Scottish Running Champions.....

Agnes · Post by **Agnes** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:04 am

HI trying trace a Mckenna don't know his forename who was a running champion where should I look this may be a family myth? or maybe not.
He may have come from Paisley

Agnes

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:42 am

Hi Agnes

Hav a look at http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/ and see where that leads you.

Could also be worth seeing what athletics/running/"harriers" clubs there were in and around Paisley.

David

JJ

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 7:53 pm

Hullo Agnes

Try posting you query on the Paisley on the web site.

www.paisley.org.uk/

There are some helpful people there.

Regards
Catriona

JJ

Agnes · Post by **Agnes** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:18 am

will let you know if I find anything

Thanks Agnes

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:23 pm

Agnes wrote:will let you know if I find anything

Thanks Agnes

Yes please !!

David

chrismck · Post by **chrismck** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:29 pm

Hi Agnes,

did you ever find out anything?

My great grandfather James McKenna was a runner. I was told this by my dad who had no other information. My McKennas are a bit of a mystery still.

Chris

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:12 pm

Hi Chris
My grandmother was a McKenna and she had eight siblings. Her parents were John McKenna and Catherine Ward and they were maried in Glasgow July 1875. John was from Co. Monaghan and Catherine was from Donegal. If any of this sounds familiar let me know, I have quite a bit of information on them.
Regards
Cathie

CathieL · Post by **CathieL** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:18 pm

Forgot to say to Chris and Agnes that one of my grandmother's older brothers was a James, born 1876. They were not from Paisley though, Govan and Pollokshaws are the areas they were in.
Cathie

chrismck · Post by **chrismck** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:20 pm

Ahh, so near and yet so far!

I don't think there is a connection at this level. I have a James McKenna (born Ireland 1841) who moved from Belfast to Glasgow with his wife Catherine McKenna nee McKenna (eek) (Born Ireland, Tyrone, 1839.)

James was a hairdresser and brought his family to live in Well Street, Anderston. They had the following children that I know of:
John McKenna (Belfast 1861)
Joseph McKenna (Belfast 1863)
James McKenna (Belfast 1867) My GGGrandfather
Bernard McKenna (Belfast 1873)
Agatha McKenna (Belfast 1874)
Laura McKenna (Anderston 1881)

The seemed to be mostly in Anderston, Partick, and Govan.

Both the parents ended up in the Govan poorhouse - I have fantastic records from the Mitchell about them, absolutely fascinating.
John McKenna I know very little about. I believe he was married, but I don't know who to.
Joseph McKenna was in the barber business, married a Catherine McKenna (eek again) and lived in the Townhead area.
Bernard ended up in Dykebar Asylum. He died in Barnhill Poorhouse in 1927
Agatha McKenna married a George Redmond (another hairdresser) and had a lot of kids.
My ancestor James McKenna was a Riveter in the shipyards, rumoured to be a runner by my dad, and married Margaret Connelly. My dad knows nothing about his family and there are no old folks left to ask. I'd love to find some other McKennas from Glasgow so I can shed light on this interesting bunch!

I have spent way too much money at Scotlands People - so I have a bunch of spare certificates and searches. I'll have a look through them for any McKennas that might be yours!

All the best
Chris McKenna

Agnes · Post by **Agnes** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:39 am

Hi Chris & Cathie

I found nothing Re my Thomas McKenna runner, I tried Paisley Library there were on records, it was also mentioned that he may have been in in a club outside Paisley I am still on the trail.

There was a Thomas Mc kenna who won the French Cross in WW1 Not mine

1901 Census My GGrandparents

House 23 Willamsburgh

Thomas McKenna ocupation House Painter-

Margaret McKenna MS Gray

Sarah--14years her Family may have been wiped out during the Influenza Epidemic 1916?

Agnes -12years married

Beverage

William-10years he was well known as the Gas man around Paisley, lived in Wells Street.

James---8years killed in WW1

Peter Edward 5years----My Grandfather--occupation Rivitter
married Jane Logan 26th May 1916 St Mirrens Church

GGrandmother Margaret Gray

Parents were William Gray & Elizabeth Sinclair Married 27th August 1851

hope this is helpful

Agnes