William Finlayson

1857 - 1922  (65 years)

• Name	William Finlayson
  Born	14 Jan 1857	Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	123 High St, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1871  [2]
  	apprentice to tea merchant
  Residence	1871	62 Thistle St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1881  [3]
  	mason builder, journeyman
  Residence	1881	53 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	13 Feb 1885  [4]
  	mason
  Residence	13 Feb 1885	7 Gilmour Place, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	6 Apr 1886	8 Moncreiff Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	2 Aug 1887	Maxwell Mearns Castle, Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire Scotland   [4]
  	Clerk Of Works
  Residence	1890	9 Dalmeny Street, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	1891  [5]
  	builder
  Residence	1891	9 Dalmeny Street, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	13 Dec 1898  [4]
  	Builder
  Residence	13 Dec 1898	26 Cambridge Place, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh   [4]
  Occupation	1901  [6]
  	mason & joiner
  Residence	1901	26 Cambusnethan Gardens, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [4, 6]
  Occupation	19 Jul 1919  [7]
  	building contractor
  Occupation	28 Jan 1921  [8]
  	Builder (Master)
  Residence	11 Jul 1922	84 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Died	11 Jul 1922	Drumnadarroch, Arisaig, Invernss, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	9 Nov 1923  [4]
  	Builder
  Occupation	11 Apr 1943
  	master builder (deceased)
  Occupation	10 Dec 1980  [4]
  	Master Builder Deceased
  _UID	F0E23472A6584234B58FBF578AB7B4F63141
  Person ID	I5066	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	William Finlayson,   b. 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Janet Leslie,   b. 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Watt,   b. 13 Aug 1857, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jan 1923, 84 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1885	Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Witnesses to the wedding of William Finlayson and Maragret Watt were Jane Watt and James Nicoll.
  Children	1. William Watt Finlayson,   b. 6 Apr 1886, 8 Moncreiff Terrace, EdinburghEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 26 Dec 1956, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)   2. James Finlayson,   b. 2 Aug 1887, Gilmour Place, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 11 Apr 1943, Balmoral Place, Galashiels, Scotland  (Age 55 years)   3. Elizabeth Russell Finlayson,   b. 28 Jul 1890, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Finlayson,   b. 13 Dec 1898, 26 Cambridge Place, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh ,   d. 10 Dec 1980, Law Hospital, Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 81 years)   5. David Finlayson,   b. 1899, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F1608	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The informant of the death of WIlliam Finlayson was his brother in law, James John Burnett.

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3).