Alexander SILVER

1875 - 1940  (64 years)

• Name	Alexander SILVER
  Birth	28 Sep 1875	Upper Denburn, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1875 births in the district of Old Machar in the burgh of Aberdeen: No 1199 Alexander Silver, 1875 28 Sep at 8.15pm at 81 Upper Denburn, Aberdeen, male, son of Alexander Silver, granite polisher (jour) and Margaret Silver M.S.McDonald who married 1870 Dec 2 at Old Machar.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1881	Upper Denburn, 82, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Census	1891	Upper Denburn, 82, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Census	1901	7, Forbes Street, Aberdeen, St Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  Census	1911	79 Huntly St, St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1911 census for No 124, 79 Huntly St, St Nicholas, Gilcomiston, Aberdeen Alexander Silver, head, aged 35, clerk (contract), shipbuilding industry, born Aberdeen Maggie Silver, wife, aged 37, married nine years, three children, living, born Aberdeen Alexander Silver, son, aged 8, born Aberdeen Maggie W. Silver, dau, aged 5, born Aberedeen Robt. D. Silver, son, aged 2, born Aberdeen
  Death	16 Jun 1940	92 Gray St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1940 deaths in the southern district of Aberdeen in the burgh of Aberdeen. No 453, Alexander Silver, ship chandler's manager (married to Margaret Wilson Donald), 16 Jun 1940 at 3.15pm at 92 Gray St, Aberdeen, male, 64 years, son of Alexander Silver granite polisher (deceased) and Margaret Silver M.S. McDonald (deceased), cause chronic nephritis, hyperpiesis, cardiac failure. Witness: Robert D. Silver, son of 27 Diana Ave, Glasgow.
  Notes	Aberdeen Weekly Journal 20 June 1940, page 5: SILVER.- At 92 Gray Street, Aberdeen, on 16th June, 1940, Alexander Silver, aged 64 years, beloved husband of Margaret Donald. Deeply regretted. Aberdeen Journal 17 June 1940, page 3: DEATH OF MR A.SILVER, ABERDEEN Mr Alexander Silver, fishmonger, 92 Gray Street, Aberdeen, who died yesterday was well-known in the public life of the city. A native of Aberdeen, Mr Silver was for twenty years manager of the Fish Supply Stores, and was a prominent figure at the harbour. On the firm changing hands, Mr Silver, along with his son, Mr Alex. Silver, jun. commenced business at the corner of Gray Street and Bromhill Road as a fishmonger. For over six years Mr Silver represented St Nicholas Ward on the Parish Council. For many years he was connected with the Hospitals' Fund Association, acting as convener of some of its more important committees. Mr Silver was a life member of the Aberdeen Royal Informary Council, the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, the Nursing Association and the Aberdeen Asylum for the Blind. In 1928 he was chairman of the General Council of the Scottish Clerks' Association. The old Lifeboat Saturday Fund also found in him a useful member. Mr Silver was keenly interested in sport and was one of the oldest official judges of the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association. He was a member of the Great Western Bowling Club. Practically all his life he was a member of Gilcomston (St Colm's) Parish Church, and for many years was a trustee and elder. Mr Silver is surived by Mrs Silver and a family of two sons and two daughters.
  Person ID	I8175	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Alexander SILVER,   b. 5 May 1846, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 15 Jul 1901, 16 Hill St, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Margaret McDONALD,   b. Abt 1851, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK d. 22 Mar 1898, 7 Forbes St, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1870	Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	Name: Alexander Silver Spouse's Name: Margaret Mcdonald Event Date: 02 Dec 1870 Event Place: Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11906-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516 "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTJW-RJZ : accessed 10 Aug 2014), Alexander Silver and Margaret Mcdonald, 02 Dec 1870; citing Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.
  Family ID	F59	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Wilson DONALD,   b. 1874, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 1 Mar 1961, 92 Gray St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1901	Victoria Hall, Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1901 marriages in the district of St Machar in the burgh of Aberdeen: No 293 1901 14 Aug at Victoria Hall, Skene Terrace, Aberdeen, after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland. Alexander Silver, mechanical engineer's clerk (bachelor), aged 25, of 16 Hill St, Aberdeen, son of Alexander Silver linen cloth finish (deceased) and Margaret Silver M.S.McDonald (deceased) and Maggie Donald*, stocking machinist, spinster, aged 27, of 35 Queen St, Aberdeen, dau of Peter Donald, furniture dealer and Margaret Donald M.S.Wilson, witnesses: William Silver, Helen Silver *Margaret Wilson Donald apparent full name based on Alxr Silver's death cert. Aberdeen Journal 17 August 1901, Page 4. Marriages: SILVER-DONALD.-At Victoria Hall, Aberdeen, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. George Walker, East Parish Church, Alexander Silver, clerk, to Maggie, second daughter of Mr Peter Donald, furniture dealer, Aberdeen.
  Children	1. Alexander SILVER,   b. 1 Sep 1902, 28 Wallfield Place, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 1986, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Age 83 years)   2. Margaret Wilson SILVER,   b. 21 May 1905, 30 Dee St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. UNKNOWN   3. Robert Donald SILVER,   b. 19 Jul 1908, 49 Cotton St, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 1979, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2026