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Biography Details
Reference No.:
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NM002998 |
Surname:
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KESSON |
Forename(s):
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JESSIE GRANT "NESS" |
Maiden Name:
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MCDONALD |
Occupation:
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AUTHOR |
Date of Birth:
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29 OCT 1916 |
Place of Birth:
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INVERNESS WORKHOUSE 41 OLD EDINBURGH ROAD INVERNESS |
Father's Name:
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JOHN SMITH WOODCUTTER REDBOG ST ANDREWS-LHANBRYDE |
Mother's Name:
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ELIZABETH MCDONALD 287 HIGH STREET ELGIN( See NM213534) |
Biography:
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LIVED IN ALVES |
Marriage Details
Spouse's Name:
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JOHN KESSON CATTLEMAN |
Date of Marriage:
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1934 |
Place of Marriage:
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Married by:
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Marriage Narrative:
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PARENTS OF AVRIL & KENNETH KESSON |
Death Details
Date of Death:
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26 SEP 1994 |
Age:
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77 |
Headstone Ref:
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Place of Death:
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WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL LONDON |
Parish Register:
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Death Narrative:
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DIED OF LUNG CANCER |
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper
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Description
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Date
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Page/Column
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COURANT | biography & photograph |
20/06/1947
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3/3-5
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COURANT | "Lost magic of the River Lossie" |
20/8/1948
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3/3-5
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COURANT | "The auld school bell keeps ringing" |
3/9/1948
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7/3-5
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COURANT | "Children without parents" |
24/9/1948
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3/3-5
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COURANT | "A character of the auld kirk" |
22/10/1948
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6/3-5
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COURANT | "For just one yesterday" |
07/1/1949
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6/5-6
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COURANT | "The weaker sex?" |
11/3/1949
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3/3-5
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COURANT | "Eventide: a glimpse of very old age" |
22/4/1949
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3/3-5
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FG | broadcast of programme "Winter wood" |
20/01/1954
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1/6
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NS | return to Elgin to promote new book |
30/07/1983
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15/5
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NS | LLD award from Aberdeen University |
13/03/1987
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5/1
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PJ | memories of Proctors Children's Home |
12/09/1991
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10/3-7
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PJ | memories of Proctors Children's Home |
13/09/1991
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10/3-7
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PJ | obituary & photograph |
27/9/1994
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1/2-5
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PJ | obituary & photograph |
27/9/1994
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1/4-8
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NS | obituary |
30/09/1994
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2/9-10
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PJ | biography & photograph |
26/07/2000
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17/1-6
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PJ | launch of biography by Isobel Murray |
02/08/2000
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6/4-7
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NS | launch of biography by Isobel Murray |
04/08/2000
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9/1-8
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Miscellaneous Articles
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1980
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1982
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1983
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1989
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2000
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2000
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c. 2006
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2012
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1916
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1921-1923
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1985
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2000
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1958
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1978
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1983
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1983
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1988
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c. 1990
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1991
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1995
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c. 1997
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