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William Simpson Hunter 1855–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1855

Birth Location: Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 08 Dec 1915

Death Location: Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Hunter

Mother: Jane Simpson

Spouse(s): Christina Blyth

Children(s): William Hunter, Jane Hunter, James Hunter, Catherine Hunter, Robert Hunter, Agnes Hunter

The story of William Simpson Hunter began in 1855 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. In 1881, William Simpson Hunter resided in Beath, Fife, Scotland. In 1891, William Simpson Hunter resided in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland. William Simpson Hunter married Christina Blyth, and had children including Agnes Anderson Hunter, Catherine Hunter, James Hunter, Jane Hunter, Robert Hunter, William Hunter. William Simpson Hunter passed away in 1915 in Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Simpson Hunter began in 1855 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1881, William Simpson Hunter resided in Beath, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1891, William Simpson Hunter resided in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • William Simpson Hunter married Christina Blyth, and had children including Agnes Anderson Hunter, Catherine Hunter, James Hunter, Jane Hunter, Robert Hunter, William Hunter.
  • William Simpson Hunter passed away in 1915 in Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Hunter's Ancestors

Self
William Hunter
1855–1915
Birth Place: Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Robert Hunter
1828–1897
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, , Scotland
Jane Simpson
1828–1913
Crossgates, Dunfermline, Scotland
Grandparents
James Hunter
1803–1849
Longforgan, Perthshire
Mary Drysdale
1810–1894
Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
William Simpson
1796–
Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jane Beveridge
1802–1886
Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hunter
1778–1865
Janet Kinmont
1767–1865
William Drysdale
1784–
Margaret Cairns
1785–1841
George Simpson
1776–
Andrew Beveridge
1774–
Jean Brown
1778–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Hunter
1743–
Margaret Keltie
1745–
Patrick Kinmont
1743–
William Drysdale
1757–
Elizabeth Demperston
1757–
James Cairns
1759–

William Hunter's Descendants

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William (Simpson) Hunter (27 Dec 1855–08 Dec 1915) m. Christina Blyth (abt 1859–04 Aug 1897)
  1. 1. William Hunter 1893–
  2. 2. Jane Hunter 1890–
  3. 3. James Hunter 1888– m. Mary (F) Baxter 1890–
  4. 4. Catherine Hunter 1885–
  5. 5. Robert Hunter 1880–1946 m. Janet (Thomson) Stevenson 1884–1967
    1. 1. Thomas (Stewart Stevenson) Hunter 1910–1978 m. Mary (Dawson) Laird 1912–
    2. 2. William (Stevenson) Hunter 1908–1987 m. Mary (Strang) Webster 1914–
  6. 6. Agnes (Anderson) Hunter 1879– m. Alexander Birrell 1879–

William Hunter's Timeline

5 Records

1855
27 Dec 1855
Birth of William Simpson Hunter in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 26
William Simpson Hunter resided here in Beath, Fife, Scotland
Beath, Fife, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 36
William Simpson Hunter resided here in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 46
William Simpson Hunter resided here in Culross, Fife, Scotland
Culross, Fife, Scotland
1915
08 Dec 1915
Age 60
Death of William Simpson Hunter in Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland
Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1855
    Event Place: Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Scotland Census
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census
    [3] 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Beath, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland

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