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William Rennie 1873–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1873

Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 07 Oct 1938

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Rennie

Mother: Elizabeth Howat

Spouse(s): Mary Hepburn

Children(s): Matthew Rennie, Jeanie Rennie, Ivie Rennie, Elizabeth Rennie

William Rennie was born in 1873 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Matthews Rennie And Elizabeth Howat. William Rennie married Mary Johnstone Hepburn, and had children including Elizabeth Rennie, Ivie Howat Rennie, Jeanie Hepburn Rennie, Matthew Hepburn Rennie. William Rennie passed away in 1938 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Rennie was born in 1873 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of James Matthews Rennie And Elizabeth Howat.
  • William Rennie married Mary Johnstone Hepburn, and had children including Elizabeth Rennie, Ivie Howat Rennie, Jeanie Hepburn Rennie, Matthew Hepburn Rennie.
  • William Rennie passed away in 1938 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rennie
1844–
Birth Location: Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Howat
1849–1921
Birth Location: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hepburn
1875–1927
Birth Location: Milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MH

Children(s)

Matthew Rennie
1905–1962
Birth Location: Glasgow Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MR
Jeanie Rennie
1896–
Birth Location: Milton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JR
Ivie Rennie
1902–1955
Birth Location: Glasgow Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland
IR
Elizabeth Rennie
1899–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ER

William Rennie's Ancestors

Self
William Rennie
1873–1938
Birth Place: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
James Matthews Rennie
1844–
Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Howat
1849–1921
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Howat
1803–1872
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella French
1808–1888
Kirkconnel, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Howat
1760–1837
Jean Kerr
1760–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Kerr
1728–1800
Margaret McCowan
1740–1803

William Rennie's Descendants

1.
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William Rennie (1 Apr 1873–07 Oct 1938) m. Mary (Johnstone) Hepburn (29 Nov 1875–12 Feb 1927)
  1. 1. Matthew (Hepburn) Rennie 1905–1962 m. Charlotte (Louise) Hodges 1907–1998
  2. 2. Jeanie (Hepburn) Rennie 1896– m. Philip (Raymond) Sinclair 1895–1962
    1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Sinclair 1927–2009 m. Vincent (Paul) King 1919–2003
    2. 2. William (R) Sinclair 1922–
  3. 3. Ivie (Howat) Rennie 1902–1955 m. Dorothy (Claire) Hill 1904–1978 m. Grace (G) Murphy 1906–1993
    1. 1. Carol (Ann) Rennie 1939–2018
  4. 4. Elizabeth Rennie 1899–

William Rennie's Timeline

2 Records

1873
1 Apr 1873
Birth of William Rennie in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland
1938
07 Oct 1938
Age 65
Death of William Rennie in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1873
    Event Place: Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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