William Union

Born ? ? 1823 at Ireland Certificate
Full Name William Union  
Father John Union Mother Mary Union (ms Connelly)
Christened ? ? at ?
Married (1) ? ? to Jane Kerr at Ireland? Certificate
Children abt 1847 William [1];
. abt 1851 Mary Ann [1]; died 1865[7]
. abt 1851 John [1];
. abt 1855 Samuel [1]
. 1857 Helen died 1857[7]
. 1857 James died 1857[7]
. 1858 Eliza died 1859[7]
. 1858 George died 1858[7]
. 1860 Jane [1];
Married (2) 2.6. 1883 to Ann Allan (m.s. McKechnie) at 16 Cartsburn Street, Greenock Certificate
Died 15.7. 1884 at 1 Belleville Street, Greenock   Certificate

William Union was born in Ireland to John and Mary Union. In the late 1840s he married Jane Kerr, and in about 1856 they came to Greenock. In 1881 he lived with his wife at 4 St. Laurence Street, and was described as a Joiner's Labourer.

After the death of his wife Jane, William married again in 1883, to Ann Allan (maiden name McKechnie - she was a widow when they married)[7]. He died in 1884 aged 57 of anasarca (better known as edema or dropsy)[7].

Sources: Census [1]1861; [2]1871; [3]1881; [6]IGI; [7]GRO Records;

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