Alexander Crombie SILVER

Alexander Crombie SILVER[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1821 - 1891  (69 years)

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  • Name Alexander Crombie SILVER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Birth 5 Nov 1821  Netherley, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 26 Nov 1821  Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1841  Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1851  Netherley House, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1851  Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1885  18 Cleveland Square, Paddington, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1891  Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation Infantry major general, Indian army 
    Residence 1891  Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 5 Oct 1891  7 Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Probate 29 Oct 1891 
    Person ID I18313086847  NunnSuffolk
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father George SILVER,   b. 9 Mar 1770, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1840, Netherley, Kincardine, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Jane SMITH,   b. 1771, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1830, Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Agnes Elezina PURVES,   b. 8 Nov 1828, Rome, Italy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1917, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 21 Sep 1852  British Consulate, Frankfurt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • According to British Library precis of his time in the military, he served in the Madras Army and married on 21 Sep 1852 to Martha Agnes Eliza (b 8 Nov 1828, d 3 Jun 1917). She received a pension after his death and they did not have children.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S_1468189870] Ancestry.com, 1851 Scotland Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. Genera).
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire
      Residence date: 1851
      Residence place: Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    2. [S186908712] Ancestry.com, London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers.

    3. [S_1470123295] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. Londo).
      Death date: 5 Oct 1891
      Death place: London, England

    4. [S_1476660967] Ancestry.com, 1891 England Census, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Data imaged from The National A), Class: RG12; Piece: 18; Folio 115; Page 43; GSU roll: 6095128.
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place: Scotland
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Kensington, London, England

    5. [S_1477304116] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Contro).
      Birth date: abt 1822
      Birth place:
      Death date: Oct 1891
      Death place: London, United Kingdom

    6. [S_888756401] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. .
      From OPR Fetteresso
      Alexander Crombie Silver, son of George Silver Esq and Jane Smith his wife was born at Netherley 05/11/1821 & baptised 26/11/1821 in presence of Alexander Crombie Esq of Phesdo & Robert Barclay Allardice, Esq, of Ury.<hr>

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      1851 census for Netherley House, Netherley House, Fetteresso
      Piece: 258 Folio: 112 Page: 14
      Alexander C SILVER, Head Unmarried M 29 1822 Cap E I Comp By Service
      Fetteresso Kincardineshire
      William KEITH, Nephew Unmarried M 14 1837 Scholar Aberdeen Aberdeen
      George KEITH, Nephew Unmarried M 12 1839 Scholar Fetteresso Kincardineshire
      Elisabeth MALCOLM, Servant Unmarried F 53 1798 House Servant
      Midmar Aberdeenshire
      Henry FOWLES, Servant Unmarried M 18 1833 House Servant
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      1891 census for Kensington Court Gardens, Kensington, London (Schedule No 310):
      RG number: RG12 Piece: 18 Folio: 115 Page: 43
      Alexander C.SILVER, head, age 69, general of infantry (Indian Army), born Scotland
      Zina SILVER, wife, aged 62, born Rome (British subject)
      Elizabeth Turner, servant, single, aged 26, cook, born Scotland
      Catherine Duncan, servant, single, aged 21, housemaid, born Scotland
      *Her full name was Martha Agnes Elezina
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      Marriage record Overseas BMD: SILVER, Alexander Crombie. Consulate: Frankfurt. Country: Germany. Year: 1849-1954. Vol: 1 Page: 368.
      PURVES, Martha Agnes Elezina.
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