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William Alexander Caldwell 1841 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1905

Death Location: Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William Caldwell

Mother: Janet Alexander

Spouse(s): Margaret Fleetwood

Children(s): John Caldwell, Hugh Caldwell, Jane Caldwell, James Caldwell, Janet Caldwell, Jessie Caldwell

The story of William Alexander Caldwell began in 1841 in Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. William Alexander Caldwell married Margaret Fleetwood, and had children including John Alexander Caldwell, Hugh Stevenson Caldwell, Jane Alexander Caldwell, James Stevenson Caldwell, Janet Alexander Caldwell, Jessie Caldwell. William Alexander Caldwell passed away in 1905 in Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alexander Caldwell began in 1841 in Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • William Alexander Caldwell married Margaret Fleetwood, and had children including John Alexander Caldwell, Hugh Stevenson Caldwell, Jane Alexander Caldwell, James Stevenson Caldwell, Janet Alexander Caldwell, Jessie Caldwell.
  • William Alexander Caldwell passed away in 1905 in Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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William Caldwell's Ancestors

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William Caldwell
1841 – 1905
Birth Place: Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Caldwell
1821 –
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Alexander
1817 – 1850
Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Alexander
1783 – 1850
Beith, Ayreshire, Scotland
MARTHA Dunlop
1783 – 1855
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Allexander
1750 – 1808
Robert Dunlop
1759 –
AGNES HOUSTON
1760 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Caldwell's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Caldwell (6 Feb 1841 – Dec 1905) m. Margaret Fleetwood (9 May 1838 – 11 July 1923)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Caldwell (1866 – 15 June 1939)
  2. 2. Hugh (Stevenson) Caldwell (1866 – 3 Jul 1904)
  3. 3. Jane (Alexander) Caldwell (24 Jun 1867 – 1 Jul 1966)
  4. 4. James (Stevenson) Caldwell (25 Apr 1869 – 25 Jan 1939) m. Margaret (Mary) Fitzgerald (1876 – 11 Jun 1958) m. Mary Johnstone (17 Jul 1866 – 26 December 1914) m. Tersea ?
    1. 1. Marjorie Caldwell (26 Jul 1918 – 05 Jul 1993) m. Albert (William) Pritchard ( – 26 Jun 1985)
      1. 1. John (William) Pritchard (02 Feb 1941 – ) m. Rosita (Isabelle) Madsen (18 Oct 1936 – )
      2. 2. Jeune Pritchard (Abt. 1943 – )
    2. 2. Kelly Caldwell
    3. 3. Albert (William) Caldwell (28 January 1892 – 27 Mar 1945)
    4. 4. Margaret (Jane) Caldwell (Sep 1893 – )
    5. 5. James (Charles Edward) Caldwell (26 Oct 1895 – 21 Nov 1940) m. Lucy (Adeline) Symons (23 Aug 1903 – 1976)
      1. 1. Barbara caldwell (22 April 1930 – 19 October 2012) m. Albert (Kenneth) Anderson (15 October 1923 – 11 May 2002)
        1. 1. Karen Anderson (12 Feb 1963 – 26 Mar 2004)
        2. 2. Beryl (Ann) Anderson m. David (Alasdair "Alasdair') Brass (10 Dec 1949 – 11 Feb 2018)
  5. 5. Janet (Alexander) Caldwell (1871 – 1970)
  6. 6. Jessie Caldwell

William Caldwell's Timeline

2 Records

1841
6 Feb 1841
Birth of William Alexander Caldwell in Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland
1905
Dec 1905
Age 64
Death of William Alexander Caldwell in Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Artnock, Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1905
    Event Place: Green Island, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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