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Argyllshire / Re: McGougan/McGugan family Lochgilphead
« on: Sunday 23 May 10 15:39 BST (UK) »
Hi Monica
Thanks for your info. I did track the Malcolm married to Flora Maitland and he died in 1920 so definitely not him, as my Malcolm was showing as deceased when John married in 1893.
I thought he might have been the one born on Gigha in 1840 to Angus McGugan/Peggy McGeachie (mainly because the McGeachy surname is strong in our family) but they emigrated to America in 1871 - though I suppose Barbara may have been pregnant when they left.
The other one I keep coming back to for no particular reason is a Malcolm McGougan who died in 1874 whilst an able seaman. The certificate from the Marine Register on SP reads:
Statutory Deaths 020/MR 0016. Name of ship: "Parsee" Died 13th September 1874 aged 34 years. Cause of death: Fell from wharf. Nationality " Argyllshire. Member of crew.
My cousin Ian wrote to the Otago Times in New Zealand and they sent the following clipping which only confused us more with the spelling and also the fact they call him James from Ireland aged 27 at the end??
Otago Daily Times, Monday 14 September 1874: An accident which had a fatal result befel one of the seamen belonging to the ship Parsee on Saturday night. The man, whose name was Malcolm McGuiggan, went ashore 'on the spree' with some of his shipmates, and accompanied by one of them returned to his vessel very much the worse for liquor at about 10 o'clock. In attempting to get aboard over the gangway plank he missed his footing and went overboard, striking in his fall one of the ship's mooring chains. His mate at once gave the alarm and, aided by two or three other seamen belonging to the Taranaki, succeeded in rescuing McGuiggan from his perilous position and conveyed him on board his ship. He appeared to be very much exhausted and all but insensible and hence it was considered advisable to call in medical assistance. Dr Drysdale was summoned and was quickly in attendance and administered such remedies as were deemed requisite. The man seemed to rally under the treatment and when the doctor again visited him at between 2 and 3 o'clock next morning he appeared to be progressing favourably but during the forenoon unfavourable symptoms, indicating severe internal inflammation, set in, and increasing in intensity during the day, it was decided to send the sufferer to Dunedin Hospital and he was accordingly forwarded to town by the afternoon train, Dr Drysdale accompanying him. He died in about half an hour after reaching the hospital."
Thursday 17 September: Malcolm McGuiggan was subsequently stricken by congestion of the lungs... it was questioned if his death was accelerated by his removal to hospital when he was so seriously ill. "His removal was however unavoidable: to permit him to remain in the miserable quarters he occupied on board ship was not to be thought of." Port Chalmers needed some sort of sub-hospital for such cases...
Dunedin Northern Cemetery Burial Records:
McGuiggan, James (class 3) Lot 49, Block 65; Died Sep 17, 1874, aged 27 years, of accident.
Mariner, resident of hospital. Born Ireland, years in N.Z. unknown.
Buried Sep 17, 1874. Informants Gourlay & Lewis [Funeral directors] [No headstone.]
Do you happen to know if ship's crew can be traced through marine records?
Thanks again for your help, it it much appreciated.
Sue
Thanks for your info. I did track the Malcolm married to Flora Maitland and he died in 1920 so definitely not him, as my Malcolm was showing as deceased when John married in 1893.
I thought he might have been the one born on Gigha in 1840 to Angus McGugan/Peggy McGeachie (mainly because the McGeachy surname is strong in our family) but they emigrated to America in 1871 - though I suppose Barbara may have been pregnant when they left.
The other one I keep coming back to for no particular reason is a Malcolm McGougan who died in 1874 whilst an able seaman. The certificate from the Marine Register on SP reads:
Statutory Deaths 020/MR 0016. Name of ship: "Parsee" Died 13th September 1874 aged 34 years. Cause of death: Fell from wharf. Nationality " Argyllshire. Member of crew.
My cousin Ian wrote to the Otago Times in New Zealand and they sent the following clipping which only confused us more with the spelling and also the fact they call him James from Ireland aged 27 at the end??
Otago Daily Times, Monday 14 September 1874: An accident which had a fatal result befel one of the seamen belonging to the ship Parsee on Saturday night. The man, whose name was Malcolm McGuiggan, went ashore 'on the spree' with some of his shipmates, and accompanied by one of them returned to his vessel very much the worse for liquor at about 10 o'clock. In attempting to get aboard over the gangway plank he missed his footing and went overboard, striking in his fall one of the ship's mooring chains. His mate at once gave the alarm and, aided by two or three other seamen belonging to the Taranaki, succeeded in rescuing McGuiggan from his perilous position and conveyed him on board his ship. He appeared to be very much exhausted and all but insensible and hence it was considered advisable to call in medical assistance. Dr Drysdale was summoned and was quickly in attendance and administered such remedies as were deemed requisite. The man seemed to rally under the treatment and when the doctor again visited him at between 2 and 3 o'clock next morning he appeared to be progressing favourably but during the forenoon unfavourable symptoms, indicating severe internal inflammation, set in, and increasing in intensity during the day, it was decided to send the sufferer to Dunedin Hospital and he was accordingly forwarded to town by the afternoon train, Dr Drysdale accompanying him. He died in about half an hour after reaching the hospital."
Thursday 17 September: Malcolm McGuiggan was subsequently stricken by congestion of the lungs... it was questioned if his death was accelerated by his removal to hospital when he was so seriously ill. "His removal was however unavoidable: to permit him to remain in the miserable quarters he occupied on board ship was not to be thought of." Port Chalmers needed some sort of sub-hospital for such cases...
Dunedin Northern Cemetery Burial Records:
McGuiggan, James (class 3) Lot 49, Block 65; Died Sep 17, 1874, aged 27 years, of accident.
Mariner, resident of hospital. Born Ireland, years in N.Z. unknown.
Buried Sep 17, 1874. Informants Gourlay & Lewis [Funeral directors] [No headstone.]
Do you happen to know if ship's crew can be traced through marine records?
Thanks again for your help, it it much appreciated.
Sue