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William Napier weaver1,2

M, #16835, b. 1727, d. 1781
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Apr 2024
Relationship:
5th great-grandfather of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • (Child) Birth*: William Napier weaver was born in 1727 at Kincardineshire, Scotland, .3
  • (Groom) Marriage*: He married Mary Beattie on 6 July 1755 at Kinneff & Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland, ; both of this parish.1,4
  • (Deceased) Death: William Napier weaver died in November 1772 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, , query.3
  • (Erector) Memorial Inscription*: A Headstone was erected by William Napier weaver in 1773 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads 1773. Wm Napier weaver Midtown of Barras d -.11-1772, w Margt Beattie d 2.10.1765, s Wm d infancy

    FaG
    Inscription
    1773
    Here lyes the body of
    WILLIAM NAPIER,
    sometime weaver in
    Midtown of Barras
    d 28 Nov 1772 aged 80; his spouse
    MARGARET BEATTIE
    d 298 Oct 1768; their son
    WILLIAM died in infancy.5,6
  • (Erector) Memorial Inscription*: A Headstone was erected by William Napier weaver in 1775 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads by Wm Napier weaver in Midtown imo Christian d 1775 11y, the said Wm Napier d 1781 53

    FaG
    Inscription
    This stone is erected by
    William Napier
    Weaver in Hiltown
    in memory of his daughter
    CHRISTIAN NAPIER
    Died 15 Jan 1775 aged 11; said
    WILLIAM NAPIER
    Died 1 Aug 1781 aged 54.7,8
  • (Deceased) Death*: He died in 1781 at Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, .3

Family:

Mary Beattie b. s 1730

Children:

John Napier9 b. 2 May 1756
William Napier timber & produce merchant in London1 b. 8 Jan 1758
James Napier weaver+1 b. s 19 Apr 1762
Christian Napier9 b. 12 Feb 1764, d. 1775

Citations

  1. [S40] JF via MyHeritage and email; also 'The Barber Chronicle' book detailing the Napier & Myers families of Marykirk and Australia among others [May 2020].
  2. [S24] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Kincardine, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1999) 0 901061 298002 Marykirk entry no 23.
  3. [S24] Alison Mitchell ed. MI Pre-1855 Kincardine Kinneff entry no 10 & 11.
  4. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) Kinneff & Catterline 1755 262/ 30 87 image held [Jun 2020].
  5. [S24] Alison Mitchell ed. MI Pre-1855 Kincardine Kinneff entry no 10.
  6. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165134408/margaret-napier: accessed 7 April 2024), memorial page for Margaret Beattie Napier (6 Oct 1729–29 Oct 1768), Find a Grave Memorial ID 165134408, citing Kinneff Kirkyard, Kinneff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Maintained by Jackie ABC (contributor 48218483). . [Apr 2024]
  7. [S24] Alison Mitchell ed. MI Pre-1855 Kincardine Kinneff entry no 11.
  8. [S67] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165134409/william-napier: accessed 7 April 2024), memorial page for William Napier (5 Jan 1727–1 Aug 1781), Find a Grave Memorial ID 165134409, citing Kinneff Kirkyard, Kinneff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Maintained by Jackie ABC (contributor 48218483). [Apr 2024] [Apr 2024]
  9. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) Kinneff & Catterline 1756-1764 parent search no images held [Jun 2020].
Charts:
Beattie, Mary s1730 descendants
Napier, William 1727 descendants