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Family Group Sheet
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Husband David SYMON
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Born
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18 November 1866, Gasworks Lane, Errol village
(B/351/1866/82 Errol)
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Baptised
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Married
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19 September 1889, Stenhousemuir, parish of Larbert, after Free
Church of Scotland Banns, David Symon, Burnhead, Stenhousemuir, 22, bachelor, Ticket collector, F: Peter Symon, Butcher, M: Margaret Watson Symon (M.S. Bruce); and
Mary Knowles, Stenhousemuir, 24, spinster, no occupation, F: Alexander Knowles, shoemaster [?], deceased; M: Margaret Knowles, M.S. Neill; witnesses Jas. S. Symon
(groom's brother), Jane Knowles (M/485/1889/26 Larbert).
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Died
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05 April 1930, age 63 years, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, usual
residence 129 Maryhill Road, Glasgow; F: Peter Symon, brickmaker (deceased), M: Margaret Watson Symon, M.S. Bruce (deceased); c.o.d. Diabetes, Carbuncle of Neck,
Tescaemia. Informant: Elizabeth Symon, widow. (D/644-12/1930/355 Hillhead,
Glasgow).
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Buried
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Husband’s Father Peter SYMON [AN016]
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Husband’s Mother Margaret Watson BRUCE or SYMON [AN017]
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Other wives:
(2) Elizabeth Margaret FAIRLEY or NIVEN; married 02 Janury 1917, at 130 Balgrayhill, Glasgow,after Church of Scotland
Banns, David Symon, 5 Cowlairs Road, Glasgow, 50 years, widower, Engineer's Storekeeper, F: Peter Symon, contractor (deceased), M: Margaret Watson Symon, M.S.
Bruce (deceased); and Elizabeth Margaret Fairley or Niven, 77 North Wallace Street, Glasgow, 36, widow, Railway ticket collector, F: Robert Fairley, Railway clerk
(deceased), M: Margaret Darroch Fairley, M.S. Allan (deceased); witnesses: Jessie Preston, Jane Millar (M/644-6/1917/19
Glasgow). Issue: one son: Bruce Allan Symon, born 14 January 1918, 502 Springburn Road, Glasgow (B/644-6/1918/68
Springburn, Glasgow).
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Notes: 1890: Railway ticket
collector. 1892: Assistant Station Master, Larbert. 1895 (on death of son David):
Foundry stocktaker (Carron Foundry), living in Stenhousemuir. April 1897: Grocer, Errol. 1899: Mercantile clerk (son Melville's borth cert). 1901: Foundry stocktaker. 1904, 1924: Foundry storekeeper.
1901 census: Main Street, Camelon ward, Falkirk parish; 1 room with
windows. David Symon, mar, 34, foundry stocktaker, worker; Mary Symon, wife, 25; Alex. K. Symon, son, 9, scholar; Jas. S. Symon, son,
3; Melville G.N. Symon, son, 1.
1911 census: Main Street, Larbert district; 2 rooms with windows; 7 in
household. David Symon, 44, married, storekeeper, iron foundry, worker; Mary Symon, wife, 45, married 21 years, 7 born alive, 5 living; Peter Symon, son, 20, single, grate fitter,
iron foundry, worker; Alex. K. Symon, son, 19, single, grate fitter, iron foundry, worker; Jas. S. Symon, son, 13, school; Melville G.N. Symon, son, 11, school; Elizabeth K. McD.
Symon, daur, 6, school.
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Wife Mary KNOWLES
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Born
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20 May 1865,
Stenhousemuir, Larbert (B/485/1865/109 Larbert)
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Baptised
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Died
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13 October 1913, James Street, Stenhousemuir, age 48 years,
c.o.d. peripheral neuritis, asthimia D/485-A/1913/168 Larbert)
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Buried
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Wife’s Father Alexander KNOWLES, Shoemaker
(master)
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Wife’s Mother Margaret NEILL (M.S.) or KNOWLES
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Other husbands
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Notes:
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Children
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Sex Name
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Born
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Married
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Died
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1 M Peter SYMON
(Provost of Falkirk, November 1946 to May 1950)
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15 June 1890, Mathieson's Buildings, Larbert (B/485/1890/132 Larbert)
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21 June 1920, 10 Hendry Street, Bainsford, Falkirk, after United
Free Church of Scotland Banns: Peter SYMON, Ironfitter, bachelor, 30, son of David Symon, Storekeeper, and Mary Symon, M.S. Knowles (deceased); and Ann C. MILLER
(Nan), Typist, spinster, 29, daur of Archibald Miller, Assistant Factory Inspector (deceased) and Jeannie Miller, M.S. Cameron; both at 19 Hendry Street,
Bainsford, Falkirk (witnesses J.S.S. Symon (groom's brother); J.C. Cameron) (M/479/1920/204 Falkirk). Issue: 3 daughters, all married. Nan Symon died March 1958. (Her parents may have
been survivors of Titanic disaster.)
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29 December 1975, Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, 85 years, widowed,
usual residence 2 Gordon place, Falkirk; c.o.d. (I) Myocardial infarction (II) Chronic bronchitis; Cardiac failure.
Informant: Jean C. Kerr, daughter, residing 42 Fleming Gardens, Falkirk (D/479/1975/777 Falkirk). Cremated, Falkirk.
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2 M Alexander
Knowles SYMON (Alec)
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27 January 1892, Mathieson's Buildings, Larbert
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Never married
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29 September 1915, Etaples, France (war casualty - died of
wounds - gassed). Age 23. 1st Battalion, Gordon
Highlanders. Service no: S/5966. Son of David and Mary Symon, of 502, Springburn Road, Springburn, Glasgow. Native of
Larbert, Stirlingshire. (Service Returns, 1915, 117/AF 54). Buried in
Etaples Military Cemetery, grave IV.G.5A. (Commonwealth War Graves Commision casualty details). A kilted regiment,
fought at Battle of Loos 25 Sept to 19 Oct 1915.
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3 M David
SYMON
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09 May 1894, Larbert parish
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Died in infancy
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31 March 1895, Church Street, Stenhousemuir, Larbert
parish
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4 M James Simpson Scotland SYMON (Scot)
Ironmoulder (on wife's death certificate, 1978);
Timekeeper (on son Alexander's marriage cert, 1951); Gravedigger
(on own death cert, 1984; on son Alexander's death cert, 1991)
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27 April 1897, Errol village (B/351/1897/24 Errol).
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20 January 1922, Eastcroft Street, Larbert, after United Free
Church Banns: James Simpson Scotland SYMON, Eastcroft Street, Larbert, 24, bachelor, Iron-moulder, F: David Symon, Ironworks' Storekeeper, M: Mary Symon, M.S.
Knowles (deceased); and Annie Campbell HUTTON, Eastcroft Street, Larbert, 24, spinster, Dressmaker, F: Alexander Hutton, Gratefitter, M: Margaret Hutton, M.S.
Forsyth. Witnesses: Melville Symon, 502 Springburn Road, Glasgow, and Jemima Mitchell, McVey's Buildings
[Mouldings?], Stenhousemuir (M/485-A/1922/3 Larbert).
Annie SYMON [born 30 December 1897] died 02 February 1978, Royal
Infirmary, Falkirk, 80 years (D/479/1978/87 Falkirk). Issue: 4 or 5
children.
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15 December 1984, age 87, retired Gravedigger, at 2315 hrs,
Windsor Hospital, Falkirk, usual residence 33 Muirfield [Millfield?] Road, Stenhousemuir; c.o.d. Broncho pneumonia (I)(a); Peripheral vascular disease (II),
Diabetes. Informant: Alexander Hutton Symon, son, 61 Chisholm Place, Grangemouth. D/479/1984/736 Falkirk).
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5 M Melville
Goodall Neil SYMON
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20 April 1899, 10 Hospital Wynd, Dundee (B/282-3/1899/304 St Clement, Dundee)
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No record found in Scotland. Went to USA.
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No record found in Scotland
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6 F Margaret
Watson Bruce SYMON
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28 July 1901, Wilson's Buildings, Stenhousemuir, Larbert
(B/485/1901/242 Larbert)
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Died in infancy
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10 March 1902, age 7 months, Wilson's Buildings, Stenhousemuir,
c.o.d. meningitis, 5 days; convulsions.
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7 F Elizabeth Kelt
McDonald SYMON
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20 July 1904, Brown's Cottage, Stenhousemuir, Larbert (B/485-A/1904/245 Larbert)
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25 April 1924, The Manse, Inverkeithing, after Church of
Scotland Banns: James MORGAN, Keith Place, Inverkeithing, 23, bachelor, Railway Signalman, F: James Morgan, Blacksmith, M: Jane Morgan, M.S. Paton; and Elizabeth
Kelt McDonald SYMON, Oaklands, Haddington, 19, spinster, Domestic Servant, F: David Symon, Foundry Storekeeper, M: Mary Symon, M.S. Knowles (deceased); witnesses
William Morgan, and Jane Morgan, both 14 Alma Street, Inverkeithing (M/432/1924/11 Inverkeithing). Issue: 3 sons, 1 daur (records found).
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No record found in Scotland to 2012
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Updated 19 Dec 2016.
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Peter's People