• Born: 5 August 1857, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
• Marriage (1): Margaret JAFFREY on 24 August 1883 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ¹
• Died: 16 May 1940, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland at age 82 ³
• Buried: 1940, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

  General Notes

William Brodie is 3rd cousin to his wife, Margaret Jaffrey

  Burial Notes

Irvine Old Parish Churchyard, gravestone F 10

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. John Brodie       32
  Ann Brodie       30
  William Brodie       3
  George Muir       36

• He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Muir       71
  Ann Muir       68
  Agnes Brodee       43
  William Brodee       13
  Robert Brodee       10
  John Brodee       7

• He worked as a hammerman on 5 April 1891 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

William Brodie   Head   33   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Hammerman
Margt Brodie     Wife   32   Irvine, Ayrshire
John Brodie      Son     6   Irvine, Ayrshire       Scholar
Helen Brodie     Dau     4   Irvine, Ayrshire       Scholar
David Brodie     Son   7 Mons   Irvine, Ayrshire
Margt Henderson         36   Glasgow, Lanark        Charwoman

• He worked as a hammerman in 1895 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He worked as an iron forge hammerman on 31 March 1901 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1901 Census of Scotland on 31 March 1901 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

William Brodie     Head   43   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Iron Forge Hammerman
Maggie Brodie      Wife   42   Irvine, Ayrshire
John Brodie        Son    16   Irvine, Ayrshire       Engineer Fitter Apprentice
Helen C Brodie     Dau    14   Irvine, Ayrshire
David J Brodie     Son    10   Irvine, Ayrshire       Scholar
William A Brodie   Son         1   Irvine, Ayrshire

• He was buried at the Irvine Old Parish Churchyard, gravestone F10, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1940.
  
  Memorial Inscription on the William Brodie monument in Irvine Old Parish Churchyard, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland (gravestone F 10):
  
  Erected by
  WILLIAM BRODIE
  in memory of his Father
  JOHN BRODIE
  died 6th Dec. 1909 age 82
  also his beloved Wife
  MARGARET JAFFREY
  died 25th May 1922 age 63
  the above
  WILLIAM BRODIE
  died 16th May 1940 age 82
  also
  WILLIAM ARTHUR BRODIE
  died 11th Jan. 1961 age 61.

William married Margaret JAFFREY, daughter of David JAFFREY and Helen CHRISTIE, on 24 August 1883 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.¹ (Margaret JAFFREY was born on 12 November 1858 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland,^{4 5} died on 25 May 1922 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³ and was buried in 1922 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.)