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William Mitchell Ferguson 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04 Aug 1929

Death Location: Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand

Father: William Ferguson

Mother: Elizabeth Mitchell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Buchanan

Children(s): Robert Ferguson, Isabella FERGUSON, Helen Ferguson, Alexander Ferguson, William Ferguson, Arthur Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, James Ferguson, Catherine Ferguson, Margaret Ferguson

In 1851, William Mitchell Ferguson entered the world in Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Ferguson And Elizabeth Mitchell. William Mitchell Ferguson married Elizabeth Buchanan, and had children including Alexander Ferguson, Arthur John Ferguson, Catherine Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, Helen Jean Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson, James Ferguson, Margaret Ann Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, William John Jack Ferguson. William Mitchell Ferguson passed away in 1929 in Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1851, William Mitchell Ferguson entered the world in Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to William Ferguson And Elizabeth Mitchell.
  • William Mitchell Ferguson married Elizabeth Buchanan, and had children including Alexander Ferguson, Arthur John Ferguson, Catherine Ferguson, Elizabeth Ferguson, Helen Jean Ferguson, Isabella Ferguson, James Ferguson, Margaret Ann Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, William John Jack Ferguson.
  • William Mitchell Ferguson passed away in 1929 in Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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William Ferguson's Ancestors

Self
William Ferguson
1851–1929
Birth Place: Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
William Ferguson
–1904
Elizabeth Mitchell
1825–1907
Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Helen Davidson
1796–1862
William Mitchell
1790–1870
Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jane Paterson
1785–1871
Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferguson's Descendants

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William (Mitchell) Ferguson (27 Mar 1851–04 Aug 1929) m. Elizabeth Buchanan (Bet. 1841–1851–26 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Robert Ferguson 1885–1895
  2. 2. Isabella FERGUSON 1884–1915
  3. 3. Helen (Jean) Ferguson 1878–
  4. 4. Alexander Ferguson 1882–1947
  5. 5. William (John (Jack)) Ferguson 1876–1954 m. Daisy Ralph 1885–1944
    1. 1. Alfred (William) Ferguson 1905–1961
    2. 2. John Ferguson 1906–1986
    3. 3. Arthur (Robert) Ferguson 1907–1982
    4. 4. Daisy Ferguson 1909–1993 m. Joseph (Alexander) Roulston 1883–1954
    5. 5. Harold (Lawrence) Ferguson 1911–1981 m. Linda (May) Parris 1917–
    6. 6. Alice Ferguson 1917–1987
    7. 7. Lily Ferguson 1914–1986 m. Robert (Milne) Roulston 1886–1963 m. Frederick (Charlie) Keen 1916–2001
  6. 6. Arthur (John) Ferguson 1887–
  7. 7. Elizabeth Ferguson 1875–1929 m. John Larwood 1873–
    1. 1. Doris (Elizabeth) Larwood 1905–1981
    2. 2. Edith (Eugenia) Larwood 1908–
    3. 3. John (William Alexander) Larwood 1911–
    4. 4. Edward Larwood 1914–
  8. 8. James Ferguson 1881–
  9. 9. Catherine Ferguson 1893– m. John Hancock 1891–1933
  10. 10. Margaret (Ann) Ferguson 1889–1922

William Ferguson's Timeline

3 Records

1851
27 Mar 1851
Birth of William Mitchell Ferguson in Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1929
02 Aug 1929
Age 78
Death of William Mitchell Ferguson in Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
1929
04 Aug 1929
Age 78
Burial of William Mitchell Ferguson in Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Shiels, Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1999
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Penryth street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Death Notice for William Ferguson (1929), 'Otago Witness'

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Lawrence Cemetery, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Burial Record for William Ferguson (the younger), Lawrence Cemetery Headstones & Burial Records, Ref. 227.

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