Birth: 11pm 15 July 1898 Middlefield, Langton, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Father: William McLeod 1867-1951
Mother: Mary Johnston 1871-1940
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 27 April 1923 The Manse, Swinton, Berwickshire, UK
Wife: Lillie Purves 1901-1957
Death: 1975 Duns Berwickshire, UK
Agnes Purves McLeod 1924-1931
Mary Johnston McLeod 1929-2011
Entry in the Register of Births for William McLeod in 1898 in Langton (747/ 6). "Page 2 1898 Births in the Parish of Langton in the County of Berwick [...] No. 6 William McLeod on 1898 July Fifteenth 11h. 0m. P.M. Middlefield, parents William McLeod Ploughman and Mary McLeod M.S. Johnston 1895 February 22nd Edrom, Informant William McLeod Father (Present) on 1898 July 22nd at Gavington".
In the 1901 census as William McLeod aged 2, born in Middlefield Langton, Berwickshire, and living with his parents (William and Mary), aunt (Elizabeth McLeod), Jessie and Mary E Mcalpine (aged 20 and 24, both born in Duns, and daughters of James and Mary McAlpine) and a servant (Robina Moffat aged 40 and born in Coldingham, Berwickshire) at Putton Mill Farm House, Duns, Berwickshire.
In the 1911 census as William McLeod aged 12, born in Langton, Berwickshire, and living with his parents (William and Mary J), three sisters (Elizabeth, Jane and Mary), grandmother (Jane D Johnston) and uncle (George Johnston) in three rooms with windows at Putton Mill, Duns Landward, Berwickshire.
In the 1921 census as Willm McLeod aged 22 years 11 months, born in Langton, Berwick, a ploughman for Francis Elliot Farmer and living with his parents (Willm and Mary), brother (George), two sisters (Elizabeth and Mary) and a boarder (George Johnston aged 56, born in Copath, Berwick, single and a stonebreaker for Berwickshire County Council) in four rooms in Middlestotes Farm Cottages, Edrom, Berwick. His future wife was living with her parents next door.
Entry in the Register of Marriages for William Mcleod and Lillie Purves in 1923 in Swinton (755/4). "Page 2 1923 Marriages in the Parish of Swinton in the County of Berwick [...] No. 4 1923 on the Twenty-Seventh day of April at The Manse, Swinton After Banns According to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland William McLeod Ploughman (Bachelor) aged 24 of Middlestots, Edrom parents William McLeod Ploughman and Mary McLeod M.S. Johnston, and Lillie Purves Spinster (outworker) aged 22 of Middlestots, Edrom parents William Purves Farm Servant and Agnes Purves M.S. Purves witness Mary Jane Purves of Middlestots by Duns."
His first daughter was born in Duns or Edrom in 1924 and died in Coldingham in 1931, and second daughter was born in Coldingham in 1929. He was also present at the death of his father-in-law in Coldingham in 1931.
He was present at the death of his father at Station Cottages, Chirnside in 1951.
His wife died in Galashiels in 1957 when he was living at 13 Station Cottages, Chirnside.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for William McLeod, aged 76, mother's maiden name Johnston, in 1975 in Duns (785/ 6).
There are five entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William McLeod.
William McLeod was the husband of Lillie Purves, first cousin of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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