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William Wylie Neish engineer, house proprietor1

M, #17276, b. 1830, d. 6 November 1892
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 30 Nov 2020

Parents:

Father*: James Neish shipmaster2 b. 1788, d. 5 Oct 1867
Mother*: Catherine Wylie2 b. 1791
  • (Child) Birth*: William Wylie Neish engineer, house proprietor was born in 1830 at Macao, Canton, China, ; also noted at sea.2,3,4
  • He was the son of James Neish shipmaster and Catherine Wylie.2
  • (Groom) Marriage*: William Wylie Neish engineer, house proprietor married Mary Ann Powrie Mudie on 23 October 1873 at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Wylie Neish engineer, house proprietor died on 6 November 1892 at Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, , NEISH - At Perth, suddenly, on the 6th inst., William Wylie Neish, engineer, Dundee, aged 62. Freinds are requested to accept od this (the only) invitation.5,6
  • (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Mary Ann Powrie Mudie on 8 October 1886 at 36 Ferry Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of James Neish shipmaster and Catherine Wylie in the 1851 census at Nethergate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; James     Neish     Head     Married     Male     63     1788     Retired Ship Master     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Catherine     Neish     Wife     Married     Female     60     1791     Retired Ship Masters Wife     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Elizabeth     Neish     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     28     1823     -     -
William     Neish     Son     Unmarried     Male     20     1831     Engineer (App)     -
Jemima     White     Servant     Unmarried     Female     30     1821     House Serv     Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland
Agness     Craig     Servant     Unmarried     Female     18     1833     House Serv     Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland.7
Member of Household7 April 1861He was listed as a member of the household of James Neish shipmaster and Catherine Wylie in the 1861 census at Airlie Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; James     Neish     Head     Married     Male     73     1788     Retired Mariner From India     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Katherine     Neish     Wife     Married     Female     70     1791     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William Weylie     Neish     Son     Unmarried     Male     30     1831     Engineer Of Founder Firm Of Peace St Neish     -
Margaret     Birnie     Servant     Unmarried     Female     35     1826     Domestic Servant     Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Matildia     Mackey     Servant     Unmarried     Female     46     1815     Domestic Servant     Cupar, Fife, Scotland.8
Member of Household3 April 1881He was listed in the 1881 census at Murray Royal Asylum Lunatics, Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     William W
Last name     Neish
Relationship     Patient
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     51
Birth year     1830
Birth town     -
Birth county     -
Birth place     At Sea
Birth place other as transcribed     AT SEA
Occupation     Formerly Marine Engineer
House name     Murray Royal Asylum Lunatics
Street     -
Town     -
Parish     Kinnoul
County     Perthshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Kinnoull
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Record set     1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.3
Member of Household5 April 1891He was listed in the 1891 census at Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     William W
Last name     Neish
Relationship     Patient
Marital status     Widower
Sex     Male
Age     61
Birth year     1830
Birth town     Dundee
Birth county     -
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Occupation     Engineer Formerly
Street     -
Town     -
Parish     Kinnoul
City     -
County     Perthshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Perth
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Record set     1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.9

Family:

Mary Ann Powrie Mudie b. 4 Apr 1854, d. 8 Oct 1886
  • (Groom) Marriage*: William Wylie Neish engineer, house proprietor married Mary Ann Powrie Mudie on 23 October 1873 at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2

Children:

James Geddes Neish4 b. 1874
Francis Wylie Neish+1 b. 15 Jan 1879, d. 19 Nov 1940

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Birth 1879 Dundee 282/2 84 image held [Nov 2020].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1873 Monifieth 310/ 27 image held [Nov 2020].
  3. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Murray Royal Asylum Lunatics, Kinnoul, Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland [Nov 2020].
  4. [S40] From BN & Mary (Powrie) in Oregon by email [Sept 2010].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Newspapers Collection Dundee Courier 1892-11-08 [Nov 2020].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: Scotland, Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions [Nov 2020].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Nethergate, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Nov 2020].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Airlie Place, Dundee, Dundee 2Nd, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Nov 2020].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Kinnoul, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [Nov 2020].