Henry and Mary Gee - Tombstone

[Caltha]

Ive looked at images of the house in Helensburgh that appears to have been the Newlands family home.  Its likely that is where the rose cutting was taken from.

[Caltha]

In 1884, in Kilmarnock, there was a John Barr (engineer) who was declared bankrupt when his firm collapsed.

[Caltha]

Thanks for all your help Sandra.  I think I have some handle on the story now.

[*Sandra*]

1881 No 28 Clark Street Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock ED 16 Page 20 Line 20

John Barr   28 Engineer Master.
Mary B Barr   23
Norman S Barr   1 month
Euphemia Crocher 18
Isabella Wilson   65

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Declarartion of intention Arizona District Court -  for Henry McFarland McGee dated 18th June 1894
(suggests he had been in the USA before this application)

Index to citizenship - Naturalization -  Henry M Gee 22 September 1898

Tombstone Weekly Epitaph  (Tombstone, Arizona) 25 Sep 1898, Sun  - Page 2

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26695966/tombstone_weekly_epitaph/

New York Passenger List - Norman Barr - born Scotland - aged 13 - student - Southampton to New York - arriving - 31 July 1894 - on the SS Chester.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Tombstone Weekly Epitaph  (Tombstone, Arizona) 17 Jun 1894, Sun  - Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26695944/henry_gee_arrival_17_june_1894/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Arizona Daily Star  (Tucson, Arizona) - 15 Oct 1893, Sun  -  Page 4

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26696031/henry_m_gee/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Marriage - 22 December 1893 - Henry Gee (single) born 1852 - Gloucestershire - Mary Newlands Barr (widowed) born 1857 - Manhattan, New York.
parents of Henry Gee -    Joseph Benson Gee - Mother's Name Elizabeth Bellamy.
parents of Mary -    John Buchanan Newlands - Spouse's Mother's Name Jacobine Ovor

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24H6-XVG

Sandra

[Caltha]

So now I have to pursue again whether John Barr had actually died, or whether it was actually a bigamous marriage.