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Hey Kiwi007

It is lovely to hear from someone who has a connection to this family.

It was myself who originally submitted this post. My 2 x great grandfather was John Hayes McClure, son of James McClure and Elizabeth Hayes. James and Elizabeth immigrated to NZ without John. He was left behind and raised, my guess, by Elizabeth’s mum & dad. I think John was James & Elizabeth’s illegitimate child.

I have found poor law records for John in Glasgow. He goes between naming his parents as James McClure & Elizabeth Hayes and Thomas Hayes and Mary McMillan. I know Thomas and Mary were Elizabeth’s parents.

John’s son Robert Hay McClure ended up living with Thomas Hayes and Mary McMillain in Killinchy, Ireland. He appears on the 1901 census living with Thomas but he is calling himself Robert Hay. He signed Thomas Hayes’ death registration in 1901.

I have done the ancestry dna test. My dna matches up with loads of McClure descendants in NZ. Barely any of them have my John in their tree. I guess he was never spoken about to his other siblings. Which is such a shame. It has led to many of them ignoring my messages or not believing that my John is related to them.

There is confusion over the parents of James McClure who was married to Elizabeth Hayes. It looks like there were two James McClures born in Killinchy, Ireland at the same time. One was born to David McClure and Jane Craig, the other was born to David McClure and Elizabeth Stott. I think I am from the David McClure/ Elizabeth Stott line.

It would be interesting to know if my dna matches with your brother. I have a tree on ancestry but I have made it private. I was coming across the strange phenomenon of name collectors. People would pinch photos, certificates etc from my tree and add them to people in their tree who have nothing to do with me. They would then add all the siblings for that person off my tree to their’s when it was wrong info. 

Thank you so much for commenting on this post

Leanne

Can't see him on the 1905 VRs but there is a Colquhoun living on James Orr Street

COLQUHOUN
ARTHUR
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 21 JAMES ORR STREET
GLASGOW
1905

Hey Santi

Thank you so much for that. No idea who Arthur is as I don’t have a note of that name as a sibling for James. Although that’s not to say he isn’t a sibling. I will have a look into Arthur and see what I can find on him.

Thanks again for the reply

Leanne

V.R.s have these tenants at number 4 in 1905

BENNETT
HARRY A
Tenant Occupier
HOUSE NO 4 MARYLAND BUILDINGS
GOVAN AND GORBALS
1905

AULD
JAMES

BOLLAND
JOHN

BRADY
JAMES

DEGNAN
PRUDENCE
MRS

DRENNAN
WILLIAM

DUNCAN
JOHN

LEWIS
PHILIP

LOGAN
JOHN

MACCANN
FRANCIS

MACFARLANE
THOMAS

MACPHERSON
MARY
MRS

MACSORLEY
JAMES

MONTGOMERY
JAMES

This address is also mentioned in the VRs

HOUSE LODGE STABLE WORKSHOP AND LAND MARYLAND HOUSE PAISLEY ROAD

Thank you for that extra info. I didn’t even think the check the VR!

Thanks again

Leanne

I have the death registration for my 3 x great uncle who died aged 37 in 1910. His mother registered his death stating he died at 4 Maryland Buildings, Glasgow. I have hunted high and low for this location and have come back with nothing. His death was registered in Pollockshields.

I have found his burial at Craigton Cemetery. On his burial details it says ‘died at 1561 Paisley Road’. He was buried in common ground. I am assuming it should say Paisley Road West?

Why would there be two different locations of death? Was Maryland Buildings on Paisley Road West?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you