Date of birth: 10th Dec 1821Birth certificate

Location: Newhall, Resolis, Black Isle

Spouse: Flora MacleodMarriage certificate

Date of marriage: 1st July 1842

Location: Urray, Muir of Ord.

Occupation on marriage: Farm Labourer

Age: Not specified

Date of death: 15th Sep 1882Death certificate

Location: Ordvillage, Urray.

Age: 59 (actually 60?)

Notes: William was born at Newhall which is north of Rosemarkie on the the Black Isle. He died at Ordvillage which is presumably in the locality of present-day Muir of Ord. This map shows the area in 1872.

On marriage, William's address is given as "Balloan" and Flora Macleod's is "Conon Cottage". This suggests they were from the present-day Marybank area. (Their grandson John Fraser would later work and marry just across the river at Easter Moy). William's death 40 years later in 1882 is recorded by the registrar at Fairburn which is not far from Marybank. From the death certificate it looks like Flora was illiterate. In place of her signature the registrar has written "Flora Fraser her mark" and Flora has put her X between "her" and "mark" and the registrar has signed as witness to the making of the mark.