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William Elder 1851 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1851

Birth Location: Cults, Fife

Death Date: 26 January 1892

Death Location: Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: John Elder

Mother: Ann Neilson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawson

Children(s): Annie Elder

William Elder was born in 1851 in Cults, Fife, the child of John Elder and Ann Neilson. William Elder married Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson, and had children including Annie Wilkie Elder. William Elder passed away in 1892 in Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Elder was born in 1851 in Cults, Fife, the child of John Elder and Ann Neilson.
  • William Elder married Elizabeth (Betsy) Lawson, and had children including Annie Wilkie Elder.
  • William Elder passed away in 1892 in Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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William Elder's Ancestors

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William Elder
1851 – 1892
Birth Place: Cults, Fife
Parents
John Elder
1830 – 1909
Cults, Fife
Ann Neilson
1830 – 1860
Cults, Fife, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Elder's Descendants

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William Elder (28 Jun 1851 – 26 January 1892) m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Lawson (Jul 1852 – 22 May 1917)
  1. 1. Annie (Wilkie) Elder (25 October 1875 – 26 October1933) m. Andrew (Pratt) Black (26 July 1874 – 8 October 1953)
    1. 1. Betsy (Lawson) Black (22 Sep 1901 – 18 March 1985) m. Sydney (Edward) Pragnell (1 Oct 1897 – 1978)
      1. 1. Betty (Maud) Pragnell (27 Sep 1921 – 18 July 2002) m. Robert Palmer m. Laurie Ballantine
        1. 1. Lynaire Palmer
        2. 2. Sandra Palmer
      2. 2. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (12 Jul 1923 – 25 Oct 2016) m. Muriel (Jean) Mears (29 Jun 1923 – 26 Mar 2006)
        1. 1. Derene (Anne) Pragnell (16 Jan 1947 – ) m. Laurence (Charles) McGregor (31 May 1943 – )
        2. 2. Kevin (Edward) Pragnell (28 Jan 1949 – 29 Sep 2023) m. Valerie (Ann) Abbott (6 Oct 1946 – 11 Oct 2022)
        3. 3. Eric (Andrew) Pragnell (31 Oct 1952 – ) m. Sharon (Andrea) Spence
      3. 3. Gavin Pragnell (31 Aug 1929 – 02 Sep 1929)

William Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1851
28 Jun 1851
Birth of William Elder in Cults, Fife
Cults, Fife
1892
26 January 1892
Age 41
Death of William Elder in Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland
Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1851
    Event Place: Cults, Fife

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1892
    Event Place: Pittlesse, Fifeshire, Scotland

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