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William RAE 1844–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 January 1868

Death Location: Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Simon Rae

Mother: Mary Irvine

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The story of William RAE began in 1844 in Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom. William RAE passed away in 1868 in Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of William RAE began in 1844 in Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • William RAE passed away in 1868 in Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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William RAE's Ancestors

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William RAE
1844–1868
Birth Place: Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Simon Rae
1818–1904
Caulside, Parish of Canonbie, Dumfirs-shire, Scotland
Mary Irvine
1820–1892
Deanburn, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Rae
1783–
Jannet Murray
1796–
Scotland, United Kingdom
William Irvine
1800–1865
Roberton, Rossburgh, Scotland
Rachel Beattie
1794–1839
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William RAE's Timeline

5 Records

1844
1 June 1844
Birth of William RAE in Bottacks, Parish of Fodderty, Ross-shire, Scotland
Bottacks, Parish of Fodderty, Ross-shire, Scotland
1844
01 Jun 1844
Birth of William RAE in Bottacks, Ross-shire, Scotland
Bottacks, Ross-shire, Scotland
1844
1844
Birth of William RAE in Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 7
William RAE resided here in Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
1868
15 January 1868
Age 24
Death of William RAE in Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand
Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1844
    Event Place: Bottacks, Parish of Fodderty, Ross-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Fodderty; ED: 5; Page: 12; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_14; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1844
    Event Place: Bottacks, Ross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Ross and Cromarty County, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Fodderty, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Fodderty; ED: 5; Page: 12; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_14; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1868
    Event Place: Upper Ferry, Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand

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