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William Johnston Strachan 1866–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1866

Birth Location: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Aug 1959

Death Location: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Father: James Strachan

Mother: Elizabeth Johnston

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In 1866, William Johnston Strachan entered the world in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to James Strachan And Elizabeth Scotland Johnston. William Johnston Strachan passed away in 1959 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, William Johnston Strachan entered the world in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to James Strachan And Elizabeth Scotland Johnston.
  • William Johnston Strachan passed away in 1959 in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA.

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William Strachan's Ancestors

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William Strachan
1866–1959
Birth Place: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
James Strachan
1839–1893
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Scotland) Johnston
1841–1879
Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire
Grandparents
John Johnstone
1806–1871
Spring Bank, Renfrewshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Marion (Scotland) Johnstone
1815–1857
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John johnston
1777–1862
Agnes Johnstone
1781–1867
Willm. Scotland
1780–1857
Catherine Muirhead
1780–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Downie
1745–
Agnes Ferguson
1760–
Thomas Scotland
1753–
Elizibath Millar
1760–
John Muirhead
1750–1804
Marion Robertson
1747–1784

William Strachan's Timeline

2 Records

1866
06 Mar 1866
Birth of William Johnston Strachan in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1959
31 Aug 1959
Age 93
Death of William Johnston Strachan in Alameda, Alameda, California, USA
Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California, USA

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