John Wair 1856

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Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	alviegal	Report	18 Nov 2011 16:03
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	Possibly Bethia as her children are named after her parents and siblings. 1871 Scotland Census about Bethia Finlay Name: Bethia Finlay Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relationship: Daughter Father's Name: Gavin Finlay Mother's Name: Jane Finlay Gender: Female Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire Registration Number: 651/1 Registration district: Airdrie Civil parish: New Monkland County: Lanarkshire Address: 3 Bell Street Occupation: Cotton Mill Winder ED: 9 Household schedule number: 86 Line: 20 Roll: CSSCT1871_147 Household Members: Name Age >Gavin Finlay 47 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Occupation: Iron Dresser >Jane Finlay 41 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire Robert Finlay 23 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Occupation: Black Smith Bethia Finlay 21 John Finlay 18 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Occupation: Iron Moulder >Gavin Finlay 16 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Occupation: Iron Moulder Apprentice Henry Finlay 14 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Occupation: Iron Moulder Apprentice >Grace Finlay 12 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire William Finlay 5 Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire David Finlay 2 MO Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,478 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	18 Nov 2011 16:03
	The marriage certificate will give the names of John's parents including his mother's maiden surname.
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Member Since: February 2010 Posts: 18,936 Send Message	Flick	Report	18 Nov 2011 16:01
	What info are you actually asking us to find?
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	alviegal	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:56
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	Here it is Maureen. It will cost 5 credits to view but will give parents names and occupations. 1 1879 WAIR JOHN FINLAY BETHEA MARYHILL GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 622/01 0130
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 5,616 Send Message	MaureeninNY	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:52
	He supposedly married Bethia in Scotland 1/12/79. Maureen
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:45
	Do you have his service records? There are these records on FMP, this record for this person shows he married a Berthia and a daughter named Georgina, and served in India, also in the Boer War. Also noted that his wife died on the 13/9/1895 There are 10 pages for this soldier British Army Service Records 1760-1915 First name(s): John Last name: WAIR Calculated year of birth: ? Parish of birth: Town of birth: County of birth: Age at attestation: 46 years 1 months Attestation date: Attestation corps: Attestation soldier number: Discharge rank: Gunner Discharge corps: Royal Field Artillery Discharge soldier number: 8025 The National Archives reference: WO97 / 6142 / 41 There are 10 images available for this soldier George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	alviegal	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:38
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,293 Send Message	1901 WAIR, John Head Married M 45 1856 Steward Unionist Club Reading Berkshire VIEW WAIR, Florence Wife Married F 31 1870 Stewardess Unionist Club Weston S Mare Somersetshire VIEW WAIR, Jane Daughter Single F 17 1884 Mothers Help India VIEW Piece: 2399 Folio: 120 Page: 26 Registration District: Bristol Civil Parish: Bristol Municipal Borough: Address: 293, Gloster Road, Bristol County: Gloucestershire Childrens' births. 1) Georgina Wilhelmina Jane Wair India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 birth: 07 Oct 1883 christening: 12 Nov 1883 Rawul Pindee,? Bengal,? India residence: 1883 Bengal,? India parents: John Wair,? Bethia 2) Grace Margaret Wair India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 birth: 05 May 1885 christening: 04 Jun 1885 Meerut,? Bengal,? India residence: 1885 Bengal,? India parents: John Wair,? Bethia 3) Govan George Wair India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 birth: 18 Dec 1881 christening: 24 Feb 1882 Rowal Pindee,? Bengal,? India residence: 1881 Bengal,? India parents: John Wair,? Bethia and death for Gavin. Gavin George Wair India Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948 birth: 1882 death: 23 Feb 1883 burial: 23 Feb 1883 Rawul Pindi,? Bengal,? India parents: Wair
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:28
	Hi Donald - welcome to the boards :-) name: John Wair event: Census event date: 31 Mar 1901 gender: Male age: 45 relationship to head of household: Head birthplace: Reading, Berkshire record type: Household registration district: Bristol sub-district: Ashley ecclesiastical parish: Horfield Holy Trinity civil parish: Bristol county: Gloucestershire
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Member Since: November 2011 Posts: 8 Send Message	Donald	Report	18 Nov 2011 15:23
Member Since: November 2011 Posts: 8 Send Message	I am seeking information on John Wair born 1856 in Reading Berkshire. Served with Military in India pre 1900 married Bethia Finlay, daughters Jane (Georgina) and Grace. Resident Bristol in 1901 census then married to Florence and Stewards at Unionist Club, Bristol.

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