McAuleys? of Westcalder

[mark99]

Has anyone ever come across, during their research - or in their own family tree - the surname MCAULEY.  There seems to be so many different ways of spelling it, MCAULLEY, MACAULAY.....  I believe the family lived in Westcalder from 1800 onwards & would be very interested to hear if anyone has come across a link, either during their research or in their own tree.

I beleive this line originally came from Lanarkshire in the late 19 century, but have been unable to prove it.

Thanks

Mark

[dmp1964]

i have an elizabeth macaulay married to a james henderson in east calder,she was born around1825 ,her father was robert her mother ann,she died june 1886,dont know much else as i  havent looked too far in that direction,dont even know if the same ones as you are researching,im new to all this

[mark99]

I don't think that your Elizabeth is related, unfortunately.  John MacAulay was born 1807 in Lanark & married Margaret Forrester.  They had at least 3 children - Margaret, Alexander & John, however the first 2 died, quite young, without marrying or having any children.  John moves to Whitburn & marries Margaret Pender 02/07/1869 - they have 6 children William, Elizabeth, James, Jane white & John Ferguson.

Good luck on your research, if you discover anything interesting let us know.

Thanks

Mark

[LiviJ]

Mark,

I believe the McAullays you are interested in are part of my family tree. I think John is my 3rd GreatGrandfather.

John McAullay and Margaret Forrester had 5 children - Margaret, Alexander and John that you listed along with Isabella and George. John McAullay died 1891 of senile decay and is buried in Whitburn along with Margaret Forrester who died in 1895. In the next grave are Margaret who died in 1877 aged 36 of heart disease and Alexander who died aged 18. Alexander's death certificate indicates he died as a result of a mining accident I cannot find any record of this in the list of accidents in mines in West Lothian. It has been suggested to me that mine owners would send an injured miner home if he was still alive so that the death would be recorded as taking place at home rather than in the mine.

I am still researching the others in this line to try and fill in the large number of gaps that exist. I'd be happy to hear where you fit in this line and what other information you may have.

LiviJ

[mark99]

LiviJ

Good going, you have certainly been doing your research. 

Per your request, John is my Great Grandfather x 3 also.

The information you provided is very intriguing as I had been wondering where John & Margaret, as well as their children, were buried. 

My research had also shown 5 children but with differences : Margaret (dressmaker), Alexander (miner) & John (pit labourer) -
The 2 other children I believed were: George (have little record of), Jane White (name continued into next generation).  Jane died 1899 suddenly aged 64 but had married twice, first to Archibald Renwick 1853 who died 1870, then to John McPherson 1871.  Have no record of Isabella.

Never got the opportunity to check the list of accidents in mines in West Lothian, but had also been advised an injured party's name may not be on this list for particular reasons.  Not living in Scotland has disadvantages - have to choose carefully when & what to research during visits.

I would be happy to communicate further either by forum or email, to cross reference our trees & share any relevant information, if you are interested.

Thanks

Mark

[Cauther Lassie]

Hello,

this caught my eye as I lived next door to the McAulay's in West Calder in the 50's/60's.   Dan McAulay died 1965 in West Calder (Was actually Polbeth - they lived in Polbeth Crescent).

There were a few McAuley, Mcaulay, MacCauley etc in West Calder, one line is of Irish Extraction.

I can't find any of them in the 1881 census, apart from John McAully & Margaret in Whitburn.  Whitburn Burial Records show a Margaret Forrester McAuly died 30/3/1877 in Harthill daughter of John McAuly, Fireman aged 0, cause of death, Whooping Cough Section C Lair 11 (daughter of son John) also in that lair are Margaret Ferguson McAuly daughter of John McAuly aged 36, cause of death Heart Disease.   John Mcaullay died at Fauldhouse 21/4/1891 of Senile Decay, aged 84, Section C Lair 12.  Margaret Mcaullay died at Seafield 25/4/1895, aged 85, no cause of death given.   Alexander died 18/9/1868 aged 18, cause of death "Killed in Pit" son of John McAulay, Pitheadman, 8 Victoria Rows, Fauldhouse, Section CC Lair 11 - suspect that this should be Section C either that or the other Section C's are actually "CC".  Last summer I went round the early part of the Cemetery extension (Section A to Section M) and photographed all the remaining headstones, and there isn't one for the McAulay's (any spelling) amongst them.  Was there an RCE (Register of Corrected Entries attachted to Alex's DC??   I wouldn't expect to see his death in Mine Accident site, but there may have been an RCE which gave further information.  though once again, it may have been too early a date.

There are several McAulays in the West Calder Burial Registers, and a Jane White McAuley died in West Calder in 1956, though she is not recorded as being buried in West Calder Cemetery.

I'll have a look in Registry House when I'm there on Thursday, time permitting.

cheers ... Meg

[hermandburn]

When I lived in polbeth in the 50's/60's on Calderburn Rd there was a family of MacAuleys who lived round the corner on Langside Crescent. The father was called Dominic and he was a councillor for the Labour Party. There is a fascinating pamphlet hand written by Dominic on the history of polbeth and, partially, west calder in west calder library costing about 70 pence. Hope this info helps either way.

[hermandburn]

Was aware of Dominic's children but didnt know them well as they went to the RC school and I went to the
high school. re Calderburn Rd, we lived at no.36 and the name I recall the best are the Hamiltons who lived at no 40. The father was Andrew and there were three children (*) I do recall some of the surnames from school and that there was a family of Walkers who lived on Langside Crescent.  This is a fascinating exercise for my grey matter stretching back alll years!

(*) Names of living people (or potentially living) should not be included to protect people's privacy please