William Napier Dick

William Napier Dick, an accountant, lived at No. 2 between 1876 and 1879.¹ He was born at Bothwell, Lanarkshire on 01 January 1834, son of James Dick and Margaret Haddow.²

In 1859 he was a clerk at Shotts Iron Company³ and in 1861 was described as a commercial clerk there.⁴ By 1873 the family had moved to Cheyne Street, Edinburgh and William’s occupation was described as ‘accountant.’⁵ He emigrated to the USA in 1888⁶ and died at Savannah, Georgia, USA on 10 September 1920.⁷

William Napier Dick married Marion Calderhead at Shotts, Lanarkshire on 22 November 1859. She was born at Shotts, Lanarkshire in 1838, daughter of Peter Calderhead, a mason, and Catherine McCarter.⁸ She emigrated with her husband to the USA in 1888 and died after 1910.⁹

1. Register of Electors 1876-77, 1877-78 and 1878-79.
2. Deaths (CR) USA. Chatham, Georgia. 10 September 1920. DICK, William N. 25147. Ancestry collection ‘Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940.’https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 29 February 2024.
3. Marriages (SR) Scotland. Shotts, Lanark. 25 November 1859. DICK, William N. and CALDERHEAD, Marion. 655/ 42. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 27 January 2024.
4. Census records. Scotland. Shotts, Lanarkshire. 07 April 1861. DICK, William (Head). 655/ 16/ 01. Ancestry collection ‘1861 Scotland Census. https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 21 February 2024.
5. Births (SR) Scotland. St George, Edinburgh.13 October 1873. DICK, Janet. 685/1 1524. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 14 October 2020.
6. Census records. USA. Key West, Florida. 20 June 1900. DICK, William N. 0105/ 29. Ancestry collection ‘1900 United States Federal Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 29 February 2024.
7. Deaths (CR) USA. Chatham, Georgia. 10 September 1920. DICK, William N. 25147. Ancestry collection ‘Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 29 February 2024.
8. Marriages (SR) Scotland. Shotts, Lanark. 25 November 1859. DICK, William N. and CALDERHEAD, Marion. 655/ 42. https://scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 27 January 2024.
9. Census records. USA. Glynn, Georgia. 16 April 1910. DICK, Marion. 0067/ 6151. Ancestry collection ‘1910 United States Federal Census.’ https://ancestry.co.uk: accessed 27 February 2024.