Helen Jane WATT
1865 - 1905 (39 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Helen Jane WATT was born on 6 Sep 1865 in Hilton, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 12 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1871, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Census: 1881, 26 Chapel Street, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Residence: 1881, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Residence: 1891, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Census: 1901, Harvieston Farm, Kinneff, Scotland, UK
- Residence: 1901, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Notes:
Residence:
Age: 35; Relationship: WifeHelen married Alexander SILVER on 16 Mar 1894 in Hilton, Kinneff, Scotland, UK. Alexander (son of Alexander SILVER and Isabella FALCONER) was born on 30 May 1858 in Burnside, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland; died on 19 Aug 1907 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Alexander SILVER
was born on 11 Sep 1894 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK; died on 25 Sep 1915 in Ypres, Belgium; was buried in Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 38. - 3. John Watt SILVER was born on 15 Jan 1896 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK; died on 26 Oct 1918 in Douchy, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France; was buried in Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France.
- 4. James SILVER was born on 15 Mar 1898 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 31 Aug 1973 in Southport Hospital, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 3 Sep 1973 in Nerang, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia.
- 5. Isabella Margaret SILVER was born on 2 Apr 1900 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Scotland, UK; died on 19 Apr 1901 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Scotland, UK.
- 6. Helen Jane SILVER was born in 1903 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 13 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK.
- 7. William Arthur SILVER was born on 10 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 12 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK.
- 8. Isabella Ada Watt SILVER was born on 10 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 20 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK.
Generation: 2
2. Alexander SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 11 Sep 1894 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK; died on 25 Sep 1915 in Ypres, Belgium; was buried in Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 38. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1901, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Census: 1911, No 37, 18 Great Western Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Notes:
From http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/mem_single.php?memid=64:
Name Silver, Alexander
Rank Private
Regiment 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Biography Son of Alexander Silver; born Harvieston Farm, Kinneff, 14 September 1894 ; educated Gordon's College ; entered Aberdeen University to study Agriculture in 1912. At the outbreak of war he went with "U" Company to Bedford where he became a great favourite not only with his fellow-students but throughout the Battalion. Cooking for a company was no "catch" in those days, but "Sandy" cheerfully accepted the job with all the drudgery it entailed. In this capacity he left with the Battalion for France in February 1915. It did not take long under active service conditions to show that there was the real fighting stuff in Silver. After repeated attempts he got relieved of the job which afforded him comparative safety. Alongside his old fellow-students in the trenches, he was supremely happy. Hardships seemed less real when Silver shared them. He took part with the company in the attack from Sanctuary Wood (Hooge) on 25 September 1915 and was subsequently posted as missing.
Honours
Date of Death 25 September 1915
Burial details Name recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 38, Column 9.
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Residence:
Age: 6; Relationship: Son3. John Watt SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 15 Jan 1896 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK; died on 26 Oct 1918 in Douchy, Departement du Loiret, Centre, France; was buried in Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1901, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Census: 1911, No 37, 18 Great Western Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Notes:
From http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/mem_single.php?memid=318:
Name Silver, John Watt
Rank 2nd Lieutenant
Regiment 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders
Biography Son of Alexander Silver ; born Kinneff, Kincardineshire, 15 July 1896 ; educated Gordon's College ; student in Arts, 1913-14. In May 1913 Silver joined "E" Company of the 4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders and was mobilized, August 1914, as a Private, After training he proceeded to France, where he served for a year. Silver then returned home, and entered the Cadet School, Gailes, to train for a commission, and in January 1918 was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant, Gordon Highlanders. He crossed to France in September, but his service was brief, for after six weeks he was killed in action at Douchy, 26 October 1918.
Honours
Date of Death 26 October 1918
Burial details Buried at Auberchicourt British Cemetery, Plot 2, Row F, Grave 2.
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Residence:
Age: 4; Relationship: Son4. James SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 15 Mar 1898 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 31 Aug 1973 in Southport Hospital, Queensland, Australia; was buried on 3 Sep 1973 in Nerang, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1901, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Playing with matches: 31 Jan 1902, Harvieston Farm, Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland
- Census: 1911, No 37, 18 Great Western Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- Residence: 1936, Southport, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1937, Southport, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1943, Southport, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1954, Beechmont, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1958, Southport, McPherson, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1963, Southport, McPherson, Queensland, Australia
- Residence: 1968, Southport, McPherson, Queensland, Australia
- Cremated: 3 Sep 1973, Allambe Gardens Crematorium, Nerang, Qld, Australia
Notes:
His death certificate says he lived 53 years in Australia which means he arrived from Scotland C1920. The nearest shipping record is the following of a James Silver, aged 22, who left in 1919 from Liverpool for Singapore. If that's him, he would have come to Australia by another vessel.
Birth:
1898 births in the parish of Kinneff & Catterline, in the county of Kincardine. James Silver 1898 March fifteenth at 4pm at Harvieston Kinneff, male, son of Alexander Silver, farmer, and Ellen Jane Watt.
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Residence:
Age: 3; Relationship: Son
Playing with matches:
As a three-year-old while playing with matches, he accidentally started a fire at Harvieston farm.
Buried:
Note that death certificate gives 31 Aug 1973 as death date yet crematorium plaque has it as 1 Sep 1973. He was also 75 at death, not 74 as certificate states.5. Isabella Margaret SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 2 Apr 1900 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Scotland, UK; died on 19 Apr 1901 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Scotland, UK. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1901, Harvieston Farm, Kinneff, Scotland, UK
- Residence: 1901, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Notes:
Residence:
Age: 11 Mo; Relationship: Daur6. Helen Jane SILVER (1.Helen1) was born in 1903 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 13 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK. 7. William Arthur SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 10 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 12 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK. 8. Isabella Ada Watt SILVER (1.Helen1) was born on 10 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died on 20 Jan 1905 in Harvieston, Kinneff, Kincardine, Scotland, UK.