James Gordon BISSET

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, Maryculter, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1911, No 135, 55 Murray Terrace, Ferryhill, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• Occupation: 1911; Sawmill manager

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Notes from family - Birth: 10 Mar 1880, Old Machar, Aberdeen Death: 19 Jan 1959, Aberdeen Occ: Timber merchant
Spouse: Mary THOM Birth: abt 1883 Death: 4 Dec 1970, Aberdeen Children: Gordon (1912-1960)

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Birth:
Statutory registers - Births
BISSET, JAMES GORDON, M, year 1880, ref 168/2 426, at Old Machar.

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Died:
Statutory registers - Deaths
BISSET, JAMES GORDON, aged 78, year 1959, ref 168/1 138, at Aberdeen Northern.
No 138, James Gordon Bisset, timber merchant (married to Mary Findlay Thom), died 1958 January Nineteenth at 11.30am at Woodend Hospital Aberdeen (usual residence 311 Great Western Road, Aberdeen), male 78 years, son of John Bisset, timber merchant (deceased) and Barbara Bisset M.S.Simpson (deceased). Causes Cerebral Athersclerosis, bronchopneumonia. Informant J.Gordon Bisset, son, Drum-Alan, Cults, East Peterculter.

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James married Mary Findlay THOM on 30 Oct 1911 in The Strand, London, England, UK. Mary was born in 1883 in Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK; died on 4 Dec 1970 in Inverurie, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
1912 BISSET, JAMES GORDON (Statutory registers Births 268/ 9)
No 9, James Gordon Bisset, 1912 September Fourth at 5.30pm at Broomhill, Strachan, male, son of James Gordon Bisset, wood merchant, and Mary Findlay Bisset, M.S.Thom, who married 1911 October 30th at Crown Court, London. Informant James Gordon Bisset, father.

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Died:
James Gordon BISSET - timber merchant - married to Jean Margaret Murray Stewart - died 2nd May 1960 - about 0H 20M PM within plantation at Mill of Ardoe, Banchory Devenick - Usual residence being Drum Alan, Cults - male - aged 47 years - son of James Gordon Bisset (timber merchant) (deceased) and Mary Findlay Bisset (ms Thom) - cause of death was shot gun wound to chest - seen after death by Wm Hendry MB ChB - informant of death was Jean MM Bisset - widow - Drum Alan, Cults.

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from 1960 Death Certificate - RCE:
page 100 - Register of Corrected Entries -for the District of Nigg and Banchory Devenick - in the County of Kincardine - the following report if result of a precognition has been recorded following the death of James Gordon Bisset registered under the Book of Death for the year 1960.
James Gordon Bisset - aged 47 years - male - last seen alive about 11:55am on 2nd May 1960 - found dead about 12:30pm on same date in a plantation of young trees about 200 yards south of Mill of Ardoe in the Parish of Banchory Devenick and County of Kincardine usual residence being Drum Alan, 283, North Deeside Road, Cults, Aberdeenshire - cause of death was gunshot of left chest of contact type as certified by William Thomson Hendry MB ChB 41 Albyn Place, Aberdeen - Procurator Fiscals office, Stonehaven - May 1960.

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Notice Aberdeen Evening Express 04 May 1960, p10.
J.G.Bisset & Son, timber merchants. Owing to the death of Mr J.Gordon Bisset, our sawmills and office will be closed during the afternoon of Thursday, 5th May, from 12 noon. 283 North Deeside Road, Cults.

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James married Jean Margaret Murray STEWART on 11 Jan 1939 in St John's Episcopal Church, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Jean was born on 8 Nov 1913 in The Neuk, Moffat Rd, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK; died on 1 Feb 1978 in Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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living - details excluded