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William Ramsay Kinnear

M, #48, b. 16 April 1865, d. 1944
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 15 Aug 2024

Parents:

Father*: James Stirling Kinnear b. 25 Jan 1841, d. 12 Apr 1878
Mother*: Agnes Brown Mackie b. 14 Dec 1841
Relationship:
1st cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: William Ramsay Kinnear was born on 16 April 1865 at Forfar, Scotland, ; 1865 births in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 144; William Ramsay Kinnear, born 1865, April Sixteenth at 3h 30m pm ay 10 New Road Forfar; male parents James Kinnear gardener and Agnes Kinnear ms Mackie who married 1862 October 16th at Forfar; signed James Kinnear father present; registered 1865 April 18th at Forfar, signed John Webster registrar.1
  • He was the son of James Stirling Kinnear and Agnes Brown Mackie.
  • Marriage*: William Ramsay Kinnear married Albertina Chapman Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor and Euphemia Haggart, on Wednesday, 23 April 1890 at Kings, Saratoga, New York, USA, ; First name(s) William R
    Last name Kinnear
    Sex Male
    Father's first name(s) -
    Father's last name -
    Mother's first name(s) -
    Mother's last name -
    Event Marriage
    Year 1890
    Event date 23 Apr 1890
    Location Kings
    County Saratoga
    State New York
    Country United States
    Spouse's first name(s) Albertina C
    Spouse's last name Taylor
    Spouse's sex Female
    Spouse's father's first name(s) -
    Spouse's father's last name -
    Spouse's mother's first name(s) -
    Spouse's mother's last name -
    FamilySearch film number 001561756
    Record set United States Marriages
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Marriages & divorces
    Collections from United States.2,3
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Ramsay Kinnear died in 1944 at Nassau County, New York, USA, .4
  • Burial*: He was buried in 1944 at East Hillside Cemetery, Glen Head, Nassau County, New York, USA, .4
    William R Kinnear 1944 & Albertina T; East Hillside Cemetery NY
    East Hillside Cemetery NY
  • Immigration*: He immigrated in 1886.7
  • Photograph*: William Ramsay Kinnear is in this photograph taken circa 1908 at New York, New York, USA, , along with William R Kinnear, Albertine L Kinnear and Alexander S Kinnear.8
    William Ramsay Kinnear 1865-1944 with children William R Kinnear, Alexander S Kinnear, Albertina L Kinnear - about 1908
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Albertina Chapman Taylor died in 1931 at Nassau County, New York, USA, .4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871He was listed as a member of the household of Hugh Cameron and Isabel Duff Mackie handloom, powerloom weaver in the 1871 census at Dock Street, 7 Yeaman Shore, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Kinnear, nephew, 6, at home, Forfar; Hugh Cameron, head, mar, 38, basket maker, Aberdeen; Isabella Cameron, wife, mar, 37, Glamis, Margaret Millar, boarder, mar, 24, powerloom weaver, Dundee; Agnes Millar, boarder, 1, Dundee; 2 rooms with windows.10
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed in the 1881 census at 63 Perth Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Kinnear, son (grandson), unm, 16, baker, Forfar; John McKay, head, wid, 81, farm servant, Inverkeillor; boarders Frederick Winteringham, 24, ostler, Manchester; Ann Ford, 20, factory worker, Brechin.
Head of Household5 April 1891He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census. Not found - too many candidates in Scotland [May 2011].
PrincipalJune 1900William Ramsay Kinnear and Albertina Chapman Taylor appeared on the census of June 1900 at Rockville Centre, Hempstead Township, Nassau, New York, USA, , Kinnear, William R, head, white, male, b April 1865, aged 35, married 10 years, b Scotland of Scottish parentage, immigrated to US 1886, in US 14 years, not naturalised, occupation baker, no unemployment, can read & write, speaks English, rents home; Kinnear, Albertine C, wife, white, female, b June 1870, aged 29, married 10 years, 4 children born, 2 still living, born Scotland of Scottish parentage, immigrated 1890, in US 10 years, can read & write, speaks English.7
Principal15 April 1910William Ramsay Kinnear and Albertina Chapman Taylor appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at Blue Coe Village, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, USA, , Kinnear, William R, head, male, white, 45, married 20 years, b Scotland of Scottish parentage, immigrated 1884, naturalised, speaks English, proprietor of Bakery, employer, able to read & write, owns property, mortgaged, house; Kinnear, Albertine C, wife, female, white, aged 40, married, 20 years, 4 children born, 3 still living, b Scotland, of Scottish parentage, immigrated 1870, speaks English, no occupation, able to read & write.11
Downtown Oyster Bay, New York
Principal9 January 1920William Ramsay Kinnear and Albertina Chapman Taylor appeared on the census of 9 January 1920 at Oak Street, Glen Clove City, Nassau, New York, USA, , Kinnear, William, head, rented accomodation, male, white, aged 54, married, immigrated 1886, naturalised 1891, can read & write, born Scotland, mother tongue English, father born Scotland, mother tongue English, mother born Scotland, mother tongue English, able to speak English, labourer in leather factory, worker; Kinnear, Albertina, wife, female, white, aged 50, married immigrated 1889, naturalised 1891, can read & write, b Scotland, mother tongue English, father b Scotland, mother tongue English, mother b Scotland, mother tongue English, able to speak English.13
Principal3 May 1930William Ramsay Kinnear and Albertina Chapman Taylor appeared on the census of 3 May 1930 at 21 Dosoris Way, Glen Clove City, Nassau, New York, USA, , Kinnear, William R sr, head, owned accomodation, value 5000, has radio set, family does not live on farm, male, white, aged 65, married at age 25, able to read & write, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, Scotch spoken before coming to US, immigrated 1871, naturalised, able to speak
English, garage owner repairs & storage, class of worker - E, at work yesterday, not a veteran; Kinnear, Albertina, wife, female, white, aged 61, married at age 21,can read & write, b Scotland, parents b Scotland, Scotch spoken before coming to US, immigrated 1890, naturalised, able to speak English.14

Family:

Albertina Chapman Taylor b. 5 Jun 1869, d. 1931
  • Marriage*: William Ramsay Kinnear married Albertina Chapman Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor and Euphemia Haggart, on Wednesday, 23 April 1890 at Kings, Saratoga, New York, USA, ; First name(s) William R
    Last name Kinnear
    Sex Male
    Father's first name(s) -
    Father's last name -
    Mother's first name(s) -
    Mother's last name -
    Event Marriage
    Year 1890
    Event date 23 Apr 1890
    Location Kings
    County Saratoga
    State New York
    Country United States
    Spouse's first name(s) Albertina C
    Spouse's last name Taylor
    Spouse's sex Female
    Spouse's father's first name(s) -
    Spouse's father's last name -
    Spouse's mother's first name(s) -
    Spouse's mother's last name -
    FamilySearch film number 001561756
    Record set United States Marriages
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Marriages & divorces
    Collections from United States.2,3

Children:

William R Kinnear+7 b. Dec 1894, d. Feb 1940
Albertine L Kinnear7 b. Jul 1896, d. Mar 1981
Alexander S Kinnear15 b. Dec 1907, d. 1939

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Birth Forfar, Forfar ref 288/ 144 [Jun 2019].
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T623_1079; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 700. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [Mar 2011]
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) United States Marriages Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=us%2ffs%2fm%2f042580477%2f1 [Sep 2016].
  4. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) FAG memorial 116081812 created by Harris Pepper Aug 26, 2013 [Spe 2016].
  5. Find A Grave ref 116081812_137753771329
  6. FAG 116081812_137753771329
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York; Roll: T623_1079; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 700. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [Mar 2011]
  8. [S43] GK [Sept 2016].
  9. GK [Sept 2016]
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 4; Page: 3; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_51; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2011]
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: T624_995; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1141; Image: 1102; FHL Number: 1375008. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA [Mar 2011].
  12. creative commons licence at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:OysterBay5636.JPG [June 2007]
  13. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Glen Cove, Nassau, New York; Roll: T625_1127; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 130. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). [Mar 2011]
  14. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Glen Cove, Nassau, New York; Roll: 1457; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 214.0. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. [Mar 2011]
  15. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York; Roll: T624_995; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1141; Image: 1102; FHL Number: 1375008. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA [Mar 2011].
Charts:
Hill, Margaret c1764 descendants
Kinnear, Charles c1740 descendants
Mathew, Margaret c1740 descendants
Mitchell, Agnes c1729/30 descendants
Simson, John c1755 descendants
Stark, Jean c1755 descendants
Stirling, David c1729/30 descendants
Wallace, Janet c1752 descendants