William Brodie ~1780- > 1813 [ 1857]
Labourer - in 1807, Farmer- this given on the 1868 d.c. of his son . Living Old Greenock 1807
Born 1777-1788 maybe . Look up Old Greenock baptisms 1777-1788 , particularly ~1783- see d.c. below
Family lore was that he was the William Brodie, Deacon Brodie, or indeed even a Sir William Brodie, that was the role model of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: Stephenson had bought furniture from this notorious person's respectable cabinet maker's father. Indeed Deacon Brodie, 1744-1788, was himself head of the Cabinets Makers Guild, thus Deacon Brodie, and a very respectable person by day. But at night he became a thief, and was eventually hanged for this in 1788. However there proves to be no truth in this myth - and indeed he could not be Deacon Brodie as he was only born around 1780!. Nor can I find any connection to the chief of the brodie Clan and the seat of the clan,, Brodie Castle, near Inverness? As far as I know Deacon Brodie had no children
1807. William Brodie, labourer of Old Greenock, marries Jane Russell, of Kilcalmonell, Argyll, in Greenock on 13/6/1807 - FMP & SP
1810. Agnes Brodie was baptised to William Brodie & Jean Russel in Greenock on 25/8/1810 - FS. Also one of John Brodie to them 1810 - check year
1813 . William Brodie born to William & Janet . No baptism on FS, FMP or, seemingly, on SP . ,
1857- 26/1/1857. Have the dc- from SP- of a William Brodie, 74, widower, ??ithatcher?? - thus born 1783- widower, in Gourock - this very near Greenock . His parents, and their occupation, unknown !! Informant Ann McTaggart , present, Shore Street, Gourock . VERY DUBIOUS THIS IS HE, but could be!!
