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Andrew George William Rennie

Andrew was born on November 18th, 1860 in Anderston.

Birth Notes
- see scotlandspeople, also IGI extracted record

Andrew's father was John Rennie and his mother was Isabella Inglis Smith. His paternal grandparents were James Rennie and Janet Stronach. He had three half-brothers and two half-sisters, named James, John, Archibald, Catherine and Jessie. He died due to heart disease, myocardial degeneration, duration 4 years, syncope, at the age of 81 on April 5th, 1942 in Glasgow.¹

Death Notes
- Died in Glasgow Royal Mental hospital, 604 Clarkston Road, Hillhead, Glasgow
  
  death reported by son A. G. Rennie

Occupation Details
- Andrew's occupation was car dealer in sales.
  - Occupation Notes
    - The founder, with Harry Prosser, of Rennie & Prosser car dealers. These were founder members of the Scottish Motor Trade Association in 1903.
      
      Annie and Harriet Robertson said in the 1980s that they believed that they were related to the founder of that company, which turned out to be correct (he was their grandfather's cousin).
  From 1881 his occupation was chemist in sales.²
  
  His occupation was mechanical engineer in manufacturing.¹

Whereabouts
- Andrew lived in Glasgow for 82 years from 1860 to 1942.
  Telephone: Western 386 .³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - reported death of father in 1878
      
      1881: 18 Royal Terrace
      1901: Dunnotar, Renfrew (north of the river, but part of Renfrew parish at the time).
      1921: Dunnottar, Scotstoun, tel. Western 386
      1942: 604 Clarkston Road

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Rennie
  - d.< 1851
  
  John Rennie
  - b.08 Nov 1807 in Dyke d.07 Jun 1878 in Glasgow
  
  Janet Stronach
  - d.< 1818
  
  Andrew George William Rennie
  - b.18 Nov 1860 in Anderston d.05 Apr 1942 in Glasgow
  
  Isabella Inglis Smith
  - b.1823 in Musselburgh

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information

Details of Andrew's family with Bessie Douglas Hope

Details of Andrew's family with Rose O'Brian

¹ Andrew Rennie death
² Andrew Rennie 1881
³ John Rennie death

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