Maiden Name - Need Help!

[Antdamm]

Hello

I located an ancestor, and upon finding his death cert, I cannot decipher the maiden name of his mother. I am hoping someone will be able to help me out?! I can see it starts with a D, but past that I am stuck

Much appreciated

[Girl Guide]

Danes?

Where does the record come from and what year is this?  I'm assuming the deceased surname is McKeilly.  Is that right?

[janan]

Dane? Danes if that stray squiggle is an s?

[MonicaL]

Not that it helps with mother Helen's maiden name, but I think the family surname is McNeilly.

Is this for a William or John who died aged 55? Have you tried checking the marriage cert (if married post 1855)?

Monica

[Antdamm]

Thanks for the responses

The cert is from 1876 in Lanark, Scotland

Family name is McNeilly

Haven't managed to locate the marriage cert for the parents listed...

[Antdamm]

Hey Monica

How did you know there was a William?
Guess?

[MonicaL]

I checked SP for the death of a male aged 55 with surname McNeilly  Could only be a William or a John!

Why not contact SP and request an enhanced scan. They are very quick to respond to requests like these and the new scan of the image often makes a huge difference in respect of legibility.

Monica

[Ruskie]

I'm opting for Danes too, though upon second glance, I wondered if it may be supposed to be Davies.

I agree with Monica that you should request a clearer copy from SP.

Alternatively downloading a birth, marriage or death certificate of one of his siblings might be a quick way to clarify MMN.

[MonicaL]

I think we have Irish roots for this line which will make things as always so much harder...  From what I can see, the deceased, William, had a daughter Margaret married in Dennistoun area of Glasgow in the 1870s and showing in later censuses as born c. 1855 in Ireland.

Ruskie, I thought the maiden name might be Davis too...but the letters disappear to the end.

Monica

Added: Did see this Irish entry https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5PJ-5HS ....but doesn't help without the mother's maiden name being included!