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Lanarkshire / Re: McMASTER/MOFFETT in Mossend, Clydesdale
« on: Monday 10 November 08 21:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Gail - thanks for your reply!

I live in a small town in western Pennsylvania USA called Emlenton, we're on the Allegheny about 80 miles or so north of Pittsburgh.

The Elizabeth Wylie that was the step mother of my great great grandmother Ellen Jane McMaster was the daughter of William Wylie (a shoemaker) and Janet Downs.   On their 1874 marriage license both are listed as deceased.   Does that fit in with your Wylies?

How big is Mossend?  Both William McMaster and Robert Moffett were listed as being "underhand shearsman" in an iron works near there, and I have seen references in a couple of things I have seen for them being in the Clydesdale Iron Works - would that have been near Mossend?

Chris

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Lanarkshire / McMASTER/MOFFETT in Mossend, Clydesdale
« on: Monday 10 November 08 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had any connection to either of these two families to help me fill in some info:

William MCMASTER (c. 1839 - 12 Nov 1905), born in Ireland, son of John and Helen (Allison) McMaster.  His first wife was Margaret McConnell who died in 1871, second wife was Elizabth Wylie.    At the time of his second marriage he was living in Mossend and at his death he was living in Allan Place, Clydesdale and was a labourer at the steel works.

His daughter Ellen Jane McMaster (b. 11 Apr 1856/57?) married Robert MOFFETT on 2 June 1876.   At the time he was residing at 68 Lew Square, Mossend. Robert was born circa 1855, and was the son of John Moffat and Jane Black.    Robert and Ellen had at least two children, Jane b. 1 Jan 1877 and John b. 13 Dec 1878.  Robert (my great grandfather) appears to have died between 1878 and 1894 but I don't have any more on him. 

Any info or connections to William McMaster or Robert Moffett would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,
Chris





 

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Grocer's Shop, 1901
« on: Monday 10 November 08 16:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kit,

I was able to see them - I just did a copy and paste of the link:

thoshar.orpheusweb.co.uk/KirktonChurchyard/

and it came up for me.   

You don't by any chance have any info on John and Andrew's brother Thomas do you?  I saw him with his parents in the 1891 Census but after that couldn't locate him.

Chris

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Grocer's Shop, 1901
« on: Monday 10 November 08 13:09 GMT (UK)  »
Tom, thank you very much for the pictures!   Someday I hope to visit Bathgate in person but I'm not sure when it will be.   

As for the John Fleming in the 1891 census I don't know if that is my great grandfather or not.   His grandfather Andrew Fleming (d. 1877) was a shoemaker but I don't know much about John until after his arrival in the U.S.   He was definitely here in 1894 working at the famous steel works at Homestead, PA (near Pittsburgh) where he was fatally injured.   My grandfather was only three at the time so we never knew much of the family until relatively recently.

His brother Andrew was the grocer that was the topic of this post originally (thanks for the info on him too!) - I have a copy of his death registration from 1926 which said he died at "Liany" Balbardie Road.  His wife Barbara died in 1941 at Braehead.    Their son Andrew was killed in WWI and buried in France. 
I think Andrew and Barbara still have some grandchildren around descending from their sons John and William.

Tom - thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it.   If you have any lookups you need around Pittsburgh PA let me know - I'm not real close but I do get down there several times a year and I could try to help you out.

Thanks,
Chris



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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Re: Grocer's Shop, 1901
« on: Tuesday 04 November 08 23:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Kit,

I don't have information on the shop but I do have a little more info somewhere on Andrew and Barbara if you would like - he was the brother of my great grandfather John Fleming  and the son of John and Jane (Martin) Fleming.   They also had a brother Thomas and a couple of other siblings who died young.

Chris

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West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) / Photograph Request - MI in old Bathgate kirk
« on: Saturday 01 November 08 12:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I was wondering if there was anyone here close to the old churchyard in Bathgate that could take a picture for me of the gravestone of my g-g grandparents, John (d. 1908) and Jane (d. 1906) Fleming.   It is listed in the MI book for West Lothian as #315 in this cemetery.   

Thanks!
Chris

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