Willie boarded with Jane Matheson's family for many years and moved with them from Glasgow to Comrie, Perthshire during the war because Glasgow was being bombed. In 1948 he married Jane (or Jeanie as she was called). Willie's father was a half brother of Jeanie's first husband, Donald Matheson.
Family knowledge Statutory record of birth and 1911 census return, both from the scotlandspeople.gov.uk website.
1911 census of Springburn, Lanark Northwest (644/5 34/23 page 23 of 28) : John MacInnes, 32, head, machineman at Corporation Gasworks, born Portree, Skye; Minnie MacInnes, 29, wife, born Glasgow, 5 children born alive, 5 still living ; Lizzie MacInnes, 9, daughter, born Glasgow; John MacInnes, 6, son, born Glasgow; William MacInnes, 4, son, born Glasgow; James MacInnes, 2, son, born Glasgow; Alexander MacInnes, 5months, son, born Glasgow
1921 census of Springburn, Lanark: - at 17 Forge Street; John McInnes, head, 39, widower, labourer, Corporation Gas Works, Born Kilmuir,, Inverness-shire; Lizzie McInnes, daughter, 19, single, household duties, born Glasgow; John McInnes, son, 17, grocer's assistant, St Rollox Cooperative Society, born Glasgow; William McInnes, son,14, scholar, born Glasgow; James McInnes, son, 12, scholar, born Glasgow; Alexander McInnes, son, 11, scholar, born Glasgow; Donald McInnes, son, 7, born Glasgow, Minnie McInnes, daughter, 4, born Glasgow. (8 living in 2 rooms)
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