RATTRAY, William Fulton

  General Notes:

William Fulton Rattray's birth was notified to the registrar at Greenock by his father, William Rattray, a sugarhouse labourer, on 4 July 1906.

1911 Census:
There is only one William Rattray recorded in Renfrewshire in this census between the ages od 3 and 5 years. This is a child of 4 years of age, termed an 'inmate', living in an institution in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire. Other young people are recorded who are between the ages of 4 years and 21 years, but mainly under 15 years, called inmates. William, unlike the majority, was not yet at school. The only other piece of information offered is that he was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. ^{2 4}

  Research Notes:

KILMACOLM

Although this particular page of the 1911 census does not name it specifically, there is no doubt that William was an 'inmate' of what we now know as Quarrier's Village in Kilmacolm. Then it was known as one of the Orphan Homes of Scotland. It was founded in 1876 by William Quarrier, a Glasgow shoemaker and philanthropist. ⁵

William married Jane Josephine BRENNAN, daughter of Patrick BRENNAN and Jane ADAMS, on 11 May 1940 in St Patrick's RC Church, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.¹ (Jane Josephine BRENNAN was born about 1913 and died on 21 October 2006 ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The priest was Father Joseph Courtney, priest in charge of St Patrick's Greenock. The witnesses were James Brennan and Catherine Brennan, both of 17 Orr Avenue Greenock.

The bridegroom was an unmarried man of 32 years of age who was a quarry labourer. He lived at 7 Robinson Avenue Greenock. His father was deceased.

The bride was unmarried and aged 27 years. She was a domestic servant who lived at 17 Orr Avenue Greenock.

The marriage was registered at Greenock on 11 July 1940. ¹