William was born on 24 DEC 1844 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the son of Robert Vicars [McVicar] and Mary Hotchkiss.
His wife was Elizabeth Taylor, who he married on 12 JUN 1874 in Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland. Their five known children were Mary (c1876-?), Robert (c1878-?), William (c1880-?), Lizzie (c1882-?) and Jane (c1888-?).
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Birth | 24 DEC 1844 |
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Christening | 16 FEB 1845 |
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Note 1
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Old Parish Births and Baptisms
MCVICAR WILLIAM HODGCAS ROBERT MCVICAR/MARY HODGCASE FR3230 CHILD 3 [FR3230] 0 16/02/1845 622/ 120 279 Barony View image [6 credits]
!Source: ancestry.com/ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: William Hodgcase Mcvicar
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 24 Dec 1844
Baptism Date: 16 Feb 1845
Baptism Place: Barony,Lanark,Scotland
Father: Robert Mcvicar
Mother: Mary Hodgcase
FHL Film Number: 1041479
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
1841 Census Scotland , Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Dundyvan Row
William Hotchkiss Male 40 Coal Miner
Mary Phillips Female 35 Coal Miner
Mary Hotchkiss Female 15 Coal Miner <<<< William’s mother
Janet Hotchkiss Female 10 Coal Miner
Robert Viccars Male 15 Coal Miner <<<< William’s father
James Viccars Male 15 Coal Miner
* William Viccars 1 Mo [abt May 1841] <<<< I am thinking they lost this one.
The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841.
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 1861 Census Scotland, Renfrew
William Hotchkis, Head, Married, age 62, Night Watch Ironstone Pit.
Mary Hotchkis, Wife, Married, age 60, wife
William Vicars, Lodger, age 16, Coal Miner [Mary and Robert’s son with grandparents] <<<<
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
1874 Marriages in the District of Bothwell in the County of Lanark
1874 on the twelfth day of June at Victoria Building, Uddington,
After Banns According to the Forms of the Established Church
[Signed] William Vickers, Groom [Bachelor], age 42, usual residence: Victoria Buildings, Uddington <<[1832]
Father: Robert Vickers, Iron Stone Miner
Mother: Mary Vickers, M.S. Hotchkiss
[Signed] Elizabeth Taylor, Labourer’s Daughter [Spinster], age 43, usual residence: Denny
Father: Robert Taylor, Labourer [Deceased]
Mother: Mary Taylor, M.S. Welsh
Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 1881 Census
FHL Film 0203615 GRO Ref Volume 624 EnumDist 8 Page 6 Decorative Line
Ref No.469725, Census PlaceBlantyre, Lanark, Scotland, Highlands/Lowlands L
Road,Street,Address&c.,Given Name,Surname,Relation to Head, Condition to Marriage, Age, Sex, Occupatio, Birthplace, Handicap
Dwelling: 25 Park St., Elizabeth, VICKERS, Wife, Married, 35, F, , Haggs, Stirling, Scotland
Dwelling: 25 Park St., Hotchkiss, VICKERS, Nurse, Unmarried, 57, F, Nurse, Carronshore,Stirling, Scotland
Dwelling: 25 Park St., Mary, VICKERS, Daughter, N/A, 5, F, , Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Dwelling: 25 Park St., Robert, VICKERS, Son, N/A, 3, M, , Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Dwelling: 25 Park St., William, VICKERS, Son, N/A, 8 m, M, , Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Dwelling: 25 Park St., William, VICKERS, Head, Married, 34, M, Hostler, Netherton, Dunbarton, Scotland <
Above has William born 1847 <<<
* The nurse could be Mary Vicars nee Hotchkiss
Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 1891 Census
William Vickars, Head, male 45,Coal Miner, born Jordonhill, Dumbarton <<<< 1844
Elizabeth Vickars, Wife, Female 47, born Stirlingshire, Haggs
Mary Vickars, Daughter, Female 14, Cotton Spinner,born Lanark, Bellsfield
Robert Vickars, Son, Male 12, Coal Miner, born Lanark, Blantyre
William Vickars, Son, Male 11, Scholar, born Lanark, Blantyre
Lizzie Vickars, Daughter, Female 9, Scholar, born Lanark, Blantyre
Jane Vickars, Daughter, Female 3, born Lanark, Blantyre