hɪz fˈɑːðɚ hæd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɐsˈuːmd ðə sˈɜːneɪm ʌv wˈɪlsən ɪn lˈuː ʌv pˈæʔn̩ ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə wɪl ʌv tˈɑːməs wˈɪlsən hɪz fˈɜːst kˈʌzən twˈaɪs ɹᵻmˈuːvd, sˈʌn ʌv tˈɑːməs wˈɪlsən, bˈɪʃəp ʌv sˈoʊdɚ ænd mˈæn fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, tə hˌuːz ᵻstˈeɪts pˈæʔn̩ səksˈiːdᵻd.
His father had in 1800 assumed the surname of Wilson in lieu of Patten in accordance with the will of Thomas Wilson (his first cousin twice removed), son of Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1697 to 1755, to whose estates Patten succeeded.