What happened to Alexander???

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:52 am

I am stumped!

This line of the McMenemy family is driving me crazy!!

what I know:
1891 census has:
William head
Flora wife
Alexander @age 10 son
Christina daur
Hugh son
John Joseph son
Thomas son
Christina McClellan MIL

William and Flora have another daur, Flora in 1895.

William dies in 1896, Thomas dies 1894.

Flora remarries in 1901, Edward Broadhurst.

I can find Flora and Edward with little Flora in 1901, the rest seemed to have gone off somewhere, but where?? Granny McClellan was alone in 1901 according to the census records, The McMenemy granparents were deceased, the aunts and uncles do not seem to have taken the kids in that I can find.

I know Christina married a chap by the name of Fairley @1906
John married Magie McGown
Hugh may have been killed in WW1 (the dates, and age fit on the service return.)
so that leaves Alexander......

He was a witness to my gg Aunts wedding in 1910, so where the heck was he from 1891+ to 1910???

Any ideas?

Karen

killearnan · Post by **killearnan** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 3:47 am

Karen,

A few questions to help those of us who like poking around.....

Where were they in 1891?
Are the children listed in age order? And what years were they born?
What was William's occupation?
Where were the parents and children born?
Have you found the parents in 1881?

Especially with a name like McMenemy with so many

spelling possibilities, details like these are helpful for trying the back doors of census research.

BJ

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:08 am

Bj:

I do tend to leave out small details eh?

here is an except from 1891
Name: William McMenemy
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Flora
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 628
Registration district: Cambusnethan
Civil parish: Cambusnethan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 133 Cambusnethan St
Occupation: Fireman Coal Miner
ED: 11
Page: 30
Household schedule number: 152
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1891_230
Household Members: Name Age
Christina McLellan 60
Alexander McMenemy 8
Christina McMenemy 11
Flora McMenemy 31
Hugh McMenemy 10
John Joseph McMenemy 4
Thomas McMenemy Under 1 Mo
William McMenemy 49

1881

Name: William McMenemy
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Flora
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 628
Registration district: Cambusnethan
Civil parish: Cambusnethan
Town: Wishaw
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 10 Brown'S Lane
Occupation: Coalminer
ED: 13
Page: 49
Household schedule number: 238
Line: 16
Roll: cssct1881_207
Household Members: Name Age
Christina McMenemy 1
Flora McMenemy 21
Hugh McMenemy 2 Mo
William McMenemy 37

I did find on SP an entry for An Alexander McMenemy age 22 in Dennistoun, however he isnt my man.

THanks for taking a peek!
Karen

gjones · Post by **gjones** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:21 am

Hi...I am relatively new to these forums.

Just wanted to tell you that a lot of my 'missing people' from Scotland and in England were located as having fought in both Boer Wars(South Africa) which occurred in the given 'missing' timeslot.

The men who went to the 1st.big stoush were mostly volunteers,so may not be listed in National Archives.

Worth a search though! I googled Boer War 1&2,found a lot of surnames.

Cheers,

Gill

delmarco · Post by **delmarco** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:34 pm

Thank you Gil, I'll give it a go!
Karen