The Nelson Family Tree

White

William White

?–1917

Died 26 September 1917, Zonnebeke, Belgium1,2

Life events

  1. 26 September 1917 Death · Zonnebeke, Belgium1,2 Was with the Gordon Highlanders during World War I. Memorialised on a wall at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke
  2. undated Occupation: Mason (Journeyman)1

Family

Parents

Siblings

With Elizabeth Johnston Brown

Ancestors

William White ?–1917
White
Mother unknown

Sources

  1. Marriage Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland (The Masonic Hall) 25 Sep 1936 John Johnston & Elizabeth Barclay WHITE (primary evidence)
  2. Email from Jane Rodgers to Ian Nelson, "William White", 10 February 2021
    Hello, I'm Jane Rodgers, nee Hewitt and I came across Elizabeth Johnston Brown listed on your tree as being married to William White whom you have listed as dying before 1936. William was my great great uncle and I thought you might like to know that he was with the Gordon Highlanders during World War I and was killed on 26 September 1917 at Zonnebeke, Belgium. He is memorialized on a wall at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Zonnebeke. As you may know, when someone was memorialized, they don't have a grave and it's most likely they never found him to be able to bury him. So very sad, isn't it? I was happy to see the information you had listed as to his daughter's marriage and it looks like his wife remarried. William's sister Margaret was my great grandmother. I live in North Carolina in the United States, but still have some family in Scotland and England, as well as a few other countries. I hope you're staying safe, Jane