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William McWilliam1

M, #15691, b. 1839, d. 31 March 1887
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Hugh McWilliam1 b. 30 May 1807, d. 2 Jan 1867
Mother*: Mary Gordon1 b. 1811, d. b 31 Mar 1887
  • Birth*: William McWilliam was born in 1839 at Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Hugh McWilliam and Mary Gordon.1
  • Marriage*: William McWilliam married Margaret Miller Neill say 1860.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: William McWilliam died on 31 March 1887 at Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, , marine engineer, died of shock from fracture of hip by being struck by a locomotive at Prestwick Railway Station.2
  • (Deceased) Death RCE: His death registration was corrected on 16 April 1887 at Williamfield Cottages, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, .3
  • (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Hugh McWilliam on 2 January 1867 at Viccarton Street, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, .2,4
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: William McWilliam is commemorated on the headstone erected in 1887 at St Nicholas Churchyard, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Er by the family in loving memory of their father William McWilliam d 31 Mar 1887 aged 48; also of their mother Margaret M Neil d 27 Feb 1900 aged 64; also their bros Hugh d 4Jul 1875 aged 10 mth; Robert d at Liverpool 19 Sep 1877 aged 7 1/2.5

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841William McWilliam was listed along with Hugh McWilliam and Margaret Miller Neill in the 1841 census at Viccarton Row, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Hugh McWilliam Male 30 1811 Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret McWilliam Female 30 1811 Ayrshire, Scotland; William McWilliam Male 2 1839 Ayrshire, Scotland.6
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Hugh McWilliam and Mary Gordon in the 1851 census at Viccarton Row, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, . William McWilliam Son - Male 12 1839 Scholar Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland; Hugh McWilliam Head Married Male 44 1807 Hand Loom Weaver (Cotton) Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary McWilliam Wife Married Female 40 1811 Winder (Cotton) Yarn Perth, Perthshire,
Scotland.1

Family:

Margaret Miller Neill b. s 1840, d. a 31 Mar 1887

Children:

Robert McWilliam5 b. 1869, d. 19 Sep 1877
Hugh McWilliam5 b. 1874, d. 4 Jul 1875

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Viccarton Row, Girvan, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland URL of this page: h0ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id= GBC/1851/0019778470 [Sept 2018].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Death 1847 Monkton 606/ 11 image held [Sep 2018].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Death RCE 1847 Monkton 606/ 11 image held [Sep 2018].
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory Death 1867 Girvan 594/ 3 image held [Sep 2018].
  5. [S44] Monumental inscription (St Nicholas, Prestwick, Ayrshire) No 232 page 27.
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Viccarton Row, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland URL of this page: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id= GBC/1841/0016838309 [Sept 2018].