In 1894, Wilson Jr. was detained by Floriano Peixoto for his role in the Revolta da Armada and subsequently exiled back to England for a year. He later died in the Hotel das Paineiras in Laranjeiras and was buried in the grounds of his residence, the Palacete dos Leões. He had six children (Eduardo, Alfred, Carlos, Alice, Amélie "Millie" and Stella) by his wife, Felisbella "Yayá" Ernestina Cintra "née" da Silva.