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William Lindsay 1889–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1889

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 DEC 1957

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: James Lindsay

Mother: Christina Waddell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown

Children(s): John Lindsay, Christina Lindsay, James Lindsay

In 1889, William Lindsay entered the world in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Lindsay And Christina Martin Waddell. In 1891, William Lindsay resided in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. William Lindsay married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Christina Martin Waddell Lindsay, James Lindsay, John Waddel Lindsay. William Lindsay passed away in 1957 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1889, William Lindsay entered the world in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Lindsay And Christina Martin Waddell.
  • In 1891, William Lindsay resided in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • William Lindsay married Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Christina Martin Waddell Lindsay, James Lindsay, John Waddel Lindsay.
  • William Lindsay passed away in 1957 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lindsay's Ancestors

Self
William Lindsay
1889–1957
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Lindsay
1861–1940
Cam'nethan, Lanarkshire
Christina (Martin) Waddell
1862–1893
East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William Waddell
1824–1875
East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Christian Smith
1823–1878
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Samuel ♦
1792–1865
Christian Martin
1794–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William ♦
1764–1792
Rosamond ♦
1763–1792
William Martin
1768–1819
Helen Lyle
1765–1832

William Lindsay's Descendants

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William Lindsay (13 Dec 1889–31 DEC 1957) m. Elizabeth Brown (abt 1895–1987)
  1. 1. John (Waddel) Lindsay 1915–1978
  2. 2. Christina (Martin Waddell) Lindsay 1924–2003 m. Frank Fowler 1917–2003
  3. 3. James Lindsay 1913–1961 m. Florence (Beatrice) Uren 1911–2006

William Lindsay's Timeline

3 Records

1889
13 Dec 1889
Birth of William Lindsay in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 2
William Lindsay resided here in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1957
31 DEC 1957
Age 68
Death of William Lindsay in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1889
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambusnethan; ED: 11; Page: 12; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1891_230

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Cambusnethan; ED: 11; Page: 12; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1891_230

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1957
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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