William Innes

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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Family Time Line

William Innes
1887–1950
Jemima Murray Geddes
1889–1978
Marriage: 22 December 1910
Robert George Innes
1909–1910
Jessie Ann Innes
1911–1978
Jemima Murray Innes
1912–1913
William Innes
1914–1996
John Cardno Innes
1916–1989
Walter Innes
1917–1949
George Innes
1919–1985
James Innes
1921–2002
Robert Innes
1922–1922
Elizabeth Matthews Innes
1923–1978
Mima Murray Innes
1923–2001
Robert Geddes Innes
1926–2005
David Murray Innes
1930–1931
David Murray Innes
1932–1984
Jean Innes
1934–2013
Alexander Innes
1936–2015

Sources (1)

  • William Innes in household of George Innes, "Scotland Census, 1901"

World Events (8)

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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