James Gourley Widdison Sr

12 January 1853–16 November 1923 (Age 70)
Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of James Gourley

When James Gourley Widdison Sr was born on 12 January 1853, in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Widdison, was 48 and his mother, Janet Russell, was 40. He married Alice Pinney on 14 November 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hooper Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as black smith in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 16 November 1923, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Hooper Cemetery, Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Gourley Widdison Sr
1853–1923
Alice Pinney
1860–1915
Marriage: 14 November 1878
James Gourley Widdison Jr.
1879–1938
John Henry Widdison
1881–1955
Alice Amelia Widdison
1884–1944
Willard Widdison
1886–1934
Robert Eugene Widdison
1888–1940
Amy Seager Widdison
1891–1946
Lucinda Widdison
1893–1979
Thomas Richard Widdison
1895–1957
Gilbert Pinney Widdison
1898–1951
Arvilla Widdison
1900–1988
Janet Elizabeth Widdison
1902–1985

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 November 1878Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
    Age 1
    Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
    1863
    Age 10
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 19
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire): variant of Widdowson .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Widdowson

    Story Highlight

    James G Widdison Sr

    James Gourley Widdison, Sr. by Marie Widdison Haws James Gourley Widdison was born in Chapel Hall, Scotland, January 12, 1853. His _father, Thomas Widdison, an Englishman by birth, had moved to Scotl …

    Sources (48)

    • James Widdison in entry for Thomas Richard Widdison, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • James Gourley Widdison, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • James G Widdison in entry for John Henry Dyson and Janet Elizabeth Widdison, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"

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