William Denny's death in 1854 is not recorded in the Old Parish Registers. National Records of Scotland, SC65/34/8 pp 5-8 National Records of Scotland, 1851/496/1, page 45 Testament of William Denny The word carpenter has been crossed out!ġ851 Census record for William Denny (37 KB jpeg) William Denny's occupation is given as ship builder, employing 300 men. The household also includes John Govan, visitor and Agnes Rodger, the house servant. In this detail from the 1851 census for West Bridgend, Cardross in the parish of Dumbarton he is enumerated with his wife Mary, 27, who was born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Their two children, Mary aged two years and Christina aged six months, were born in Cardross. William Denny's marriage is not recorded in the Old Parish Registers. National Records of Scotland, OPR 496/3 1851 Census The entry in the Old Parish Register (OPR) for Dumbarton shows he was baptised on 10 June.īaptism entry for William Denny in the OPR for Glasgow (115 KB jpeg) William Denny was born on 7 June 1815, the son of William Denny and Christiane McIntyre. The business was developed by the brothers, with technical advances that led to the establishment of standards that were accepted internationally. William junior and his brothers Peter and Alexander started the modern company in 1844, and when joined by another brother, James, gave the firm its modern title in 1849. His father, also William (1779-1833), was the first of the family to build ships in the town, aided by his oldest son John (1802-1838) and others. William Denny was the founder of William Denny and Brothers of Dumbarton, one of the most influential of the Clyde shipbuilders.
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