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William Ramsay Wanless
Male 1855 - 1934

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  • Birth  1854-1855  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  1861-1871  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • with parents
    Residence  Jul 1875  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    33 Brunswick Street 
    Census  1881  St. Leonard's Hill, Edinburgh Lady Yesters, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Vol. 685-5, e.d. 60, p 3 11 St. Leonards Hill, Edinburgh Lady Yesters, EDINBURGH
      William WANLESS Hd M 26 Painter EDIN Edinburgh
      Mary WANLESS Wi M 24 ------------ EDIN Edinburgh
      Mary WANLESS Da - 5 ------------ EDIN Edinburgh
      James WANLESS So - 3 ----------- EDIN Edinburgh
      John WANLESS So - 1 ----------- EDIN Edinburgh
    Census  1891  Greenside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 32 Greenside Row (7th Ward, St. Andrew, pg 1 & 2)
      Wm Wanless hd, mar, 38, glazier, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      Mary dau, 15, servant, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      James son, 13, scholar, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      John son, 11, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      William son, 10, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      Lizzie dau, 7, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      Agnes, dau, 5, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      Christina, dau, 2, Edin-shire, Edinburgh
      -- note Wm is actually widowed at this point, although he states married
    Census  1901  North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 13 Johnstone Street (692/01 005/01 pg 4)
      William Wanless Hd. Mar. 49 yrs. Painter & Glazier born Edinburgh,Mid Lothian.
      Isabella Wanless, wife, Mar. 42 yrs. born Orkney, Stormness.
      Agnes Wanless, daug, 14 yrs. Message girl, born Mid Lothian, Edinburgh.
      Christine Wanless, daug. 11 yrs. Scholar, born Mid Lothian, Edinburgh.
    Occupation 
    • glazier & house painter
    Residence  May 1901  Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    13 Johnstone Street 
    • Wife died there. Matches 1901 census address.
    Residence  1903-1904  Tennant St, South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1904-1907  4 Prospect Place, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1908-1909  23 Cowans Close, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1911-1914  33 East Crosscauseway, Newington, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  1917-1934  33 Richmond Place, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • dau. Nellie resided there in 1927, so Wm & Elizabeth must still have lived there; dau. Helen C. lived there in 1936 & 1939, so Elizabeth probably still lived there after Wm's death
    Died  22 Jul 1934  Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID  I21  28: James Wanless & Christina Parkinson of Edinburgh, Scotland
    Last Modified  15 Dec 2005 
     
    Father  James Wanless,   b. Abt 1827, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1877, St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Christina Parkinson,   b. Abt 1827, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1873, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 May 1847 
    Family ID  F2  Group Sheet
     
    Family 1  Mary Nicol,   b. Abt 1857, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1890, St. Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  30 Jul 1875  Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Wanless,   b. 8 Feb 1876, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1934, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Wanless,   b. 4 Jan 1878, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1968, Reading, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John Wanless,   b. 28 Feb 1880, St. Leonard's Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1945, George Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. William Alexander Wanless,   b. 19 Aug 1881, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1941, Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Elizabeth Nicol Wanless,   b. 6 May 1884, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Agnes Nicol Wanless,   b. 5 Oct 1886, St. Andrew, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Christina Parkinson Wanless,   b. 4 Apr 1889, St. Andrew, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  15 Aug 2001 
    Family ID  F3  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Isabella Randell,   b. 1857-1859, Stormness, Orkney Isles Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1901, North Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  31 Mar 1893  St. Andrew, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Last Modified  10 Jul 2001 
    Family ID  F102  Group Sheet
     
    Family 3  Elizabeth Shortreid McCullock,   b. 1869-1875, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1944, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  22 Aug 1902  South Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Wanless,   b. 23 Feb 1903, South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. William Wanless,   b. 10 Feb 1904, South Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry Lindsay Wanless,   b. 9 Dec 1904, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Helen Collister Wanless,   b. 14 Feb 1906, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1939, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George Wanless,   b. 6 Mar 1907, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1907, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Janet Wanless,   b. 12 Mar 1908, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Hugh McPhail Wanless
     8. Maggie Wanless,   b. 14 Jun 1911, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1925, George Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Alexander Wanless,   b. 28 Sep 1912, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1912, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Elizabeth McCulloch Wanless
     11. Jessie McPhail Wanless
    Last Modified  10 Jul 2001 
    Family ID  F5  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • William Wanless and Mary Nichol are my great grandparents via their daughter Mary.
      CONTACT: Bill Jones (see Researchers page for address)

      Middle name Ramsay from son John's 1934 marriage record and son Henry's 1936 marriage record and own death record.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Parish record (per Romeril film).
      Newington, Edinburgh
      22 Jul 1934 Wanless, Wm. Ramsay, 80, house painter, md to: 1) Mary Nicol, 2) Isabella Randall or Sanderson, and 3) Elizabeth McCullock, of 33 Richmond Place, Edinburgh, s/o Wm Wanless a baker dec’d & Christina Parkinson dec’d; son Henry L. Wanless present.

    2. [S7] Parish record (per Romeril film).
      St. George, Edinburgh
      30 July 1875 Wanless, William, 21 yrs, of 33 Brunswick St, Edinburgh, law son of James a baker & Christina Parkinson dec'd, to Mary Nicol, her mark, 17 yrs, spin, dom servt of same address, law dtr of John Nicol a type founder & Agnes Ross
      -- married on same date & place as brother John

    3. [S7] Parish record (per Romeril film).
      St. Andrew, Edinburgh
      31 Mar 1893 Wanless, William, 41 yrs, widower, house painter of 91 Albert St, Edinb., law son of William Wanless a baker dec'd & Christina Parkinson dec'd, to Isabella Randell, 36 yrs, laundress, widow of Robert Sanderson a mariner, same address, law dtr of John Randell a shoemaker dec'd & Robina Randell (her maiden surname) dec'd. Wit: John Wanless, Maggie Williams.
      -- note William Wanless should be James Wanless

    4. [S2] Parish Records, per Romeril film; children's birth records (Reliability: 3).
      South Leith, Edinburgh
      22 Aug 1902 Wanless,William, 47 yrs, widower, housepainter, 67 Tennent St, Leith, law son of Farquharson Wanless baker dec'd & Christina Paterson dec'd, to Elizabeth McCullock, 33 yrs, same address, spinster, law dtr of John McCullock a shipmaster dec'd & Isabella McCullock her maiden surname dec'd, dom servt. Wit: Ebenezer Fowler, Ellen Fowler.
      -- note his father's given name is very odd and his mother's surname is wrong

  

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