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William John Douglas & Agnes Carmichael

‌William and Agnes were married in a civil ceremony on January 9th, 1901 in Tynemouth by Deputy Superintendant Registrar W. Poppelwell and witnessed by William Carmichael, Sophia Richmond.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Married in Registry Office, Tynemouth District, Northumberland, England

They had three sons and a daughter, and also a child of unknown gender, named James, William, Archibald, Margaret and Douglas. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- William John Douglas
  
  Will and Agnes
  
  William was born on April 14th, 1871 in Derry.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Born in Rosemount, Derry, Ireland.
      between 1870 and 15-apr-1871
      19 in 1891 census
      29 in 1901 census so born between 6-apr-1871 and 31-mar-1872 i.e. between 6th and 15th Apr 1871
      27 at wedding is clearly wrong
  He died due to a medical problem, Prostetic enlargement, suprapubic cystostomy, uraemia, at the age of 79 on April 15th, 1950 in Bellshill.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Died 230 Main St, Bellshill, Lanark, Scotland, 79 yrs old
      Death reported by daughter, Margaret McClounan
  Agnes Carmichael
  
  Will and Agnes
  
  Agnes was born in June 1878 in Hebburn.⁵³
  - Birth Notes
    - or Wallsend, according to 1891 census
      
      FreeBMD:
      Births Jun 1878
      Carmichael Agnes S. Shields 10a 844
      
      3 yrs according to 1881 (Apr 3) census, so born between Apr 4 1877 and Apr 3 1878
      23 in 1901 census and at wedding, so born between 1-apr-1877 and 9-Jan-1878
      i.e born between 26-sep-1877 and 9-Jan-1878
  She died from cancer, Cachexia, Carcinoma of stomach,, at the age of 70 on September 25th, 1948 in Renfrew.⁶
  - Death Notes
    - died aged 70, so born between 26-Sep-1877 and 25-Sep-1878
      
      Had previously had operation for stomach ulcer. Source: Ewan Douglas.
      
      Cause of death Cachexia, Carcinoma of stomach, illness lasted several years.

Children
- James Henry Douglas
  James was born in May 1902 in Tynemouth.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Births Jun 1902 (>99%)
    Douglas James Henry Tynemouth 10b 228
  He died due to a medical problem, Diptheria, at the age of 6 on June 4th, 1908 in Govan.⁷
  William Douglas
  
  William and Annie Douglas
  
  William was born on December 3rd, 1903 in Govan.⁸³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Born at 12 Howat St, Govan.
  He died due to a medical problem, Duodenal ulcer, illness lasting 10 years. Operation under Gas, oxygen, Ether. Heart failure., at the age of 45 on March 25th, 1949 in Govan. The funeral took place in Renfrew and was arranged by S.C.W.S Funeral Undertaking Dept.. He was buried on March 28th, 1949 in Renfrew.⁹¹⁰¹¹
  - Death Notes
    
    Died in David Elder Infirmary, Glasgow
    
    Didn't believe in insurance, but Annie took out life insurance on him (via her sister in Prudential Assurance) without telling him. The payout was about £100.
    
    Arkleston cemetary, lair 38, Compt. M, Section J.
    No headstone was erected.
  Archibald Douglas
  Archibald was born in February 1905 in Govan.¹²
  - Birth Notes
    
    DOUGLAS
    ARCHIBALD
    CARMACHAEL
    M
    1905
    646/2 381
    Govan
  He died as an infant, premature birth, at 1 months old on March 16th, 1905 in Govan.¹²
  - Death Notes
    
    h
  Margaret Jane Douglas
  
  Will and Agnes
  
  Margaret was born on June 21st, 1907 in Govan.¹³³ She died at the age of 66 in 1973 in Bellshill.
  - Death Notes
    
    MCCLOUNAN other surname DOUGLAS
    MARGARET JANE
    66
    1973
    566/ 350
    Bellshill
    
    Death cert. RD 566/ Entry no. 350, Bellshill
  Douglas
  Douglas was born after 1911.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    William Douglas told his son Ewan that only he and his sister had survived of 5 children.
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