William John SILVER

1895 - 1953  (57 years)

• Name	William John SILVER
  _MILT	1915-16
  	Discharged unfit to serve because of epilepsy
  Birth	14 May 1895	263 Holburn St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1895 births in the Aberdeen district Old Machar in the county of Aberdeen. No 784, William John Silver, 1895, May fourteenth at 8am at 263 Holburn St, Aberdeen, male, son of John Silver, tailor (journeyman) domicile at 47 Ashvale Place, Aberdeen) and Williamina Silver M.S. Farquhar, who married 1894 June 29th at St Nicholas. Witness: John Silver, father.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1901	51 Esslemont Ave, Rosemount, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	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), Parish: Aberdeen Rosemount; ED: 44; Page: 45; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1901_59.
  Census	1911	43 Watson St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1911 census for 43 Watson St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Williamina Silver, head, aged 38, married 17 years five children, three living, born Aberdeen William J. Silver, son, aged 15, apprentice watchmaker, born Aberdeen James A. Silver, son, aged 13, born Aberdeen Helen S. Silver, dau, aged 13, born Aberdeen Alexr Ross, boarder, aged 42, single, Birse, Aberdeenshire Peter B.Duncan, boarder, aged 18, single, born Aberdeenshire
  Emigration	15 Nov 1924	Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	Watchmaker
  Death	19 Apr 1953	113 Concession St, Galt, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  	Aberdeen Evening Express 21 April 1953, page 10. SILVER.-At 113 Concession Street, Galt. Ontario, on April 19, 1953, William J., beloved husband of Catherine McCurrach, late of Aberdeen. Inserted by her sisters.
  Notes	Regiment 13th Highland Light Infantry No 26940, Name Silver, William John. Date of attestation: 12.12.15, aged 20 years 3 months. Height 5 ft 6ins, weight 132 lbs. Passed at Aberdeen. Discharged in consequence of not being likely to become an efficient solider, under Para 392 (iii)(cc) Kings Regulations.* Authority (unreadable name) 27 Mar 1916. Another note on his record shows he was an epileptic.
  Person ID	I7544	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	John SILVER,   b. Abt Jul 1869, Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK d. 26 Mar 1946, 43 Watson St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Williamina FARQUHAR,   b. Abt 1873, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 14 Jan 1945, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1894	Northern Friendly Hall, George Street, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	As per son William's birth cert.
  Family ID	F2510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine McCURRACH,   b. 1895, Keithhall, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	14 Jun 1924	Bon Accord Hotel, Market St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1924 marriages in the district of St Nicholas in the Burgh of Aberdeen, No 285, 1924 fourteenth June at Bon Accord Hotel, Market Street, Aberdeen, after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland. William John Silver, watchmaker, bachelor, aged 28, of 43 Watson St, Aberdeen, son of John Silver, tailor, and Williamina Silver, M.S.Farquhar and Catherin McCurrach, table maid, spinster, aged 28, of Roseville, Craigshaw, Nigg, Kincardine, dau of John McCurrach, sawmill timekeeper and Jessie McCurrach, M.S.Cran. Witnesses: James A. Silver and Helen S.Silver both of 43 Watson St, Aberdeen.
  Children	1. James G. SILVER,   b. 1929, Scotland, UK d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2025