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Alexander Sheill

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: June 15, 1929 (60-69)
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom) (Carcinoma of the stomach)
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander Sheill and Margaret M.D. Scott
Husband of Grace W. Ferguson
Father of John Sheill; Agnes H. Sheill; Maggie Sheill; Mary Sheill; Alexander Sheill and 1 other
Brother of David Sheill; Maggie Sheill; Mary Sheill; Alexander Sheill and Grace Sheill

Occupation: Master tailor
Managed by: Alan J. White
Last Updated:

About Alexander Sheill

1865 (approx): born in Gordon, Berwickshire to Alexander and Margaret Shiell.

1871 census: living in West End, Chirnside, with parents and 3 siblings.

1881 census: age 16, tailor's apprentice in Chirnside

1886: age 22, journeyman tailor, marriage to Grace Ferguson in Edinburgh.

1891 census: tailor, living in Kirkgate Boathouse, Chirnside with wife and 3 children.

1901 census: tailor & clothier in Main Street, Chirnside, with wife and 6 children.

1914: Master tailor in Chirnside

1929: died at Gladstone Terrace, Chirnside, age 65

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Alexander Sheill's Timeline

1864
1864
Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1883
1883
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1887
1887
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1889
1889
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1893
1893
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1896
1896
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1899
1899
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1929
June 15, 1929
Age 65
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)