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William Cairncross Pirie1,2

M, #18536, b. 1891, d. 5 August 1916
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Apr 2024

Parents:

Father*: John Wood Pirie gardener1 b. 1864, d. 9 Mar 1927
Mother*: Betsy Cairncross1 b. c 1866
Relationship:
3rd cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • (Child) Birth*: William Cairncross Pirie was born in 1891 at Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, .3
  • He was the son of John Wood Pirie gardener and Betsy Cairncross.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: William Cairncross Pirie died on 5 August 1916 at The Somme, France, , Private W Pirie, Turriff
    Mr and Mrs Pirie, Ardmiddle Gardens, Turriff, have just received information that their only son, Private William Cairncross Pirie (Gordons) was killed in action in France on 5th August. Private Pirie, before enlisting in October 1916, was a gardener with Sit Bictor Mackenzie, Brackley House, Ballater. He was 25 years of age.4,5

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of John Wood Pirie gardener and Betsy Cairncross in the 1891 census at Gardeners Cottage, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
John     Pirie     Head     Married     Male     26     1865     Gardener serv domestic     Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Betsy     Pirie     Wife     Married     Female     25     1866     Wife     Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lily     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     1     1890     -     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William     Pirie     Son     -     Male     0     1891     -     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland


First name(s)     John
Last name     Pirie
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     26
Age as transcribed     26
Birth year     1865
Birth town     Longside
Birth county     Aberdeenshire
Birth county as transcribed     ABERDENSHIRE
Birth place     Scotland
Occupation     Gardener serv domestic
Full address     Gardener's Cottage, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
House name     Gardener's Cottage
House number     -
Street     -
Parish     Turriff
County     Aberdeenshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Turriff
Enumeration district     8
Archive reference     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     15
Record set     1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.6
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of John Wood Pirie gardener and Betsy Cairncross in the 1901 census at Gardeners Cottage Ardmiddle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
John     Pirie     Head     Married     Male     36     1865     Gardener (domestic)     Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Betsy     Pirie     Wife     Married     Female     35     1866     -     Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Lily     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     11     1890     Scholar     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William     Pirie     Son     -     Male     10     1891     Scholar     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Nettie     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     8     1893     Scholar     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Edith     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     5     1896     Scholar     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Betsy     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     2     1899     -     Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

First name(s)     John
Last name     Pirie
Relationship     Head
Marital status     Married
Sex     Male
Age     36
Age as transcribed     36
Birth year     1865
Birth town     Longside
Birth town as transcribed     LONGSIDE
Birth place     Scotland
Birth place other as transcribed     SCOTLAND
Birth county     Aberdeenshire
Birth county as transcribed     ABERDEENSHIRE
Occupation     Gardener (domestic)
Full address     Gardners Cottage Ardmiddle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
House name     Gardners Cottage Ardmiddle
Street     -
Parish     Turriff
County     Aberdeenshire
Country     Scotland
Registration district     Turriff
Ecclesiastical parish or district     Turriff
Other household member first name(s)     Betsy, Edith, Lily, Nettie, William
Other household member last name     Pirie
Archive reference     RG13
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     12
Record set     1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.7

Citations

  1. [S40] Email from MT [Apr 2024].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Births, Turriff ; 1891 ref 247/19; no image held [Apr 2024].
  3. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Births, Turriff ; ref 247/19; no image held [Apr 2024].
  4. [S61] Website Facebook (www.facebook.com) Mo Thompson 8 Nov 2017 pic of Great Uncle
    As Armistice Day approaches, remembering my great uncle, William Pirie, who died at The Somme, August 5th 1916, aged 25. "Lest we forget.."
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1916, Friday August 18
    Aberdeen Weekly Journal [Apr 2024].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) John Pirie in 1891
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Gardener's Cottage, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [Apr 2024].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) John Pirie in 1901
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Gardners Cottage Ardmiddle, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [Apr 2024].
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