William Taylor MacGregor Cape Town 1930s

[ev]

1940 Valuation Roll -
Mrs Gladys Marie MacKenzie , proprietor , House 12 Abercrombie Place , Edinburgh.

Margaret MacGregor herself was living at 12 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh,

ev

[rosie17]

Just viewed the marriage of the son Ian Gregor Macgregor 1928 and his father's occupation is Newspaper Proof Reader so looks like that is your Williams death in South Africa 1936 ..Will e-mail you a copy 

Rosie

[Geordie daughter]

Rosie, you are an absolute genius! I owe you one, big time!!

ev: Margaret must have been living with Gladys, then. That would explain Gladys being the informant on her aunt's death record. Ian also seems to have been using this address as a base between 1940 and 1950. It appears on a couple of passenger lists as his home address between those dates. I think Ian has got divorced at some point, because his wife on those passenger lists is shown as a Hope Clock or Hope Hilliker MacGregor (b. circa 1901). 

[ev]

From FreeBMD there is a marriage 1st quarter 1949 Hamstead London & Middlesex -
Ian G MacGregor / Hope H Hilliker , Garner , or Clock.


ev

[Geordie daughter]

Blimey, not much of a honeymoon - they sailed off to Nigeria on 14 April 1949.
His first wife Margaret went out there with him only once, again not long after the marriage, in August 1928.

[rosie17]

Yes they did divorce 25 March 1949 Margaret's address was 12,Abercomby Place Edinburgh ..Address for Ian was 26c Clanricarde Gardens London ..

Rosie

[rosie17]

Hope Hilliker Clock was born 24/9/1900 California she was previously married to a Eric S Garner
Looks like Hope and Ian moved to Grand Cayman
Hope Clock Macgregor USA Citizen a dress came from 15,Royal Circus Edinburgh age 57
Intended future permanent address Grand Cayman arrival date 3/5/1958

www.findagrave .com
Ian G Macgrgor birth date 29 September 1897
Death date 25 Oct 1971
Cemetery South Sound
Cayman Islands

His wife must have returned to UK
Probate for Hope Hilliker Clock Garner Macgregor of Alberry House Alberry Road Guilford died 8/11/1982

Rosie

[Geordie daughter]

No wonder I couldn't find Hope's previous marriage or birth! Ian must have gone out to Grand Cayman ahead of her, as he travelled out there in November 1957. Being American, she'd settle into the life there fairly well. Perhaps part of the reason for Ian and Margaret splitting up was because Margaret wasn't keen on the idea of living in Nigeria on a long-term basis. The heat and dust would take some getting used to, if you've lived in Scotland all your life!

I did at least find Hope's Probate records. I've also found one of Ian and Margaret's children: another Margaret, who married a Wotherspoon, ended up in Birmingham (Handsworth possibly) and married a second time to a Martin Annersley Line, son of a doctor. If she's the Margaret Mary LINES whose death I found in Solihull in 2016, she was born 29 April 1937.

I've also found Ian on the School and University Memorial Rolls 1914-18 - it looks like he went to Broughton School, Edinburgh, and joined the R.G.A. in 1914 as a Gunner. 

[rosie17]

Glad you have been able to find the records yes there are a few records for Ian going to Grand Cayman ..Have sent you a copy of the divorce record did you get my e-mail ?

Rosie