McNEILLY FAMILY

[shamus o]

HI NAME JIM O'HARA(MOTHER GRACE BOWMAN McNEILLY)
SHE WAS BORN IN GRENADA B.W.I. 1893. MY GRAND PARENTS JOHN & JESSIE CAME FROM SCOTLAND APPROX 1850 OR 1860 TO GRENADA. I THINK THEY CAME FROM AYR COUNTY. ONLY PROOF IS  THAT MY MOTHER RETURNED THERE TO SCHOOL (GRAMMER PUBLIC SCHOOL AYR CERTIFICATE OF MERIT DEC, 1909 16yrs.
SHE ALSO STUDIED 3 yrs OF NURSING @ AYR COUNTY HOSPITAL 6/19/1914 TO 6/16/1917. SHE BECAME A REGISTERED NURSE:REG # 12720; GENERAL NURSING COUNCIL FOR ENGLAND & WALES 16th MARCH 1923. AS I AM A TRUE BEGINNER OF GENEALOGY @ 77yrs,SO I WOULD GUESS WITH LIMITED RESEARCH TIME, I'M TRYING TO CUT TO THE HEART OT THE MATTER AND GET THE FASESTED AND BEST WAY TO GATHER INF. ANY AND ALL HELP GREATLY APPRECIATED
 MY WIFE.OF 56yrs,LIVE IN A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN WALNUT CREEK CALIFORNIA ABOUT 35 MILES EAST OF SAN FRANCISCO.WAITING TO HEAR AND THANKING YOU. SHAMUS JIM O'HARA

[RootsChat]

Hello Shamus,

It is wounderfull that you have taken up Genealogy I am sure you will find it exciting hobby.

Do you have copies of your Mothers Birth, Marriage or Death Certificate ?

If you have this may give us some clues with your research.

Best Wishes

RootsChat  

[shamus o]

 :oYES I HAVE BOTH BIRTH AND DEATH CERT. I HAVE A SCANNER. DO YOU WANT THEM SENT AND TO WHERE PLEASE.THANKS EVER SO      JIM

[RootsChat]

Hello Jim,

It is fantastic that you a Birth and Death Certificate, first we need to know what they can tell us.

The Birth certificate will tell us the Date and place of Birth, Full name, Mother's Maiden name and also fathers name and occupation.

The Death certificate should confirm the date and place of birth, and maybe tell us a little more such as widow of...?

What have you learnt from the Birth Certificate ?

Best Wishes

RootsChat

[shamus o]

 ???WE ARE TALKING B.W.I. YR 1893 HERE. DATE OF REGISTRATION 1893/JULY,20::SEX "F"  AGE:BLANK:: PLACE OR IN WHOSE EVENT OCCURED::SVELL HALL::NAMEOF PARENTS OF INFANT REGISTERED, JOHN McNEILLY AND WIFE JESSIE::NAME OF PARTY GIVING INFORMATION:JOHN McNEILLY
     BIRTH IN THE DISTRIC OF SAINT PATRICK

     DEATH CERTIFICATE REGISTERED IN DISTRICT OF SAINT GEORGE  IN GRENADA:: DATE AND PLACE 25thAUGUS 2964 COLONY HOSPITAL: REGISTER #1614
NAME AND SURNAME GRACE McNEILLY: SEX "F"  AGE 70yrs PROFESSION:NURSE:  CAUSE CANCER OF UTERUS.
  AS YOU SEE NOT MUCH USEFUL INFO

[sorbonne]

Jim, this is your friend from Canada. With all due respect, allow me to jump in here. This is what we're looking for:

JESSIE JACKSON, (daughter of merchant ABRAM JACKSON of Girvan) married JOHN MCNEILLY (son of WILLIAM MCNEILLY, brother of ALEXANDER MCNEILLY of Glasgow and/or Ayr) in 1879 in Grenada, West-Indies.
We are looking for info on Abram Jackson & family and William McNeilly & family.
The brothers John & Alexander “Sandy” McNeilly went to Grenada around 1875 as representatives of Thomson Hankey and Company of London.
About Jessie Jackson, we know the following:
Before moving to Grenada in 1879, Jessie was from Old Dailly, Ayrshire (near Girvan) and was born in Girvan Way, Croshill. She was an evangelist with a preacher named Powell in Glasgow. She may have worked in a baker's shop at Charing Cross. She had a brother Abraham, a brother Jim, and a sister.
One of John McNeilly's granddaughters RUTH LEEDHAM, moved back to Scotland and married a mister MCMILLAN. This McMillan family, related to all of the above, is reportedly still living in the Glasgow area.

[jonesy]

  Just a little tip with no offence meant Shamus, if you post in lower case it is much easier for us to read.Slainte Margaret

[shamus o]

 ::)my dear jonsey we'll give it a go.however this old guy has cateracts and i have difficulty with small print. no offense taken at all. could you tell me why this print is easier that the larger to read?

[RootsChat]

Dear Shamus,

If you are struggling to read the writing you can change the size  (this is size 6)
by looking for the button on the top column second from the right ! (this is size 4)
Best wishes

RootsChat

To increase the size of letters, just highlight the text and press the magic button it will make the writing better to read for you