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			Leslie Pittenar Shirres married Mary Oliphant Nicholson

Leslie Pittenar Shirres
Date and Place of Birth:	2^nd April 1860 , Aberdeen		Date and Place of Death	13^th December 1928, Aberdeen
Date and Place of Marriage	12^th December 1892, Aberdeen

Mary Oliphant Nicholson
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Children:
1. Alleyne Leslie Maynard Shirres (1894 – 1913)		Educated at Rugby, died of pneumonia in Newhaven, England
2. Nancy Christian Shirres (1900 – 1922)		Wrote "A tale of dogs and Rowan Elves" presented by Baille Shirres, her grandfather, to Aberdeen public library. Died of leukemia in Aberdeen

Educated privately, next to the grammar school, after that King's College, Aberdeen and finally at King's College, Cambridge. Passed into Indian Civil Service 1879; B.A. Cantab., 1882; assistant magistrate and collector, Bengal, 1882; under secretary to Government, 1888; joint magistrate and deputy collector, 1890; magistrate and collector, 1896; secretary to Government, financial and municipal department, 1903; commissioner, 1906; retired 1910. In 1893 became the Financial Under-Secretary to the Government of Bengal and Official Under-Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Finance & Commerce. He wrote and published "An analysis of the ideas of political economics"

Died in 1928 leaving an estate of £17,533. Extracts from will as follows:

Leslie Pittenar Shirres, of 15, Bon Accord Cresent. Confirmation 28.12.1928 to Christian Shirres, 15, Bon Accord Cresent, sister and Harry Oliphant Nicholson MD, will date 4.11.1927, recorded 27.12.1928. To sister Christian half share of our motor car. To nephews John Shirres and Leslie Shirres residing in New Zealand and my cousin Kathleen Gillespie, each £500. To cousin Mrs Kate Gerard, Charles Leslie Walker, Mrs Lily Gillespie, Mrs Lucy Thompson, Miss Christian Spark, Miss Ella Shirres and Robert Leslie Gerard each £250.