William Falconer (1810 - 1891)

Born 29 Jul 1810 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Janet (Mentiplay) Falconer — married 15 Jun 1837 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1891 at age 80 in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William Falconer was born in Scotland.

William Falconer was born in 1810 in Fife, Scotland. He was the son of David Falconer and Jane Marshall. ^[1] He married Janet Mentiplay in 1837 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland. ^[2] At the time of the 1841 census they were still living in Watergate, Perth, Scotland.^[3] William passed away 3 July 1891 at Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. ^[4] The death notice in a newspaper, the Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 - 1954) Sat 18 Jul 1891, Page 11, Family Notices, reads ... FALCONER.—On the 4th inst., at Williamstown, William Falconer, formerly of Montrose, Dundee, and Perth, Scotland.^[5]

Family
Husband William Falconer.
Wife Janet Mentiplay.
Child: David Falconer.
Child: Isabella Falconer.
Child: William Falconer.
Child: Anne 'Annie' Falconer.

^[6]
William FALCONER's Victorian Death Certificate 1891 # 12752 contains the following information:
MARRIAGE: in Dundee, Fifeshire, Scotland, at age 27 to Janett Mentiplay
PARENTS:
David FALCONER
Jane FALCONER formerly MARSHALL
CHILDREN: at time of William’s death
Isabella age 57
David age 53
William age 48
Jane dead
Robert dead
Annie age 39
EMMIGRATED: abt 1853 at 38 years. Resided in Victoria when died in 1891. ref: William’s death cert 1891 : 1275
AGE at DEATH in 1891: 81 years

Sources

1. ↑

   Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950.	Details
   Name	William Falconer
   Gender	Male
   Birth Date	29 Jul 1810
   Baptism Date	5 Aug 1810
   Baptism Place	Saint Cyrus, Kincardine, Scotland
   Father	David Falconer
   Mother	Jane Marischal
   FHL Film Number	993325

2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. 15 JUN 1837. Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Source: #S171 FHL microfilm 993,404. Name: William Falconer Spouse's Name: Janet Mentuply Event Date: 15 Jun 1837 Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11282-5 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 993404 Citing this Record: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTVX-44F : 8 December 2014), William Falconer and Janet Mentuply, 15 Jun 1837; citing Dundee,Angus,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 993,404. Certainty: 2
3. ↑

   1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
   Name:	William Falconer
   Age:	30
   Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1811
   Gender:	Male
   Where born:	Scotland
   Civil Parish:	Perth
   County:	Perthshire
   Address:	Watergate
   Occupation:	Seaman
   Parish Number:	387
   Household Members:
   Name	Age
   William Falconer	30
   Janet Falconer	30
   David Falconer	2
   Isabella Falconer	9 Mo

4. ↑ Registry of BDM, Victoria.
   Death certificate
   Record information
   Event: deaths
   Registration number: 12752 / 1891
   Family name: FALCONER
   Given name(s): Wm
   Place of event: Williamstown, Australia
   Personal detail
   Mother's name: Jane
   Mother's family name at birth: MARSHALL Father's Name: David
5. ↑ Trove archive online. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221189425?searchTerm=falconer&searchLimits=dateFrom=1891-01-01%7C%7C%7CdateTo=1891-12-31%7C%7C%7Cl-advstate=Victoria%7C%7C%7Cl-advcategory=Family+Notices%7C%7C%7Cl-advcategory=Obituaries%7C%7C%7Csortby=dateAsc
6. ↑ Death:
   Date: 3 JUL 1891
   Place: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
   Source: #S133
   Data: Text: "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JVQC-L57 : accessed 01 Sep 2014), William Falconer, 1898. Quality or Certainty of Data: 2

• Source: S133 Author: FamilySearch Abbreviation: FamilySearch