Thomas McWilliam – Margaret Imrie

Thomas McWilliam, born at Greenhall Farm on 7 February 1872, son of Thomas McWilliam and Christina Fleming.National Records of Scotland, 1872 Births, 624/13

Thomas is at Greenhall Farm on the 1881¹National Records of Scotland, 1881 Census, 624 2/1 and 1891²National Records of Scotland, 1891 Census, 624 1/30 Census.

Margaret Jane Imrie, born at Eastwood Mains Toll, Eastwood, Renfrewshire on 24 May 1874, daughter of Alexander Imrie and Janet Howie.National Records of Scotland, 1874 Births, 562/201

Margaret is at Stewartfield Farm, Blantyre, Lanarkshire on the 1881³National Records of Scotland, 1881 Census, 624 1/5 and 1891⁴National Records of Scotland, 1891 Census, 624 1/27 Census.

Thomas married Margaret at Stewartfield Farm on 10 January 1900.National Records of Scotland, 1900 Marriages, 624/26

Officiated by C. Scrimgeour Turnbull.

Witnessed by James McWilliam and Isabella Imrie.

Thomas and Margaret are at Hallside Farm, Cambuslang on the 1901 CensusNational Records of Scotland, 1900 Census, 627 7/51 and at Backrow Farm, East Kilbride on the 1911 CensusNational Records of Scotland, 1911 Census, 643 13/1.

CHILDREN

Janet Howie McWilliam, born at Backrow Farm on 29 April 1907.National Records of Scotland, 1907 Births, 643/25

Janet is at Backrow Farm on the 1911 Census.⁵National Records of Scotland, 1911 Census, 643 13/1

Janet married William Pirrie Mackie (b.c.1905), son of William Mackie and Catherine Pirrie, at Backrow Farm on 22 June 1934.⁶National Records of Scotland, 1934 Marriages, 643/13

William died in Stonehouse Hospital, Lanarkshire on 13 November 1975, age 70. His usual address is Brunstane Farm Cottages, Portobello.⁷National Records of Scotland, 1975 Deaths, 579/168

Janet died at Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian on 26 January 1982, age 74.⁸National Records of Scotland, 1982 Deaths, 744/92

Christina Fleming McWilliam, born at Backrow Farm on 6 January 1912.National Records of Scotland, 1912 Births, 643/6

Christina married William Dickie (b. Rigg Farm, Glassford, Lanarkshire on 2 September 1906⁹National Records of Scotland, 1906 Births, 645/24), son of William Dickie and Ann Sinclair Frood, at Backrow Farm on 23 August 1929.¹⁰National Records of Scotland, 1929 Marriages, 643/9

William died at Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride on 26 November 1995, age 89.¹¹National Records of Scotland, 1995 Deaths, 575/642

Christina died at Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow on 14 June 2004, age 92. Her usual address is 5 Auchenreoch Holdings, Milton of Campsie, Dunbartonshire.¹²National Records of Scotland, 2004 Deaths, 508/175

Margaret Imrie McWilliam, born at Backrow Farm on 9 January 1914.National Records of Scotland, 1914 Births, 643/10

Margaret died at Backrow Farm on 14 February 1914, age 5 weeks.¹³National Records of Scotland, 1914 Deaths, 643/9

DEATHS

Margaret died at 35 West Port, Lanark, Lanarkshire on 3 June 1950, age 76.National Records of Scotland, 1950 Deaths, 646/66

Thomas died at Craigmillar Castle Farm, Midlothian on 6 July 1956, age 84.National Records of Scotland, 1956 Deaths, 685/6/453

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