Searching for Margaret McCreadie, b 13 Nov 1859, Ballantrae

q98 · Post by **q98** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:58 am

Searching for further information relating to Margaret McCreadie (b. 13 Nov 1859, Ballantrae), sister of my great grandfather. Their mother was Mary McCREADIE whom, I believe, was christened 25 Feb 1840, Ballantrae. The latest information I have regarding Margaret is from the 1881 Census when she and my great grandfather were residing with their grandmother Margaret at Shellknowe, Ballantrae:
Margaret McCREADIE, Widow, Age 67 Born Girvan (b. c 1814)
Head Domestic Servant
Maggie McCREADIE, Unmarried, Age 22, Born Ballantrae
Grand Daughter, General Servant
William McCREADIE, Unmarried, Age 15, Born Ballantrae
Grand Son, Farm Servant

Any additional information would be gratefully received.

Kindest regards and thanks.

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:25 pm

Hi Jim

This from Ancestry 1901

1901 Scotland Census
about Margaret McCreadie
Name: Margaret McCreadie
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: Thos
Gender: Female
Where born: Ballantrae, Ayr

Registration Number: 579
Registration district: Ballantrae
Civil parish: Ballantrae
Town: Ballantrae
County: Ayrshire
Address: Shellknowe
Occupation: Housekeeper

ED: 1A
Page: 8 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 38
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1901_219

Household Members: Name Age
Hugh McCreadie 42
Margaret McCreadie 40
Thos McCreadie (C) 85

She is shown as daughter of Thos, the head of the family. Hugh, aged 42 is shown as son of the head of the family.

Best wishes
Jean

q98 · Post by **q98** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:21 pm

Many thanks Jean Jeanie.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:59 pm

Hi Jean and Jim,
Firstly, Jean I hope you won't mind me posting below about Margaret McCREADIE. 8-[
It's just that i know there was no father named on her 1859 BC (and looks likely to remain unknown...)
And that she was brought up as the gr-daur of James McCreadie & Margaret Doak.
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So Jim, some info; not sure if it's what you expected though....
(if you want it removed, then please just say)
Margaret had 3 illegitimate children; and looks like a Mr Keenan is involved somewhere.
The children have some inconsistencies on their names throughout.

*Jeanie McCREADIE, b. 27 JUN 1887 at Shellknowe (mother Maggie McCREADIE, field labourer)
**Charles Keenan McCREADIE, b. 27 SEP 1889 at Shellknowe (mother Maggie McCREADIE, field labourer)
***James McCREADIE, b. 16 FEB 1892 at Shellknowe (mother Margaret McCREADIE, farm labourer)

Here's Margaret (as Maggie) with the children in 1891 & 1901 (knocked a few years off her age)
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1891 census 579 Ed1 p19 (Ballantrae)
Shellknowe.
Maggie McCREADIE, head, U/M, 29, housekeeper, b Ballantrae, AYR
*Jeanie McCREADIE, daur, 3, -----------------------b Ballantrae, AYR
**Charles McCREADIE, son, 1, ---------------------b Ballantrae, AYR
Allan THOMSON, boarder, 60, shoemaker, b Ballantrae, AYR
James TWEEDIE, boarder, 53, labourer, b Ballantrae, AYR
&
1901 census 579 Ed1A p7 (Ballantrae)
Shellknowe.
Maggie McCREADIE, head, U/M, 39, general labourer b Ballantrae, AYR
*Jane McCREADIE, daur, 14, scholar, b Ballantrae, AYR
**Chas. KEENAN, son, 12, scholar, b Ballantrae, AYR
***James KEENAN, son, 9, scholar, b Ballantrae, AYR
George BROWN, lodger, 65, ord ag. labourer, b Girvan, AYR
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Marriage - 25 DEC 1914 at Shellknowe.
Robert BELL (27) u/m joiner j/man.
*Jean Keenan McCREADIE (27) u/m domestic servant.
(Jean's pas - no father & Margaret McCREADIE, domestic servant)
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Marriage - 24 MAR 1916 at Shellknowe.
**Charles KEENAN (26) u/m seaman. RNR (HMS Beryl)
Elizabeth McTIER (21) u/m domestic servant.
(Charles' pas - no father & Margaret McCREADIE, housekeeper)
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Don't know what happened to ***James b. 1892; might be as McCreadie or Keenan....
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Margaret McCREADIE (65) single, field worker, d. 26 AUG 1925 at Main St, Ballantrae.
(pas - no father & Mary McCREADIE, domestic servant afterwards married to ____JONES, shale miner)
Informant - **C. KEENAN, son.

Margaret's DC here neatly ties her to mother Mary (b.1840) who is known to have been the wife of Robert Jones.
--
Jack

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:40 pm

Jack

No need to feel 8-[

So...........who is the Margaret McCreadie I found on the infamous Ancestry.

Ballamory spings to mind

.................Eedie McCreadie and her minibus!

Jim

Sorry to have given you misleading info

Best wishes
Jean

q98 · Post by **q98** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:22 am

Hi and MANY thanks folks.

Jack, I suspect it's Mary you remember rather than Margaret - but hey, I could be wrong. I know you put in a mighty effort on my behalf. No need to remove mate; it's not as if they were "kiddy-fiddlers", etc. They were simple, honest, hard-working folk. I'm proud to be descended from these people.

Jean: There were at least two Mary AND Margaret McCreadies in Ballantrae around the same time. Jack will confirm it was almost impossible at one point to tell which pair was which. The McCreadie name is/was not uncommon in Ayrshire but growing up in Saltcoats, I knew of no-one, other than my own family, with the McCreadie name.

However, MORE to chase down now for Margaret Jnr thanks to all your lovely people so far away!

Much appreciated.

Jim