Sweet shop in Bridge of Weir - Cowans and McCartneys

[nfmcc]

I am researching the Cowans and McCartneys who lived in the Bridge of Weir area in Scotland.  Ellen Cowan, family originally from Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,  married James McCartney in 1879 in Bridge of Weir.  Ellen had a sister, Maggie, who married a William Kidd and apparently owned a sweet shop next to the bridge in Bridge of Weir.  Maggie died in 1942.  Does anybody know anything about these families or the sweet shop?  Thanks.

[greeneyedgirl]

Hi, a few bits........

Marriage:
12 Sept 1879
Bridge of Weir,Renfrew
James McCartney
age 22
occ:tanner (journeyman)
father:James McCartney-shoemaker
mother:Margaret Goodfellow
Ellen Cowan
age 21
occ:thread worker
father:John Cowan-railway surfaceman
mother:Ann Reid

children to James & Ellen (Cowan)McCartney:
James b 1880
Annie b 1883
Maggie b 1885
Ellen b 1887
John b 1891
Robert b 1893
Jessie b 1897

son James married Elizabeth Kyle on 3 June 1903 and he died 6 Nov 1924

James Sr died between 1896-1901 but I only found 3 deaths in Renfrew;
1898 James McCartney age 57
1899 James McCartney age 56
1899 James McCartney age 69
*none of the ages match as he should be about 43 but its possible an age was mistranscribed.

Marriage:
14 November 1856  Penninghame,Wigtownshire
James McCartney
age 27
residence:Newton Stewart
occ:shoemaker
father:Thomas Rowan-shoemaker
mother:Margaret McCartney
Margaret Goodfellow
age 17
res:Newton Stewart
father:Thomas Goodfellow-gamedealer
mother:Margaret Caldwell (dec.)

children to James & Margaret(Goodfellow)McCartney;
James b 4 April 1857
Jessie Spears b 1860
Margaret b 1863
Thomas b 1866
John b 1868
Robert b 1871
Mary C. b 1874
Agnes b 1877
Andrew b 1879
Ellen Jane b 1883
*in the 1891 census James is a widower. I found a death in 1883 for a Margaret McCartney age 45 in Camlachie,Glasgow.She may have died in childbirth of Ellen or other complications.

Birth:
Margaret Goodfellow
b 29 April 1839
father:Thomas Goodfellow
mother:Margaret Caldwell
* note-Margaret had 3 siblings Thomas b 1837,James b 1841 & Jane b 1846
** Margaret (Caldwell)Goodfellow died between 1846-1851 as we see from 1851 census.

1851 Scotland census
Back Road,Newton Stewart,Wigtown

Jane Ranken  age 62 b 1789 Edmr,Midlothan
address:School of Industry
occ:schoolmistress
Wilhelmina Masson  age 27  b 1824 Edmr,Midlothian  niece   occ:schoolmistress
Thomas Goodfellow  age 14  b 1837 Prestonpans
Margaret Goodfellow  age 12 b 1839 Prestonpans
Jane Goodfellow  age 5 b 1846 Prestonpans
* where their father Thomas is is

Hope this helps,Kim