Wilson, Helen K. (F)

Surname: Meldrum (née Wilson)
Forename(s): Helen King
b. 18 May 1845. d. 5 May 1935. Nationality: Scottish.
Poet. Pseudonym: H. K. W. Born in Glasgow. The Chambers’s Journal ledger entry for her poem, published on 12 October 1878, gives her name as Miss Wilson and her address as 3 Elmbank St, Glasgow (NLS Dep 341/371). According to the 1881 Scotland Census, she lived at this address with her mother (also called Helen Wilson), giving her profession as author. Married James Meldrum c. 1881 (according to her WikiTree entry). Date and place of birth from baptism record. Biographical information: Ancestry; WikiTree (27 March 2025). (AC, TNT)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 17
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Behind the Veil 1876 Good Words Poet 2622
The Leaf Prophetic 1877-01-13 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6821
Song of the Carilloneur 1877-01-20 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6823
Lenachluten, a Waterfall in Argyleshire 1877-06-09 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6875
Youth’s Glory 1878 Good Words Poet 2676
Lines Written After Perusing a Letter Written by Robert Burns 1878-02-09 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6946
Treasure-Trove 1878-06-08 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6960
Ye Years! 1878-10-12 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6976
Cupid’s Quest. Verses for Music 1879 Good Words Poet 2776
Night Bringeth Light 1879 Good Words Poet 2801
Society Satires. The Managing Mamma 1879-12-06 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7102
Rest 1880-08-07 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7412
Craig-y-Barns. (Near Dunkeld) 1880-08-28 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7415
Society Satires. The Local Magnate 1880-10-09 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7421
Good Night 1881 Good Words Poet 3911
Must it be? 1881 Good Words Poet 3642
A Girl’s Self-Sacrifice 1881-09-17 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 7468