Scotland Census Event Date 1861: Living with his parents, six siblings and 10 other individuals in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland. Aged 7 and a Scholar.
Qualified as a civil engineer. He joined the Indian Public Works Dept and worked mostly on irrigation projects in Bengal. He rose to be Secretary to the Government of India Public Works Dept, Roads and Buildings. Appointed CSI and mentioned in Who's Who.
He married Ellen Morgan (daughter of Alexander Gibson Morgan & Ellen Russell Landale) in 1884 in Strathington, Fife.[1]
They had two sons.
He died in 1936.
Probate:
Event Date: 30 May 1936
Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Beneficiary's Name: Ellen Morgan Or Inglis
Second Beneficiary's Name: Hugh Arbuthnot Inglis[2]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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