William Watson HOPKIRK was the oldest child of Robert HOPKIRK and Mary Elizabeth CURRIE
William was born 8 April 1881, 8 Brandfield Street, Edinburgh. He was a blacksmith by trade.
William had lupus of the face, upper and lower jaw cancer.
This is a photo of brothers Donald Currie HOPKIRK and William Watson HOPKIRK.
William's home was given as Bonnington, Ratho.
William Watson HOPKIRK was unmarried and died 15 April 1914, age 33 years, at Longmore Hospital.
The following month his brother Robert's wife gave birth to a son on 17
May 1914, and the newborn child was given his name,
William Watson HOPKIRK
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