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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Renfrewshire => Topic started by: *Sandra* on Saturday 14 October 17 11:11 BST (UK)
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Commonwealth Graves Commission would like to make contact with any relatives of Pvt Hugh Mooney -born 1860 - register of Soldiers Effects says he died August 21, 1915 Falkirk aged 55 - Hugh was the husband of Catherine Mooney, of 23 Rankine Street, Johnstone. Couple should have children.
Parents Hugh Mooney and Agnes MacDonald.
Regiment No - 3933, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was buried at Thorn Abbey Cemetery, Paisley.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is appealing for relatives of nine soldiers who will soon be given a commission headstone.
It comes as part of plans to honour the men as war dead as when they died, either from injury or illness sustained during active service, the CWGC was not informed by authorities of their death.
Hugh is commemorated on the Brookwood United Kingdom 1914-1918 Memorial
FIND A GRAVE
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56634390&ref=acom
Contact details for CWGC -
If you are related to the above casualty and can provide CWGC with documentation, please contact the UKNA Technical Team.
https://www.cwgc.org/
Sandra
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Sadly no will found on SP free index. Hope someone related will reply or find Sandra's post.
Great project by CWGC, thanks for posting Sandra.
ADDED: Cambridge Independent Press 27 Aug 1915
Private Hugh Mooney holder of the Egyptian Medal and Khedive's Star ...died...on Monday
No reports mention family apart from the fact he was married, though one report states his family resided at Johnstone.
Edited to remove cause of death.
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Wasn't planning to put the cause of death which makes this one even more sad :'( :'( ......but did get the death certificate for this one which I will now put below. It was part of his story. :'(
Sandra
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Hugh Mooney - 1 October 1862 - Bo'ness,West Lothian,Scotland
Parents Hugh Mooney and Agnes Macdonald.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQPB-MGC
Sandra
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This was the marriage of Hugh Mooney (confirmed by the marriage certificate) Hugh was 36 years old - Catherine Hamilton Armour was 30 years old - its faint and difficult to read but both had possibly been married previously. Parents Hugh Mooney and Agnes Mcdonald (both deceased)
Catherine parents Hugh Hamilton and Margaret m/s Gallagher Hamilton - deceased)
Catherine resides 22 Rankin Street Johnstone and Elderslie Scotland.
- MOONEY HUGH - ARMOUR CATHERINE
1898 - 573/2 111 - Johnstone and Elderslie
Sandra
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This would be the Mooney family in 1871 - Linlithgowshire West lothian
Hugh Mooney 40 Nancy Mooney 30
Archey Mooney 10 Hugh Mooney 8
Samuel Mooney 2 David Mooney 5 Months.
Sandra
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1901 shows Ardersier Registration District - (North West Corner Of Parish Of Ardersier - Washed On Three Of Its Sides By The Moray Firth Inverness) under Hugh Money born 1863 Linlithgowshire - Soldier- married - Fort George Barracks.
Sandra
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This was Catherine in 1891 21 Rankine Street Johnstone and Elderslie
Marris Kerr 46 Martha Kerr 44
Kate Kerr 19 John Kerr 14 Susan Kerr 11
Francis Armour 30
John Armour 4
Mary Armour 1
Charles Hamilton 28
Catherine Hamilton 30
Elizabeth Hamilton 22
Marriage of - HAMILTON CATHERINE - ARMOUR FRANCIS - 1892 - 559/3 47 Johnstone and Elderslie
Either of these could be Francis armour but quite possible the younger one. (haven't purchased the marriage cert for the above couple)
ARMOUR FRANCIS - 55 - 1895 - 559/3 266 - Johnstone and Elderslie
ARMOUR FRANCIS - 37 - 1898 - 573/2 29 - Johnstone and Elderslie
Sandra
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This could be Catherine in 1901 67 Mansion St Lanarkshire ???
Catherine Mooney 37
Hugh Mooney 1
John Armour 14
Mary Armour 11
Catherine Armour 5
Sandra
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Have got visitors today but will look later for armed forces births.
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Son - Hugh Mooney 28 August 1899 Glasgow
Sandra
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Son - Hugh Mooney 28 August 1899 Glasgow
Sandra
This Hugh Mooney married Doris Blunt in Fauldhouse 1931. Witnesses were James & Sophie Mooney, 137 George St Paisley. Hugh died in Fauldhouse in 1971.
They had at least one child called Doris May Blunt born 1933, married Walter Joseph Cherry in 1954 & died 1997 in Whitburn.
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Hugh Mooney and Catherine had at least 3 more children besides Hugh in 1899:
Bridget bc.1902
Sarah bc.1903
James bc.1909
All born Glasgow.
Annette