David SILVER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Minister
• Census: 1871, Schoolhouse, Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1881, Burrell St, Dairybank Cottage, Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1891, 68 Rose St, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Residence: Abt 1894-1900, St Andrew's Church, Grenada, West Indies
• Census: 1911, Westruther Manse, Westruther, Berwick, Scotland, UK

Notes:

From David's obituary, we know that he and Georgina were missionaries in the West Indies for six years until about 1904. Their son George (born about 1897 in Grenada) was the only one of four children to survive to adulthood. The 1911 census for David and Georgina reveals that George's three siblings had passed before that year. There is only a record for his sister Loveday, who was born and died within hours in Scotland. Presumably the two others passed away in Grenada.

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Birth:
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: David Silver Gender: Male Birth Date: 07 Apr 1864 Birthplace: BANCHORY DEVENICK,KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND Father's Name: David Silver Mother's Name: Margaret Davidson Allan Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11251-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516
Citing this Record
"Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYB4-SY2 : accessed 20 Aug 2014), David Silver, 07 Apr 1864; citing BANCHORY DEVENICK,KINCARDINE,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.

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Census:
On 1881 Scotland Census, Name:
David Silver Age: 16 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Relationship: Lodger Where born: Portlethen, Kincardineshire
Registration Number: 341 Registration district: Comrie Civil Parish: Comrie
Address: Burrel St Dairybank Cottage Occupation: Pupil Teacher
ED: 2 Household schedule number: 67 LINE: 15 Roll: cssct1881_101
Jane McCall 78
Cathrine McCall 34
Joseph Robertson 12
David Silver 16
Peter Anderson 22
James N Elder 24
Source Citation
Parish: Comrie; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 15; Roll: cssct1881_101

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Census:
GROS: 1891 168/02 011/00 039. David Silver, student of theology, aged 26, unmarried, is a lodger at 68 Rose St, Old Machar, Aberdeen.

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Census:
GROS 1911 Silver David male aged 46 at Westruther, Berwick 756/00 002/00 008
At Westruther Manse with wife Georgina to whom he had been married for 14 years. She had one child still living and three deceased.

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Died:
1921 deaths in the parish of Westruther in the county of Berwick.
No 12, David Silver, parish minister (married to Georgina Stephen), 1921 Nov 30th at 9.15am at Westruther Manse, male, 57 years, son of David Robertson Silver, schoolmaster (deceased) and Margaret Davidson Silver M.S.Allan (deceased), Cause: General arteriosclerosis, nephritis and cerebral thrombosis as certified by R.J.Campbell, M.D., Witness Robert Arthur, U.F.Minister of Westruther.

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David married Georgina STEPHEN on 16 Feb 1897 in Stotfield Hotel, Drainie, Moray, Scotland, UK. Georgina was born on 19 Apr 1865 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland, UK; died in 1941 in Newington, Midlothian, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _MILT: Captain, 2nd Bengal Lancers, Indian Army
• _MILT: 1915-16; 28th Battalion, The London Regiment, Territorial Forces, British Army
• Census: 1911, Dasherhead, Gargunnock, Stirling, Scotland, UK
• _MILT: 8 May 1916; Entered Quetta Cadet College
• Probate: 19 Aug 1937, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Notes:

Some ancestry trees have him born in Suffolk 14 Nov 1897 but on 1911 Scotland census he is staying with his grandmother and his birthplace is given as Grenada, West Indies which fits with the fact that his parents were missionaries there. The 1911 census for his parents reveals that George's three siblings were dead. There is only a record for his sister Loveday born and died within hours in Scotland. Presumably the two others passed away in Grenada.

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In October 1928, his wife Nora and their nine-month old son Ian were on board the ship Ranchi that sailed from London to Bombay. Presumably this was to join George who was stationed in India with the 2nd Lancers.

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There is a stone in the Westruther Churchyard which reads: "In loving memory of the Rev David SILVER MA for 18 years Parish Minister of Westruther died 30 Nov 1921 and of his wife Georgina died 1941 buried in Edinburgh And their son George James 2nd Lancers Indian Army died 1937 buried in Melton, Suffolk"

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Birth:
As per 1911 census record.

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_MILT:
British Army records

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Census:
GROS Census 1911 481/0A 001/00 004
Dasherhead, Gargunnock, Stirling.
Margaret Silver, widow, aged 69, living on private means, born Portlethen, Kincardine
George J. Silver, grandson, aged 13, school, born Grenada, West Indies, British born by parentage.

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_MILT:
British Army records

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Probate:
SILVER George James of Foxborough Hall Farm Melton near Woodbridge Suffolk died 23 May 1937 Administration Ipswich 19 August to Nora Adair Silver widow. Effects 564 pounds 11 shillings and 5 pence.

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Died:
Berwickshire News and General Advertiser 01 June 1937, page 3:
SILVER.-Foxbro' Farm, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk. May 23, George James Silver, captain 2nd Bengal Lancers, Indian Army, retired, son of late Rev David Silver, M.A., Westruther and of Mrs Silver, 21 Inverleith Place, Edinburgh.

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Buried:
http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=185135&personid=394674&scrwidth=1200

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George married Nora Adair SECKHAM on 30 Jun 1926 in Warwickshire, England, UK. Nora was born on 26 Mar 1896 in Shortlands, Bromley, Kent, England, UK; died on 20 Feb 1979 in Deben, Suffolk, England; was buried in Feb 1979 in St Andrews Church, Bredfield, Suffolk, England, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
1899 briths in the parish of Drainie in the county of Elgin. No 76, Loveday Murray Silver, 1899, 6 September at 8pm at 44 Clifton Road, Lossiemouth, female, dau of David Silver Minister of the Gospel Established Church of Scotland (two possible Latin words follow which I can't decipher) and Georgina Silver, M.S.Stephen who were married 1897 February 16 at Drainie. Informant Elisa Stephen, grandmother.
Note: Georgina must have travelled back to Grenada, West Indies to have the child as Rev Silver was on missionary work there for about six years ending 1904.

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Died:
1899 deaths in the parish of Drainie in the County of Elgin, No 56, Loveday Murray Silver, single, female, aged 4 hours 30 minutes at 44 Clifton Rd, Lossiemouth, Drainie, Elgin, at 12.45am. father David Silver Minister of the Gospel (Established Church) and Georgina Silver M.S.Stephen, cause: Cerebral compression. Informant Elisa Stephen, grandmother.

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Notes:

living - details excluded