William
Freer
Rutherford
Born in Lenzie, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Freer Rutherford, Alexander Rutherford MB, Allan Freer Rutherford MB, Jessie Rutherford, James Mair Rutherford MB, Elizabeth Freer Rutherford, John Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford and Dorothy Rutherford
Husband of
Jean Annie (Peden) Rutherford
— married
25 Feb 1919 in Tientsin, China
Descendants 
Father of
James Peden Rutherford
Died
at age 77
in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jul 2020
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Biography
William was born in 1878 and baptised on 6 Mar 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire[1]
In 1881, he was living in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire as a 3yrs old infant, with his 8 siblings (Samuel and Thomas had died in infancy) and parents.[2]
In 1891, he was a scholar, living with his parents and 6 siblings in Dumfries where his father was Medical Physician at the Dumfries Insane Asylum[3]
In 1901 he was a Bank Clerk in London, staying with Emily C M Agnus at 15 Stonebridge Park, Willesdon, London[4]
He married Jean Annie Peden on 25 Feb 1919 in All Saints Church, Tientsin, China[5]
Worked for the Standard Chartered Bank out in the far east, mostly China. Returned to live in Edinburgh after he retired[6].
His gravestone is in Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh where his name is recorded along with his wife.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLG2-DLYX : 21 August 2019), William Freer Rutherford, 6 Mar 1878; citing Baptism, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FHL microfilm 004152856.
- ↑ 1881 Scotland Census https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1988839/william-freer-rutherford-in-1881-scotland-census
- ↑ 1891 Scotland Census https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-1135181/william-freer-rutherford-in-1891-scotland-census
- ↑ 1901 Scotland Census https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-76840806/william-rutherford-in-1901-england-wales-census
- ↑ "World Miscellaneous Marriages, 1662-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLG3-1F7 : 10 February 2020), William Freer Rutherford, 1919.
- ↑ Family tree compiled by William Freer Rutherford of Singapore dated 1 May 1921 and held by Malcolm B Clyde
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228748178/william-freer-rutherford
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