Person:James Rumgay (6)
James Menzies Rumgay
b.11 Apr 1885 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
d.29 Oct 1916 Somme, France
Parents and Siblings
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m. 3 Aug 1866
  1. Helen Stevenson Rumgay1871 - 1965
  2. Andrew Rumgay1874 -
  3. Jessie Menzies Rumgay1877 -
  4. James McMurray Menzies Rumgay1880 -
  5. Isabella Rumgay1881 -
  6. Elizabeth Rumgay1883 -
  7. James Menzies Rumgay1885 - 1916
  8. Annie Menzies Rumgay1887 - 1973
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Facts and Events
Name James Menzies Rumgay
Gender Male
Birth? 11 Apr 1885 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Marriage to Jessie Ralston
Death[1] 29 Oct 1916 Somme, France
Other? Thieipval Memorial, Somme, FranceMemorial, Pier and Face 4 D
Reference Number? 194102236

James Rumgay, son of Andrew Rumgay and Helen Stevenson Menzies, was born in 1885 in Hamilton, Scotland. He married Jessie Ralston. James was a private with the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn, when he was killed during the Battle of the Somme on 29 Oct 1916.


1891 - census, SCT, LKS, Hamilton, 647, ED16, pg 37 (age 5)

WeRelate: DOB is 1886. Born at 12 Moore St., Caszow, Hamilton. Father signed Birth certificate. Identified as Gasfitter/Journeyman. 1891 Census: living with Parents in Hamilton.

References
  1. ↑ JAMES CWGC:RUMGAY, JAMES, in The Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

    died 29 Oct 1916, France, UK citizen, private, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 6th Bn, service # 3475, age 31, d. 29/10/1916, Battle of the Somme, husband of Jessie Ralston Rumgay, 13 Guthrie St., Hamilton, LKS, no known grave, memorial at pier & face 4D, Theipval Memorial, Somme France, plot: pier & face 4

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