Person:William Salmon (8)

A William Blair Salmon, who was a saddler in High St., Irvine, in 1837 (Pigots directory). William Blair Salmon, coal merchant, Greenock, died 9apr1882 at Bridge of Allan (Glasgow Herald), his address was 29 Ardgowan St., W. Greenock (Inverclyde.gov). Will of a William Blair Salmon, coal merchant, Greenock, d. 9apr1882 at Bridge of Allan, reg. 1882 Paisley (scotlandspeople). In 1829 William Salmon, Irvine saddler, became burgess; he was son of David Salmon, saddler there in right of his father David, burgess and guild brother (ayrshirearchives). Magistrates of Irvine were William Thomson, William Blair Salmon, David Gray, William Gillies and Thomas Campbell (Caledonian Mercury 9dec1837). From 1841 to 1845 a William B. Salmon was provost of Irvine and in 1840 president of Burns Club, Irvine (website). The sequestration of William Blair Salmon, saddler in Irvine, at chambers of Robert Rankine, writer, Irvine, was reported 27aug1846 Caledonian Mercury and 4sep1846, Liverpool Mercury. Creditors met at the Wheatsheaf Inn (Caledonian Mercury 17dec1846). 1841 census registers William Salmon, master saddler, High St. West side, Irvine, born about 1811, living with Mary (b. about 1776) and Mary (b. about 1816) Salmon, presumably his mother and sister. In 1861 William B. Salmon (1809 Irvine, retd saddler) lived with brother in law John Young at Genoch farmhouse, Maybole, Ayrshire (census). In 1870 William B. Salmon, insurance agent and coal merchant, 2 Church Pl., Greenock, Renfrewshire (PO Directory). In 1881 William B. Salmon (head, coal merchant, b. 1809 Irvine), niece, Mary Young (b. 1847 Ayr) and nephew John S. Young (merchants clerk, b. 1851 Ayr) lived with 1 servant at 23 Ardgowan St., West Greenock, Renfrewshire (census). Mary and John were presumably children of Mary Young nee Salmon (b. 1814). These may be relatives of William as address was the same: Sarah, wife of Thomas Salmon, d. 12 Ardgowan St., W. Greenock sep 1889; Thomas Salmon d. at son in law’s, Colin and Sarah McCallum, Greenock, 1911, aged 71 (Inverclyde.gov). Ancestry.com gives Thomas Salmon (1842) and wife Sarah at Renfrewshire in 1881 but Latter day saints 1881 census gives Thomas Salmon (1852 Greenock, coachman) and wife Sarah at Renfrewshire.

1. ↑ Old Parish Registers.
2. ↑ scotlandspeople website. Will of William Blair Salmon, Greenock, Renfrewshire, 1882.
3.   Family letters.
4.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
5.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
6.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).