McGill Family.....

Birth, Marriage, Death

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dmd1164
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McGill Family.....

Post by dmd1164 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:02 am

Looking for information on Thomas Allan McGill married to Isabella Evans they were married 18/01/1930 in Motherwell.

Ian John McGill a son came to Australia in 1960.

Looking for any information or relatives.

Or does anyone have any information regarding the deaths of Ian's parents (obituary notices etc.).

I believe that there were siblings for Ian however the family has not been in contact since the 1960's.

Any information would be appreciated.

Regards
Donna
Looking for Dickson, Reid, McGill lines in Scotland. Ord and Potter lines in England.

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Post by Tracey » Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:17 am

Hello Donna

Short of anyone on here being related im not sure what you are going to get in the way of response given the dates. Have you looked on www.genesreunited.co.uk for anyone submitting the same family name as you ? If not i will happily look for you.

But maybe someone will come up with a better solution !

Tracey
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings

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Post by dmd1164 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:24 am

Hi Tracey

I'm basically looking for any links/info I can find - my father in law Ian John McGill passed away last year. We have no information regarding his side of the family. I'm clutching at straws I know - but surely someone must know something or someone?

Donna
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Post by Tracey » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:39 am

Hello Donna

Can you move forward by going backwards so to speak ?
Looking for information on Thomas Allan McGill married to Isabella Evans they were married 18/01/1930 in Motherwell.

Do you have information on these regarding their births and parents and possible children or siblings ?
Ian John McGill a son came to Australia in 1960.
Was he married by then or did he marry in Australia ?
Looking for any information or relatives.
If Ians siblings remained in UK you have a big-ish chance of finding relatives on genesre as mentioned before with the interest in genealogy in UK at the moment
Or does anyone have any information regarding the deaths of Ian's parents (obituary notices etc.).
Do you have any idea where Ians parents died - do you think they stayed in Motherwell ?
I believe that there were siblings for Ian however the family has not been in contact since the 1960's.

So, who was the last member that there was contact with ? (you dont have to post the answer !) were they in the Motherwell area ? and are the chances still that they are alive ?

Questions you have no doubt gone over but worth the double check.

Tracey
Scotland - Donaldson / Moggach / Shaw / Geddes / Sim / Gray / Mackie / Richards / Joel / Coull / Mckimmie / Panton / McGregor
Ireland and Scotland - Casey / McDade / Phillips / McCandle / Dinely / Comaskey + various spellings

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McGill

Post by dmd1164 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:11 am

Quote:
Looking for information on Thomas Allan McGill married to Isabella Evans they were married 18/01/1930 in Motherwell.

Do you have information on these regarding their births and parents and possible children or siblings ?

No - the family lost touch in the 1960's.

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Ian John McGill a son came to Australia in 1960.

Was he married by then or did he marry in Australia ?

He was married in England in the 1950's.

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Looking for any information or relatives.

If Ians siblings remained in UK you have a big-ish chance of finding relatives on genesre as mentioned before with the interest in genealogy in UK at the moment

That's what I'm hoping for - there is a rumor of Ian having a twin. It may be that the two were separated - I think Ian was raised by his grandparents?

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Or does anyone have any information regarding the deaths of Ian's parents (obituary notices etc.).

Do you have any idea where Ians parents died - do you think they stayed in Motherwell ?

Possibly his mother was in Alexander Ave, Wishaw in January, 1960 - so maybe in the general area.

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I believe that there were siblings for Ian however the family has not been in contact since the 1960's.

So, who was the last member that there was contact with ? (you dont have to post the answer !) were they in the Motherwell area ? and are the chances still that they are alive ?

Ian was in contact with his mother in 1960. Apparently there is a security box in a bank still.

Questions you have no doubt gone over but worth the double check.
Looking for Dickson, Reid, McGill lines in Scotland. Ord and Potter lines in England.

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Post by JustJean » Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:07 am

Hi Donna

Perhaps you're not aware that if you access the Scotlandspeople pay per view website you can view and print a copy of the MC for Thomas and Isabella. You are spot on with the date and place. From this document you will learn their parents names and whether the parents were living or dead at the time. By quickly searching for a DC on the maiden name and married name of both mothers you can learn that Ian's grandmother McGill died in 1919 and his grandmother Evans died in 1951. Both DC's will give you their parents names and you'll get the bonus of a son-in-law informant on Marion Evans'.

Because I think you're far from Edinburgh and the newer records are not available online the only reasonable but perfectly feasible method would be to engage a researcher to search for and/or obtain a transcription of Ian's parents DC's and also to search for any siblings to him. In my own lines I've had several forward traces done and have been able to make contact with living rellies still in Scotland!

Best wishes
Jean

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Post by dmd1164 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:12 pm

Hi JustJean

I'm in Australia so yes - far from Edinburgh. What did you access to find the death's? Basically I'm trying to find if anyone has this information - to try and save some money - as you know this can end up being expensive. (especially with exchange rates etc.) Did you have some names of the grandparents? I'd really appreciate any information you may have traced.

Regards
Donna
Looking for Dickson, Reid, McGill lines in Scotland. Ord and Potter lines in England.

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Post by JustJean » Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:43 pm

Hi Donna

If you access the Scotlands People website you can search for the records I mentioned. It will cost you £6 for 30 credits. Each search will take 1 credit and to view each image will take 5 credits.....so a total of 6 credits. For the £6 you could have copies printed from your computer of the Marriage record of Thomas & Isabella and 4 more including the search for them. From the first MC you'll learn the names of the parents and can search for their deaths. It's easier to find the DC for married females as you can search using both maiden and married surnames. In your case I think there was only one result in each search so not hard to get it right! I can understand the need to be frugal as this can be an expensive hobby!! I can tell you that Thomas Allan McGill names his parents as John McGill and Elizabeth Weatheral. Isabella Evans names her parents as Benjamin Evans and Marion Martin. The informant on the DC of Marion's was a son-in-law named Alex Hogg.

Best wishes
Jean

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Post by dmd1164 » Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:27 pm

Jean

You are wonderfull - you've made my day - and my partner's.
Thank you ever so much.

Regards
Donna
Looking for Dickson, Reid, McGill lines in Scotland. Ord and Potter lines in England.