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John Geddes 1893–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1893

Birth Location: Elgin, Elginshire

Death Date: 18 February 1940

Death Location: Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie)

Father: Alexander Geddes

Mother: Jessie McDonald

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John Geddes was born in 1893 in Elgin, Elginshire, the child of Alexander Geddes And Jessie Mcdonald. John Geddes passed away in 1940 in Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie).

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Biography

  • John Geddes was born in 1893 in Elgin, Elginshire, the child of Alexander Geddes And Jessie Mcdonald.
  • John Geddes passed away in 1940 in Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie).

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John Geddes's Ancestors

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John Geddes
1893–1940
Birth Place: Elgin, Elginshire
Parents
Alexander Geddes
1844–1918
Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland
Jessie McDonald
1865–1907
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Geddes
1806–1885
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Isabella Duncan
1819–1910
Urquhart, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Geddes
1774–1832
Elizabeth Chrichton
1771–1846
James Duncan
1778–1835
Isobel MacKenzie
1786–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Geddes
1735–1797
Katharine Duffus
1736–
William DUNCAN
1750–1842
Margaret NICHOLSON
1750–1801

John Geddes's Timeline

2 Records

1893
Abt. 1893
Birth of John Geddes in Elgin, Elginshire
Elgin, Elginshire
1940
18 February 1940
Age 47
Death of John Geddes in Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie)
Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie)

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1893
    Event Place: Elgin, Elginshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1940
    Event Place: Killed in action ( taken from his memorial in Buckie)

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