George McDonald SILVER

1885 - 1914  (29 years)

• Name	George McDonald SILVER
  Birth	6 Jul 1885	Backdam, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
  	1885 SILVER, GEORGE MCDONALD (Statutory registers Births 264/ 14) No 14, George McDonald Silver, 1885 July Sixth at 11am at Back-Dam, Maryculter, male. Parents: James Silver, crofter, and Ann Silver, M.S.Brown, who married 1872 December 13th at Aberdeen. Informant: James Silver, father.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1891	Backdams, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  Census	1901	Banchory Ternan, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
  	1901 census for Banchory Ternan, Kincardine *George SILVER, servant, single, aged 15, farm servant, worker, born Maryculter, Kincardine *Servant in household of a Mr Douglas.
  Residence	1902	Backdam, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  _HEIG	1902
  	5ft 8 and a quarter inches
  _WEIG	1902
  	146 pounds
  _MILT	Jan 1902
  	Signed on for six years with Gordon Highlanders
  Death	30 Oct 1914	In action
  	Aberdeen Evening Express 02 June 1917, p.2: SILVER.- In action, Lance-Corporal George M. Silver, Gordon Highlanders (previously reported wounded and missing now officially reported dead, on 30th October 1914), fourth son of James Silver, Nether Muriskie, Maryculter, aged 27* years. *Should be 29 but in acceptable range and may even have been typo.
  Notes	When George signed up in Jan 1902, he gave his age as 17 years 11 months, but he would have been 15 years 11 months old most likely as he was aged 5 on 1891 census and 15 on 1901 census taken 31 Mar
  Person ID	I7061	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	James SILVER,   b. 8 Jan 1843, Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland, UK d. 9 Dec 1930, James Mowat Nursing Home, Stonehaven, Fetteresso, Scotland, UK (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ann BROWN,   b. Abt 1851, Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK d. 25 May 1939, 1 Ardley Tce, Stonehaven, Scotland, UK (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1872	51 Hutcheon St, Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  	1872 marriages in the district of St Nicholas in the burgh of Aberdeen: No 358, 1872 on the thirteenth day of December at 51 Hutcheon St, Aberdeen after banns according to the forms of the established church of Scotland James Silver, farm servant, bachelor, aged 28, of Reinchell, parish of Fetteresso, son of Adam Silver farmer and Charlotte Silver M.S. Jamieson (deceased) and Ann Brown, domestic servant, spinster, aged 21, of Craigwells, parish of Fetteresso, daughter of Alexander Brown, carter, deceased, and Ann Brown M.S. Donaldson. Witnesses: George Malcolm, George Ross
  Family ID	F2360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart