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William Robertson Durham^{[1, 2]}
1880 - 1936

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• Nickname	Willie
  Birth	6 Feb 1880	Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Education	Edinburgh University, Midlothian - MA
  Occupation	Headmaster, Central School, Lerwick, Shetland
  1881 Census	Durness Street, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
  Died	6 May 1936	Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland
  Person ID	I4135	Sandison/Roscoe Tree
  Last Modified	09 Sep 2007

  
  

  Father	James Durran,   b. 15 May 1838, Greenland, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jul 1910, 23 Davidsons Lane, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
  Mother	Elizabeth Robertson,   b. 20 Oct 1841, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 20 Apr 1920, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
  Married	22 Dec 1859	Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
  Family ID	F1819	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Louisa LEISK,   b. 22 Jan 1881, 171 Commercial Street, Lerwick, Shetland ,   d. 27 Dec 1966, Scalloway, Shetland
  Married	8 Jul 1908	Church of Scotland, Lerwick, Shetland
  Children	1. Alice Leisk DURHAM,   b. 4 Jan 1910, Schoolhouse, Lerwick, Shetland ,   d. 8 May 1967, Montfield Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland > 2. James Robertson DURHAM,   b. 6 Sep 1911, Schoolhouse, Lerwick, Shetland ,   d. 4 May 1993   3. Elizabeth Robertson DURHAM,   b. 3 Oct 1915, Lerwick, Shetland
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2005
  Family ID	F1358	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Alexander Sandison (Sandy). [S3] North Isles Family History, Tony Gott, (www.bayanne.info/Shetland).