William
Jack
Born in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Higgins) Jack
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Janet (Carruthers) Jack
Died
at age 40
in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Biography
William Jack, son of David Jack & Jeanie Carruthers, was born on 29 June 1884 at 183 High Street, Dumbarton, Scotland. He was born illegitimate, but as noted on the birth certificate "Child legitimated by subsequent marriage of its parents. 17th July 1884."[1][2]
In the 1891 census, Wm (age 6), Scholar, was the son of David Jack in Afton Place 1, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire.[3]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| David Jack | Head | M | 29 | Ship Carpenter | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | |
| Jane Jack | Wife | F | 22 | Ship Carpenter Wife | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | |
| Wm Jack | Son | M | 6 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | |
| Janet Jack | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | |
| Jane Jack | Daughter | F | 3 | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | ||
| Annie Jack | Daughter | F | 1 | Dumbarton, Dumbarton | ||
| Jane Jack | Mother of husband | F | 66 | Glasgow, Lanark |
In the 1901 census, William (age 17), Apprentice Ship Wright, was the son of David Jack at 3 Afton Pl, Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| David Jack | Head | M | 39 | Ship Wright | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Jeanie Jack | Wife | F | 37 | Wrights Wife | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| William Jack | Son | M | 17 | Apprentice Ship Wright | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Janet Jack | Daughter | F | 16 | Message Girl Friniter's | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Jeanie Jack | Daughter | F | 14 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Annie Jack | Daughter | F | 12 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Marion Jack | Daughter | F | 10 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Lina Jack | Daughter | F | 7 | Scholar | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire | |
| Maggie Jack | Daughter | F | 4 | Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire |
William's marriage to Sarah Higgins was registered in 1905 in the Dumbarton district.[5]
William served in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in 1914 during World War 1.[6]
William died (age 40) on 3 September 1924 at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow. Usual residence: 21 Castle Street, Dumbarton. Cause of death was duodenal ulcer perforation (operation), post-operative pneumonia. Informant was his widow Sarah.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births". National Records of Scotland, Ref: 496/381. ScotlandsPeople (accessed 30 March 2024)
William Jack birth registered 1884 in Dumbarton. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths". National Records of Scotland, Ref: 644/12/816. ScotlandsPeople (accessed 30 March 2024)
William Jack death registered 1924 in Hillhead (age 40, mother's maiden name Carruthers). - ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census". Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 14; Page: 48; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1891_159; Registration Number: 496; Household schedule number: 246; Roll: CSSCT1891_159. Ancestry Record 1108 #1709368 (accessed 30 March 2024)
Wm Jack (6) son, Scholar, in household of David Jack (29) in Afton Place 1 in Dumbarton registration district. Born in Dumbarton, Dumbarton. - ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census". Parish: Dumbarton; ED: 19; Page: 28; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_169; Registration Number: 496; Household schedule number: 126; Roll: CSSCT1901_169. Ancestry Record 1101 #1217695 (accessed 30 March 2024)
William Jack (17) son, Apprentice Ship Wright, in household of David Jack (39) at 3 Afton Pl in Dumbarton registration district. Born in Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire. - ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages". National Records of Scotland, Ref: 496/104. ScotlandsPeople (accessed 30 March 2024)
William Jack marriage to Sarah Higgins registered 1905 in Dumbarton. - ↑ Military: "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920" citing Affiliate Publication Number: WO 364; Digital film/folder number: 007271742_004_M9H4-YZ6; FHL microfilm: 007271742; Image number: 279. FamilySearch Record: QVBR-H7BJ (accessed 30 March 2024). FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G945-JS97-2
Military Service Date: 1914; Residence Place: Dunbartonshire, Scotland; Age: 28; Birth Date: 1886; Birth Place: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; Mil Company Regiment: Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders; Name: William Jack; System Of Record: SLS; Mil Regiment: 2152.
Acknowledgements
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Graeme Eadie.
- "United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBR-H7BJ : 16 March 2018), William Jack, 1914; citing , Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, regiment #2152, publication WO 364, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 7,271,742. 22:40, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
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Probably as typo in the date, but you have William's death date as 1824 with a birth date of 1884. You also have him married to Sarah Higgins twice - these profiles should be merged. Please feel free to delete this message once these have been corrected! Best wishes. Jo