Hector David McArthur Wilson CLACHER - what happened to him

[MonicaL]

Good timeline you have there for Hector. Just adding two more items (which you likely already have!):

1922 Naturalization records www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:45G3-LVT2
1930 US Census www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X794-NW4

Monica

[rosie99]

Do Scottish death certificates state whether someone was a widow when they died. 

If his wife died in 1967 and her death has her as 'Wife of Hector' does that mean he was still alive then but dead before his mother passed away in 1970.

[NDRFT]

Rosie
Were you just listening to my telephone conversation 1/2 hr ago with Hectors Grand son - that's just the question I have asked - he's off looking to see if he has the cert or if we need to get a copy.
I shall let you know

[NDRFT]

Monica
Thank you I have those records but have also now signed up to that web site
Thanks

[rosie99]

My hearing isn't that good 

Rosie...Wife is listed as Married to Hector... informant was son Daniel
Don

[Forfarian]

Do Scottish death certificates state whether someone was a widow when they died. 

Yes. The marital status of the deceased is always shown, and from 1860 onwards the name(s) of any spouses, living or dead, assuming of course that whoever registered the death knew about all the spouses, which is not always the case.

[NDRFT]

Thank you - thats cleared up one point - appreciated

[DonM]

As I said before she was married not widow but married.

Don

[NDRFT]

Yes thank you again Don.

The chap I am helping is Hectors Grand son.
He was born 1960 and remembers his Granny but does not recall ever having met nor knew his Grand dad which is why it is thought he was estranged from his family and they now wonder where he was, where he died and where he may be buried  - hence my initiation of this thread.
So your help and that of the others suggests he was still alive when Granny died 6 March 1967 in Dumbarton where she is buried.
This is great progress
Thank you