Fort William & the Jones'

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Fort William & the Jones'

Post by Pandabean » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:08 pm

I am trying to trace my Jones family in the area of Fort William, parish of Kilmallie and I am having trouble tracing James Jones' wife, Mary McLachlan(d). Census results show she was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire around 1831.

James and Mary married in 1854 in Kilmallie and had their first son the same year. Which is a shame. :( I wish they had been a year later. Mary died in 1899 and appeared to have been married twice. First to James (who died in the 1870s) and then to Alexander McNeil.

Mary's parents were John McLachlan and Anne MacLaren and I can find no trace of them. I cannot find a marriage for this couple on the IGI nor on SP.

I think I did find a death result for Anne but it was neither in the parishes of Glasgow/Lanarkshire or Argyllshire.

Can anyone help with the above couple? I cannot think of any more variations on the spelling of McLachlan. I have tried it down at it's bare bones. M*cL*hl*n.

Perhaps they did not register their marriage?

Also does anyone know any good sites on the history of the Fort William area? I know a bit about when it was changed to that name and that it was garrisoned by red coats (i think) during the 17th C.
Andy
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Post by AnneM » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:14 pm

Hi Andy

Have you tried McLachlane. I found an elusive Helen McLachlan registered under that spelling just when I had nearly given up altogether looking for her birth.

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Post by JustJean » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:18 pm

Hi Andy

From Mary's DC what was the occupation of her father????...Here's hoping it's more than labourer :roll:
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Post by Pandabean » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:24 pm

The occupation is blank. I would need to check the second marriage certificate of Mary to see if there is any occupation. But Mary and her husband, John are both Hawkers.

As for their son John, he was a baker and then a Policeman in Glasgow.

Anne, I did try that as well as having it end in a 'd' which appears on some certificates.

JustJean wrote:Hi Andy

From Mary's DC what was the occupation of her father????...Here's hoping it's more than labourer :roll:
Best wishes
Jean
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Post by JustJean » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:26 pm

Just as an example.....here are possibles that pop up in a search on the 1841 Scottish census on Ancestry....
McLanchlan
McLauchlan
McLauchlin
McLaucklan
McLaughlan
McLaughlin
McLauglan
McLahlan
Mclaghlan
McLaclan
McLachlen

And Anne's trailing E is good adivce too. So basically don't always expect there to be an "h" in there.

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Post by JustJean » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:27 pm

Pandabean wrote:The occupation is blank.
:cry: That's even worse than Labourer....hmmmm....will think some more...

Jean
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Post by AnneM » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:59 pm

I think I eventually resorted to M*la*la*

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Post by nelmit » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:12 am

Hello Andy,

Is this Mary and family in 1881? The children's ages are very slightly out but this looks very likely to be the family of James Jones and Mary McLachlan, although if her age is correct she was a bit young to be getting married in 1854.
This lady says she was born in Fort William although I know from experience she may have been havering. :D

Dwelling: Low Street
Census Place: Kilmallie, Argyll, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203558 GRO Ref Volume 520 EnumDist 4 Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Mary JONES W 40 F Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Hawker
James JONES U 19 M Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Tailor
Thomas JONES U 17 M Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Gen Lab
Mary Ann JONES 12 F Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar

Kind regards,
Annette M

PS The museum in Fort William is very interesting.
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Post by Pandabean » Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:35 am

Thanks Annette, I do believe that is them. I think I narrowed down when she married to her second husband. I will have look for it again today.

On her death certificate in 1899 she is aged 74. Which seems more likely.
nelmit wrote:Hello Andy,

Is this Mary and family in 1881? The children's ages are very slightly out but this looks very likely to be the family of James Jones and Mary McLachlan, although if her age is correct she was a bit young to be getting married in 1854.
This lady says she was born in Fort William although I know from experience she may have been havering. :D

Dwelling: Low Street
Census Place: Kilmallie, Argyll, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203558 GRO Ref Volume 520 EnumDist 4 Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Mary JONES W 40 F Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Hawker
James JONES U 19 M Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Tailor
Thomas JONES U 17 M Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Gen Lab
Mary Ann JONES 12 F Fort William, Inverness, Scotland
Rel: Dau
Occ: Scholar

Kind regards,
Annette M

PS The museum in Fort William is very interesting.
Andy
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Post by Pandabean » Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:30 am

Just got confusing now. I looked at the second marriage certificate and it seems like different parents although it is hard to read.

Second Marriage to Alexander McNeil
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1038

I can make out most of it but the parents names seem different to her death certificate.

Mary's Death Certificate
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1039
I know this the correct Mary as her son John comes up from Glasgow to sign the Death Certificate.
Andy
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[b]Greenlees & Fairnie[/b] (Musselburgh area)
[b]Johnston, Whitson, Whitecross, Runciman [/b] (Haddingtonshire)
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[b]Ross, Stevenson & Robb[/b](Falkirk)[/size]
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