John F Craib registrar Forfar¹

• (Registrar) Marriage: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the marriage of Charles W Taylor and Margaret Ann Wishart on Wednesday, 11 September 1912 at 51 1/2 West High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , was registered; 1912 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 58; 1912 on the Eleventh day of September at 51 1/2 West High Street Forfar,after publication according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland, signed Charles Taylor bachelor aged 41 residing 36 Helen Street Arbroath, parents Charles Taylor factory worker (dec) and Mary Taylor ms Adamson; signed Margaret Ann Wishart powerloom linen weaver spinster aged 42, residing 51 1/2 West High Street Forfar, parents John Murkar Wishart yarn bleacher operative (dec) and Mary Wishart ms Kinnear (dec); signed Jas Bruce Gardiner, signed John A Taylor, Jessie Wishart, witnesses; registered 1912 September 12th at Forfar John F Craib registrar.²
  

  1912 Margaret Ann Wishart & Charles W Taylor marriage Forfar
• (Registrar) Birth: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the birth of Gilbert Bisset Hendry was registered on 1 December 1912 at 3 Arbroath Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; not child of William Hendry & Betsy Doig Fullerton [from ED Nov 2014]
  birth registration reads : births in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 224, Gilbert Bisset Hendry, 1912 December first 9h 15m am 3 Arbroath Road Forfar, male parents David Hendry barber journeyman & Harriet Hendry ms Cuthbert married 1907 January 1st Osnaburgh Hall Forfar; signed David Hendry father present; registered 1912 December 10th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.^3,4,5
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of Isabella Moffat was registered on 14 December 1912 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1912 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 170; Isabella Adamson widow of John Adamson wine and spirit merchant; died 1912 December twelfth 4h 30m am; female aged 78 years; parents John Moffat yarn bleacher master (dec) & Agnes Moffat ms Rae (dec); senile gangarene of leg, amputation, asthenia as cert by J Cable LRCP; signed Alexander Watterston son-in-law Orchard Bank House Forfar; registered 1912 December 12th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.⁶
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of David Tyrie was registered on 7 July 1915 at 167 East High Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1915 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 101; David Tyrie factory worker married to Helen Malcolm, 1915 July seventh 1h 0m pm 167 East High Street Forfar; male aged 62 years parents George Tyrie reedmaker master (deceased) and Helen Tyrie ms Adamson (deceased); phthisispulmonrais as certified by G Peterston MD; signed James Black friend 1 Canmore Street Forfar; registered 1915 July 7th at Forfar John F Craib registrar.^7,1
• (Registrar) Marriage: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the marriage of Margaret McQueen Domestic Servant and William Doig Waddell factory worker Corporal 1st Bn Black Watch on Monday, 19 July 1915 at The Manse, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , was registered.⁸
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of David Adamson builder was registered on 16 November 1915 at Tarfside Cottage, Taylor Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1915 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 154; David Adamson builder master married to Jessie Patterson, 1915 November Sixteenth 1h 45 m am Tarfside Cottage Taylor Street Forfar, male aged 60 years, parents John Adamson mason journeyman (dec) & Isabella Adamson ms Wallace (dec), cause myocardial degeneration syncope as certified by John Cable RMCP, signed Alexander Adamson brother present, registered 1915 November 16th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.⁹
  
• (Registrar) Marriage: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the marriage of Robert Clark Black motorman and Lizzie Lowson Moir jute & linen weaver on Friday, 5 December 1919 at 3 William Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , was registered; 1919 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 89; 1919 on the Fifth day of December at 3 William Street Forfar after publication according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland, signed Robert Clark Black motorman bachelor aged 30 residing 153 Main Street Shettleston Glasgow, parents James Black railway platelayer and Mary Ann Black ms Shepherd; signed Lizzie Lowson Moir jute and linen weaver spinster aged 21 residing at 3 William Street Forfar, parents James Moir slaughterhouse worker and Martha Moir ms Adamson; signed James Aiken minister of St James parish of Forfar, signed Ernest Bllack, Bella Moir witnesses, registered 1919 December 6th at Forfar signed James F Craib registrar.¹⁰
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of John Adamson labourer was registered on 22 November 1920 at 7 Chapel Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1920 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 159; John Adamson labourer retired widower of 1st Agnes Paterson 2nd Mary Lakie; 1920 November Twenty-second 1h 0m pm 7 Chapel Street Forfar; male aged 91 years; David Adamson crofter (dec) Agnes Adamson ms Kerr (dec); senile decay as cert by Jno Cable LRCP; Geo Gordon friend Rosewell Cottages Forfar; 1920 November 23rd at Forfar John F Craib registrar.^11,12
• (Registrar) Marriage: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the marriage of James Watterston and Maggie Ann Wishart drapers assistant on Tuesday, 4 September 1923 at Royal Hotel, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, , was registered; 1923 marriages in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar ref 61; 1923 on the fourth day of September at Royal Hotel Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland, signed James Watterston civil engineer bachelor, 28, Orchardbank Parish of Forfar, parents Alexander Watterston burgh surveyor and Helen Eaton Watterston ms Adamson; Maggie Ann Wishart draper's assistant sprinster, 26, Hazelhall Muir Road Forfar, parent Annie Wishart afterwards married to Charles Ramsay joiner and builder; signed Henry Fotheringham Henderson DD minister of Ogilvie Church Dundee, wit Charles Lowdon Sturrock Lochhead Forfar, Hilda Watterston Orchardbank Forfar, registered 1923 September 5th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.¹³
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of James Moffat was registered on 11 May 1929 at Mount Feredith, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; 1929 deaths in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 99; James Moffat jute and linen manufacturer, ex-provost of Forfar, JP OBE widower of Margaret Lemon; died 1929 May Eleventh 1h 45m am at Mount Feredith, male aged 81 years, parents John Moffat yarn bleacher master (dec) and Agnes Moffat ms Rae (dec); cause arteriosclerosis as certified by A Kerr MD; signed Mabel Moffat Whyte grand-neice present, registered 1929 May 13th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.¹⁴
• (Registrar) Death: John F Craib registrar Forfar was the officiating registrar when the death of Isabella Adamson was registered on 5 July 1930 at Forfar Infirmary, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1930 deaths in the district of Forfar in the burgh of Forfar, ref 83; Isabella Whyte married to Robert Thomas Whyte leather merchant, died 1930 July Fifth 10h 30, pm at Forfar Infirmary, usual residence ...bank Forfar, female aged 65 years, parents John Adamson grocer master deceased and Isabella Adamson ms Moffat deceased, cause myocarditis appendicular abcess, operations 4th July 1930 signed J Ewan Cable MMChB, signed A C Whyte son present, registered 1930 July 7th at Forfar signed John F Craib registrar.¹⁵