About Margaret Wilson
Lived 1775 – 1835 (aged 59). Margaret Wilson was an educator and missionary.
Margaret Bayne Wilson (1795-1835) was a Scottish missionary, linguist and educator in India. The wife of fellow Church of Scotland missionary John Wilson, she established several schools in India, including the first girls' boarding school in western India, now called St. Columba High School.
Life Margaret Bayne was born on 5 November 1795 in Greenock. Her sisters Anna and Hay Bayne would later continue her educational work in India after her death.
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Who was Margaret Wilson?
British missionary to schools in India (1775-1835)
When was Margaret Wilson born?
Margaret Wilson was born on 5 November 1775.
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Margaret Wilson died on 19 April 1835.
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Margaret Wilson was an educator and missionary.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Wilson. https://biography.guide/margaret-wilson-educator/
MLA: "Margaret Wilson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/margaret-wilson-educator/.
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