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William Glen Dryden 1837–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1837

Birth Location: Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Nov 1912

Death Location: Riverton, NZ

Father: Joseph Dryden

Mother: Mary Donald

Spouse(s): Margaret McDonald

Children(s): Joseph Dryden, William Dryden, Alexander Dryden, Elizabeth Dryden, Alfred Dryden, Mary Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Laurence Dryden

William Glen Dryden was born in 1837 in Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Joseph Dryden And Mary Donald. William Glen Dryden married Margaret Mcdonald, and had children including Alexander Mcdonald Dryden, Alfred Harkness Dryden, Elizabeth Dryden, Joseph Dryden, Laurence Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Alexander Dryden. William Glen Dryden passed away in 1912 in Riverton, NZ.

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Biography

  • William Glen Dryden was born in 1837 in Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland, the child of Joseph Dryden And Mary Donald.
  • William Glen Dryden married Margaret Mcdonald, and had children including Alexander Mcdonald Dryden, Alfred Harkness Dryden, Elizabeth Dryden, Joseph Dryden, Laurence Dryden, Margaret Dryden, Mary Dryden, William Alexander Dryden.
  • William Glen Dryden passed away in 1912 in Riverton, NZ.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Dryden
1800–1883
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Mary Donald
1798–1861
Birth Location: Forfar, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret McDonald
1838–1917
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Joseph Dryden
1874–1930
Birth Location: West Tairei, Otago, New Zealand
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William Dryden
1865–1937
Birth Location: Dunedin, NZ
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Alexander Dryden
1867–1941
Birth Location: Dunedin, NZ
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Elizabeth Dryden
1869–1965
Birth Location: Colac Bay, Invercargill, NZ
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Alfred Dryden
1874–1953
Birth Location: West Taieri, New Zealand
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Mary Dryden
1875–1958
Birth Location: West Taieri, New Zealand
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Margaret Dryden
1877–
Birth Location: West Taieri, New Zealand
MD
Laurence Dryden
1883–
Birth Location: New Zealand
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William Dryden's Ancestors

Self
William Dryden
1837–1912
Birth Place: Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Parents
Joseph Dryden
1800–1883
Forfar, Scotland
Mary Donald
1798–1861
Forfar, Scotland
Grandparents
James DONALD
1773–
Aberlemno, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dryden's Descendants

1.
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William (Glen) Dryden (11 Sep 1837–22 Nov 1912) m. Margaret McDonald (1838–02 Aug 1917)
  1. 1. Joseph Dryden 1874–1930 m. Ellen ((Nellie)) DOOLE 1889–1968
    1. 1. Joseph Dryden 1911–1982
    2. 2. John (William) Dryden 1913–1975 m. Kathleen Miller 1925–
    3. 3. Frances (Margaret) Dryden 1914–1996 m. Frederick (Arnold) Butt 1912–1983
    4. 4. Violet (Agnes) Dryden 1917– m. Joseph Ashman –1993
    5. 5. Alfred (Ernest) Dryden 1918–1944
    6. 6. Stanley (Eric) Dryden 1920–2000 m. Pearl Guilford 1919–1963
    7. 7. Glen (Victor) Dryden 1922–2005
    8. 8. Olive (Myrtle) Dryden 1923–2006
    9. 9. Mavis (Ellen) Dryden 1925–1981 m. Arthur (Laurence) Nelley 1926–1984
  2. 2. William (Alexander) Dryden 1865–1937 m. Margaret Smith 1869–1957
    1. 1. William Dryden 1890– m. Thelma (Pretoria) McDonald 1900–1982
      1. 1. Margaret (Isabella) Dryden 1919–1973
      2. 2. Phyllis (Thelma) Dryden 1922–
      3. 3. Olive (May) Dryden 1924–1964 m. John (Stacey) Carnegie 1921–
    2. 2. Isabella (Margaret) Dryden 1892–1974
    3. 3. Charles (Stanley) Dryden 1894–
    4. 4. John (Alfred) Dryden 1896–1981
    5. 5. Gordon (Isaac) Dryden 1904–1977
  3. 3. Alexander (McDonald) Dryden 1867–1941 m. Mary (Ann) Friend 1870–1934
    1. 1. George Dryden 1894–1922
    2. 2. Annie (Violet) Dryden 1895–1987 m. Francis (Alexander) Wilkinson 1893–1965
      1. 1. Harriet (Annie Margaret) Wilkinson 1915–1977 m. Rowland (James) More 1916–2000
        1. 1. Lynette (Violet Mabel) More 1945–1946
      2. 2. Verona (Myrtle) Wilkinson 1917–1985 m. Ernest (Alphonso) Beer 1903–1979
      3. 3. Mary (Lavinia) Wilkinson 1921–1997 m. Michael (John Patrick) O'Connor 1922–1973 m. Leslie Wilson 1914–
        1. 1. Edward (Clifford) O'Connor 1945–2012
        2. 2. Kevin (Barry) O'Connor 1944–2021
        3. 3. Dorothy (Joan) O'connor\Murray 1946–1985
    3. 3. Alexander (Clifford) Dryden 1899–1974 m. Elizabeth (Rebecca) Lewis 1905–1977
    4. 4. Margaret (Alexandra) Dryden 1901–1981 m. Stanley Eade –1971
      1. 1. Alexander (John) Lonneker 1927–2000
      2. 2. Joyce Lonneker 1930–1998 m. Percival Stuck –1977
    5. 5. Lawrence (Glen) Dryden 1903–1977 m. Margaret (Jean) Stevens 1922–1985
    6. 6. Winniford (Myrtle Mary) Dryden 1906–1994 m. Albert (George) Whittington 1905–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Dryden 1869–1965 m. John Reardon 1865–1932
    1. 1. John Reardon 1890–1917
    2. 2. Elizabeth Reardon 1890–1950 m. John Drake 1887–
      1. 1. Ruby (Irene) Drake 1915– m. Lisle Hopkins 1914–
      2. 2. Thelma (Elizabeth) Drake 1920– m. William (Henry) Simpson 1923–
      3. 3. Florence (May) Drake 1925– m. Stanous Fraser 1922–
      4. 4. John Drake 1925–
    3. 3. William Reardon 1892–1904
    4. 4. Annie Reardon 1894–1945 m. George Carley 1900–
      1. 1. John (Charles) Carley 1925–1925
  5. 5. Alfred (Harkness) Dryden 1874–1953 m. Christina (Jane) Elliot 1878–1954
    1. 1. Iolen Dryden 1902–1978 m. George (Daniel Te) Au 1888– m. Jock Fulton –1967
      1. 1. Rachel (Christina Margaret Te) Au 1920–
      2. 2. Kathleen (Grace Kerr Te) Au 1922– m. Ian (Haslett) Gordon 1915–
    2. 2. Alfred (John) Dryden 1909– m. Annie Lemon 1913–
  6. 6. Mary Dryden 1875–1958 m. William Johnson 1869–
    1. 1. Isabella Johnson 1895–
    2. 2. Mary Johnson 1896–
    3. 3. William (Seddon) Johnson 1906–
    4. 4. James (Maitland) Johnson 1913– m. Annie Davidson –1973
  7. 7. Margaret Dryden 1877–
    1. 1. Lawrence (Hunter) Esplin 1903–
    2. 2. David (Ewing) Esplin 1905–1977
    3. 3. Eric (William) Esplin 1907–
    4. 4. Ronald (Dryden) Esplin 1912–1983
  8. 8. Laurence Dryden 1883–

William Dryden's Timeline

3 Records

1837
11 Sep 1837
Birth of William Glen Dryden in Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
1912
20 Nov 1912
Age 75
Death of William Glen Dryden in Colac Bay, NZ.
Colac Bay, NZ.
1912
22 Nov 1912
Age 75
Burial of William Glen Dryden in Riverton, NZ
Riverton, NZ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1837
    Event Place: Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Colac Bay, NZ.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Riverton, NZ
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