Was anything special happening in 1871? Lost person Arthur McKinnis

[Julie Carver]

Hi Julia,

I have only just caught up on all your postings. My brother was trawling the internet and sent me the link to this posting. I never thought I would find anyone related to the McKinnes, the name changes make it such hard work!

My great grandfather was born Henry Edward McKinnes in 1874 in Dundee. He died as Edward Paterson I think, in Glasgow. Long story there..

Some of the information you have found in the last month I have,  some of it especially the census's with wierd spelling I had not!

One thing I think I have you don't is the marrige cert for Isabella Patterson and Arthur McCames in Cavan Ireland.
I got it by email from the family history place.

Parish Church of Ireland Laragh 1st June 1866
Arthur McCames servant of Bailieborough Full Age
father James McCames farmer.
 married
Isabella Patterson Brough Larah Parish 19
father George Patterson Tradesman

I would love to trade information with you. As I am new to this newsgroup not sure how to proceed from here.

I live in Melbourne Australia.

[MonicaL]

Hi Julie

Welcome to RootsChat 

I'm glad you have cleared up the questions marks over whether Arthur and Isabella came from Cavan!

Regards.

Monica

[kiwijulia]

So, Co Cavan it is then! 

However, just to be difficult....

On Arthur McKinnis's death certificate (15 May 1902, West Poor house, Dundee)  it gives his parents names as Arthur McKinnis (Domestic Coachman) and Mary Bell
but
On the wedding certificate Julie has from Ireland it gives his dad as James a Farmer - which is quite different from a Domestic Coachman!

On Isabella's death cert (20 Jul 1891 14 St Peter St, Liff and Benvie, Dundee) her parents are given as
George James Patterson and Isabella Fenton.

The plot thickens.... 

[kiwijulia]

Oh just to add a correction -

It wasn't 1st June 1866, but 1856.
I know this for three reasons
1. On the childrens birth certificate it is given as 1856
2. Mary their daughter is born 1858
3. The pm you send me Julie you put it as 1856 

jules

[atom12]

in the 1971 census which showed what looked like my family but with a head called Peter.. the occupation is  Tenter (Someone who, after cloth was dyed, stretched it on a frame, called a "Tent" for drying) and in the previous census 1861 he is a Dyer Journeyman - so that fits.

If we are referring to Dundee, with its numerous jute mills at that period in it's history, then the occupation of a 'tenter' was a tender of looms.  It was a male occupation carried out in the weaving factory.  Weavers were grouped into sections, and each section had a tenter who set-up the looms for weaving and did various low-level repairs and replacements to the looms.  Therefore, the tenter was responsible for the good running of the loom, so enabling the weavers (mostly women) to produce the cloth to the quality desired.

[Julie Carver]

Thanks atom that is really intersting.

Julie