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William McWilliam1

M, #15670, b. 5 May 1805, d. 16 January 1886
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William McWilliam cotton handloom weaver1 b. c 1765
Mother*: Agnes Maitland1 b. c 1766
Relationship:
5th great-uncle of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected by Janet McWilliam in 1886 at St Nicholas Churchyard, Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Er by Jessie McWilliam in affectionate remembrance of her father and mother William McWilliam b 5 May 1805 d 16 Jan 1886; Barbara Newall b 5 May 1809 d 22 Jul 1853; the above Jessie McWilliam b 30 Jan 1840 d 20 Jul 1898; also her sister Jean widow of the late Robert Stevenson Maryport b 29 Dec 1831 d 10 May 1909; also of Elizabeth McKinlay the beloved wife of Robert McWilliam d 23 Apr 1905 aged 71; the above named Robert McWilliam b 23 Sep 1827 d 21 Sept 1911 'Thy Will Be Done.2'

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household6 June 1841They and Robert McWilliam, Jean McWilliam, William McWilliam and Janet McWilliam were listed in the 1841 census at Prestwick Proper, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, . William McWilliam Male 35 1806 cotton handloom weaver Ireland; Barbara McWilliam Female 30 1811 Scotland
others listed on this sheet:
Samuel     Porter     Male     27     1814 cotton hlw     Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth     Porter     Female     30     1811     Ayrshire, Scotland
James     Porter     Male     3     1838     Ayrshire, Scotland
Isabella     Porter     Female     0     1841     Ayrshire, Scotland
William     Quail     Male     80     1761     cotton hlw Ireland.4
Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household along with spouse Barbara Newall in the 1851 census at West Side of Village, Kirk Street, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, . William McWilliam Head Married Male 45 1806 Hand Loom Weaver (Cotton) Ireland; Barbara McWilliam Wife Married Female 41 1810 Weavers Wife Lanarkshire, Scotland; also in the household were Robert McWilliam, Jean McWilliam, William McWilliam and Janet McWilliam.5

Family:

Barbara Newall b. 5 May 1809, d. 22 Jul 1853
  • Marriage*: William McWilliam married Barbara Newall on Friday, 8 June 1827 at Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, .3

Children:

Robert McWilliam4 b. 23 Sep 1827, d. 21 Sep 1911
Jean McWilliam4 b. 29 Dec 1831, d. 10 May 1909
William McWilliam+6 b. 24 Dec 1835, d. 16 Jan 1899
Janet McWilliam4 b. 30 Jan 1840

Citations

  1. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Death 1886 Monkton & Prestwick 606 /4 image held [Sep 2018].
  2. [S44] Monumental inscription (St Nicholas, Prestwick, Ayrshire) No 83 page 12.
  3. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org /ark:/61903/1:1:XT2X-JT5 : 10 February 2018), William Mcwilliam and Barbara Newall, 08 Jun 1827; citing Monkton,Ayr,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,399 [Sept 2018].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Prestwick Proper, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland URL of this page: h0ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id= GBC/1841/0016893998 [Sept 2018].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census West Side of Village, Kirk Street, Monkton, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland URL of this page: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id= GBC/18 51/0021328404 [Sept 2018].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Scotland Births & Baptisms 1564-1950 URL of this page: h;ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_685381495 [Sept 2018].
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