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William Hepburn ELDER 1892 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1892

Birth Location: Beath, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Jan 1970

Death Location: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Elder

Mother: Anne Hepburn

Spouse(s): Eleanor Grant

Children(s): Annie Elder, Eleanor Elder, Isabella Elder, Catherine Elder, Johannah Elder, Johannah Elder

William Hepburn ELDER was born in 1892 in Beath, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Elder and Anne Birse Hepburn. In 1901, William Hepburn ELDER resided in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland. William Hepburn ELDER married Eleanor Adair Young Grant, and had children including Annie Jane Grant Elder, Eleanor Katherine Elder, Isabella Hepburn Elder, Catherine Duncan Elder, Johannah Eaves Elder, Johannah Eaves Elder. William Hepburn ELDER passed away in 1970 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Hepburn ELDER was born in 1892 in Beath, Fife, Scotland, the child of Alexander Elder and Anne Birse Hepburn.
  • In 1901, William Hepburn ELDER resided in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland.
  • William Hepburn ELDER married Eleanor Adair Young Grant, and had children including Annie Jane Grant Elder, Eleanor Katherine Elder, Isabella Hepburn Elder, Catherine Duncan Elder, Johannah Eaves Elder, Johannah Eaves Elder.
  • William Hepburn ELDER passed away in 1970 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William ELDER's Ancestors

Self
William ELDER
1892 – 1970
Birth Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Elder
1868 – 1912
Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
Anne (Birse) Hepburn
1868 – 1949
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Elder
1838 – 1909
Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland
Janet ("Jessie") GORDON
1841 – 1933
Croy and Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland
William Hepburn
1842 – 1916
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Janet ("Jessie") Wallace
1835 – 1890
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Elder
1806 – 1848
Catherine Pottie
1796 – 1863
William Hepburn
1817 – 1883
Anne Birse
1816 – 1889
Janet Imrie
1806 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Pottie
1765 – 1831
Agnes Bruce
1775 – 1851
David Hepburn
1779 – 1863
Margaret Hay
1775 – 1864
William Birss
1778 – 1849
Mary Ross
1771 – 1853
Thomas Imrie
1780 – 1864
Agnes Imrie
1780 – 1851

William ELDER's Descendants

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William (Hepburn) ELDER (21 Jan 1892 – 2 Jan 1970) m. Eleanor (Adair Young) Grant (2 Sep 1888 – 25 december 1957)
  1. 1. Annie (Jane Grant) Elder (30 july 1921 – 22 November 2009) m. Gilbert (John) Lowe (18 January 1912 – 17 August 1970)
    1. 1. Eleanor LOWE (1942 – 2023)
    2. 2. William (Hepburn Elder) Lowe (12 january 1946 – 12 February 2014)
    3. 3. Grace (Thomson Black) Lowe (28 September 1950 – 2 September 2009) m. Matthew Barclay (1948 – 10 Apr 2014)
      1. 1. Melissa Cliff (1983 – )
    4. 4. Grant (Elder) Lowe (29 June 1956 – 9 August 1998)
    5. 5. Betty LOWE (1958 – 2004)
    6. 6. Bert Lowe
  2. 2. Eleanor (Katherine) Elder (2 Jul 1923 – 3 Jan 2002) m. Walter (McInnes) Moffat (7 Dec 1923 – 17 Apr 1966)
    1. 1. Eleanor Moffat (16 Aug 1946 – 16 Aug 1946)
    2. 2. Walter (McInnes) Moffat (10 Sep 1947 – About 14 Mar 2009)
    3. 3. William (Elder) Moffat (1949 – July 2012)
    4. 4. Brian Moffat (24 May 1951 – Nov 2019)
    5. 5. Annie (Mary) Moffat (3 Sep 1954 – 11 Jul 2017)
    6. 6. Thomas (Shaw) Moffat (25 Jan 1958 – 8 Oct 1997)
    7. 7. Paul Moffat (19 Jul 1959 – 14 Jan 2023)
    8. 8. Mary Moffat
    9. 9. Theresa Moffat m. Isaac
  3. 3. Isabella (Hepburn) Elder (About 1925 – )
  4. 4. Catherine (Duncan) Elder (24 Oct 1926 – Aug 1999)
  5. 5. Johannah (Eaves) Elder (1929 – 20 Feb 1937)
  6. 6. Johannah (Eaves) Elder ( – 26 Feb 1937)

William ELDER's Timeline

5 Records

1892
31 Jan 1892
Birth of William Hepburn ELDER in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1892
21 Jan 1892
Birth of William Hepburn ELDER in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 9
William Hepburn ELDER resided here in Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
1970
2 Jan 1970
Age 78
Death of William Hepburn ELDER in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1970
2 Jan 1970
Age 78
Burial of William Hepburn ELDER in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballingry; ED: 4; Page: 6; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_130
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1892
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ballingry, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Ballingry; ED: 4; Page: 6; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_130

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1970
    Event Place: Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions
    [3] Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1970
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions
    [3] Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

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