Alexander Gillie MOWAT
SOURCE BIRTH: P.88 (F Scot 6 pt 5) film CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot OCCUPATION: Seaman. residing in dwelling - H Davidsons House, Tingwall No family as yetin 1881 census
SOURCE Parish Register (F Scot 6 pt 5) CORR: from Walter James Gray 198 Coolbreeze Ave., Lakeside, Montreal 33, Que. Civil Rec. via - Walter Mowat, Braehead, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot. Tingwall Parish ch. yd. Shetland Scot.
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot NOTE OCCUPATION: Blacksmith in Scalloway
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot NOTE George did not marry.
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot Walter is a brother to Robert Gray Mowat DEATH: From Mary Johnson (corr. 2 Feb 1972) NOTE OCCUPATION: Robert worked with Anderson and Co. from 1904 - 1930 then took over business calling it (Mowat & Co. Bakers & Groceries) Retiring in 1966. He was 3 and 1/2 years in the War His son Robert Gray Hunter Mowat took over his father's business
SOURCE CORR: with Walter Mowat of Brae Head, Scalloway, Shetland, Scot NOTE OCCUPATION: This is the Walter Mowat who supplied a lot of the information for the "Grays" during the 1950s for our genealogy. A plaque recognising the outstanding services in the village of Scalloway for Mr Walter Mowat was unveiled at a ceremony in the Scalloway Public Hall by his son, Walter Nicolson Mowat, sometime after his death. Mr Walter N. Mowat was accompanied by his cousin, Mr Alex Garriock from Australia, who as a pilot was on a special mission to Europe.
He married Jessie Robertson Gray 7 Jan 1877 at Shetland, Scotland . Jessie Robertson Gray was born at Scalloway, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland 9 Feb 1850 daughter of Robert Gray and Mary Williamson .
They were the parents of 6
children:
Alexander Mowat
born 27 Jan 1882.
Elizabeth Mowat
born 13 Dec 1883.
Laurence Mowat
born 29 Aug 1886.
George Mowat
born 21 Aug 1888.
Robert Gray Mowat
born 23 Oct 1890.
Walter Mowat
born 16 Jun 1892.
Alexander Gillie Mowat died 21 Oct 1926 at Scalloway, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland .
Jessie Robertson Gray died 14 Jun 1926 at Scalloway, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland .