William McClure
Grandfather of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #6, MF)
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ℹ Added from a recordHis death entry (Glasgow, 1968) confirms the date on the headstone: 20 June 1968 at the Victoria Infirmary, aged 43, a steel dresser living at 4 Ballantay Road. The cause was cerebral embolism with mitral stenosis. The entry writes his date of birth as 1/5/1925, so his birth is now shown as 1 May 1925. The GEDCOM had 25 May 1925; the entry was given by his widow and the age of 43 fits either date, so his birth certificate would settle it.
Born
1 May 1925, Bridgeton, Glasgow
Died
20 June 1968, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
Parents
Photographs
10 photos from the family collection. Names and dates come from the file names and writing on the prints. Click a photo to view it full size.
William McClure and Agnes Wood Gavigan, wedding photo (1948)
Family photo, file: William McClure & Agnes Wood Gavigan Wedding photo 1948.jpeg
William is in Royal Navy uniform. The GEDCOM has them marrying in 1948 at Bridgeton, Glasgow, which agrees with the date in the file name. A second scan of the same photo was in the batch and is not shown separately.
William McClure and Jack Malone, Hong Kong (back of postcard) (1951)
Family photo, file: William McClure & Jack Malone Hong Kong Rear.jpeg
The back is inked "me & Jack Malone 1951 Hong Kong". The front of the postcard was not in the batch.
William, Agnes, Helen and Bill McClure at Edinburgh Castle (1961)
Family photo, file: William McClure with family Agnes (Nancy) McClure, Helen McClure & William (Bill) McClure circa 1961 edinburgh castle.jpeg
The date "circa 1961" is from the file name. Helen (born 1955) looks about six and Bill (born about 1949) about twelve, which fits.
William McClure in Royal Navy uniform
Family photo, file: Bill McClure In Navy uniform.jpeg
The file is named "Bill McClure". It is placed with William McClure (born 1925), who served in the Navy, and not with his son Bill (born about 1949).
William McClure, portrait
Family photo, file: William McClure 1.jpeg
Undated studio portrait.
William McClure during the war
Family photo, file: William McClure during the war.jpeg
Undated and blurred. The setting is tropical, with palm trees behind him.
William McClure with a friend from HMS Jupiter
Family photo, file: Willaim McClure & Friend from HMS Jupiter.jpeg
The cap band of the man on the left reads HMS Jupiter. The file name does not say which of the two is William.
William McClure with a friend from HMS Cockade
Family photo, file: Willaim McClure with friend from HMS Cockade.jpeg
A hand-coloured photo. The cap band of the man on the right reads Cockade. The file name does not say which of the two is William.
William McClure with Navy friends
Family photo, file: William McClure picture with nAVY fRIENDS.jpeg
Three sailors at a restaurant table. The file name does not say which one is William.
HMS Cockade off Korea
Family photo, file: HMS Cockade off Korea Front.jpeg and HMS Cockade off Korea rear.jpeg· view the back
The ship's pennant number D34 is visible on the hull, and the back is inked "H.M.S. Cockade off Korea". The scans were sideways and have been turned the right way up.
Documents
3 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage, 1948
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — William McClure Agnes gavigan marriage cert.pdf
Death, 1968
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — William McClure Death Cert 1968.pdf
Gravestone
Source: McClure Gavigan — William & Agnes McClure Grave Stone Linn Cemetry.jpg
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Death of William McClure, 1968
Statutory Deaths 645/3 513 · Burgh of Glasgow, district 645/3, entry 513
Name
William McClure, male
Died
20 June 1968, about 6.30 am (as read), Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
Occupation
Steel dresser
Marital status
Married to Agnes Wood Gavigan
Date of birth and age
Date of birth written as 1/5/1925; age 43 years
Usual residence
4 Ballantay Road, Glasgow (spelling as read)
Parents
Joseph McClure, tube worker; Mary Ann McClure, maiden surname Ward
Cause of death
Cerebral embolism; mitral stenosis and incompetence
Informant
Agnes McClure, widow
Registered
20 June 1968, Glasgow
ℹ His death was not in the treeThe GEDCOM had no death date for William. The headstone already gave 20 June 1968, aged 43, and this register entry confirms it and adds that he died in the Victoria Infirmary. His wife Agnes registered the death the same day.
ℹ Parents confirmedJoseph McClure and Mary Ann Ward are the parents already in the tree (Joseph McClure and Mary Ann Ward, married 1924).
⚠ Birth date correctedThe register gives his date of birth as 1/5/1925, which reads as 1 May 1925. The GEDCOM had 25 May 1925. The tree now shows 1 May 1925, as written here, but his widow gave this date, so his birth certificate would settle it. An age of 43 fits either.
Marriage of William McClure and Agnes Wood Gavigan, 1948
Statutory Marriages 644/2 271 · Bridgeton district, Burgh of Glasgow, 1948, page 136, entry 271
Married
6 August 1948 at Bridgeton Church, Glasgow, after banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland
Groom
William McClure, 23, seaman in the Royal Navy, bachelor, 226 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow
Groom's parents
Joseph McClure, tube factory worker; Mary Ann McClure, maiden surname Ward
Bride
Agnes Wood Gavigan, 21, cotton waste worker (spinster), 19 Orr Street, Glasgow
Bride's parents
Hugh Joseph Gavigan, fish curer; Margaret Sarah Gavigan, maiden surname Finlayson
Witnesses
James Anderson, 27 Boden Street, Glasgow, and Helen McK Gavigan, 19 Orr Street, Glasgow
Registered
10 August 1948, Glasgow
ℹ Her registered nameThe bride is Agnes Wood Gavigan, not Agnes Nancy. Nancy is not on this record or on her husband's death record. It is on the headstone ("Nancy Gavigan"), so it was the name she was known by. Her aunt, born in 1920, was registered with the same name.
ℹ Her sister as a witnessHelen McK Gavigan of 19 Orr Street is almost certainly the bride's sister Helen McKechnie Gavigan (born 1927), who is already in the tree. The middle name matches their grandmother, Helen D McKechnie.
ℹ Exact dateThe GEDCOM had only "1948, Bridgeton" for this marriage. The date is now shown as 6 August 1948.
ℹ Both parents confirmedThe record names both sets of parents as already shown in the tree: Joseph McClure and Mary Ann Ward, and Hugh Joseph Gavigan and Margaret Sarah Finlayson. A second marriage on the page (entry 272, Henry Joseph Hughes and Sarah Dunbar) is unrelated.
Gravestone inscription
Transcribed from the headstone photograph above, one line per line of lettering.
IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLIAM McCLURE
BELOVED HUSBAND OF
NANCY GAVIGAN
DIED 20TH JUNE 1968
AGED 43 YEARS
ALSO HIS WIFE
AGNES W.G. McCLURE
DIED 16TH OCT. 1989
SADLY MISSED
William McClure
Died 20 June 1968, aged 43. This fills in a death date the GEDCOM did not have. His 1968 death entry gives the same date and writes his birth as 1 May 1925, which is now the date shown (the GEDCOM had 25 May 1925); the age fits either.
Died 16 October 1989, as "Agnes W.G. McClure". The GEDCOM only has 1989. The stone also calls her "Nancy Gavigan", the name she was known by.
ℹ Where is the grave?The file name says Linn Cemetery, which is a Glasgow cemetery, but nothing on the stone itself shows the location, so no burial place has been added to the people.
ℹ Reading the stoneThe age is clearest as 43. The day of death looks like the 20th.
Spouse & children
Spouse — married 6 August 1948, Bridgeton Church, Glasgow
Children