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WILLIAM, James in Sinnaboth, Towie parish
(About 1735-)
STRACHAN, Mary
(About 1739-)
STRACHEN, James
(1744-1828)
THOM, Jean
(1745-)
WILLIAM, Alexander
(1779-)
STRACHEN, Mary
(1773-Before 1841)
WILLIAM, Arthur in Coulmore, Killearnan, Ross county
(1809-1881)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. ANDERSON, Barbara

WILLIAM, Arthur in Coulmore, Killearnan, Ross county 1 2 3

  • Baptised: 26 June 1809, Glenbucket parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1 3
  • Marriage (1): ANDERSON, Barbara
  • Died: 17 September 1881, Coulmore, Killearnan parish, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland 4

   Cause of his death was stone in bladder over 12 months.4

   Another name for Arthur was WILLIAMS, Arthur.2 4 5 6 7

   User ID: M126.

  General Notes:

"WILLIAM
ARTHUR
ALEXANDER WILLIAM/MARY STRACHEN FR78 (FR78)
M
26/06/1809
200/ 10 75
Glenbucket"

from Births and Baptisms


In the 1841 census for Glenmuick, Tullich and Glencairn parish Aberdeenshire, at Dee Castle:
"Arthur William Ag. Lab. 30
Babra William 25
John William 3
Alexander William 3
Margret William 2
George William 2 M"

from 1841 UK Census

In the census of 1851 Arthur William, an agricultural labourer, and his family, were recorded living at Coulmore in the parish of Killearnan, Ross and Cromarty. Arthur was recorded as being born in Glenbucket and his wife as born in Ballater, both in Aberdeenshire. Their children were John William, aged 15 years, Alexander, aged 13 years, Margaret William, aged 11 years, George William, aged 9 years, and Charles William, aged 2 months.

Arthur and Barbara Williams were still living at Coulmore in 1861. The children recorded in their household were Margret aged 21 years, Charles aged 12 years, Robert aged 9 years, and Forbes Mitchell, aged 7 years. Arthur was a farm overseer.

In 1871 Arthur and Barbara Williams were living in Coulmore still, though Arthur was dscribed in the census entry as a farm servant rather than an overseer. Only their son Forbes and a 10 year old grandson James lived with them.

When the census of 1881 was taken Arthur Williams, a farm manager, was recorded living alone in Coulmore in Killearnan parish. he was recorded as 68 years old and had been born in Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire.

The 1881 death certificate of Arthur Williams [sic] recorded him as "Farm Manager Widower of Barbara Anderson". he was in fact in his seventies, but was recorded as 58 years old at death. His mother's name was mistakenly recorded as Ann Strachan; she and his father Alexander Williams [sic] were deceased. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8

  Medical Notes:

Arthur's son Alex. Williams gave notice of his death. His address looks line "Newton Bogary Inverurie". 4


Arthur married Barbara ANDERSON, daughter of John ANDERSON in Broadmire and Anne BURNET. (Barbara ANDERSON was baptised on 12 December 1812 in Clatt parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3 and died in 1873 in Killearnan parish, Rossand Cromarty, Scotland 4 9.)


Sources


1 1851 UK census, Killearnan parish Ross and Cromarty; ED: 2; Page: 5.

2 ancestry.co.uk, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 GRO Scotland, Killearnan parish Ross and Cromarty Deaths.

5 1861 UK census, Killearnan parish Ross and Cromarty; ED: 2; Page: 1.

6 1871 UK census, Killearnan parish Ross and Cromarty; ED: 2; Page: 1.

7 1881 UK census, Killearnan parish Ross and Cromarty; ED: 2; Page: 1.

8 1841 UK Census, Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn parish Aberdeenshire; ED: 1; Page: 1.

9 GRO Scotland, Index of deaths.

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