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Andrew Gibson Birrell

M, #8089, b. 13 September 1875, d. 8 January 1932
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 24 Apr 2015

Parents:

Father*: Andrew Birrell b. 22 Dec 1843
Mother*: Eliza Gibson b. Jun 1845
  • Birth: Andrew Gibson Birrell was born on 13 September 1875 at Woodhead Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, ; INCORRECT:
    UNCONFIRMED DATA : Andrew Gibson Birrell ; LDS C114321 parents Thomas Birrell & Isabella Gibson; also a brother Thomas Birrell b 11 Apr 1872 also Inverkeithing [Jun 2009] THIS INFO INCORRECT. Birth Date 13 Sept 1875 Dunfermline IS CORRECT from Gordon Birrell [Jun 2009] [Dec 2010].1
  • Birth*: He was born on 13 September 1875 at Woodhead Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of Andrew Birrell and Eliza Gibson.
  • Marriage*: Andrew Gibson Birrell married Nellie Rose Adamson, daughter of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke, on Wednesday, 6 September 1911 at St Margaret's Parish Church, Barnhill, Angus, Scotland, ; 1911 marriages in the parish of Monifieth in the county of Forfar, ref 41; 1911 on the Sixth day of September at Roseville, Barnhill, Broughty Ferry after banns according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland, signed Andrew Birrell merchnat bootmaker bachelor, aged 35 residing Cragside Wormit, parents Andrew Birrell boot & shoe warehouseman (dec) and Eliza Birrell ms Gibson (dec); signed Nellie Rose Adamson spinster, aged 33 residing Roseville, Barnhill, Broughty Ferry, parents James Wilson Adamson retired manufacturer and Rose Adamson ms Clarke (dec); signed Arthur J Gossip, signed Barbara M Lowson, William Birrell witnesses; registered 1911 September 6th at Broughty Ferry signed William Moyes registrar.1,2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Andrew Gibson Birrell died on 8 January 1932 at Roseville, Gordon Street, Barnhill, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , at age 56 8 Jan 1932 with parents Andrew Birrell and Eliza Gibson from GB [Jun 2010]; GBW has Jan 1931 [Jun 2009]; cause angina pectoris, myocardic failure.3,4
  • Occupation*: Circa 1900 Andrew was of Birrell's Shoe Shop.4
  • Address*: As of before 6 September 1911, Andrew Gibson Birrell lived at Cragside, Wormit, Fife, Scotland, .1

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Andrew Birrell in the 1881 census at 13 Chapel Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, . Andrew Birrell, son, 5, scholar, Dunfermline; Andrew Birrell, head, 37, shoemaker, Dunfermline; Eliza, wife, 35, Dunfermline.5
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Andrew Birrell in the 1891 census at 2 Hermon Hill Cottages, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Andrew Birrell, son, 15, boot maker, Dunfermline; Andrew Birrell, head, 47, shoemaker, Dunfermline; Eliza, wife, 46, Dunfermline.6
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Andrew Birrell and Eliza Gibson in the 1901 census at Wormit, Fife, Scotland, . Andrew Birrell, son, 26, bootmaker, Dunfermline; Andrew Birrell, head, 59, bootmaker, Dunfermline; Eliza Birrell, wife, 56, gen serv (dom), Dunfermline.7

Family:

Nellie Rose Adamson b. 12 Sep 1877, d. 24 Dec 1951
  • Marriage*: Andrew Gibson Birrell married Nellie Rose Adamson, daughter of James Wilson Adamson manufacturer & Provost of Forfar 1901-1907 and Rose Clarke, on Wednesday, 6 September 1911 at St Margaret's Parish Church, Barnhill, Angus, Scotland, ; 1911 marriages in the parish of Monifieth in the county of Forfar, ref 41; 1911 on the Sixth day of September at Roseville, Barnhill, Broughty Ferry after banns according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland, signed Andrew Birrell merchnat bootmaker bachelor, aged 35 residing Cragside Wormit, parents Andrew Birrell boot & shoe warehouseman (dec) and Eliza Birrell ms Gibson (dec); signed Nellie Rose Adamson spinster, aged 33 residing Roseville, Barnhill, Broughty Ferry, parents James Wilson Adamson retired manufacturer and Rose Adamson ms Clarke (dec); signed Arthur J Gossip, signed Barbara M Lowson, William Birrell witnesses; registered 1911 September 6th at Broughty Ferry signed William Moyes registrar.1,2

Children:

William Gibson Birrell MBChB+ b. 16 Aug 1912, d. 25 Nov 1982
James Adamson Birrell+ b. 25 Apr 1914, d. 9 Jun 1993

Citations

  1. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) Rootsweb WorldConnect Project: GB [Jun 2009].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1911 Monifieth ref 310/00 0041 image held [May 2009].
  3. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) Rootsweb WorldConnect Project: Gordon & Jenn: [Jun 2010].
  4. [S40] G(B)W [from Gillian (Birrell) Wood [Jun 2009].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1881 census Dunfermline Fife [Dec 2010].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1891 census St Peter Dundee [Dec 2010].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1901 census Forgan Fife [Dec 2010].
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