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William Ferrier shoemaker

M, #4819, b. 1829, d. 21 December 1912

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 11 Jul 2024

Birth*: William Ferrier shoemaker was born in 1829 at Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^1,2
(Groom) Marriage*: He married Sally Wilkie handloom weaver linen, daughter of John Wilkie linen handloom weaver and Isobel Wallace yarn winder, on 30 May 1851 at Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, .³
(Deceased) Death*: William Ferrier shoemaker died on 21 December 1912 at Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^4,2,5

(Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected by Mary Ann Taylor Ferrier in 1913 at Brechin Cemetery, Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Erected by Mary Ferrier in loving memory of her husband William R Malcolm who died 13th November 1913 aged [68?] also of her father William Ferrier who died 21st Dec 1912 aged 84 and her mother Sarah Wilkie who died 16th October 1902 also the above Mary Ferrier died 22nd Feb 1953 aged 84 years.⁶
Brechin Sarah Wilkie William Ferrier

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household

3 April 1881

He was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at 27 Union Street, Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. William Ferrier, head, mar, 51, shoemaker. Brechin; Sarah Wilkie (Ferrier), wife, mar, 54, Aberlemno; Susan G Ferrier, grand-dau, 1, Brechin; also in the household were Sally Wilkie handloom weaver linen, Susan Gordon Ferrier, John Ferrier and Mary Ann Taylor Ferrier.⁷

Family:

Sally Wilkie handloom weaver linen b. 24 Oct 1825, d. 16 Oct 1902

Children:

David Ferrier b. 23 Aug 1855
Susan Gordon Ferrier b. 1857
William Ferrier b. 29 Apr 1860
John Ferrier b. 1862
William Lyall Ferrier b. 1865
Unnamed Ferrier b. 1867
Mary Ann Taylor Ferrier b. 1868

Citations

[S30] LDS 1881 Census from 1881 census [Nov 2009].
[S40] DR [Nov 2009].
[S22] E-mail message , from Elaine Campbell via David Raitt [May 2009].
[S21] Headstone Photograph; , attachment to email from PATRICIA ROBERTSON [Nov 2009].
[S43] From MI [Nov 2009].
[S21] Headstone Photograph; , attachment to email from PR Nov 2009.
[S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), FHL film 0203477 GROref vol 275 enum 2 page 7 [Nov 2009].