William Durham (c1877-a1939)

Dates

Birth: Circa 1877 Black Craig, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Jane ? c1876-1963

Death: After 1939

Children

Ellen Jane Durham c1893-a1911
David Durham 1898-1986
Mary Ann Durham c1899-a1911
William John Durham c1902-a1911
Isabella Durham c1904-a1911
George Durham c1906-a1911
Mary Durham c1908-a1911
Charles Durham 1909-a1911

Notes

His first daughter was born in daughter in Borgue in 1893, son in Kirkcudbright in 1898, daughter in Dornock in 1899, two sons and a daughter in Arkin Langholm in 1902 to 1906, daughter in Lochmaben in 1908, and son in Chevington in 1909.

In the 1911 census as William Durham aged 34, born in Black Craig Nacton Stunart (sic), a cowman on farm, and living with his wife (Jane), four sons (Charles, David, George and William John), four daughters (Ellen Jane, Isabella, Mary, and Mary Ann), and a boarder (George Elis aged 27, born in Newcastle On Tyne, single and a cowman on farm) in three rooms at Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield by Tyne, Broomley, Northumberland.

Black Craig is a mile east of Newton Stewart on A75.

Relationship

William Durham was the father of David Durham, husband of Hannah Raw, daughter of Barbara Ann Barton, wife of William Thompson, uncle of Stoddart Thompson, husband of Lily Alice Botell, mother of Eric Francis Botell, my brother-in-law.

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