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William Murdoch Fisher 1797 – 1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1797

Birth Location: Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.

Death Date: 1881

Death Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Father: Robert Fisher

Mother: Margaret Mcfarlane

Spouse(s): Catherine Dow

Children(s): Agnes Fisher, Jessie Fisher, James Fisher, William Fisher

The story of William Murdoch Fisher began in 1797 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.. William Murdoch Fisher married Catherine Dow, and had children including Agnes Fisher, Jessie Fisher, James Fisher, William Fisher. William Murdoch Fisher passed away in 1881 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland..

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Biography

  • The story of William Murdoch Fisher began in 1797 in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland..
  • William Murdoch Fisher married Catherine Dow, and had children including Agnes Fisher, Jessie Fisher, James Fisher, William Fisher.
  • William Murdoch Fisher passed away in 1881 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland..

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Fisher
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Mcfarlane
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Dow
1810 – 1870
Birth Location: Thornhill, Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Children(s)

Agnes Fisher
1841 –
Birth Location: Thornhill, Perthshire
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Jessie Fisher
1846 –
Birth Location: Kincardine, Perthshire
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James Fisher
1848 –
Birth Location: Thornhill, Perthshire
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William Fisher
1851 –
Birth Location: Thornhill, Perthshire
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William Fisher's Ancestors

Self
William Fisher
1797 – 1881
Birth Place: Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.
Parents
Robert Fisher
Margaret Mcfarlane
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fisher's Descendants

1.
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William (Murdoch) Fisher (21 Oct 1797 – 1881) m. Catherine Dow (1810 – 1870)
  1. 1. Agnes Fisher (abt 1841 – )
  2. 2. Jessie Fisher (abt 1846 – ) m. John Halley (abt 1841 – 13 Mar 1923)
    1. 1. Mary (Eadie) Hally (abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. Catherine (Paterson) Halley (abt 1870 – ) m. William Aitken (17 Jan 1869 – )
      1. 1. Robert Halley (29 Jun 1889 – 1965) m. Helen (McTaggart) Colvin (4 Sept 1887 – 13 March 1963)
        1. 1. Christina (“Chrissy”) Halley (1910 – 2002) m. Alisdair Mills
        2. 2. James (Colvin) Halley (12 Apr 1927 – 9 Jun 2000) m. Honor (Isabel) Don (03 Jul 1933 – )
        3. 3. Frances (P) Halley
        4. 4. Thomas Halley
        5. 5. Robert Halley m. Madelon
        6. 6. Richard Halley
        7. 7. Nelly Halley m. Shields
      2. 2. William Aitken (12 Mar 1891 – )
      3. 3. James (Halley) Aitken (Apr 1892 – 24 Nov 1939) m. Elizabeth McPherson (1897 – About 1982)
        1. 1. Evelyn (Sutherland) McPherson (5 Oct 1914 – 11 Aug 1998)
        2. 2. Jean Aitken (1926 – 2011)
      4. 4. Catherine Aitken (1893 – 1893)
      5. 5. Christina (Murray) Aitken (abt 1894 – ) m. John Maxwell
      6. 6. David Aitken (abt 1896 – )
      7. 7. John (P) Aitken (1898 – 1898)
      8. 8. Elizabeth (Paterson) Aitken (28 Apr 1900 – Jun 1972)
      9. 9. John Aitken (1902 – 1976)
      10. 10. Mary Aitken (1905 – 1984)
      11. 11. Charles Aitken (1906 – 1906)
      12. 12. Jane Aitken (1909 – 1992)
        1. 1. Elizabeth McGraw (1946 – 2020)
    3. 3. John Hally (abt 1871 – )
    4. 4. Jessie Hally (abt 1873 – )
    5. 5. William Hally (abt 1875 – )
    6. 6. Margaret Hally (abt 1877 – )
    7. 7. George Hally (abt 1879 – )
    8. 8. Robert Hally (abt 1880 – )
    9. 9. Annie Hally (abt 1883 – )
  3. 3. James Fisher (abt 1848 – )
  4. 4. William Fisher (abt 1851 – )

William Fisher's Timeline

6 Records

1797
21 Oct 1797
Birth of William Murdoch Fisher in Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.
Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.
1797
22 Oct 1797
William Murdoch Fisher was baptized in Kilmadock,Perth,Scotland
Kilmadock,Perth,Scotland
1832
15 Jan 1832
Age 35
William Murdoch Fisher was married in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
1851
1851
Age 54
William Murdoch Fisher resided here in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 64
William Murdoch Fisher resided here in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 84
Death of William Murdoch Fisher in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Kilmadock, Perthshire, Scotland.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kincardine; ED: 4; Page: 15; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_49
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kincardine; ED: 1B; Page: 8; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_76; Year: 1851
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Kilmadock,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1832
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Kincardine; ED: 1B; Page: 8; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1851_76; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kincardine; ED: 4; Page: 15; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_49

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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