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John Jamieson Abernethy 1877 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 AUG 1877

Birth Location: Sandsting, Shetland

Death Date: 6 July 1960

Death Location: Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Oliver Abernethy

Mother: Bridget Reid

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John Jamieson Abernethy was born in 1877 in Sandsting, Shetland, the child of Oliver Abernethy and Bridget Grace Reid. John Jamieson Abernethy passed away in 1960 in Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Jamieson Abernethy was born in 1877 in Sandsting, Shetland, the child of Oliver Abernethy and Bridget Grace Reid.
  • John Jamieson Abernethy passed away in 1960 in Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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John Abernethy's Ancestors

Self
John Abernethy
1877 – 1960
Birth Place: Sandsting, Shetland
Parents
Oliver Abernethy
1842 – 1900
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Bridget (Grace) Reid
1837 – 1931
Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland
Grandparents
Thomas Abernethy
1802 – 1890
Sandsting & Aith,Shetland
Agnes Abernethy
1803 –
Sandsting & Aith,Shetland
Fraser Reid
1805 – 1878
Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland
Elizabeth Fraser
1809 – 1879
Culswick, Sandsting, SHI, SCT
Great-Grandparents
Patrick Abernethy
1762 –
Elizabeth Tait
1759 –
George Abernethy
1757 –
Peter Reid
1770 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Abernethy

John Abernethy's Timeline

2 Records

1877
12 AUG 1877
Birth of John Jamieson Abernethy in Sandsting, Shetland
Sandsting, Shetland
1960
6 July 1960
Age 83
Death of John Jamieson Abernethy in Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1877
    Event Place: Sandsting, Shetland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1960
    Event Place: Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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