Dear nw_whiskers:
I exceded the character limits, so I had to split my post in two. Here is the rest of the story:
As I wrote before, Alexander lived two very different eras in Mexico. The second one was a very difficult and sad one. On 1910 the mexican revolution started, with the objective of throwing out President Diaz. From 1910 to 1929 Mexico was ravaged with civil war, and when you thought it was over, another one started. Hard times. There is another family story, which honestly I don't know if it's true, but according to it, during this time Alexander returned to Scotland with his family for a short time. I think this is possible, given he situation here in Mexico at that time, but perhaps you can shed some light on this.
According to another family story, a few years before my Great Grandfather died there was a little quarrel between him and my Grandfather. My Grandfather, Alejandro (Alexander in Spanish), was very passionate with a new technology of that time, the radio, and he intended to install some radio stations around the country, but in order to do this, according to the mexican law of that time, you had to be Mexican, born of Mexican fathers. From what I have heard, Alexander wanted Alejandro to take the Scottish citizenship, and Alejandro wanted his father to take the Mexican citizenship, in order to be able to get a radio frequency concession from the government. Finally, Alejandro convinced his father and became Mexican. That changed a lot of things for my family, my Grandfather became one of the pioneers of the radio industry in Mexico. I will get into that on further posts.
Alexander Ogilvie died on August 11th, 1936. According to his death certificate, he died from a peptic ulcer. Last year I went to the old cemetery and found his grave, my father didn't know where his grave was, so I started looking for it. He is buried next to his wife, Catalina, who passed away on 1980 or 1981 I believe.
It's a little late here, time to go to bed. If possible, I shall continue tomorrow and write about my Grandfather and his family. Thanks in advance for your time and quick replies, and if you want to know anything about us, please ask. If you could share some stories, it would be great! Have a nice Friday!
My best,
Alex
To RedMystic: Thanks for your tip! That comes really handy!!
Best regards,
Alex