Alexander Crombie SILVER

1821 - 1891  (69 years)

• Name	Alexander Crombie SILVER
  Birth	5 Nov 1821	Netherley, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  	From OPR Fetteresso Alexander Crombie Silver, son of George Silver Esq and Jane Smith his wife was born at Netherley 05/11/1821 & baptised 26/11/1821 in presence of Alexander Crombie Esq of Phesdo & Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq, of Ury.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	Netherley House, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  	1851 census for Netherley House, Netherley House, Fetteresso Piece: 258 Folio: 112 Page: 14 Alexander C SILVER, Head Unmarried M 29 1822 Cap E I Comp By Service Fetteresso Kincardineshire William KEITH, Nephew Unmarried M 14 1837 Scholar Aberdeen Aberdeen George KEITH, Nephew Unmarried M 12 1839 Scholar Fetteresso Kincardineshire Elisabeth MALCOLM, Servant Unmarried F 53 1798 House Servant Midmar Aberdeenshire Henry FOWLES, Servant Unmarried M 18 1833 House Servant
  Census	1891	Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London, England, UK
  	1891 census for Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London (Schedule No 310): RG number: RG12 Piece: 18 Folio: 115 Page: 43 Alexander C.SILVER, head, age 69, general of infantry (Indian Army), born Scotland Zina SILVER, wife, aged 62, born Rome (British subject) Elizabeth Turner, servant, single, aged 26, cook, born Scotland Catherine Duncan, servant, single, aged 21, housemaid, born Scotland *Her full name was Martha Agnes Elezina
  Occupation	Infantry major general, Indian army
  Death	5 Oct 1891	7 Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London, England, UK
  	Death notice London Standard, 8 Oct 1891 reads: SILVER. - Oct.5, at 7, Kensington-court-gardens, Kensington. General Alexander Crombie Silver, Madras Army. R.I.P
  Probate	29 Oct 1891
  Notes	According to British Library precis of his time in the military, he served in the Madras Army and married on 21 Sep 1852 to Martha Agnes Eliza (b 8 Nov 1828, d 3 Jun 1917). She received a pension after his death and they did not have children.
  Person ID	I4687	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	George SILVER,   b. 9 Mar 1770, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK d. 25 Sep 1840, Netherley, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jane SMITH,   b. Abt 1771, Scotland, UK d. 24 Dec 1830, Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland, UK (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F1386	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Agnes Elezina PURVES,   b. 8 Nov 1828, Rome, Italy d. 3 Jun 1917, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1852	British Consulate, Frankfurt, Germany
  	Marriage record Overseas BMD: SILVER, Alexander Crombie. Consulate: Frankfurt. Country: Germany. Year: 1849-1954. Vol: 1 Page: 368. PURVES, Martha Agnes Elezina.
  Family ID	F2286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2026

  
  

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