Search for Margaret McCreadie, b 13 Nov 1859, Ballantrae

[q98]

Searching for ANY 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 which would assist me in tracking the lady would be gratefully received.

Kindest regards and thanks.

[jonn]

Hello Q98,

Was the grandfathers name James McCreadie, if so here is the 1861, census index for the family living in Ballantrae, Ayr.

James McCreadie, age 48 years, born Ballantrae,
Margaret McCreadie, age 44 years, born Girvan,
Jane McCreadie, age 9 years, born Ballantrae,
James McCreadie, age 7 years, born Ballantrae,
Margaret McCreadie, 1 year, born Ballantrae.

The index does not give relationships, so i dont know if these children are sons, daughters, or grandchilren, to the couple.

Jonn.

[jonn]

Hello Q98,

I just had a wee peak at the 1861. census that i gave you above,
Margaret McCreadie, is the grandaughter of James McCreadie, and his wife Margaret, and Margaret, is down as Doak, i take it this is her maiden name.

The other two children were son and daughter, of the couple.

They lived in Main Street, Ballantrae, and James, was a Fisherman.

Hope this is of assistance to you.

Jonn.

[q98]

Hi Jonn
Thanks for that. For some reason, and don't ask me why, I had James and Margaret as only having one child; daugher Mary. Mary was the mother of Margaret Jnr (shown as 1 yr old on 1861 Census) and my great-grandfather William (b. 07 Aug 1866) and then married a Welsh miner named JONES (difficult to believe that hm?). You have located the correct family though as Margaret Snr's maiden surname was DOAK.

In the 1881 Census, neither James Snr, Jane or James Jnr appear as James Snr died March 1877 and Jane and James would have been in their 20's and making their own ways. It's Margaret Jnr (b. 13 Nov 1859 at Ballantrae - she's shown as 1 Year old on the 1861 Census) I'm REALLY interested in at the present time; I've exhausted her brother, my great-grandfather William.

I wonder if you can locate a Robert McCREADIE in the same house. He was son of James and Margaret and Informant on parents Death Extracts which I have just located - didn't even know of Robert. At the times of James and Margaret's deaths, Robert is living in Stevenston, Ayrshire.

Kindest regards and thanks.

[jonn]

Hello Q98,

Do you have a rough date of birth or age for Robert McCreadie, that would help in search for him.

Jonn.

[MonicaL]

Hi All

To help with the searches, these are the children showing on the OPRs to James McCredie and Margaret Doak, all born in Ballantrae (not clear whether the dates are birth or christening dates):

1   27/11/1835   MCCREDIE   ROBERT   
2   25/02/1840   MCCREDIE   MARY   
3   22/05/1842   MCCREDIE   MARGARET   
4    08/12/1844   MCCREDIE   DAVID   
5   20/12/1846   MCCREDIE   JAMES   
6   06/02/1848   MCCREDIE   JAMES MEIKLE   
7   09/03/1851   MCCREDIE   JEAN   

Regards.

Monica

[jonn]

Hello Monica,

Where did you get the births for the Mccreadie's, are they submissions or actual births, the most i could find were four, Mary, Jean, Margaret, and John.

Jonn.

[MonicaL]

Hi Jonn

I got these from SP's index. The IGI batch for this period in Ballantrae seems to be only the girls (boys do not seem to have been loaded - sometimes happens with IGI).

This looks like Margaret McCreadie in 1891, having had a couple of illegitimate children and still living at Shellknowe:

Maggie McCreadie 29, b.
Jeanie McCreadie 3, b. Ballantrae
Charles McCreadie 1, b. Ballantrae
Allan Thomson    60, lodger, shoemaker, b. Ballantrae
James Tweedie 53, lodger, labourer, b. Ballantrae

Address: Shellknowe, Ballantrae

Son Charles's birth entry:

1889   MCCREADIE   CHARLES KEENAN   M   BALLANTRAE   /AYR   579/00 0027


Regards.

Monica

[jonn]

Hello Q98, and Monica.

They had a John Mccredie, born 17/Dec/1856. Ballantrae, batch no c115791. i think this youngster died because he is not in Ayrshire, in 1861.

Jonn.