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John Alexander Morris Amour

John Alexander Morris Amour

Male 1848 - 1904  (55 years)

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  • Name John Alexander Morris Amour 
    Born 14 May 1848  Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 13 Jun 1848  Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 30 Mar 1851  Auchentovig, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 7 Apr 1861  Garchet Farm, Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1875  [3
    dairyman 
    Residence 1875  Parkneuk, Cramond Bridge, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  [4
    farmer 
    Residence 3 Apr 1881  Cramond Bridge Farm, Barnton, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 5 Feb 1886  [5
    farmer 
    Residence 5 Feb 1886  Cramond Bridge, Barnton, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 18 Dec 1886  [6
    farmer 
    Residence 18 Dec 1886  Cramond Brig, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 26 Nov 1888  [6
    farmer 
    Residence 26 Nov 1888  Cramond Brig, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 11 Aug 1890  [6
    farmer 
    Residence 11 Aug 1890  Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  [7
    farmer 
    Residence 5 Apr 1891  Cramond Brig Home Farm, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 24 Jul 1891  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 12 Feb 1898  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 2 Mar 1899  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 30 May 1899 
    farmer 
    Occupation 21 Mar 1901  [8
    farmer 
    Residence 21 Mar 1901  Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [9
    farmer 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  Amours Dairy, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 5 Mar 1903  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 18 Apr 1904  [10
    farmer 
    Died 18 Apr 1904  Cramond Bridge, Barnton, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Gunshot wound sudden. Suicide 
    Occupation 2 Jun 1936  [5
    farmer, deceased 
    Occupation 7 Nov 1961  [11
    farmer, deceased 
    Occupation 8 Dec 1963 
    farmer (deceased) 
    Occupation 27 Feb 1969 
    farmer (deceased) 
    Occupation 3 Jul1978 
    farmer (deceased) 
    Occupation 9 Jul 1983 
    farmer (deceased) 
    Occupation 25 May 1989  [12
    farmer, deceased 
    _UID 04F76DD1DDAC436F9F052A6F9FFA07F84943 
    Buried Cramond Kirk Parish Churchyard, Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21317  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father James Amour,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella Hogg,   d. 1873 
    Family ID F7622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Gilmour Kidd,   b. 18 Jul 1862, Balleny, Currie, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1953, Nursing Home, 15 Findhorn, Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1886  Gracemount Farm, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of John AMour and Helen Kidd wereJohn Thomson and Isabella Kidd
    Children 
     1. Margaret Isabel Amour,   b. 18 Dec 1886, Cramond Brig, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1969, 121 Hill Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. John Amour,   b. 26 Nov 1888, Cramond Brig, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1955, Pinkie Hill Farm House, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. William Kidd Mitchell Amour,   b. 11 Aug 1890, Crammond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1932, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     4. Alice Kidd Amour,   b. 24 Jul 1891, Crammond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982, 23 James Nisbet Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     5. Richard V Amour,   b. 6 Jul 1892, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1963, Cramond Bridge Farm, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     6. Helen Gilmour Amour,   b. 17 May 1894, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1978, 18 Beaumont Gate, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     7. Mary Alexandra Kidd Amour,   b. 23 Jul 1896, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1983, Rutherford-Morrison Nursing Home, Fidra Road, North Berwick, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. Isabel Roy Amour,   b. 12 Feb 1898, Crammond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1899, Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     9. Janet Amour,   b. 2 Mar 1899, Crammond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1989, Hillside Home, Corsee Road, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     10. Alexander Kidd Amour,   b. 21 Mar 1901, Cramond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985, Newcastle, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     11. Robert Thomson Amour,   b. 5 Mar 1903, Crammond Bridge, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1961, Dumfries Infirmary, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2012 
    Family ID F7621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    John Alexander Morris Amour 18 Apr 1904
    Isabel Roy Amour 30 May 1899
    Isabella Hogg 1873

  • Notes 
    • Name: John Alexander Mores Amour
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 14 May 1848
      Baptism Date: 13 Jun 1848
      Baptism Place: Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
      Father: James Amour
      Mother: Isabella Hogg
      FHL Film Number: 1041941
      Reference ID: 2:17TPTDR

      John was married to Janet Harvie (1881) prior to his marriage to Helen Kidd

      In 1895 John Amour was the informant on the death of his father in law, William Kidd

      John was the informant on the death of his daughter, Isabel, in 1899.

      Informant on the death of John Amour was his son James

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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 22 Dec 2012.
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      Death Cert.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 13 May 2019.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S190] 1851 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S195] 1861 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S228] Electoral Roll (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S199] 1891 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    9. [S196] 1901 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S7] Death Cert.

    12. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).