John Lewis McWilliam
(Diocese of Aberdeen) Born in Buckie, 26th October 1904, the son of William McWilliam and Elizabeth Hepburn; ordained a priest by Archbishop Gandásegui in Cathedral, Valladolid, 25th May 1929, and left for Scotland, 28th May 1929; canon of the Aberdeen chapter.
Date | Age | Description |
---|---|---|
26 Oct. 1904 | Born Buckie | |
30 Aug. 1922 | 17 |
Arrived in College |
25 May 1929 | 24 |
Ordained a priest by Archbishop Gandásegui in Cathedral, Valladolid |
28 May 1929 | 24 |
Left for Scotland |
1929-1930 | 25 |
Aberdeen Cathedral |
1930-1932 | 26 |
Stonehaven |
1932-1952 | 28 |
Forres |
1952-1957 | 48 |
Tomintoul |
1957-1962 | 53 |
Aberdeen Cathedral |
1962-1977 | 58 |
Beauly |
1977-1995 | 73 |
Huntly |
10 Oct. 1995 | 90 |
Died Huntly |
In civil records as John Louis McWilliam
John Lewis McWilliam was the cousin of James McWilliam, student No. 353. They were contemporaries in the college from John Lewis's arrival in August 1922 until James's death in the college in November 1926.
An obituary of Canon John Lewis McWilliam, Scotland's oldest working priest, can be found in the Herald, 14th October 1995.