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| Husband: | William Alexander FERGUSON (1902-1973) | |
| Wife: | Jessie Miller WHITELAW (1906-1995) | |
| Children: | PRIVATE ( - ) | |
| Marriage | 22 Dec 1930 | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland1 |
| Station Hotel | ||
| Name: | William Alexander FERGUSON2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Name Suffix: | OBE | |
| Father: | James FERGUSON (1871-1961) | |
| Mother: | Margaret Sproull ANDREW (1876-1957) | |
| Birth | 1902 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Civil Servant | |
| Residence | 22 Dec 1930 (age 27-28) | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland1 |
| 14 Walmer Crescent, Ibrox | ||
| Occupation | 22 Dec 1930 (age 27-28) | Commercial Traveller; Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland1 |
| Occupation | btw 1959 and 1965 (age 56-63) | Secretary of the Natural History Department of the British Museum; South Kensington, London SW |
| Natural History Museum The role of Secretary was the museum's Administrator. |
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| Civil Decoration | 1965 (age 62-63) | OBE |
| Ordinary Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. (Secretary of the British Museum, Natural History. | ||
| Death | 1 Dec 1973 (age 70-71) | Bletchworth, Surrey, England |
| Name: | Jessie Miller WHITELAW2,3 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | John WHITELAW ( - ) | |
| Mother: | Jessie DAVIDSON ( - ) | |
| Birth | 2 Oct 1906 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland3 |
| Residence | 22 Dec 1930 (age 24) | Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland1 |
| 11 Whitletts Road | ||
| Occupation | 22 Dec 1930 (age 24) | Housekeeper; Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland1 |
| Death | 10 Jun 1995 (age 88) | Merseyside, England |
| Name: | PRIVATE2,3 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | PRIVATE ( - ) | |
William became secretary of the Natural History Department of the British Museum
| 1 | Text From Source: No: When, Where, and How Married: 1930. on 22nd December at Station Hotel, Ayr After Publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland Signature of Parties. Rank or Profession whether Single or Widowed, and Relationship (if any): Signed: William Alexander Ferguson, Commercial Traveller, Bachelor Signed: Jessie Miller Whitelaw, Housekeeper, Spinster Age: 28 and 24 Usual Residence: 14 Walmer Crescent, Ibrox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and 11 Whitletts Road, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Names, Surnames, and Rank or Professions of Fathers. Names and Maiden Surnames of Mothers. James Ferguson, Boilermaker Foreman, retired, and Margaret Sproull Ferguson, M.S. Andrew John Whitelaw (Deceased), Restaurateur and Jessie Whitelaw, M.S. Davidson (Deceased) If a regular Marriage, Signatures of officiating Minister and Witnesses, if irregular, Date of Conviction, Decree of Declarator, or Sheriff's Warrant. Signed R.F.Cameron, Minister of Sandgate Church, Ayr, Agnes Whitelaw, 11 Whitletts Road, Ayr, Witness, and John Andrew Ferguson, 14 Walmer Crescent, Glasgow SW1, Witness. When & Where Registered, and Signature of Registrar. 1930 December 23rd at Ayr Edward Pow, Registrar |
| 2 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 3 | Marbe McNeill, M. McNeill Ferguson Family Notes. Assessment: Secondary evidence. |