William Green (1886 - 1912)

Born 7 Jan 1886 in Redmoss Farm, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Maggie Milne (Benzie) Gordon — married 25 Dec 1909 in Temperance Hotel Hall, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Died 9 Jun 1912 at age 26 in Redmoss Farm, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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William Green, son of William Green (1837-1888) and Elsie Wilson (b 1838) was born at Redmoss Farm, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland on 7 January 1886.

In the 1901 census William (age 15), Farmer's Son, was the son of Elspet Green in Redmoss, Rathven, Banffshire.^[1]

On 25 Dec 1909, William, a 23 year old Farmer from Redmoss Rathven, married 20 year old Maggie Milne Benzie, a Domestic Servant from East Lodge Kennethmont. They married at the Temperance Hotel Hall in Huntly and the witnesses were George Wilson and Margaret Anderson.

William's marriage to Maggie Milne Benzie was registered on 25 December 1909 in the Huntly district, Aberdeen. William, son of William Green, deceased and Elsie Wilson, was described as a farmer of Redmoss, Rathven. Maggie, aged 20, was the daughter of Robert Benzie and Jane Stephen. ^[2]

William Green died 9 June 1922 at Redmoss Farm. The cause of death given as pneumonia for 7 days. The informant on the death certificate was Thomas Forbes, his brother in law of Maryhill, Rathven.

William's death (age 26) was registered in 1912 in the Rathven district.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census," database, Ancestry Record 1101 #4821024 (accessed 25 December 2022), William Green (15) son, Farmer's Son, in household of Elspet Green (64) in Redmoss in Rathven registration district. Born in Rathven, Banffshire; citing Parish Rathven, ED 13, Page 4, Line 12, Roll CSSCT1901_116327, Registration Number 164, Household schedule number 17, Roll CSSCT1901_116327.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 25 December 2022), William Green marriage to Maggie Milne Benzie registered 1909 in Huntly; citing Ref 202/48.
3. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 25 December 2022), William Green death registered 1912 in Rathven (age 26, mother's maiden name Wilson); citing Ref 164/97.

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