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William Harkins Kidd

William Harkins Kidd

Male 1910 - 1963  (52 years)

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  • Name William Harkins Kidd 
    Born 13 Jun 1910  Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military Award 1939-1945 Star  [1
    Military Award Africa Star  [1
    Military Award Defence Medal  [1
    Military Award Italy Star  [1
    Military Award Territorial Army Medal  [1
    Occupation 15 Dec 1933  [2
    paper mill worker 
    Residence 15 Dec 1933  Falkirk Road, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1934  [1
    Turbine Attendant 
    Occupation 3 Nov 1961  [1
    Papermill worker 
    Occupation 9 Mar 1963  [3
    boilerman 
    Residence 9 Mar 1963  3 Millerfield, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID 3F013D91D371454195CFC10540139292794B 
    Died 9 Mar 1963  Highfield Avenue, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: coronary thrombosis 
    Buried Linlithgow Old Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I8211  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2022 

    Father Alexander Kidd,   b. 28 Sep 1868, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1930, Falkirk Road, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Rose Ann Harkins,   b. 1878, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1934, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1902  The Manse, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2715  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Fraser Bennett,   b. 29 Nov 1912, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2003, St John's Hospital, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1933  St Michaels Manse, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Ronald William Kidd,   b. 1935,   d. 1968, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Bryant Bennet Kidd,   b. 1937,   d. 1996, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F3121  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • During WWII he served in the Territorial Army. Served as a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery, in Orkney, North Africa and Italy. Received the 1939-1945 Star, Defence Medal, Territorial Army Medal, Africa Star and Italy Star.
      Mending watches was his hobby.

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

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

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

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