William Graham

1909 - 1975  (65 years)

 

• Name	William Graham
  Relationship	Edward Graham
  Birth	23 Aug 1909	32 Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh, Scotland
  		Birth certificate
  Gender	Male
  Known as	Bill
  Census	2 Apr 1911	29 Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh, Scotland
  	1911 census
  Census	19 Jun 1921	33 East King Street, Helensburgh, Scotland
  Edward, employed as a lamplighter for Helensburgh Town Council, with Margaret and their family of 15 are living in a 3 roomed house. Sons: John a baker for John Brown Bakers; Edward an apprentice blacksmith; Thomas an apprentice butcher for John Brown Butcher; Peter, an errand boy for Allan Newsagent; with Willie, James and Joseph scholars. Daughters: Susan a laundrymaid (ironer) for Dron. Laundry; Mary an errand girl for Sawyers Fishmonger. The youngest children being, Effie (4 yrs & 2 mths), Jeanie (1 yr & 10 mths), and Eliz (1 month old). Note: their eldest daughter Agnes, and husband James Aird with their 1 month old son Alexander, are living with Con & Cathie Burns in Grant St.
  Entry in Street Directory	1956
  	Helensburgh street directory of 1956 William is shown as living at 9 Ben Bouie Drive
  Death	10 Jun 1975	Helensburgh, Scotland
  	Information from headstone, Helensburgh cemetery.
  		Index entry for death certificate The death details are taken from this index entry and not a death certificate. See the FAQ What are "Index Entries" for details
  Burial		Headstone in Helensburgh cemetery
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  + 1. Agnes Graham           b. 22 Dec 1897, 11 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 08 Apr 1973, Camis Eskan Hospital, Colgrain, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 75 years) + 2. John Graham           b. 02 Jun 1899, 8 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 11 Jun 1973, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 74 years) + 3. Edward Graham           b. 14 Dec 1900, 15 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 24 Aug 1968, Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  (Age 67 years) + 4. Thomas Graham           b. 15 Jul 1902, 15 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Susan Graham           b. 21 Jun 1904, 15 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 27 Jun 1987, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 83 years) + 6. Mary Graham           b. 04 May 1906, 15 Maitland St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 06 Sep 1981, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 75 years) + 7. Peter Graham           b. 28 May 1907, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 30 Oct 1954, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 47 years)   8. Joseph Martin Graham           b. 8 Dec 1910, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 16 Feb 1986, Oundle, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England  (Age 75 years) + 9. Margaret Graham           b. 25 Oct 1912, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 5 Sep 1984, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, England  (Age 71 years) + 10. James Graham           b. 23 Oct 1915, 33 East King Street, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 25 Oct 1968, A74 Road, Near North Lodge, Applegarth, Scotland  (Age 53 years) + 11. Effie Graham           b. 10 Apr 1917, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 01 Apr 1983, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 65 years) + 12. Jane Graham           b. 13 Aug 1919, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. Mar 1993, Lambeth, London, England  (Age 73 years) + 13. Elizabeth Mary Rose Graham           b. 1921, 33 East King Street, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 2 Dec 1958, 10 McAuslan Pl, Helensburgh, Scotland  (Age 37 years)
  Person ID	I11	Graham Family Tree | All the Grahams
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2011

  
  

  DNA Tests	1 DNA test is associated with William Graham
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	Living	R-FT74770	67 Marker values: 13, 25, 14, 11, 11-13, 12, 12, 12, 14, 14, 30, 17, 9-10, 12, 11, 25, 16, 18, 30, 15-16-17-17, 12, 11, 19-23, 16, 16, 17, 17, 38-38, 12, 12, 11, 9, 15-16, 8, 10, 10, 8, 10, 10, 12, 21-23, 16, 10, 12, 12, 16, 8, 11, 25, 20, 13, 12, 11, 13, 11, 11, 12, 12 Notes: The haplogroup assigned to the original test was R1b-M222 with a terminal SNP of S588 but subsequently various single SNP tests to narrow down the terminal SNP were taken and S603 proved positive which is a level further on from S588 A further test was taken where not just the above 67 markers are tested but thousands are tested and this showed that there were six novel markers in the sample all of which were shared by only four other person in the FTDNA database. These fell into two groups:- R-A9884 to R-A9886 and R-A10628 to R-A10630 The current haplogroup is R-FT74770 which is descended from A9885 This Y-DNA result can be linked to all direct male descendants of Thomas Graham born around 1800 and to their male children. This means that there are a large number of people who inherited this Y-DNA. I have tried to be exhaustive in the list of links and have established 42 people who are linked to this Y-DNA test. To see a list of the persons linked to this Y-DNA click on "Y-DNA-67' in the first column. If, however, you come across a person that you think should be linked to this Y-DNA test then do the following to check if that is the case:- Click on the "Paternal Line" tab on the person's record. If the male on the last row of the maternal line is Thomas Graham then the person should indeed be linked to this Y-DNA test in which case contact us via the "Contact us" item on the home page.

  
  

  Father	Edward Graham           b. 30 May 1875, Havelock Pl, Grant St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 21 Feb 1947, The Police Station, Sinclair St, Helensburgh, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret Daly           b. 25 Jun 1880, 10 John St, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 30 Apr 1942, Victoria Infirmary, Helensburgh, Scotland (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  	Mary Reid           b. 22 Oct 1913, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 1989, Helensburgh, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1934	Old Parish Church Manse, Helensburgh, Scotland
  	Type: Church of Scotland
  	Marr cert: He, 24, grocer's vanman, residing: 27 Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh. Father: Edward Graham, lamplighter and Mother: Margaret Daly. She, 20, factory worker, residing 29 Colquhoun Square. Father: William Anderson Reid, coal porter and Mother: Mary Reid, previously Walls, M.S.Thomson. Witnesses: Neil Crawford, 28 Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh and Fanny Maisey, Belmont, Cardross, Dumbartonshire.
  		Marriage certificate
  Children	+ 1. William Reid Graham           b. 1934, Helensburgh, Scotland           d. 14 Aug 1973, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 39 years) + 2. Living + 3. Joseph Martin Graham           b. 1947, College, Glasgow, Scotland           d. 24 Apr 2014, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 23 Aug 1909 - 32 Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh, Scotland Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 29 Maitland Buildings, Helensburgh, Scotland Census - Edward, employed as a lamplighter for Helensburgh Town Council, with Margaret and their family of 15 are living in a 3 roomed house. Sons: John a baker for John Brown Bakers; Edward an apprentice blacksmith; Thomas an apprentice butcher for John Brown Butcher; Peter, an errand boy for Allan Newsagent; with Willie, James and Joseph scholars. Daughters: Susan a laundrymaid (ironer) for Dron. Laundry; Mary an errand girl for Sawyers Fishmonger. The youngest children being, Effie (4 yrs & 2 mths), Jeanie (1 yr & 10 mths), and Eliz (1 month old). Note: their eldest daughter Agnes, and husband James Aird with their 1 month old son Alexander, are living with Con & Cathie Burns in Grant St. - 19 Jun 1921 - 33 East King Street, Helensburgh, Scotland Marriage - Type: Church of Scotland - 1 Jun 1934 - Old Parish Church Manse, Helensburgh, Scotland Death - 10 Jun 1975 - Helensburgh, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Twelve Graham children Twelve of the fourteen children of Edward Graham and Margaret Daly. Hold the mouse pointer over a face to see who that person is. Holding the mouse over a face in the picture will cause that person's name to appear. As far as identifying the children is concerned there was, with one exception, no real difficulty. The back row comprises the four eldest children from left to right Thomas, Agnes, John and Edward. The middle group comprises the three youngest children Effie, Margaret and James. The two flanking girls are the only remaining females Mary and Susan. The boy to Mary's left is Peter. This leaves just William and Joseph to identify. William is the older of the two and, in my opinion, the boy at the front, if standing, would be taller than the boy standing between Susan and James. I have, therefore, identified the boy at the front as William and the boy standing as Joseph. If anybody out there can tell me anything different then let me know. The two missing children are Jane (born 1919) and Elizabeth (born 1921) Of the two younger children, James seems to be between 3 and 4 years old and Effie about 18 months. John is still in his army uniform so has not yet been demobbed. From this I would estimate that the picture was taken some time in 1919.
  		Some of Edward and Maggie's children A photo of some of the adult Graham children with their mother, Maggie, and father, Edward. I think the photo was taken in June 1940 and I think the possible reason for the get together was the 60th birthday of Maggie. An explanation of why I came to this conclusion is given below. The man in uniform, Jimmy Graham, enlisted in the army on 18th April 1940 and served his basic training with the Cameron Highlanders in Inverness. The uniform that he is wearing appears to be that of the Cameron Highlanders with the distinctive pom-pom on the beret. Jimmy left the Cameron Highlanders and was posted to the Green Howards on the south coast of England on the 27th June 1940. The photo was, therefore, taken prior to that date. In war time the basic training was for a period of eight weeks, then leave and then posting to a new regiment. Jimmy's eight weeks of basic training were up around the 13th June giving him two weeks leave before joining the Green Howards. The photo was therefore taken after the 13th June when Jimmy was home on leave. The only event of significance in the period between the 13th and the 27th was the 60th birthday of Maggie, the mother of the family, on 25th June and I feel certain that is what this photo commemorates. Run the mouse pointer over the faces to see a label with the name of the person. Clicking on the label will take you to their record.