Brief Life History of William
When William Innes was born on 13 September 1887, in Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland, his father, George Innes, was 23 and his mother, Jessie Coull, was 24. He married Jemima Murray Geddes on 22 December 1910, in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 25 December 1950, in Springside, Ayrshire, Scotland, at the age of 63.
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- William Innes in household of George Innes, "Scotland Census, 1901"
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1890 · Opening of the Forth Railway Bridge.
The Forth Bridge is a railway bridge across the Firth of Forth river in the east of Scotland, 9 miles west of Edinburgh City Center. It is considered as a symbol of Scotland and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was opened on 4 March and was the longest single cantilever bridge span in the world until 1919. It is still in operation.
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.
1905 · Stornoway Town Hall
Stornoway Town Hall was the first town hall in Stornoway Scotland but burned down in 1918. The clock tower on the building became famous after Calum Kennedy named a song after the town called ‘Lovely Stornoway’. The current building is still being used as a multi-purpose venue. Hosting different commercial and community activities.
Name Meaning
Scottish: shortened form of McInnis , from Gaelic Mag Aonghuis ‘son of Aonghus’.
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Innes in Urquhart (Morayshire), named from Gaelic inis ‘island’.
English: variant of Ince .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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