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Personal data William Birrell 

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Household of William Birrell

He is married to Lilas Sinclair.

They got married on July 26, 1889 at 12 W. Castle Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Elizabeth Birrell  1889-1895
  4. Janet Birrell  ± 1898-????


Notes about William Birrell

Arrived at Montreal PQ. May 26, 1926 on the Montrose. Went to see Daughter Lily Shitat in S.Vancouver. Very possible he died 1954 Feb 09 in Vancouver.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Birrell

David Birrell
1800-????
Alison Black
1802-1848
John Burrell
1801-1861
Janet Aitken
1810-1847

William Birrell
1865-1954

1889

Lilas Sinclair
1864-1929

Elizabeth Birrell
1889-1895
Lily Sinclair Birrell
1892-1969
Margaret Sinclair Birrell
1895-1955
Janet Birrell
± 1898-????

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    Sources

    1. 1871 Scottish Census, British Government
      Name: William Berrill Age: 5 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Relationship: Son Mother`s Name: Elizabeth Berrill Gender: Male Where born: St Cuth, Edinr Registration Number: 685/1 Registration district: St George Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts County: Midlothian Address: 133 Fountain Bridge ED: 29 Household schedule number: 95 Line: 5 Roll: CSSCT1871_156
    2. 1871 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 29; Page: 21; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1871_156 / Ancestry.com
    3. Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, The Vancouver Sun; Publication Date: 11 Feb 1954; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/492098379/?article=52e74f0d-d233-4082-8fd6-a749fe0136fa&focus=0.27088797,0.08659008,0.39028898,0.14101687&xid=33 / Ancestry.com
    5. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    6. Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, The Vancouver Sun; Publication Date: 12/ Feb/ 1954; Publication Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/492098689/?article=1a8c72d1-9956-41e0-aa92-78255b06cdbf&focus=0.13696982,0.5952849,0.25681508,0.6499579&xid=23 / Ancestry.com
    7. 1901 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1876
      Birth place: Edinr, Midlothian
      Residence date: 1901
      Residence place: Edinburgh St David, Midlothian, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com
    8. British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    9. 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1865
      Birth place: St Cuthberts, Edinr
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday April 18, 1865

    • The temperature on April 18, 1865 was about 22.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 1 » President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
      • March 3 » Opening of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group.
      • March 16 » American Civil War: The Battle of Averasborough began as Confederate forces suffer irreplaceable casualties in the final months of the war.
      • April 12 » American Civil War: Mobile, Alabama, falls to the Union Army.
      • April 14 » U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked at home by Lewis Powell.
      • May 13 » American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.

    Day of marriage July 26, 1889

    • The temperature on July 26, 1889 was about 15.1 °C. There was 32 mm of rain. The air pressure was 12 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
      • March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
      • May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
      • May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
      • June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
      • November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.

    Day of death February 9, 1954

    • The temperature on February 9, 1954 was between -5.1 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1954: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.6 million citizens.
      • February 13 » Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
      • April 8 » South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
      • June 9 » Joseph Welch, special counsel for the United States Army, lashes out at Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Army–McCarthy hearings, giving McCarthy the famous rebuke, "You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
      • August 23 » First flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft.
      • November 13 » Great Britain defeats France to capture the first ever Rugby League World Cup in Paris in front of around 30,000 spectators.
      • December 4 » The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia

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