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Alexander Wood Pirie gardener1

M, #18773, b. 23 January 1872
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 4 Apr 2025

Parents:

Father*: William Pirie farm overseer1 b. 1834
  • Birth*: Alexander Wood Pirie gardener was born on 23 January 1872 at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, .1
  • He was the son of William Pirie farm overseer.1
  • Marriage*: Alexander Wood Pirie gardener married Helen Smith in 1897 at Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, .2,3
  • Photograph*: Alexander Wood Pirie gardener is in this photograph taken in 1897 at Ardmiddle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.4

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household along with spouse Helen Smith in the 1901 census at Langcroft cottage, Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
Alexander Wood     Pirie     Head     Married     Male     29     1872     Gardener (domestic)     Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helen     Pirie     Wife     Married     Female     31     1870     Gardener     Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Jeannie Ross     Pirie     Daughter     -     Female     1     1900     -     Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
William     Turnidge     Boarder     Single     Male     19     1882     Gardeners apprentice     England.5

Notes

  • Note for Web*: Alexander Wood Pirie gardener Alexander Pirie
    Birth abt 1872 - Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Death 3 Jan 1960 - East Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Mother Jean Marnoch Wood
    Father William Pirie

    Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on abt 1872 to William Pirie and Jean Marnoch Wood. Alexander Pirie married Helen Smith and had 4 children. He passed away on 3 Jan 1960 in East Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales..6

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Male Icon
    Alexander Pirie
    Birthabt 1872 - Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Death3 Jan 1960 - East Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales
    MotherJean Marnoch Wood
    FatherWilliam Pirie

    Born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on abt 1872 to William Pirie and Jean Marnoch Wood. Alexander Pirie married Helen Smith and had 4 children. He passed away on 3 Jan 1960 in East Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales.
  2. [S61] Website Facebook (www.facebook.com) Mo Thompson [Apr 2024].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1897 Alex Wood Pirie Helen Smith ref 168/2/74 Aberdeen old machar [Apr 2024].
  4. [S40] To be confirmed [Apr 2024].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Alexander Wood Pirie in 1901
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Langcroft Cottage, Oyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [Mar 2025].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Alexander Pirie Birth abt 1872 - Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [Mar 2025].