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William Bowie GRIERSON 1929 – 2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1929

Birth Location: Manitoba, Canada

Death Date: 3 May 2013

Death Location: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Father: George Grierson

Mother: Margaret Bowie

Spouse(s): Ruth Grelland

Children(s): Lorne Grierson

The story of William Bowie GRIERSON began in 1929 in Manitoba, Canada. William Bowie GRIERSON married Ruth Caroline Grelland, and had children including Lorne William Grierson. William Bowie GRIERSON passed away in 2013 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bowie GRIERSON began in 1929 in Manitoba, Canada.
  • William Bowie GRIERSON married Ruth Caroline Grelland, and had children including Lorne William Grierson.
  • William Bowie GRIERSON passed away in 2013 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William GRIERSON's Ancestors

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William GRIERSON
1929 – 2013
Birth Place: Manitoba, Canada
Parents
George John Grierson
1887 – 1978
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Bowie
1897 – 1969
Kirkmichael Mains, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Grierson
1847 – 1920
Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary (McMichan) Wright
1850 – 1912
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
William Bowie
1870 – 1937
Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Thomson) Walker
1874 – 1942
Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Samuel GRIERSON
1798 – 1855
Margaret UNDERWOOD
1809 – 1886
Thomas Wright
1828 – 1902
Agnes MCMICHAN
1819 – 1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John MCMICHAN
1784 – 1864
Mary DIXON
1787 – 1848

William GRIERSON's Descendants

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William (Bowie) GRIERSON (7 Apr 1929 – 3 May 2013) m. Ruth (Caroline) Grelland (20 Oct 1931 – 1 Feb 2015)
  1. 1. Lorne (William) Grierson
    1. 1. Kelsey (Joy) Grierson m. Bradshaw

William GRIERSON's Timeline

2 Records

1929
7 Apr 1929
Birth of William Bowie GRIERSON in Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba, Canada
2013
3 May 2013
Age 84
Death of William Bowie GRIERSON in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1929
    Event Place: Manitoba, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 2013
    Event Place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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