M, b. circa 1870, d. 2 October 1943
| Birth* | William James Cumming was born circa 1870 at Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.1,2,3,4 |
| Occupation* | He was a ships chandlers storeman or ironmongers warehouseman between 1895 and 1901 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1,5,6,7 |
| Residence* | He lived before 28 June 1895 at 117 Norfolk Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Ann Gardner Blair Slater, daughter of Robert Slater and Ann Robertson Blair, on 28 June 1895 at 2 Carlton Place, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 |
| Occupation | William James Cumming was a fruiterer (master) circa 1896 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8 |
| Birth of Son | His son William Cumming was born on 25 January 1896 at 117 Norfolk Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8 |
| Birth of Son | His son Ann Robertson Blair Cumming was born on 10 September 1898 at 67 Mains Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.5 |
| Birth of Son | His son Robert McGill Cumming was born on 16 October 1899 at 10 South Portland Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.6 |
| Occupation | William James Cumming was a hotel waiter between 1901 and 1911 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2,3 |
| Census* | He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Ann Gardner Blair Cumming on the census of 1901 at 124 Main Street, Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included William Cumming, Robert McGill Cumming and Ann Robertson Blair Cumming.2 |
| Birth of Daughter | His daughter Mary Noble Slater Cumming was born on 10 October 1901 at 27 Oxford Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.7 |
| Birth of Son | His son Lawrence Cumming was born circa 1906 at Ireland.3 |
| Birth of Son | His son Fred Harold Nicolson Burnett Dobbie Cumming was born on 19 June 1910 at 561 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.9 |
| Census* | William James Cumming appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Ann Gardner Blair Slater on the census of 1911 at 561 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included William Cumming, Ann Robertson Blair Cumming, Robert McGill Cumming, Mary Noble Slater Cumming, Lawrence Cumming and Fred Harold Nicolson Burnett Dobbie Cumming.3 |
| Death* | William James Cumming died on 2 October 1943 at 178 Allison Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4 |