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William Ferguson 1818 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1818

Birth Location: Brechin, Angus

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Forfar, Angus

Father: William Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Henderson

Spouse(s): Katharine Duke

Children(s): Christina Ferguson

William Ferguson was born in 1818 in Brechin, Angus, the child of William Ferguson and Elizabeth Henderson. William Ferguson married Katharine Duke, and had children including Christina Ferguson. William Ferguson passed away in 1889 in Forfar, Angus.

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Biography

  • William Ferguson was born in 1818 in Brechin, Angus, the child of William Ferguson and Elizabeth Henderson.
  • William Ferguson married Katharine Duke, and had children including Christina Ferguson.
  • William Ferguson passed away in 1889 in Forfar, Angus.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ferguson
1784 – 1859
Birth Location: British Subject
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Elizabeth Henderson
1785 – 1858
Birth Location: Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Katharine Duke
1819 –
Birth Location: Kirriemuir, Angus
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Children(s)

Christina Ferguson
1853 – 1899
Birth Location: Forfar, Angus
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William Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
William Ferguson
1818 – 1889
Birth Place: Brechin, Angus
Parents
William Ferguson
1784 – 1859
British Subject
Elizabeth Henderson
1785 – 1858
Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James Ferguson
1753 – 1815
Fettercairn,Kincardine,Scotland
Ann Baillie
1759 – 1798
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
James Henderson
1760 – 1867
Penston, East Lothian, Scotland
Janet Lumsden
1760 – 1803
Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferguson's Descendants

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William Ferguson (abt 1818 – 1889) m. Katharine Duke (1819 – )
  1. 1. Christina Ferguson (abt 1853 – 18/2/1899) m. Alexander Laird (Abt 1851 – 11th June 1905)
    1. 1. Jane (Howie) Laird (20 Feb 1887 – 1973) m. James (McFarlane) Gordon (15 May 1880 – 4 May 1937)
      1. 1. Christina (Ferguson Laird) Gordon (1919 – 20 Nov 1964) m. George Carlin (28 Jul 1917 – 1978)
        1. 1. Jean (Gordon) Carlin (12 Oct 1937 – 26 Aug 2011) m. Peter (Nelson) Mckean (16 Dec 1937 – 9 Aug 2006)

William Ferguson's Timeline

2 Records

1818
abt 1818
Birth of William Ferguson in Brechin, Angus
Brechin, Angus
1889
1889
Age 71
Death of William Ferguson in Forfar, Angus
Forfar, Angus

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1818
    Event Place: Brechin, Angus

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Forfar, Angus
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