Born: March 19, 1856 at 1:00 a.m. Prestonpans, East Lothian County, Scotland. Registered on March 24, 1856. Baptised on September 23, 1856. Died: December 14, 1942. Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California, United States Of America. Buried at: Inglewood Park Cemetery, 720 East Florence Avenue, Inglewood, California. Interred on December 18, 1942 in Lot 89, Paloma Plot. He is buried beside his wife, Ann. Headstone Inscription: No grave marker was present on March 8, 2005. Married to: Ann “Annie” Ritchie Bird.