William Barris Downie and Jane Gilchrist

m 25 January 1856 Kirkliston, West Lothian

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William Barris Downie
Blacksmith
b 6 August 1860 Ratho, Midlothian
d 17 December 1953 Johnstone, Renfrewshire

m 26 May 1863 Glassford, Lanarkshire
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Jane Gilchrist

b 28 April 1865 Anderston, Glasgow
d 28 April 1932 Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire

m 6 January 1885 Govan, Lanarkshire

David Downie
Police Constable
b 1887
Govan, Lanarkshire
d 11 July 1956
Pollok, Glasgow

Thomas Gilchrist Downie
Blacksmith
b 25 February 1889
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
d 28 July 1939
Paisley, Renfrewshire

Martha Allan Downie
Married to William J. Hutchinson
b 9 December 1890
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
d 1928
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England

William Barras Downie B.E.M.
Foreman Engineer
b 23 April 1892
Johnstone, Renfrewshire
d 2 January 1965
Paisley, Renfrewshire

The spelling of the middle name varies between Barris and Barras; the original William's middle name was recorded as Barris on both his birth and death certificates but as Barras on his marriage certificate. His son William Barras Downie was awarded the British Empire Medal in Queen Elizabeth II's first Birthday Honours List in June 1952.

It seems likely that the birthplace of both Thomas Gilchrist and Martha Allan was Chapelton, Glassford, Lanarkshire - the birthplace of Chryston comes from the LDS transcription of the 1881 Census.

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