Mckenzie Cambusnethan

[Macca61]

Hi My G G Grandfather Gregor Mckenzie is listed in 1900 as a Crofter his wife Annie nee Taylor in Cambusnethan Area, i cant get any more info on him has, anyone anything that may help, his son was Alexander Mckenzie married to Margaret Mary Hunter, i just cant get back any further at the moment.

Thanks

Gordon Mackenzie

[ev]

hi gordon 

do you know how old he was at this time ?

there is marriage(or banns) on IGI -
gregor mckenzie to ann tailor 19th dec 1853 logie buchan aberdeen
grigor mckenzie to ann taylor 11th dec 1853 udny aberdeen

ev

[Macca61]

No sorry i dont but his son Alexander got married at 29 in 1900 so they seem a little early, dont they ?

[ev]

IGI
alexander mckinzie born 17th dec. 1869 savoch aberdeen father grigor mckinzie
mother ann taylor

also(same parents)
james mckenzie b. 1856 ellon
william mackenzie b. 1859 ellon
mary ann mckinsie b. 1861 savoch
james morrison mckinzie b. 1865 savoch
elizabeth mckinzie b. 1867 savoch
margaret mckenzie b. 1872 savoch

ev

[Macca61]

Hi again, that looks like a good match, what do you think ?,  and where did you find that, i have been on Scotlands people and didnt get any results.

Kind Regards

Gordon

[ev]

1881
saggiehole ellon aberdeen
grigor mckenzie 51 crofter(17 acres) born fyvie aberdeen
ann mckenzie 51 wife born tarves aberdeen
alexander mckenzie 11 son b. ellon aberdeen
margaret mckenzie 8 daug. b. ellon aberdeen
samuel mckenzie 3 son b. ellon aberdeen

ev

try this -

http://www.familysearch.org/ENG/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

[MonicaL]

Ev, your family looks spot on 

From the 1901 census, this looks like Alexander and new wife:

Alexander McKenzie 30, Baker Journeyman, b. Ellon
Maggie Mary McKenzie 24, b. Newmains, Lanarkshire

Address: No 1 Lochview Cott, Cambusnethan 

Monica

[Macca61]

I dont know how you lot do it , i have been searching for weeks and come up with nothing,.

Thanks again

[Lodger]

Hi Gordon,
I knew a family of Mckenzies' from Cambusnethan, 2 of the brothers were bakers, Roddy and Angus, the other brother Andrew (Andra) had a grocers shop in Motherwell. Andra's grandson is a professional footballer with Livingston F.C.

I wonder if it is the same family?
I used to hear Roddy say that as a family, they lived in a house at the foot of the Kirk Brae, just at the corner of Coltness Road. All those brothers have passed away now.