William George MASSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, 20 Jute St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, 86 Spital St, St Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1953, Hindmarsh Ave, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, UK

Notes:

William's family living in Norfolk, England, while he served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
1939 register for Norwich Road, Watton, Watton, Wayland R.D., Norfolk, England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Ellen L Masson 16 Feb 1900 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 150 1
Elizabeth B Masson 29 Feb 1920 Female Seeking Work, Not Previously Employed Single 150 2
William S Masson 10 Oct 1921 Male Grocer's Assistant Single 150 3
Stanley B Masson 26 Jun 1926 Male At School Single 150 4

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Wife's birth
BLYTH, ELLEN LINDORES, F, year 1900, ref 685/3 319, Canongate, Scotland.

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Aberdeen Weekly Journal 30 May 1919, p6.
MASSON-BLYTH.-At Glasgow, on the 9th May, by the Rev. Thompson Nicolson, Corporal W.Masson, 3rd R.S.F., eldest son of George Masson, St High Street, Old Aberdeen, to Nelly, eldest daughter of John Blyth, of Edinburgh.

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Marriage: BLYTH, ELLEN L to MASSON, WILLIAM, year 1919, ref 654/ 74, Rutherglen, Scotland.

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Birth:
Transcript from birth cert 168/02 1376
1898 births in the district of St Machar in the Burgh of Aberdeen. No 1376 William George MASSON 1898 August Eleventh 4h30m PM 17 Claremont Street Aberdeen
male father George Masson horse shoer (journeyman). mother Agnes Thomas Masson M.S. Silver married 1897 July 30th Old Machar. Witness George Masson father

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Died:
1953 deaths in the district of Dundee in the county of Angus.
No 182, William George Masson, nursing orderly, married to Ellen Lindores Blyth, 1953 March Eleventh at 9.20pm at Maryfield Hospital, usual residence Hindmarsh Avenue, Dundee, male, 54 years, son of George Masson, blacksmith, deceased, and Agnes Thoms Masson, M.S. Silver, deceased. Causes: Arterior scleroris, congestive heart failure. Informant S. Blyth Masson, son.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, 20 Jute St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, 86 Spital St, St Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: George Masson Gender: Male Birth Date: 23 Mar 1871 Birth Place: Banchory Devenick,Kincardine,Scotland Mother: Margaret Masson
FHL Film Number: 6035516

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Died:
1931 deaths in the Northern District of Aberdeen.
No 1138, George Masson, general labourer (married to Agnes Thomson Silver), 1931 November twenty sixth at 7.55pm at Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen (usual address 127 Huntly St, Aberdeen), male, 60 years, son of Margaret Masson, domestic servant (deceased), cause, carcinoma of oesophagus and larynx, Informant, Agnes S.Masson, widow, 33 Rose St, Aberdeen.

George married Agnes Thomson SILVER on 30 Jul 1897 in Summerfield, Mid Stocket Road, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Agnes (daughter of William SILVER and Margaret DUTHIE) was born on 24 Apr 1871 in Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 27 Jan 1945 in Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1881, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1891, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1901, 20 Jute St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, 86 Spital St, St Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Agnes Thomson Silver Gender: Female Birth Date: 24 Apr 1871 Birth Place: Maryculter,Kincardine,Scotland
Father: William Silver Mother: Margaret Duthie

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Census:
1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. Genera).
Birth date: abt 1872 Birth place: Maryculter, Kincardinesh Residence date: 1881 Residence place: Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881scotland&h=2918069&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Census:
1891 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. Genera).
Birth date: abt 1872 Birth place: Kincardineshire Residence date: 1891 Residence place: Aberdeen Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=935903&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Census:
1901 census for 20 Jute St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen:
1901 168/01 054/01 042
George MASSON, head, mar, aged 30, shore labourer, worker, born Portlethen
Agnes MASSON, wife, mar, aged 29, born Maryculter, Aberdeenshire
William G. MASSON, son, aged 2, born Aberdeen
Thomas* MASSON, son, aged 1, born Aberdeen
George MASSON, son, aged 1, born Aberdeen
*Should be Thomson
1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. Genera).
Birth date: abt 1900 Birth place: Aberdeen Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Aberdeen John Knox, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1901scotland&h=285110&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

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Census:
Transcript of 1911 census 168/02 002/00 005
Aberdeen St Machar Old Machar Aberdeen No 86 Spital St:
George MASSON, head, aged 40, married, dock labourer, born Portlethen, Kincardine
Agnes S. MASSON, wife, aged 39, married 13 years, 8 children, 6 living, born Maryculter, Kincardine
William G. MASSON, son, aged 12, born Aberdeen
Thomson MASSON, son, aged 11 (twin), born Aberdeen
George S. MASSON, son aged 11 (twin), born Aberdeen
John MASSON, son, aged 7, born Aberdeen
Margaret D. MASSON, dau, aged 4, born Aberdeen
Louis MASSON, son, aged 1, born Aberdeen

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Died:
Transcript of death certificate 168/010123
1945 deaths in the Northern District of Aberdeen in the Burgh of Aberdeen.
No 123 Agnes Thomas Masson (widow of George Masson blacksmith) 1945 January Twentyseventh 11h0m A.M. at Royal Infirmary Aberdeen. Female 73 years. Daughter of William Silver domestic gardener (deceased) and Margaret Silver M.S. Duthie (deceased). Causes: Coronary Thrombosis, Polycythaemia, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gangrene of left foot, diabetes mellitus. Witness Thomson Masson son, of 22 Bankhead Avenue, Buckeburn

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Notes:

Married:
Transcript of marriage certificate 168/020256
1897 marriages in the Aberdeen District of Old Machar Parish in the County of Aberdeen
No 256: 1897 on the thirtieth day of July at Summerfield, Mid Stocket Road Aberdeen after publication according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland. George Masson Horse Shoer (journeyman) Bachelor aged 26 of 41 Bonaccord St, Aberdeen, son of William Masson crofter (deceased) and Margaret Masson domestic servant (deceased) and Agnes Thomson Silver (spinster), aged 26, of Summerfield Mid Stocket Road, Aberdeen. Daughter of William Silver market gardener and Margaret Silver M.S. Duthie. Witnesses: Agnes Simpson, George Silver

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1920-1922, Chapel Brae, Bucksburn, Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Probate: 27 Nov 1931, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
From Fetteresso OPR
James Silver tenant in Sauchenshaw and wife Agnes Thomson had a son born 16/04/1844 and baptised after named William.

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Probate:
Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936 1931
SILVER, William, jobbing gardener, 9 Old Meldrum Rd, Bucksburn, Newhills, Aberdeenshire, died 26 Oct 1931 at Bucksburn aforesaid, testate. Confirmation Aberdeen, 28 Nov, to George Silver, transport inspector, 2 Medwyn St, Scotstoun, Glasgow, his son, executor. Will dated 18 Mar 1924 recorded Aberdeen 27 Nov 1931. Value of estate, 60 pounds 14 shillings two pence.

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Died:
No 42, William Silver, jobbing gardener, widower of Margaret Duthie, 26 Oct 1931 at 12.45pm at Oldmeldrum Road, Bucksburn, male, 88 years, son of James Silver, farmer, deceased and Agnes Silver, M.S.Thomson, deceased. Causes: Senile decay, cardiac failure. Informant George Silver, son, 2 Medwyn St, Scotstoun, Glasgow.

Erected by William Silver In memory of his wife Margaret Duthie Died at Chapelbrae 13/03/1922 Age 77 Also William Silver Died 16/10/1931Age 88 Great Grand Parents

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William married Margaret DUTHIE on 10 Jun 1870 in Skene, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Margaret was born on 16 Dec 1846 in Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 18 Mar 1922 in Chapelbrae, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
1922 deaths in the parish of Newhills in the county of Aberdeen.
No 61 Margaret Silver, married to William Silver, market gardener, died 18 March 1922 at 5.50am at Chapelbrae, Newhills, female, 77 years, dau of George Duthie, wood merchant, deceased, and Mary Duthie, M.S.Irvine, deceased. Cause: Carcenoma. Informant: William Silver.

Erected by William Silver In memory of his wife Margaret Duthie Died at Chapelbrae 13/03/1922 Age 77 Also William Silver Died 16/10/1931Age 88 Great Grand Parents

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Notes:

Married:
1870 marriages in the parish of Skene in the county of Aberdeen. 1870 on the tenth day of June at Skene after banns according to the forms of the established church of Scotland. William Silver gardener-master (bachelor) aged 26 of Shannoburn, Maryculter. Father: James Silver farmer (deceased). Mother: Agnes Silver MS Thompson AND Margaret Duthie domestic servant (spinster) aged 24 years of Elmhill House, Old Machar. Father: George Duthie gamekeeper. Mother: Mary Duthie MS Irvine. Witnesses: Grant I Philip minister of the parish of Skene, Alex Abel, John Silver

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Sauchenshaw, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861, Kintoulin, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
• Will: 19 Sep 1865, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK

Notes:

James was was a tenant farmer at Shanchenshaw, Fetteresso, from before 1840 to 1852, where he paid sums of ?68 (for land?) and ?1 (for house?) to his landlord and cousin George Silver. He then farmed at Kintoulin 1852-1865, where he had 106 acres and employed two labourers and one boy. He died aged 54* on 30 May 1865 at Kintoulin (Kintewline, Maryculter) (Banchory Devenick grave 93 p.20). He was the third child of Alexander Silver and Elizabeth Stirling who were married at Banchory Devenick on 28 August 1803 (contracted 6 August).
*Note that he would have been 57 based on baptism record. Either the age is wrong or perhaps the James baptised 1808 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBHQ-7DQ) died young and he is the "second" James born to Alex Silver and Elizabeth Stirling.
If that is the case, then following is probable baptism:
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: James Silver Gender: Male Christening Date: 20 Jun 1810
Christening Place: FETTERESSO, KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: James Silver
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYN9-VWL

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Birth:
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: James Silver Gender: Male
Christening Date: 03 Mar 1808
Christening Place: BANCHORY DEVENICK, KINCARDINE, SCOTLAND
Father's Name: Alexander Silver
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Stirling

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Banchory Devenick parish register details 1717-1854 on LDS film 993307

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If the above baptism is for previously deceased sibling, then this would be his baptism.
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: James Silver Gender: Male Christening Date: 20 Jun 1810
Christening Place:
FETTERESSO, KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: James Silver
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYN9-VWL

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Census:
1851 census for Sauchenshaw:
James Silver head, married 39 Banchory Devenick farmer, 80 acres, employs three labourers
Agnes wife 37 St Cyrus
James son 9 Fetteresso scholar
Alexander son 8 Fetteresso scholar
William son 6 Fetteresso scholar
John son 5 Fetteresso scholar
Jean daughter 3 Fetteresso
George son 1 Fetteresso
William Wallace married 52 Whittlay, Perth farm labourer
Anne Lamont servant 17 Maryculter house servant
Elizabeth Smith servant 18 Dores, Inverness house servant

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Census:
James Silver head, married 50 Banchory Devenick farmer, 106 acres, employs two labourers, one boy
Agnes wife 48 St Cyrus
Alexander son 18 Fetteresso ploughman
William son 16 Fetteresso ploughman
John son 14 Fetteresso agricultural labourer
George son 11 Fetteresso
Robert son 8 Fetteresso
David son 7 Maryculter
Isaac son 5 Maryculter
Agnes Masson unmarried 16 Portlethen house servant

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Will:
19th September 1865 Inventory of the Personal Estate of JAMES SILVER and testamentary writing executed by him.

At Stonehaven the nineteenth day of September in the year One thousand eight hundred and sixty five. In presence of Alexander Burns Shand Esquire, Advocate Commissary of the Commissariat of Kincardineshire, compeared Charles Graham Morris, Writer in Stonehaven as Procurator and gave in the Inventory of the personal estate of the deceased James Silver and Oath thereon underwritten desiring that the same might be inserted and registered in the Commissary Court Books of said shire along with a Testamentary Writing executed by the said deceased, which desire the said Commissary found reasonable and ordained the same to be done accordingly and of which Inventory and Testamentary Writing the tenor follows visits Inventory of the Personal Estate wheresoever situated of James Silver - Farmer in Kintewlin in the Parish of Maryculter and County of Kincardine, who died at Kintewlin on the thirtieth day of May, One thousand eight hundred and sixty five :-

1. Household furniture, farm implements and bestial crop and other effects conform to appraisement thereof ?318 / 2 / 3

Interest thereon to date by Oath to Inventory ?3 / 3 / 5

?321 / 5 / 8


2. Sum due to the deceased by Bill accepted by James Strachan and Alexander Strachan both residing at Charlestown of Nigg dated 1st June 1865 and payable five months after date ?12 / 10 / -

so so payable on 4th November 1866 ?10 / -- / --

so so payable on 4th November 1866 ?10 / -- / --

?32 / 10 / 0


Amount of personal estate in the United Kingdom ?353 / 15 / 8


Aberdeen 15 September 1865. This is the Inventory of the Personal Estate of James Silver referred to in any Deposition of this date (signed : Agnes Silver / Alex Fraser JP at Aberdeen the fifteenth day of September One Thousand eight hundred and sixty five, in presence of Alexander Fraser Esquire, One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Aberdeen. Appeared Mrs Agnes Thomson or Silver residing at Kintewlin in the Parish of Maryculter, Executrise of the deceased James Silver, farmer, there who having solemnly sworn and examined depones: That the said James Silver died at Kintewlin aforesaid upon the thirtieth day of May last and the deponent has entered upon the possession and management of his personal or moveable estate as Executrise Dative Qua Relict. That the Deponent does not know of any testamentary settlement or Writing relative to the disposal of the deceased's personal estate or effects or any part thereof other than a Holograph Testamentary Writing dated the eleventh day of May, One thousand eight hundred and sixty five which is now exhibited and signed by the Deponent and the said Justice of the Peace at this date as relative hereto. That the foregoing inventory signed by the Deponent and the said Justice of the Peace as relative hereto is a full and complete Inventory of the personal estate and effects of the said deceased James Silver wheresoever situated and belonging or due to him beneficially at the time of his death in so far as the same has come to the Deponents knowledge. That the Deponent does not know of any money or property belonging to the deceased liable to the duty imposed by the Acts 23 Vict @ 15 and 24 Vict C80. That the value at this date of the said personal estate and effects situated in the United Kingdom including the proceeds accrued thereon down to this date is three hundred pounds sterling and under Four hundred and fifty pounds Sterling. All which is truth as the deponent shall answer to God (signed) Agnes Silver and Alex Fraser JP.


Following testamentary writing before meution Kintewlin May 11th 1865. Testament of James Silver to his wife and family supposed to be in a dying way being 7 years of the Lease to run to be governed by his wife Agnes Thomson and his son William and John Silver and at the end of the lease William Silver is to get 60 pounds more than any of the rest and John Silver to get 50 and James Silver 30 pounds and Alexander Silver 30 and the rest to be divided among the rest to of any family equal and 3 shares to his wife Agnes Thompson Kintewlin - James Silver


No one of My family to have any claim upon my effects during the lease, But my wife Agnes Thompson and William Silver and John Silver.
I have my whole effects with them during that time (signed) James Silver / Agnes Thomson / William Silver / John Silver - Aberdeen - 15th September 1865. This is the holograph Testamentary Writing referred to in any Deposition of this date (signed) Agnes Silver and Alex Fraser JP.

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Died:
1865 Parish of Maryculter, County of Kincardine Page 3 No 8 James Silver farmer (married to Agnes Thomson) 1865 Mary thirtieth 8.40pm Kintoulin, Maryculter
Male 54 years Father: Alexander Silver (farmer, deceased) Mother: Elizabeth Stirling (deceased) Cause: Cancer of the stomach, 23 months. Witness: William Silver, son, present

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Buried:
Grave 93, p23 of Graveyard inscriptions in Kincardineshire. Scottish Genealogical Society, 1985 Mitchell, Alison, editor.

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Also from Banchory Devenick Kirkyard MI:
This stone is erected by ALEXANDER SILVER in memory of JAMES STIRLING his brother in law, fisher in Ythan, Corff House, who died 13 June 1843 aged 71 years and to
HELEN SILVER spouse of JAMES BENNETT who died 2nd April 1848.
Also ALEXANDER SILVER who died 8th May 1853 aged 84* years. Also his wife ELIZABETH STIRLING who died 16 May 1864 aged 89 years. Also their son JAMES SILVER who died Kintoulin on 30th May 1865 aged 54 years and ISAAC SILVER son of the above JAMES SILVER who died 18th April 1879 aged 23 years. Also AGNES THOMSON wife of the above JAMES SILVER who died at Woodbank Cottage, Cults on the 3rd of January 1905, aged 91 years.
*Baptised August 1770.

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James married Agnes THOMSON on 10 May 1840 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK. Agnes (daughter of James THOMSON and Jane SMITH) was born on 25 Feb 1813 in Mill of Mathers, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 3 Jan 1905 in Woodbank Cottage, Pitfodel, East Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1871, Kintoulin, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1901, Woodbank Cottage, Pitfodels, East Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Probate: 27 Jan 1905, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Notes from John Stanhope: Agnes Thomson was born at Mill of Mathers on 25 February and baptized 7 March 1813 at Saint Cyrus, Kincardineshire . She was the second child of James Thomson, a miller, and Jean Smith. This couple were married at Fordoun 22 December 1810. In 1881 Agnes was living alone as an "annuitant" at Margaret Place, Old Machar, Aberdeen . She died 3 January 1905 at East Peterculter/Woodbank (her father-in-law Alexander's tombstone 6, grave 93 p.20, says "Woodend Cottage Cults).

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Birth:
St Cyrus parish register LDS film 993321

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Census:
Agnes head 58 St Cyrus farmer, 148 acres, employs two men, one boy
John son 25 Fetteresso farm servant
David son 17 Maryculter farm servant
Isaac son 15 Maryculter farm servant
Mary Main unmarried 15 Banchory Devenick house servant
John Thomson unmarried 44 Glenbervie man servant

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Probate:
Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936
Name: Agnes Thomson Silver Death Date: 3 Jan 1905 Death Place: Cults
Confirmation Date: 27 Jan 1905 Confirmation Place: Aberdeen, Scotland

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Died:
1905 Deaths in the District of East Peterculter in the county of Aberdeen. Page 1. No 1 Agnes Silver supported by private means widow of James Silver (farmer).
1905 January third 4.30pm, Woodbank Cottage, Pitfodels, East Peterculter. Female aged 91 years. Father: James Thomson miller (master) (deceased). Mother: Jane Smith (deceased). Cause: Senile decay. Witness: John Silver son (present)

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Grave 93, p23 of Graveyard inscriptions in Kincardineshire. Scottish Genealogical Society, 1985 Mitchell, Alison, editor.

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Also from Banchory Devenick Kirkyard MI:
This stone is erected by ALEXANDER SILVER in memory of JAMES STIRLING his brother in law, fisher in Ythan, Corff House, who died 13 June 1843 aged 71 years and to
HELEN SILVER spouse of JAMES BENNETT who died 2nd April 1848.
Also ALEXANDER SILVER who died 8th May 1853 aged 84* years. Also his wife ELIZABETH STIRLING who died 16 May 1864 aged 89 years. Also their son JAMES SILVER who died Kintoulin on 30th May 1865 aged 54 years and ISAAC SILVER son of the above JAMES SILVER who died 18th April 1879 aged 23 years. Also AGNES THOMSON wife of the above JAMES SILVER who died at Woodbank Cottage, Cults on the 3rd of January 1905, aged 91 years.
*Baptised August 1770.

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Notes:

Married:
Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
Name: Agnes Thomson Gender: Female Marriage Date: 10 May 1840
Marriage Place: Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland Spouse: James Silver
FHL Film Number: 993315

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From Fetteresso OPR proclamation of marriage
10/05/1840 James Silver and Agnes Thomson, both of this parish.

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