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Margaret Short 1905–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1905

Birth Location: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1991

Death Location: Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Bernard Short

Mother: Mary McEwan

Spouse(s): John Brown

Children(s): Bernard Brown, Michael Brown, Mary Brown, John Brown, Margaret Brown, Alexander Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Catherine Brown

The story of Margaret Short began in 1905 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland. Margaret Short married John Brown, and had children including Alexander Brown, Bernard Short Brown, Catherine Brown, Elizabeth Brown, John Brown, Margaret Brown, Mary Brown, Michael Brown, Reena Brown. Margaret Short passed away in 1991 in Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Short began in 1905 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland.
  • Margaret Short married John Brown, and had children including Alexander Brown, Bernard Short Brown, Catherine Brown, Elizabeth Brown, John Brown, Margaret Brown, Mary Brown, Michael Brown, Reena Brown.
  • Margaret Short passed away in 1991 in Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Short's Ancestors

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Margaret Short
1905–1991
Birth Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Bernard Short
1870–1946
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Mary McEwan
1868–1931
Lumphannan, Fifeshire
Grandparents
Bernard Short
1813–1877
Ireland
Ellen Short
1845–
Caven, Ireland
David McEwan
1817–1883
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Bower
1829–1874
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Bower
1804–1884
Catherine Kemp
1806–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bower
1780–
Margaret Wardlaw
1783–

Margaret Short's Descendants

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Margaret Short (14 May 1905–9 Sep 1991) m. John Brown (16 Jun 1904–16 Feb 1964)
  1. 1. Bernard (Short) Brown 1931–2013 m. Mary (Beaton) Farrell 1935–1998
  2. 2. Michael Brown 1929–2011
  3. 3. Mary Brown 1930–2001
  4. 4. John Brown 1935–1985
  5. 5. Margaret Brown 1937–2019
  6. 6. Alexander Brown 1942–2014
  7. 7. Elizabeth Brown 1933–1934
  8. 8. Catherine Brown 1939–2010

Margaret Short's Timeline

2 Records

1905
14 May 1905
Birth of Margaret Short in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
Dalgety, Fife, Scotland
1991
9 Sep 1991
Age 86
Death of Margaret Short in Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1905
    Event Place: Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1991
    Event Place: Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland

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