- Birth*: William Menmuir Findlay seaman was born on 29 September 1851 at Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2
- He was the son of William Findlay fisherman, ship's captain and Ann Bell.
- (Deceased) Death*: William Menmuir Findlay seaman died on 1 June 1888 at lost at sea, at age 36 from MI.
- (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected on 1 July 1874 at Montrose Rosehill Cemetery, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads ob by family imo fa Wm Findlay shipmaster d St Petersburg 1.7.1874 52, mo Ann Bell 5.6.1883 63, da Jessie Ann 5.10.1854 5y6m, 1s Wm Menmuir lost at sea 1.6.1888 36, 3s Jas Bell 22.5.1922 56, 2s John Bell 8.12.1938, 2da Margt Stevenson 11.2.1944, (north side) Annie Mary 16.11.1893 (h John Bell), Henrietta Sarah 8.1.1940 (h Jas Bell.)3,4
- [S40] Fom GJ [May 2006].
- [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C113124 [May 2006].
- [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 Angus pre 1855 MI ed Alison Mitchell, page 240 Montrose Rosehill Cemetery #624.
- [S40] From Gordon Johnson [email May 2006] but he has 29 Dec 1887.
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ancestry CSSCT1861_45 Montrose 23 10 16 [Aug 2009].
William Menmuir Findlay seaman
M, #6434, b. 29 September 1851, d. 1 June 1888
Last Edited: 16 Jun 2024
Parents:
Father*: William Findlay fisherman, ship's captain b. 16 Jan 1822, d. 5 Jul 1874
Mother*: Ann Bell b. c 1820, d. 5 Jun 1883
Mother*: Ann Bell b. c 1820, d. 5 Jun 1883
Relationship:
1st cousin 5 times removed of Robert Carson 'the Computer Doctor'