Departed Worthies

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A Register of the Departed Worthies of Aberdeen was one of the reference books I studied when researching the Shirres family history. Hence the title of this page which has links to some of Alexander’s more notable descendants. 

David Logan Shirres (1808 – 1896)

Alexander’s first son, a deeply religious economist

William Shirres (1812 – 1895)

Alexander’s second son, a shipowner and businessman

James Shirres (1821 – 1884)

Alexander’s third son, my great great grandfather

William Shirres (1851 – 1898)

Son of William Shirres (1812 – 1895), He started a farm in New Zealand

Lt Col John Chivas Shirres (1854 – 1899)

Son of David Logan, a great soldier who died in a fishing accident

Charles Buchan Shirres (1857 – 1919)

Son of David Logan, Vice Master of Trinity College Cambridge ???

Christian Shirres (1862 – 1945)

Youngest child of William (1851 - 1898), the last Shirres to live in Aberdeen

Leslie Pittenar Shirres (1860 - 1928)

Economist and Indian Civil Servant

David Alexander Shirres (1864 – 1945)

Son of James, Surgeon and Neurologist, General Hospital, Montreal,

Christian Selina Shirres (1891 – 1983)

Daughter of William who wrote book "Sailing Ships and Sheep Stations"

John Joseph Spencer Shirres (1922 – 1973)

My father, a pilot instructor in India in World War II

Brother Michael Paul Shirres (1929 - 1997)

Dominican Priest and Maori Theologian