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William Caw
Email on Special Brigade Royal Engineers: ‘William was born in Crieff, Perthshire in 1889/1890. The 1911 Scotland Census shows he was a chemistry student lodging at an address in Springburn, Glasgow. I cannot find him the Glasgow University Roll of Honour, which records those who served as well as those who died – however there are omissions in these type of records.…
James M Fairweather
Full name of worker at H.M. Factory Gretna (and any other names they are known by) : James Fairweather.
Gender: Male.
Date and Place of Birth: Abt. 1871, Blairgowie, Perthshire.
Date and Place of Death: N/A.
Nationality: British.
Biography
Childhood: N/A.…
David Innes
Gretna Fire Brigade 1915 – 1925
Professional fire brigade members
Service and Personal details
Research Project led by Nigel Crompton
Name David Innes DoB 28 April 1892
Place of birth Crieff, Perthshire
Parents Robert Innes & Mary Taylor (Married Crieff, 6 Dec 1898)
Robert is shown as a Wine & Spirit Merchant
Parental Home 38 East High Street Crieff – 1901 were at No2 St Peter’s Buildings,
Newington, Edinburgh – 1911 the family lived at 28 Gilmore Place,
Edinburgh
Siblings Margaret, Robert, Mary, Thomas, Jane, Jeannie, Jessie.…
John Sivess Paterson
JOHN SIVESS PATERSON
Date and place of birth: 15 January 1894 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Date and place of death: 1981 Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Nationality: British
Biography: John grew up in Selkirk with his siblings:
Parents: John Paterson married Christina Cockburn 1875 Selkirk, Scotland
Parents occupation: John Senior was a Journeyman Joiner
Schools Universities attended and years of attendance: Selkirk High School
Occupation: John was a School teacher and after the war a Company Director
Place of residence at Gretna: No known
Job Title at Gretna: John was a Teacher
Marital Status: John married Jean May Hood 1918
Children:
Travels:
Southampton to New York 1947
Southampton to Bombay 1950
Montreal to Greenock 1952
Montreal to Liverpool 1956
Montreal to Greenock 1960
Awards/recognitions:
https://www.electricscotland.com/History/peebles/selkirkrollofhonour.pdf
