- (Child) Birth*: William Key commercial traveller tea was born on 15 October 1867 at Gotterstone, parish of Dundee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1867 births in the 1st district of the burgh of Dundee in the county of Forfar; ref 1889; William Key, 1867 October fifteenth 6h 0m am Gotterstone parish of Dundee, male parents George Key farm servant and Ann Key ms Ford married 1866 Dec 28 Inverkeillor, signed George Key father present, registered 1867 October 28th at Dundee Jas Johnston registrar.2
- He was the son of George Key farm servant and Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant.
- (Groom) Marriage*: William Key commercial traveller tea married Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist on 22 December 1886 at 7 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1886 marriages in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee; 1886 on the twenty-second day of December at 7 Yeaman Shore Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; William Key grocer master bachelor, 20, 22 Raglan Street Dundee, George Key harbour porter, Ann Key ms Ford; Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist spinster, 21, 7 Yeaman Shore Dundee, James Doig shoemaker (dec) Elizabeth Doig ms Marnie (dec); William Smith minister of St Pauls (Sc Church) Dundee, Peter Mackay, Helen Doig witnesses.3
- Death*: William Key commercial traveller tea died on 5 March 1927 at Lewisham, London, England, , at age 59; In loving memory of William Key, beloved husband of Annie Doig, who was called to rest, March 5th 1927, in his 60th year. Interred, family grave, Ladywell cemetery [Lewisham] plot D3986.
Sleep on, dear Father, God thought it best to take thee to thy heavenly rest.
"God's finger touched him, and he slept."4,5 - Burial*: He was buried after 5 March 1927 at Plot D3986, Ladywell Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, .5
- Anecdote forWeb*: Margaret Kinnear Adamson Bell recalls being told by her mother, Georgina Key that as a schoolgirl she went to Huntingdon during school holidays to help out with the family there as 'Uncle Will' was married young. He was the oldest of the family and Georgina was the youngest of the four girls. Will's famiily lived later in Catford, London.6
- (Spouse) Death: His spouse Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist died in March 1939 at Lewisham, London, England, .4
- (Groom) Marriage*: William Key commercial traveller tea married Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist on 22 December 1886 at 7 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1886 marriages in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee; 1886 on the twenty-second day of December at 7 Yeaman Shore Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; William Key grocer master bachelor, 20, 22 Raglan Street Dundee, George Key harbour porter, Ann Key ms Ford; Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist spinster, 21, 7 Yeaman Shore Dundee, James Doig shoemaker (dec) Elizabeth Doig ms Marnie (dec); William Smith minister of St Pauls (Sc Church) Dundee, Peter Mackay, Helen Doig witnesses.3
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), census 1891 310/00 003/00 023 [May 2008].
- [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Birth 1867 Dundee ref 282/01 1889 [Aug 2009].
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriages 1886 St Clement Dundee 282/03 0152 [image held: May 2008].
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- [S6] From photo of memorial
JT [May 2018]. - [S6] MKAB via DDB [July 2004].
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- [S30] LDS 1881 Census [Aug 2007].
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William Key commercial traveller tea1
M, #143, b. 15 October 1867, d. 5 March 1927
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022
Parents:
Father*: George Key farm servant b. 16 Mar 1842, d. 29 Nov 1908
Mother*: Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant b. b 30 Mar 1839, d. 7 Jun 1904
Mother*: Ann Gibson Ford domestic servant b. b 30 Mar 1839, d. 7 Jun 1904
Relationship:
Great-uncle of Patricia Catherine Adamson
Family:
Annie Fielding Doig sack machinist b. c 1865, d. Mar 1939
Children:
Helen Fielding Doig Key dressmaker b. c 1887, d. Mar 1973
Annie Gibson Ford Key typist b. 12 Nov 1889, d. Jun 1979
Margaret Scott Key+ b. 10 Mar 1891, d. Dec 1979
George F Key fish salesman b. c 1895, d. Dec 1920
Lizzie Marnie Key+ b. bt 1 Apr 1897 - 30 Jun 1897, d. 1978
Annie Gibson Ford Key typist b. 12 Nov 1889, d. Jun 1979
Margaret Scott Key+ b. 10 Mar 1891, d. Dec 1979
George F Key fish salesman b. c 1895, d. Dec 1920
Lizzie Marnie Key+ b. bt 1 Apr 1897 - 30 Jun 1897, d. 1978
Citations
Charts:
Beattie, Mary s1730 descendants
Foord, Thomas c1717/18 descendants
Gibson, Alexander c1750 descendants
Jarren, Jannet c1717/18 descendants
Key, George c1770 descendants
Law, Alexander c1740 descendants
Myres, John c1790 descendants
Napier, William 1727 descendants
Scott, David c1785 descendants
Steven, Elizabeth c1751/52 descendants
Stewart, Jane c1785 descendants
Young, Helen c1750 descendants
Foord, Thomas c1717/18 descendants
Gibson, Alexander c1750 descendants
Jarren, Jannet c1717/18 descendants
Key, George c1770 descendants
Law, Alexander c1740 descendants
Myres, John c1790 descendants
Napier, William 1727 descendants
Scott, David c1785 descendants
Steven, Elizabeth c1751/52 descendants
Stewart, Jane c1785 descendants
Young, Helen c1750 descendants