William McAra

[mjmcara]

FGS

[mjmcara]

I took his age from the marriage certificate age 25 in 1855,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/dna/mbhistory/F2233810/ext/_auto/-/http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Template/Genealogy/MarriageWilliamMcAraAnnBrownlee.jpg
his death was registered in 1879 age 49,(I dont have the certificate) 1861 census Plumstead he is listed as William Carey blacksmith age 31 born Scotland and 1871 census William McAra smith age 41 born Scotland

In 1851 census there is a William McAra indexed McAree aged 21 soldier private 33 Regiment born Sterling Scotland

In another 1851 census there is a William McAra age 21 hammerman(Iron) born Medlothian ______ looks like Croamond. I think this second 1851 census could be William if a Hammerman is a smith?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

[Macara]

Hi,

My Macara ancestors came from Monzie in Perthshire. No William !

Good luck with your research.

[KirstyG]

In another 1851 census there is a William McAra age 21 hammerman(Iron) born Medlothian ______ looks like Croamond. I think this second 1851 census could be William if a Hammerman is a smith?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

That is likely to be Cramond in Midlothian (west of Edinburgh). Was that the entry where he is a visitor in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire?

There are McAras/Macaras there in that time period going by the parish records, although no obvious christening record for your William. One of the McAra families kept the Inn at Cramond.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyMidlothian.htm#PageTitle

[mjmcara]

I have located an 1851 census for William McAra mistranscribed as McAree, soldier age 21, 33 Regiment, born Stirling Scotland. As an Artificer he could be a soldier and would explain why he moved to Plumstead, location of the Royal Arsenal.

I have found a marriage for a John McAra and Mary Maxwell 27/04/1831 Parish Stirling County Stirling
No   Date   Surname   Forename   Spouse Name/Frame No   Sex   Parish   City/County   GROS Data
19   27/04/1831   MCARA   JOHN   MARY MAXWELL/FR1618   M   Stirling   /STIRLING   490/ 0070 0073

Also found a birth for a John McAra but it looks like the family moved Crieff and had several other children
No   Date   Surname   Forename   Parent Names/Frame No.   Sex   Parish   City/County   GROS Data
23   16/04/1810   MCARA   JOHN   ALEXANDER MCARA/JEAN MCEWAN FR1500   U   St Ninians   /STIRLING   488/ 0040 0201

Any help or ideas would be appreciated, I have tried to find military records but no luck.