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Mary Ann Caird

F, #2927, b. 1 December 1868

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Father	William Caird (b. 24 October 1845)
Mother	Mary Margaret Boyd (b. 12 June 1850, d. 17 January 1927)

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Mary Ann Caird was born on 1 December 1868 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

1868
Birth
1 December 1868 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Williamina Caird

F, #2928, b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945

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Father	William Caird (b. 24 October 1845)
Mother	Mary Margaret Boyd (b. 12 June 1850, d. 17 January 1927)

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Williamina Caird was born on 2 January 1873 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.^1,2 David and Williamina were married on 31 December 1891 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. She died on 8 October 1945 at age 72 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

Williamina Caird lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1881.¹ She lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.²

Children with David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)

Son	David Caird Matthew (b. 15 March 1894, d. 1975)
Son	James Fyfe Matthew (b. 1895, d. 25 March 1896)
Son	Frederick James Fyfe Matthew+ (b. 7 April 1897, d. 12 January 1966)
Daughter	Agnes Greig Matthew (b. 28 August 1898, d. 29 January 1974)
Daughter	Christina Ann Matthew+ (b. 26 May 1900, d. 1963)
Daughter	Jane Ann Matthew (b. 1902)
Son	Robert Gibson Matthew+ (b. 1903, d. 22 September 1982)
Daughter	Mary Ann Greig Matthew+ (b. 1905, d. 1986)
Son	Arthur Redford Matthew (b. 1908, d. 1929)
Son	Norman Alexander Matthew (b. 1909, d. 1912)

1873
Birth
2 January 1873 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Citations: 1,2
189118
Marriage | David Alexander Matthew
31 December 1891 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
David Alexander Matthew
Age: 29
Birth: on 28 December 1862 | Dunnichen, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: on 3 April 1943 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
194572
Death
8 October 1945 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S296] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 26; Page: 1; Line: 12; Roll: cssct1881_76
[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_86

George Boyd Caird

M, #2929, b. 1880, d. 1938

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Parents

Father	William Caird (b. 24 October 1845)
Mother	Mary Margaret Boyd (b. 12 June 1850, d. 17 January 1927)

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George Boyd Caird was born in 1880 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ George and Williamina were married on 2 June 1899 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.² He died in 1938 at age ~58 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

George Boyd Caird was awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal with Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, and South Africa 1902 clasps. He served in the military with the 20th Company 6th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War. He lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1881.¹

Children with Williamina Young Marshall (b. 1880)

Son	George Boyd Caird+ (b. 1899, d. 1966)
Daughter	Mary Jane Guthrie ("Jenny") Caird+ (b. 25 August 1901, d. 1980)
Daughter	Williamina Young Caird+ (b. 4 April 1903, d. 12 August 1982)

1880
Birth
1880 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1
1899~19
Marriage | Williamina Young Marshall
2 June 1899 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Williamina Young Marshall
Age: ~19
Birth: in 1880 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 2
1938~58
Death
1938 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

Last Edited

10 June 2022

Citations

[S296] Ancestry.com, 1881 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 26; Page: 1; Line: 13; Roll: cssct1881_76
[S567] Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland (online archive), Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs. Angus, Scotland, Arbroath. Online images. https://www.findmypast.com : 2019., "Marriages"; 8 June 1899; Pg. 8; George Caird and Williamina Marshall; accessed: 2 July 2014

David Alexander Matthew

M, #2930, b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943

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David Alexander Matthew was born on 28 December 1862 in Dunnichen, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ David and Williamina were married on 31 December 1891 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He died on 3 April 1943 at age 80 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

David Alexander Matthew lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.¹

Children with Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

Son	David Caird Matthew (b. 15 March 1894, d. 1975)
Son	James Fyfe Matthew (b. 1895, d. 25 March 1896)
Son	Frederick James Fyfe Matthew+ (b. 7 April 1897, d. 12 January 1966)
Daughter	Agnes Greig Matthew (b. 28 August 1898, d. 29 January 1974)
Daughter	Christina Ann Matthew+ (b. 26 May 1900, d. 1963)
Daughter	Jane Ann Matthew (b. 1902)
Son	Robert Gibson Matthew+ (b. 1903, d. 22 September 1982)
Daughter	Mary Ann Greig Matthew+ (b. 1905, d. 1986)
Son	Arthur Redford Matthew (b. 1908, d. 1929)
Son	Norman Alexander Matthew (b. 1909, d. 1912)

1862
Birth
28 December 1862 | Dunnichen, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1
189129
Marriage | Williamina Caird
31 December 1891 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Williamina Caird
Age: 18
Birth: on 2 January 1873 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: on 8 October 1945 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
194380
Death
3 April 1943 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_86

David Caird Matthew

M, #2931, b. 15 March 1894, d. 1975

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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David Caird Matthew was born on 15 March 1894 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.^1,2 David and Jane were married on 27 June 1924 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He died in 1975 at age ~81 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

David Caird Matthew lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.² He served in the military with the Royal Navy between 31 May 1918 and 25 January 1919.¹ He appeared in the newspaper on 7 November 1932 for well-known Dundee Lady injured in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.³ He appeared in the newspaper on 22 July 1940 for being at five Public-Houses during day, Lorry Driver Fined £8 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.⁴ He appeared in the newspaper on 23 July 1940 for Arbroath Driver Fined £8 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.⁵

1894
Birth
15 March 1894 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Citations: 1,2
192430
Marriage | Jane Dilly
27 June 1924 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Jane Dilly
Age: 27
Birth: on 14 June 1897 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: in 1972 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1975~81
Death
1975 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S1509] "UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939", digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 31 Jul 2025), David Matthew; citing Class: ADM 188; Piece: 1081
[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_86
[S571] Dundee Courier, Dundee, Angus, Scotland (online archive), Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland, Dundee. Online images. https://www.findmypast.com : 2019., "Well-Known Dundee Lady Injured"; 7 November 1932; Pg. 6; accessed 2 July 2014
[S210] Newspaper - Evening Telegraph, Angus, ; Digital images, FindMyPast (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed ), Lory Driver Fined £8; 22 July 1940; Pg. 4; 2 July 2014
[S571] Dundee Courier, Dundee, Angus, Scotland (online archive), Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland, Dundee. Online images. https://www.findmypast.com : 2019., "Arbroath Driver Fined £8"; 23 July 1940; Pg. 5; accessed 2 July 2014

Frederick James Fyfe Matthew

M, #2933, b. 7 April 1897, d. 12 January 1966

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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Frederick James Fyfe Matthew was born on 7 April 1897 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ Frederick and Grace were married in 1921 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He died on 12 January 1966 at age 68 at Arbroath InfirmaryO in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

Frederick James Fyfe Matthew lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.¹

Children with Grace Brown Stewart

Daughter	Living+
Son	David Matthew (b. about 1922, d. 1986)
Son	Harry Nicol Matthew (b. 21 January 1929, d. 3 October 2008)

1897
Birth
7 April 1897 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1
1921~24
Marriage | Grace Brown Stewart
1921 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Grace Brown Stewart
196668
Death
12 January 1966 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_86

Agnes Greig Matthew

F, #2934, b. 28 August 1898, d. 29 January 1974

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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Agnes Greig Matthew was born on 28 August 1898 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ Harry and Agnes were married in 1922 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. She died on 29 January 1974 at age 75 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. She was buried on 1 February 1974 at Arbroath Eastern CemeteryO + in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

Agnes Greig Matthew lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.¹

1898
Birth
28 August 1898 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1
1922~24
Marriage | Harry Nicoll
1922 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Harry Nicoll
197475
Death
29 January 1974 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1974
Burial
1 February 1974 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1901_86

Christina Ann Matthew

F, #2935, b. 26 May 1900, d. 1963

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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Christina Ann Matthew was born on 26 May 1900 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ Walter and Christina were married in 1925 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. She died in 1963 at age ~63.

Christina Ann Matthew was also known as Catherine Ann Matthew. She lived in St Vigeans, Angus, ScotlandO, in 1901.¹

Child with Walter Riddell Smart (b. 1900, d. 1989)

Daughter

Irene Mary Smart (b. about 1926, d. 2012)

1900
Birth
26 May 1900 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1
1925~25
Marriage | Walter Riddell Smart
1925 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Walter Riddell Smart
Age: ~25
Birth: in 1900 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: in 1989 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1963~63
Death
1963

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S301] Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;, n.d), Parish: St Vigeans; ED: 24; Page: 6; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1901_86

Arthur Redford Matthew

M, #2936, b. 1908, d. 1929

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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Arthur Redford Matthew was born in 1908 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He died in 1929 at age ~21.

Arthur Redford Matthew appeared in the newspaper on 29 May 1929 for "Arbroath Lad Drowned" in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹ The cause of death of Arthur on 29 May 1929 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO, was drowning.

1908
Birth
1908 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1929~21
Death
1929

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14 June 2022

Citations

[S571] Dundee Courier, Dundee, Angus, Scotland (online archive), Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland, Dundee. Online images. https://www.findmypast.com : 2019., "Arbroath Lad Drowned"; 29 May 1929; Pg. 3; accessed 2 July 2014

Robert Gibson Matthew

M, #2937, b. 1903, d. 22 September 1982

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Father	David Alexander Matthew (b. 28 December 1862, d. 3 April 1943)
Mother	Williamina Caird (b. 2 January 1873, d. 8 October 1945)

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Robert Gibson Matthew was born in 1903 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. Robert and Annie were married in 1934 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He died on 22 September 1982 at age ~79 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. He was buried on 27 September 1982 at Arbroath Eastern CemeteryO + in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.

Children with Annie Hood (b. about 1914, d. 1972)

Son	Walter Smart Matthew (b. about 1937, d. 1997)
Daughter	Anne Matthew (b. about 1945, d. 1997)

1903
Birth
1903 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1934~31
Marriage | Annie Hood
1934 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Annie Hood
Age: ~20
Birth: about 1914
Death: in 1972 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1982~79
Death
22 September 1982 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1982
Burial
27 September 1982 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Williamina Young Marshall

F, #2938, b. 1880

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Father	Alexander Marshall (b. 1847)
Mother	Mary Young (b. 1848)

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Williamina Young Marshall was born in 1880 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. George and Williamina were married on 2 June 1899 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO.¹

Children with George Boyd Caird (b. 1880, d. 1938)

Son	George Boyd Caird+ (b. 1899, d. 1966)
Daughter	Mary Jane Guthrie ("Jenny") Caird+ (b. 25 August 1901, d. 1980)
Daughter	Williamina Young Caird+ (b. 4 April 1903, d. 12 August 1982)

1880
Birth
1880 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1899~19
Marriage | George Boyd Caird
2 June 1899 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
George Boyd Caird
Age: ~19
Birth: in 1880 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: in 1938 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Citation: 1

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10 June 2022

Citations

[S567] Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs, Arbroath, Angus, Scotland (online archive), Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs. Angus, Scotland, Arbroath. Online images. https://www.findmypast.com : 2019., "Marriages"; 8 June 1899; Pg. 8; George Caird and Williamina Marshall; accessed: 2 July 2014

Williamina Young Caird

F, #2941, b. 4 April 1903, d. 12 August 1982

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Father	George Boyd Caird (b. 1880, d. 1938)
Mother	Williamina Young Marshall (b. 1880)

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Biography

Williamina Young Caird was born on 4 April 1903 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. John and Williamina were married on 8 June 1928 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO. She died on 12 August 1982 at age 79 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.

Children with John Morris Reid (b. 18 July 1900, d. 8 August 1980)

Daughter	Living
Son	Living
Son	Living
Daughter	Living
Son	Living
Daughter	Living
Daughter	Living

1903
Birth
4 April 1903 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
192825
Marriage | John Morris Reid
8 June 1928 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
John Morris Reid
Age: 27
Birth: on 18 July 1900 | Murroes, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: on 8 August 1980 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
198279
Death
12 August 1982 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

George Boyd Caird

M, #2942, b. 1899, d. 1966

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Father	George Boyd Caird (b. 1880, d. 1938)
Mother	Williamina Young Marshall (b. 1880)

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Biography

George Boyd Caird was born in 1899 in Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO. George and Christina were married on 25 April 1924 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO. He died in 1966 at age ~67 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.

Child with Christina Patterson Butter (b. 1901, d. 1991)

Daughter

Williamina Caird+ (b. 28 September 1935, d. 2 February 2021)

1899
Birth
1899 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
1924~25
Marriage | Christina Patterson Butter
25 April 1924 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Christina Patterson Butter
Age: ~23
Birth: in 1901 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: in 1991 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
1966~67
Death
1966 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

John Morris Reid

M, #2944, b. 18 July 1900, d. 8 August 1980

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Father	Henry Reid (b. 6 October 1857)
Mother	Amelia Morris (b. 1854)

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Biography

John Morris Reid was born on 18 July 1900 in Murroes, Angus, ScotlandO. John and Williamina were married on 8 June 1928 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO. He died on 8 August 1980 at age 80 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.

Children with Williamina Young Caird (b. 4 April 1903, d. 12 August 1982)

Daughter	Living
Son	Living
Son	Living
Daughter	Living
Son	Living
Daughter	Living
Daughter	Living

1900
Birth
18 July 1900 | Murroes, Angus, ScotlandO
192827
Marriage | Williamina Young Caird
8 June 1928 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
Williamina Young Caird
Age: 25
Birth: on 4 April 1903 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: on 12 August 1982 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
198080
Death
8 August 1980 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO

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10 June 2022

Christina Patterson Butter

F, #2947, b. 1901, d. 1991

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Parents

Father	George Butter (b. 1877)
Mother	Sarah Rollo (b. 1879)

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Biography

Christina Patterson Butter was born in 1901 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO. George and Christina were married on 25 April 1924 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO. She died in 1991 at age ~90 in Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO.

Child with George Boyd Caird (b. 1899, d. 1966)

Daughter

Williamina Caird+ (b. 28 September 1935, d. 2 February 2021)

1901
Birth
1901 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
1924~23
Marriage | George Boyd Caird
25 April 1924 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
George Boyd Caird
Age: ~25
Birth: in 1899 | Arbroath, Angus, ScotlandO
Death: in 1966 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO
1991~90
Death
1991 | Dundee, Angus, ScotlandO

Last Edited

10 June 2022