William Strachan factory fireman

• Birth*: William Strachan factory fireman was born circa 1867; from MI.¹
• Marriage*: He married Ann Moir Adamson factory worker, daughter of John Adamson labourer and Mary Ann Lakie, on Monday, 23 July 1923 at The Manse, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1918 marriages in the distrcit of Forfar in the county of Forfar; ref 39; 1918 on the twenty-third day of July at The Manse Forfar after banns according to the forms of the established Church of Scotland; William Strachan factory fireman widower, 50, 4 Coutties Wynd Forfar, father John Strachan stone quarrier (dec) mother Margaret Strachan ms Carrie (dec); Ann Moir Easton facrtory worker widow, 40, 79 West High Street Forar, father John Adamson general labourer (retired) mother Mary Adamson MS Rathie (dec); signed W G Donaldson minister of Forfar, Robert Dorward Clarl, Georgina Carcarry witnesses; reg 1918 July 25th at Forfar John Y Craib registrar.²
• Death*: William Strachan factory fireman died on 12 July 1948; from MI.¹

• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected by John A Easton say 1948 at Newmonthill Cemetery, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads Erected by John A Easton in memory of his father David Easton who died 6th April 1908 in his 32nd year, also his step-father William C Strachan who died 12th July 1948 in his 81st year and his dearly loved mother Ann Adamson who died 28th August 1948 in her 71st year. At Rest.³
  

  Ann Adamson, David Easton, William C Strachan; Forfar Newmonthill