Alexander Dunlop FINLAYSON
1896 - 1916 (20 years)
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Name Alexander Dunlop FINLAYSON Birth 2 Mar 1896 Castlelaw Farm, West Linton, Peeblesshire 
[1, 2] Gender Male 1901 Census "Gamekeepers Cottage", Culter, Lanarkshire [1] At 1901 Census, he is 5 Reference Number V848 Death 7 Oct 1916 France and Flanders [2] Person ID I848 VaughanDavies Last Modified 30 Jul 2025
Father Peter FINLAYSON, b. 1 Oct 1860, West Linton, Peeblesshire d. 24 Dec 1910, "Gateside", Coulter, Biggar, Lanarkshire (Age 50 years) Relationship natural Mother Margaret LOCKIE, b. 6 Aug 1865, West Linton, Peeblesshire d. 16 Oct 1934, Uddingston, Glasgow (Age 69 years) Relationship natural Notes - There is no obvious marriage record, but likely to be just before the 1891 Census, maybe 1887-9? The evidence for the marriage comes from the gravestone and matching ages with the census. So the marriage is presumed...
A family note talks about the son of one of the daughters being a doctor in Canada. Neither Marion nor Janet appear to have children at present, but it is something to investigate.
Family ID F263 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- There is no obvious marriage record, but likely to be just before the 1891 Census, maybe 1887-9? The evidence for the marriage comes from the gravestone and matching ages with the census. So the marriage is presumed...
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Birth - 2 Mar 1896 - Castlelaw Farm, West Linton, Peeblesshire 
Death - 7 Oct 1916 - France and Flanders = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - The De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 has a short biography, which includes the following:-
He went to Coulter Parish School, followed by Biggar Higher Grade School, worked for the GPO in London as a boy clerk, passed the Abstractor's Clerkships Examination, but failed the medical because of a defect in one eye.
He joined the 7th London Regiment on 6/10/1914, and was part of the British Expeditionary Force from 18/8/1915. He took part at the Battle of Loos in Sept 1915, and subsequent battles. Killed in action at Eaucourt l'Abbaye. The document says 8 Oct, but this is assumed to be a typo as other documents say 7 Oct. He was a Lance Sargeant when he died.
- The De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919 has a short biography, which includes the following:-
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