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William Kirk 1824–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JAN 1824

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife

Death Date: 17 August 1879

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Peter Kirk

Mother: Janet Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Drysdale

Children(s): Janet Kirk, Margaret Weaver), Helen weaver), Peter Kirk, James Kirk, William Kirk, Mary ), Peter Kirk, Catherine Kirk, Eliza Kirk, Betsy Kirk, Margaret Kirk

In 1824, William Kirk entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, born to Peter Kirk And Janet Stewart. In 1851, William Kirk resided in Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In 1861, William Kirk resided in Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland. William Kirk married Janet Bald Drysdale, and had children including Betsy Kirk, Catherine Kirk, Eliza Kirk, Helen Hardie Kirk Power Loom Weaver, James Drysdale Kirk, Janet Kirk, Margaret Drysdale Kirk Power Loom Weaver, Margaret Kirk, Mary Hardie Kirk Power Loom Weaver, Peter Kirk, William Kirk. William Kirk passed away in 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Kirk entered the world in Dunfermline, Fife, born to Peter Kirk And Janet Stewart.
  • In 1851, William Kirk resided in Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
  • In 1861, William Kirk resided in Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland.
  • William Kirk married Janet Bald Drysdale, and had children including Betsy Kirk, Catherine Kirk, Eliza Kirk, Helen Hardie Kirk Power Loom Weaver, James Drysdale Kirk, Janet Kirk, Margaret Drysdale Kirk Power Loom Weaver, Margaret Kirk, Mary Hardie Kirk Power Loom Weaver, Peter Kirk, William Kirk.
  • William Kirk passed away in 1879 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Kirk
1799–1853
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Janet Stewart
1806–1887
Birth Location: , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Drysdale
1825–1896
Birth Location: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Kirk
1854–1899
Birth Location: Dunfermline Fife Scotland
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Margaret Weaver)
1864–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Helen weaver)
1845–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Peter Kirk
1847–1855
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
PK
James Kirk
1849–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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William Kirk
1850–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Mary )
1852–1925
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Peter Kirk
1856–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Catherine Kirk
1857–
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Eliza Kirk
1859–1925
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
EK
Betsy Kirk
1861–1925
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
BK
Margaret Kirk
1862–1864
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
MK

William Kirk's Ancestors

Self
William Kirk
1824–1879
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife
Parents
Peter Kirk
1799–1853
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Stewart
1806–1887
, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
William Kirk
1771–1833
Ceres, Fife
Margaret Douglas
1771–1831
Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
William Stewart
1781–1855
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Janet Wilson
1776–1858
Dunfermline Fife Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Anderson
1748–
Abraham Douglas
1746–1778
Elizabeth Clifft\Cleft
1755–
Henry Wilson
1751–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Anderson
1721–
Sarah Adamson
1723–
John DOUGLAS
1720–1810
Margaret Lumsdale
1722–
Peter Willson
1720–1780
Elizabeth Morrison
1721–1825

William Kirk's Descendants

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William Kirk (12 JAN 1824–17 August 1879) m. Janet (Bald) Drysdale (1825–5 July 1896)
  1. 1. Janet Kirk 1854–1899 m. Andrew Stenhouse 1853–1913
    1. 1. Janet (Stenhouse (Domestic) Servant) 1880–1969
    2. 2. Andrew Stenhouse 1878–1915
  2. 2. Margaret (Drysdale Kirk (Power Loom) Weaver) 1864– m. William Anderson 1859–1901
    1. 1. Peter Anderson 1890–
    2. 2. Margaret ((Maggie)) Anderson 1894–
    3. 3. Nettie Anderson 1892–
    4. 4. George Anderson 1888–
    5. 5. William Anderson 1886–
  3. 3. Helen (Hardie Kirk (Power Loom) weaver) 1845– m. John (Robertson) (Slater) 1837–1905
    1. 1. Daniel Robertson 1872–
    2. 2. William Robertson 1873–
    3. 3. Kirk Robertson 1876–
    4. 4. Helen Robertson 1879–
    5. 5. Ann Robertson 1880–
    6. 6. Peter Robertson 1885–
    7. 7. Eliza Robertson 1887–
    8. 8. John Robertson 1891–
  4. 4. Peter Kirk 1847–1855
  5. 5. James (Drysdale) Kirk 1849–
  6. 6. William Kirk 1850–
  7. 7. Mary (Hardie Kirk (Power Loom Weaver) ) 1852–1925 m. David Kirk 1855–1935
    1. 1. Hardie Kirk 1895–1960 m. Sarah (Keir) Page 1893–1955
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Walls) Kirk 1924–2003
    2. 2. Davida Kirk 1893– m. John (Marshall) Christie 1894–
      1. 1. Marshall (Kirk) Christie 1918–1919
    3. 3. James Kirk 1877– m. Nellie (Easton) Gordon 1877–1960
    4. 4. Janet (Bald Drysdale) Kirk 1879–1913 m. James Thomson 1881–
    5. 5. William Kirk 1881–1908
    6. 6. David Kirk 1883–1883
    7. 7. Mary (Logan) Kirk 1886–1962 m. John (Edwards) Fenton 1885–1941
      1. 1. Ida (Mary Kirk) Fenton 1919–2013 m. Henry (MacKenzie Guthrie M.B. CH.) B. 1921–1976
      2. 2. Ethel (Rae) Fenton 1927–2009 m. Antony Evans –1974
    8. 8. Ellen Kirk 1889–1904
    9. 9. Robert Kirk 1884–1964 m. Mary (Rae) Gibson 1886–1961
  8. 8. Peter Kirk 1856–
  9. 9. Catherine Kirk 1857–
  10. 10. Eliza Kirk 1859–1925
  11. 11. Betsy Kirk 1861–1925
  12. 12. Margaret Kirk 1862–1864

William Kirk's Timeline

5 Records

1824
12 JAN 1824
Birth of William Kirk in Dunfermline, Fife
Dunfermline, Fife
1851
1851
Age 27
William Kirk resided here in Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 37
William Kirk resided here in Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 47
William Kirk resided here in Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
1879
17 August 1879
Age 55
Death of William Kirk in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1824
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 2; Page: 22; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_87; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline Burgh; ED: 10; Page: 12; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1861_55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Dunfermline Burgh; ED: 10; Page: 10; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1871_72

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1879
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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