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William James Rennie 1828–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 June 1828

Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: May 2 1903

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: William Rev

Mother: Jane MCCREADY

Spouse(s): Ellen Stagg), Emma Smith

Children(s): Wm Rennie, George Rennie, Edward Rennie, Susan Rennie, Sarah Rennie, Alfred Rennie, Ellen Rennie, Jane Rennie, Mary Rennie, David Rennie, Arthur Rennie, Blanche Rennie, Eileen Blundell, Henry Rennie

William James Rennie was born in 1828 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, the child of William Rennie Rev And Jane Or Janet Mccready. In 1841, William James Rennie resided in All Saints, Warwickshire, England. William James Rennie married Ellen Staag Or Stagg, Emma Charlotte Smith, and had children including Alfred Rennie, Arthur Rennie, Bertha Rennie, Blanche Rennie, David Rennie, Edward Rennie, Eileen Blundell, Ellen Rennie, George James Rennie, Henry W Rennie, James Rennie, Jane Rennie, Mary Ellen Rennie, Sarah Elizabeth Rennie, Susan Rennie, Wm Rennie. William James Rennie passed away in 1903 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William James Rennie was born in 1828 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, the child of William Rennie Rev And Jane Or Janet Mccready.
  • In 1841, William James Rennie resided in All Saints, Warwickshire, England.
  • William James Rennie married Ellen Staag Or Stagg, Emma Charlotte Smith, and had children including Alfred Rennie, Arthur Rennie, Bertha Rennie, Blanche Rennie, David Rennie, Edward Rennie, Eileen Blundell, Ellen Rennie, George James Rennie, Henry W Rennie, James Rennie, Jane Rennie, Mary Ellen Rennie, Sarah Elizabeth Rennie, Susan Rennie, Wm Rennie.
  • William James Rennie passed away in 1903 in Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rev
1803–1853
Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland
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Jane MCCREADY
1796–1870
Birth Location: , Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Stagg)
1840–1905
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Emma Smith
1835–1917
Birth Location: Easinton, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Wm Rennie
1861–1927
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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George Rennie
1869–1946
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GR
Edward Rennie
1871–1958
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Susan Rennie
1873–
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
SR
Sarah Rennie
1882–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
SR
Alfred Rennie
1886–1944
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Ellen Rennie
1870–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Jane Rennie
1879–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
JR
Mary Rennie
1885–1961
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
MR
David Rennie
1852–
Birth Location: County Tyrone, Ireland
DR
Arthur Rennie
1900–1978
Birth Location: Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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Blanche Rennie
1903–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Eileen Blundell
1905–1984
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
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Henry Rennie
1860–
Birth Location: Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England
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William Rennie's Ancestors

Self
William Rennie
1828–1903
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William RENNIE Rev
1803–1853
Neilston, Renfrew, Scotland
Jane (or Janet) MCCREADY
1796–1870
, Stranraer, Wigtown, Scotland
Grandparents
James Rainey\Rennie
1776–
Glasgow, Lanark
Martha (Ann) Mackintosh
1771–1806
Not, Graz-Umgebung, Styria, Austria
William McCredy
1768–1858
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Janet (ALEXANDER or) McALEXANDER
1764–
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lachlan MacKintosh
1751–1797
Jannet McMaster
1729–1798
John ALEXANDER
1730–
Marion WATSON
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Rennie's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Rennie (18 June 1828–May 2 1903) m. Ellen (Staag (or) Stagg) (16 Aug. 1840–October 2 1905) m. Emma (Charlotte) Smith (1835–16 Apr 1917)
  1. 1. Wm Rennie 1861–1927 m. Annie Rennie 1863–1945
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Rennie 1888– m. Alexandre (Firmin "Freeman") BRIAND 1885–1946
      1. 1. Dorothy (P.) Leeds 1925–
    2. 2. Jas (Wm) Rennie 1890–
    3. 3. George Rennie 1886–1944
    4. 4. Eileen Blundell 1905–1984
    5. 5. Frank Rennie 1894–1924
    6. 6. Edward Rennie 1891–1895
    7. 7. Arthur Rennie 1901–
    8. 8. Blanche Rennie 1903–
  2. 2. George (James) Rennie 1869–1946
  3. 3. Edward Rennie 1871–1958
  4. 4. Susan Rennie 1873–
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rennie 1882–
  6. 6. Alfred Rennie 1886–1944
  7. 7. Ellen Rennie 1870–
  8. 8. Jane Rennie 1879–
  9. 9. Mary (Ellen) Rennie 1885–1961 m. Firmin ((twin)) Briand 1885–1946
    1. 1. George (Freeman) Briand 1931–1986 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1942–2002
    2. 2. Agnes (Mary Briand) (Aggie) 1923–1987 m. Raymond (Joseph Murray) (stevedore\DND) 1920–1989
      1. 1. Diane Murray 1946–2019
      2. 2. Mary (Valerie) Murray 1940–1940
      3. 3. Ronald Murray 1944–1998
    3. 3. Dorothy (Philomena) Briand-Leeds 1925– m. William Leeds 1925–1968
      1. 1. Carol Stothart 1943–2013
      2. 2. William 1951–2019
    4. 4. Alexander (James) Briand 1916–1987 m. Greta (M.) Briand 1917–2011
      1. 1. Willard 1943–2009
      2. 2. Marilyn Briand 1944–1998
    5. 5. Freeman (Arthur (Biilogically)) Briand 1915–1972 m. Delores (Marie) Michael 1948–2010 m. Helen (Grace Towill) Briand 1918–1947
      1. 1. Betty (Ann Helen) Briand 1938–1995
    6. 6. Thomas (Pascal) Briand 1919–1958
    7. 7. Charles (Walter) Briand 1934–2001 m. Ruby (Marie BRIAND) Halifax 1937–2006
    8. 8. William (Douglas) Briand 1929–1935
    9. 9. Bertha (Mary Cecelia) Briand 1918–2003
    10. 10. Arthur (Timothy) Briand 1912–
  10. 10. David Rennie 1852–
  11. 11. Arthur Rennie 1900–1978
  12. 12. Blanche Rennie 1903–
  13. 13. Eileen Blundell 1905–1984
  14. 14. Henry (W) Rennie 1860–

William Rennie's Timeline

9 Records

1828
18 June 1828
Birth of William James Rennie in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1828
17 Aug 1828
William James Rennie was baptized in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1841
1841
Age 13
William James Rennie resided here in All Saints, Warwickshire, England
All Saints, Warwickshire, England
1849
1849
Age 21
William James Rennie resided here in Birmingham, Warwickshire
Birmingham, Warwickshire
1851
1851
Age 23
William James Rennie resided here in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1861
1861
Age 33
William James Rennie resided here in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 53
William James Rennie resided here in Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 63
William James Rennie resided here in Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
1903
May 2 1903
Age 75
Death of William James Rennie in Halifax, NS, Canada
Halifax, NS, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 June 1828
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcowan; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_148
    [3] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6314; Family No: 134
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13168; Page: 43; Family No: 223
    [5] Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Death Registrations: 1864–1877; 1908–1970; Volume Number: 1903; Page Number: 18
    [6] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number:
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2059; Folio: 105; Page: 23; GSU roll: 332122
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1139; Book: 1; Civil Parish: All Saints; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 16; Page: 25; Line: 16; GSU roll: 464177
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: All Saints, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1139; Book: 1; Civil Parish: All Saints; County: Warwickshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 16; Page: 25; Line: 16; GSU roll: 464177

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Occupational and Quarter Session Records, 1662-1866, Warwickshire County Record Office; Warwickshire Jurors' Lists; Reference Number: QS76; Microfilm: PG3289
    [2] UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, 1849 History & Directory of Birmingham; Publisher: pr. for the author by John Blurton

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2059; Folio: 105; Page: 23; GSU roll: 332122

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcowan; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_148

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 3, Halifax City, Nova Scotia; Roll: C_13168; Page: 43; Family No: 223

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 5a, Halifax City, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6314; Family No: 134

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 2 1903
    Event Place: Halifax, NS, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1965, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Death Registrations: 1864–1877; 1908–1970; Volume Number: 1903; Page Number: 18
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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