George McDonald SILVER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1891, Backdams, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1901, Banchory Ternan, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
• Residence: 1902, Backdam, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
• _HEIG: 1902; 5ft 8 and a quarter inches
• _WEIG: 1902; 146 pounds
• _MILT: Jan 1902; Signed on for six years with Gordon Highlanders

Notes:

When George signed up in Jan 1902, he gave his age as 17 years 11 months, but he would have been 15 years 11 months old most likely as he was aged 5 on 1891 census and 15 on 1901 census taken 31 Mar

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Birth:
1885 SILVER, GEORGE MCDONALD (Statutory registers Births 264/ 14)
No 14, George McDonald Silver, 1885 July Sixth at 11am at Back-Dam, Maryculter, male. Parents: James Silver, crofter, and Ann Silver, M.S.Brown, who married 1872 December 13th at Aberdeen. Informant: James Silver, father.

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Census:
1901 census for Banchory Ternan, Kincardine
*George SILVER, servant, single, aged 15, farm servant, worker, born Maryculter, Kincardine
*Servant in household of a Mr Douglas.

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Died:
Aberdeen Evening Express 02 June 1917, p.2:
SILVER.- In action, Lance-Corporal George M. Silver, Gordon Highlanders (previously reported wounded and missing now officially reported dead, on 30th October 1914), fourth son of James Silver, Nether Muriskie, Maryculter, aged 27* years.
*Should be 29 but in acceptable range and may even have been typo.

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