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William Hepburn 1869 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1869

Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 OCT 1944

Death Location: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm

Father: Andrew Hepburn

Mother: Euphemia Kirk

Spouse(s): Agnes Blair,

Children(s): William Hepburn, James Hepburn, Jane Hepburn, Euphemia Hepburn, Violet Hepburn, George Hepburn, John Hepburn, Jemima Hepburn

William Hepburn (Tailor) was born in 1869 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Hepburn and Euphemia Kirk. In 1871, William Hepburn (Tailor) resided in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. In 1881, William Hepburn (Tailor) resided in Edinburgh St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland. William Hepburn (Tailor) married Agnes Anderson Blair,, and had children including William J Hepburn, James Blair Hepburn, Jane McDonald Hepburn, Euphemia Florence Kirk Hepburn, Violet Minnie Hepburn, George Elder Hepburn, John Blair Hepburn, Jemima Hepburn. William Hepburn (Tailor) passed away in 1944 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm.

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Biography

  • William Hepburn (Tailor) was born in 1869 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland, the child of Andrew Hepburn and Euphemia Kirk.
  • In 1871, William Hepburn (Tailor) resided in Leslie, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1881, William Hepburn (Tailor) resided in Edinburgh St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Hepburn (Tailor) married Agnes Anderson Blair,, and had children including William J Hepburn, James Blair Hepburn, Jane McDonald Hepburn, Euphemia Florence Kirk Hepburn, Violet Minnie Hepburn, George Elder Hepburn, John Blair Hepburn, Jemima Hepburn.
  • William Hepburn (Tailor) passed away in 1944 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Hepburn
1846 – 1913
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
AH
Euphemia Kirk
1846 – 1889
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Blair,
1869 – 1936
Birth Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
AB

Children(s)

William Hepburn
1890 – 1968
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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James Hepburn
1893 – 1969
Birth Location: Tranent Haddintonshire, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JH
Jane Hepburn
1896 –
Birth Location: Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
JH
Euphemia Hepburn
1898 – 1973
Birth Location: EDINBURGH Midlothian Scotland
EH
Violet Hepburn
1900 –
Birth Location: 15 Carnegie Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland
VH
George Hepburn
1902 – 1967
Birth Location: Newington, Midlothian, Scotland
GH
John Hepburn
1904 – 1922
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
JH
Jemima Hepburn
1907 – 1976
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
JH

William Hepburn's Ancestors

Self
William Hepburn
1869 – 1944
Birth Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Hepburn
1846 – 1913
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Euphemia Kirk
1846 – 1889
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Hepburn
1817 – 1883
140 High St Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland
Anne Birse
1816 – 1889
Lerrachmore, Strachan, Kincardine, Scotland
David Kirk
1822 – 1862
Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Hughes
1818 – 1860
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Hepburn
1779 – 1863
Margaret Hay
1775 – 1864
William Birss
1778 – 1849
Mary Ross
1771 – 1853
William Kirk
1799 – 1871
Christian Turnbull
1800 – 1843
Archibald Hughes
1790 – 1866
Euphemia Cairns
1791 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hepburn
1740 – 1824
Janet REEKIE
1736 – 1818
John Hay
1760 –
Janet More
1760 –
James Birse
1736 – 1807
Jannett Riddel
1750 –
Alexander Ross
1755 – 1855
Anne Harper
1750 – 1841
Archibald Hughes
1765 –
Ann Simpson
1761 –
John Cairns
1740 – 1796
Catherine\Katherine Christie
1747 – 1797

William Hepburn's Descendants

1.
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William Hepburn (20 Jul 1869 – 22 OCT 1944) m. Agnes (Anderson) Blair, (05 May 1869 – 11 Dec 1936)
  1. 1. William (J) Hepburn (07 Oct 1890 – 1 Jul 1968) m. Georgina (Thomasina Gibb) Norris (1889 – March 1968)
    1. 1. William (Jellicoe) Hepburn (21 Sep 1914 – 10 Nov 1972) m. Francis (Jamieson) Fordie (2 OCT 1914 – 15 APR 2009)
      1. 1. William Hepburn (15 MAY 1940 – 7 JAN 2011)
      2. 2. Lorna (Ann) Hepburn (1957 – ) m. Robert (Brian) Hunter
        1. 1. Robert (Graym) Hunter (1986 – ) m. Graym (Hunters) Partner
        2. 2. Sister (of Graym) Hunter
      3. 3. Joane Hepburn m. Coombes
        1. 1. Beverly Coombes (6 Oct 1964 – 15 sept 1991)
        2. 2. Coombes
        3. 3. Coombes
      4. 4. Hepburn
    2. 2. Georgina HEPBURN (1915 – 1989)
    3. 3. Agnes Hepburn (1918 – )
    4. 4. James (Norris) Hepburn (23 Feb 1921 – 1980) m. Violet (Grace) Harper (3 Dec 1929 – 23 Sep 2016)
    5. 5. George (Thomas Gibb Norris) HEPBURN (1924 – 1971)
    6. 6. Stuart (Norris) Hepburn (13 Nov 1925 – 30 Oct 1985) m. Grace (A L) Elder (19 September 1922 – 14 September 1980)
      1. 1. Patricia (A) Hepburn (1952 – ) m. Gilmartin
        1. 1. Stuart Gilmartin
        2. 2. Gilmartin
  2. 2. James (Blair) Hepburn (13 Mar 1893 – 26 Jun 1969) m. Helen (Bourhill Gillies) Priest (5 Apr 1896 – 25 Sep 1983)
    1. 1. Mary (Lothian Priest (Maisie)) Hepburn (16 Jul 1921 – 15 May 2019) m. Richard Johnston (19 May 1918 – 05 Apr 1978)
      1. 1. Helen (Priest Hepburn) Johnston (1942-1944 – ) m. Ronald (William) Bruce, (1942-1944 – )
      2. 2. Sheena (N) Johnston (30 Apr 1946 – 14 May 2022) m. Geoff Peel
        1. 1. Jaqueline Peel
        2. 2. Sharon Peel
    2. 2. William Hepburn, (4 October 1925 – 14 Oct 1989) m. Janette ((Jan) Mary) Gawned
      1. 1. Keith Hepburn
      2. 2. Scott Hepburn
      3. 3. Glenn Hepburn
      4. 4. Ross Hepburn m. Pru Ferguson
        1. 1. Rylee Hepburn (1997 – )
        2. 2. Siobhan Hepburn (Jul 2001 – ) m. jake walker (1 Jun 2019 – )
        3. 3. Alexx Hepburn (14 Oct 2004 – )
  3. 3. Jane (McDonald) Hepburn (26 June 1896 – )
  4. 4. Euphemia (Florence Kirk) Hepburn (31 Aug 1898 – 1973) m. Thomas ((Tom)) Wilson, (9 Dec 1895 – 12 Jul 1956)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Wilson (5 Aug 1921 – 23 Dec 1977)
    2. 2. George (Elder) Wilson (15 Oct 1922 – 7 Sep 1999)
    3. 3. David Wilson (circa 1926 – Possible 2008)
    4. 4. Reuben (Crosby) Wilson (1929 – 2005) m. Margaret (Elsie) White (24 Apr 1938 – ) m. Yvonne Acosta-Fagan-Adams (19 Nov 1937 – )
      1. 1. John (T) Wilson (14 Dec 1958 – ) m. Karen (F) Comer
        1. 1. Jacqui Wilson
        2. 2. Michael Wilson
      2. 2. Fiona Wilson (Apr 1960 – ) m. Wilkie
        1. 1. Rosemary (L) Wilkie (1981 - 1983 – )
        2. 2. Daisy Wilkie (1984 - 1985 – )
        3. 3. Camille Wilkie (1986 - 1987 – )
      3. 3. Yvette (Suzanne) Hawtin (12 Sep 1959 – ) m. Mario Eguiluz (abt 1958 – ) m. Philip (C) Hawtin (31 Dec 1962 – )
        1. 1. Tanya (Yvette) Eguiluz (23 Jun 1982 – )
        2. 2. Philip (Enrique) Hawtin (04 Mar 1987 – ) m. Wendy (Rose) Beltran
        3. 3. Gabriella (Amalie) Hawtin m. Unknown
  5. 5. Violet (Minnie) Hepburn (24 Jan 1900 – )
  6. 6. George (Elder) Hepburn (1902 – 1967) m. Rose Higgins (1904 – 9 Apr 1992)
  7. 7. John (Blair) Hepburn (1904 – 1922)
  8. 8. Jemima Hepburn (1907 – 24 Jan 1976) m. Francis (Tough) Blaikie (30 Dec 1903 – 1985)
    1. 1. Tam Blaikie m. Isla ( – Dec 2019)
      1. 1. Thomas Blaikie

William Hepburn's Timeline

6 Records

1869
20 Jul 1869
Birth of William Hepburn (Tailor) in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 2
William Hepburn (Tailor) resided here in Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 12
William Hepburn (Tailor) resided here in Edinburgh St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 22
William Hepburn (Tailor) resided here in Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 32
William Hepburn (Tailor) resided here in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
1944
22 OCT 1944
Age 75
Death of William Hepburn (Tailor) in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm
Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1869
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_386
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 6; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_77
    [3] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 15; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_136
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Andrews; ED: 52; Page: 4; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_288
    [5] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 6; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Andrews, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Andrews; ED: 52; Page: 4; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_288

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Leslie, Leslie, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Leslie; ED: 4; Page: 15; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_136

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 46; Page: 7; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1901_386

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1944
    Event Place: Leith, Midlothian, Scotland - Eastern General Hospital at 7pm
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