CRERAR, George ³

   Cause of his death was bronchitis and asthma over 7 days.³

   User ID: J414.

  General Notes:

George Crerar, widower, gave notice of his wife's death before the registrar, Alexander Adams, at Edinburgh on 7 April 1884. Her death certificate recorded him as a mechanical engineer.

In his own 1904 death certificate George Crerar was recorded as 76 years old at death, and had been married to Helen Winton and then to Jane Newsome or McArthur. His parents Peter Crerar, a seal engraver, and Elizabeth Urquhart were both deceased. ^{3 5}

  Medical Notes:

James G. Crerar, son of the deceased, of 2 Windsor Street, and who was present where the death occurred, was the informant of his father's death.

George married Helen WINTON, daughter of Robert WINTON (DNA Link) and Helen WEBSTER, on 2 June 1851 in High Church parish, Edinburgh, Scotland.¹ (Helen WINTON was born on 6 May 1830, baptised on 27 May 1830 in Saint Cuthbert's parish, Edinburgh, Scotland ^{6 7} and died on 5 April 1884 in 25 Barony Street, Edinburgh, Scotland ⁵.). The cause of her death was morbus cordis.³

  Marriage Notes:

"CRERAR
GEORGE
HELEN WINTON/FR7059 (FR7059)
01/06/1851
685 / 1 700 / 82
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages



Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"Register of Marriages

Edinburgh 2nd June 1851 Proclaimed 1st June 1851

George Crerar, Turner, residing in Advocates' Close Parish of High Church and Helen Winton residing in Fleshmarket Close, same parish, daughter of the late Robert Winton, Engineer, in Edinburgh three times proclaimed in order to marrying in parish church of High Church"
^{1 8}

George next married Jeanie NEWSAM in 1885 in St Andrew District, Edinburgh, Scotland.² (Jeanie NEWSAM was born about 1842 in Edinburgh, Scotland ⁹ and died in 1922 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"CRERAR
GEORGE
MCARTHUR
JEANIE
1885
685 / 2 / 1
St Andrew (Edinburgh)"

"CRERAR
GEORGE
NEWSAM
JEANIE
1885
685 / 2 / 1
St Andrew (Edinburgh)"

from Index of Marriages ²