William Smith (1850 - 1930)

Born 8 Oct 1850 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 26 Jul 1930 at age 79 in Stoneywood, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born on 8 October, 1850, to William Smith and Ann Morgan recorded in the Kemnay parish register.

William married ... ? ... and was widowed.

In 1883, William, then a tailor, remarried, to Mary Gill, the widow of Robert Mutch, in Newhills. They stayed in Newhills until at least 1891, when he was working as a paper maker, and living with Mary and their adopted daughter, Violet.

He died after Mary, on 26 July 1930, still living in Newhills. He was survived by his daughter Violet.

Research Notes

The birth record of William is recorded in the parish record of Kemnay, but suggests that they lived in "Craigcam". Could be "Craigdam", but that's a good distance away. 21/10/1850 SMITH, WILLIAM (Old Parish Registers Births 207/ 20 58 Kemnay) Page 58 of 99, National Records of Scotland, image via scotlandspeople.gov.uk (paid access required) at link scotlandspeople, accessed 2021-12-08 by John Clements

On 2 Mar 1883, it appears that Mary, age 36, remarried, to William Smith, a 33-year-old Tailor who was a widow. They were married in Newhills, Aberdeen. William's "usual residence" is listed as "27 Auchmill(illeg?), Woodend", his father is listed as William Smith (sr.), a Quarry Laborer, and his mother as Ann Smith, maiden surname Morgan. Her father is listed as Edward Gill, a Crofter, and her mother as Marjory Gill, maiden surname Burr.^[1]

There's an 1891 census record for Mary & William. They are living at Woodend, Newhills parish, Aberdeenshire. The house contains

• William, head, married, age 43, Paper Maker, from Monymusk, Aberdeenshire
• Mary, wife, married, age 44, from Newhills, Aberdeenshire
• Violet F. Paterson, Boarder, not married, age 9 (? hard to read), from Old Machar, Aberdeenshire

The note about Monymusk doesn't match other information, but the remainder of the information fits well. Monymusk appears to be about 4 miles from Kemnay.^[2]

I have not searched for census records between 1891 and his death in 1930.Clements-5400

There's a record of William's death, in 1930.^[3] It contains lots of information. Among other things, it indicates that Violet Peterson, the Informant, is his adopted daughter. It specifies that he is the widower of Mary Gill (who therefore must have died before 1930), that he was a Paper ... Melliriorhes (? illegible), that he died at Stoneywood Road, Newhills, on 26 July, 1930, at 6:50 AM, age 79 years, that he was the son of William Smith and Ann Morgan, both deceased, that he'd had Chronic Bronchitis for 10 years and 9 days of pneumonia, also 10 years of chronic myocarditis.

Sources

1. ↑ 1883 GILL, MARY (Statutory registers Marriages 226/ 6), National Records of Scotland, image via scotlandspeople, URL https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_stat_marriages/5866530?return_row=0 , accessed 2021-10-24 by Clements-5400
2. ↑ 1891 SMITH, MARY (Census 226/ 4/ 37) Page 37 of 38, National Records of Scotland, image via scotlandspeople.gov.uk (paid access required) at link scotlandspeople, accessed 2021-12-21 by John Clements
3. ↑ 1930 SMITH, WILLIAM (Statutory registers Deaths 226/ 225), National Records of Scotland, image via scotlandspeople.gov.uk (paid access required) at link scotlandspeople, accessed 2021-12-21 by John Clements