As I said in my last post, I don't know a lot about Wm, only that he came from Scotland and had a brother named Patrick Allen or Allen Patrick. But now I know that Alex is Wm's brother there is another branch to trace. Alex came over the year before Wm and Patrick in 1883 according to the censuses. Since Alex was already married to Mary McMahon and his oldest son, Alex Jr, had been born I was able to search for them in Scottish records.
I was able to find Alex and Mary's marriage record. They were married April 25, 1881, at St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. Alex's parents are William McDaid and Mary Stephenson. Alex, Wm, and Patrick, changed the spelling of McDaid to McDade when they emigrated. It also has Mary McMahon's parents as James McMahon and Mary McClain.
Their oldest son, Alex Jr, was born on December 18, 1881.
Referring back to my naming chart, I will add William the father as William.
Their oldest son, Alex Jr, was born on December 18, 1881.
Referring back to my naming chart, I will add William the father as William.
William - Alex, Wm and Patrick's father will be William
William John - Eleanor's Father-in-law will be Wm.
William Emmett - Wm's oldest son will be Emmett.
Alexander - Wm's brother will be Alex.
Alexander - Alex's oldest son will be Alex Jr.
Alexander - Wm's son, and Eleanor's husband will be Red.
William and Mary were married on January 24, 1856, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
In 1861, the family was still living in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. We find that William was born in Co Donegal, Ireland. He was working as an ironstone miner. Their first three children, Margaret, Alex, and Catherine had been born in the five years since their wedding.
With William being born in Ireland and the wedding in 1856, I suspect he emigrated due to The Great Famine, 1845 - 1852.
In 1871, William was still working as a miner. I know from the birth records he still working as an iron miner. Two more children, Mary and Wm, had been born.
In 1881, William has switched to coal mining. He switched to coal mining sometime between 1871 and 1877 when Annie was born. Two more children have been born, Allen and Annie, and Margaret, the oldest, has left home.
In 1861, the family was still living in Johnstone, Renfrewshire. We find that William was born in Co Donegal, Ireland. He was working as an ironstone miner. Their first three children, Margaret, Alex, and Catherine had been born in the five years since their wedding.
With William being born in Ireland and the wedding in 1856, I suspect he emigrated due to The Great Famine, 1845 - 1852.
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| 1861 Census |
In 1871, William was still working as a miner. I know from the birth records he still working as an iron miner. Two more children, Mary and Wm, had been born.
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| 1871 Census |
In 1881, William has switched to coal mining. He switched to coal mining sometime between 1871 and 1877 when Annie was born. Two more children have been born, Allen and Annie, and Margaret, the oldest, has left home.
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| 1881 Census |
As can be seen, they were not good at keeping dates straight in their time. The censuses were every ten years, but their age was never ten years between the censuses. I haven't found birth records for William and Mary yet, but I have found them for the children. There are a few items of information that is useful from them. I'll summarize what I found.
A summary of things I was able to learn from the Birth records besides William leaving the iron mine to work in the coal mine are;
- The witness for Mary's birth was Margaret McDaid. It says she's an Aunt, so it must be William's Sister.
- The witness for Wm's birth was Margaret Stevenson. It says she's a Grandmother, so it must be Mary's Mother.
- I believe Patrick's given name is actually Allan. Allan Patrick.
- Catherine and Mary were born in different counties than where they were living, so they possibly had family in those towns.
- If you notice they had a child every two years
except the six years between Mary and Williamand the six years between Patrick and Annie. I suspect they had children that didn't survive during these periods. - Update 2018-10-31: William and Mary had a daughter Sarah born in 1865. The record indicates the witness was an Uncle - Peter McDade
A few years after the 1881 census on January 10, 1883, William died. The cause given is Acute Bronchitis - Miners' Asthma (Black Lung). The age is given as 48-years-old, making his birth year as 1835. The censuses have the years of 1831, 1833, and 1836. This makes 1835 pretty close. Alex was the informant. He recorded William's father as Alexander, a mason and for his mother, only her maiden name, Gillespie. I think this makes her name Mary Gillespie putting together the death record and Annie's birth record.
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| 1883 - Death Record |
Time to update the naming chart. Alexander, William's father will be Alexander.
William - Alex, Wm and Patrick's father will be William
William John - Eleanor's Father-in-law will be Wm.
William Emmett - Wm's oldest son will be Emmett.
Alexander - William's father will be Alexander
Alexander - Wm's brother will be Alex.
Alexander - Alex's oldest son will be Alex Jr.
Alexander - Wm's second son, and Eleanor's husband will be Red.
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