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William Rewcastle Galloway 1895–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1895

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Dec 1917

Death Location: Thiepval, Somme, Picardie, France

Father: Joseph Galloway

Mother: Janet Rewcastle

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In 1895, William Rewcastle Galloway entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Joseph Galloway And Janet Rewcastle. In 1901, William Rewcastle Galloway resided in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland. William Rewcastle Galloway passed away in 1917 in Thiepval, Somme, Picardie, France.

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Biography

  • In 1895, William Rewcastle Galloway entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Joseph Galloway And Janet Rewcastle.
  • In 1901, William Rewcastle Galloway resided in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • William Rewcastle Galloway passed away in 1917 in Thiepval, Somme, Picardie, France.

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William Galloway's Ancestors

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William Galloway
1895–1917
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Joseph Galloway
1856–1915
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Rewcastle
1856–1910
Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Rewcastle
1821–1876
Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Gemmell
1824–1906
Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Gemmel
1796–1866
Jannet Duff
1791–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Duff
1766–1847
Isabel Muckle
1762–1849

William Galloway's Timeline

3 Records

1895
10 Oct 1895
Birth of William Rewcastle Galloway in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 6
William Rewcastle Galloway resided here in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1917
31 Dec 1917
Age 22
Death of William Rewcastle Galloway in Somme, Picardie, France
Somme, Picardie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock West; ED: 42; Page: 26; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1901_198
    [2] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 2428; Scan Number: 0491
    [3] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London, United Kingdom; Thiepval Memorial France, Somme And The Ancre, 1916-1917, Part XVI Flood-Gariepy
    [4] Web: UK, Royal Naval Division Index, 1914-1919
    [5] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 008; Piece Description: Piece 008 (1914 - 1919)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock West; ED: 42; Page: 26; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1901_198

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 2428; Scan Number: 0491
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London, United Kingdom; Thiepval Memorial France, Somme And The Ancre, 1916-1917, Part XVI Flood-Gariepy
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty: Naval Casualties, Indexes, War Grave Rolls and Statistics Book, First World War.; Class: ADM 242; Piece: Piece 008; Piece Description: Piece 008 (1914 - 1919)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thiepval, Somme, Picardie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/8; Scan Number: 0491
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; London, United Kingdom; Thiepval Memorial France, Somme And The Ancre, 1916-1917, Part XVI Flood-Gariepy
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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