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John Girdwood

John Girdwood

Male 1898 - 1965  (67 years)

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  • Name John Girdwood 
    Born 1898  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  New Hermand Rows, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  12 New Hermand Rows, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 15 Feb 1924  [3
    limestone miner 
    Residence 15 Feb 1924  New Houses, Harburn Road, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 28 Jun 1925  [4
    shale miner 
    Residence 28 Jun 1925  88 Gavieside, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 17 Jul 1953  [3
    colliery labourer 
    Occupation 17 Jul 1953  [3
    colliery labourer 
    Buried 1965  West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 20 Sep 1965  [5
    coal miner, surface worker, retired 
    Died 20 Sep 1965  67 Polbeth Crescent, Polbeth, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: congestive cardiac failure, myocardial ischaemias 
    Occupation 5 Feb 1982  [5
    coal miner, deceased 
    Occupation 29 Jan 1995 
    shale miner, deceased 
    _UID 20CE0EDDFE844DAEBD576D65C67C8DACB7E5 
    Person ID I35190  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2022 

    Father William Girdwood,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Baxter,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F13015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Chapman Hardie,   b. 6 May 1902, 49 Gavieside, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1982, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 15 Feb 1924  88 Gavieside, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Agnes Chapman Girdwood,   b. 28 Jun 1925, 88 Gavieside, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1995, St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2019 
    Family ID F13014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    John Girdwood 20 Sep 1965
    Mary Chapman Hardie 5 Feb 1892

  • Notes 
    • ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Nov 2019.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Nov 2019.
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      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 4 Mar 2020.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).

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

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