriff Hill Gateshead. A philanthropist, he was responsible for the erection of a building in Low Fell in 1841 which provided reading rooms, a schoolroom and a lecture theatre for the working classes. A social club in the Low Fell area is named after him.
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thomas, wilson, poet, thomas, wilson, 1773, 1858, tyneside, poet, from, fell, county, durham, most, famous, work, written, geordie, dialect, pitman, originally, published, between, 1826, 1830, thomas, wilson, poet, partner, losh, wilson, bell, contents, early,. Thomas Wilson 1773 9 May 1858 was a Tyneside poet from Low Fell in County Durham His most famous work written in the Geordie dialect is The Pitman s Pay originally published between 1826 and 1830 1 Thomas Wilson poet and partner in Losh Wilson and Bell Contents 1 Early life 2 Later life 3 Works 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editWilson was born on 14 November 1773 at Low Fell now a suburb of Gateshead into a very poor family Like many from the North East he began his working life down the mines at one of the many local pits starting as a trapper boy at around the age of around 8 or 9 years old He had the determination to better himself and wanted to improve his life and so studied educating himself to a high standard before moving on to become a schoolmaster at an early age Later life editAfter a short stay in this job he moved to a clerkship on Newcastle s Quayside 2 In 1803 Wilson followed this with a move to join a Tyneside engineering company run by Mr John Losh 3 He became a partner in the company in 1807 and the partnership changed its name to Losh Wilson and Bell manufacturer of alkali and iron 4 In 1826 the first part of his most famous song The Pitman s Pay was published in a Newcastle magazine Subsequent parts appeared over the next two years Other well known works include The Weshin Day his last poem was The Market Day Wilson never lost his love of the area or its people He moved to Fell House close to his birthplace and spent the remainder of his long life there He went on to write many other songs and pieces of prose usually in the Geordie dialect these were mostly published by George Routledge amp Sons Wilson died on 9 May 1858 at the age of 85 and is buried in St Johns Church Sheriff Hill Gateshead A philanthropist he was responsible for the erection of a building in Low Fell in 1841 which provided reading rooms a schoolroom and a lecture theatre for the working classes A social club in the Low Fell area is named after him Works editThe Pitman s Pay Stanzas on the Intended New Line of Road from Potticar Lane to Leyburn Hole The Oiling of Dicky s Wig The Opening of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway The Captain s and the Quayside A Keelman s Tribute to a Friend A Dirge on the Death of Coaly Joyce s Patent Stove The Humble Petition of the Sand Banks in the Tyne The Alderman s Lament The Pea jacket The Movement A Glance at Polly Technic Lines on John Smith The Author s Arm chair The Author s Favourite Dog Pincher On Parting with a Favourite Mare A Character Charley the Newsmonger On Seeing a Mouse Run Across the Road in January Petition of an Apple tree Answer to the Foregoing The Tippling Dominie The Washing day or The Weshin Day Woman David Profit Carter s Well The Industrious and Peaceable Pair The Village howdy The Happy HomeNotes editGateshead Borough Council plans to erect a Blue plaque to commemorate Thomas Wilson 1774 1858 Poet Teacher and Business Man 5 There is also a CIU Working Men s Club in the Low Fell area named after him citation needed References edit Wilson Thomas 1843 The Pitman s Pay and Other Poems Gateshead William Douglas FARNE Folk Archive Thomas Wilson Archived from the original on 30 May 2009 Losh Family History Archerfamily org uk Retrieved 16 July 2020 Chemical Industry and Glass Making in the North East Englandsnortheast co uk Retrieved 16 July 2020 Commemorative Plaques in Gateshead Borough Archived from the original on 26 July 2013 Retrieved 21 November 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Author Thomas Wilson FARNE Archive Search Browse the Archive By Collection FARNE Folk Archive Resource North East wordsnavigationcolumn Online version of The Pitman s Pay The Bards of Newcastle Wor Geordie dialect the songwriters Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Wilson poet amp oldid 1200837006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
