Hugh McGregor

[Forfarian]

I did wonder when I saw that Duncan's eldest daughter was named Catherine

According to SP Hugh McGregor and Catherine Blair had
Agnes, baptised 18 May 1817, Greenock
Daniel, baptised 10 January 1819, Greenock
Mary, baptised 12 November 1826, Gorbals
Peter, baptised 1 February 1929, Barony ("her 7th child")
Hugh, baptised 30 June 1834, Mearns

There's a family in the 1841 census in Mearns: Agnes McGregor, 20; Euphemie McGregor, 18; Sarah McGregor, 15; Mary McGregor, 14; Peter McGregor, 12; Duncan McGregor, 10, Hugh McGregor, 8. Agnes, Euphemie and Hugh born in Renfrewshire; the rest elsewhere in Scotland.

[Skoosh]

A Peter MacGregor, engineer & brass-founder, was admitted as a stranger into the Glasgow Hammermen on April 24th, 1851, burgess ticket March 21st. His age would about fit!

Skoosh.

[Forfarian]

A Peter MacGregor, engineer & brass-founder, was admitted as a stranger into the Glasgow Hammermen on April 24th, 1851, burgess ticket March 21st. His age would about fit!

Very inconveniently, there is a 22-year-old Peter McGregor, blacksmith, born Glasgow, son of James and Isabella McGregor, at 19 Kelvin Street in 1851, when the census date fell on 30 March.

And a 21-year-old Peter McGregor, mechanic, born Scotland, in Manchester in 1851. (Though it's a really bad image and the age could be 31 not 21; and Peter son of Hugh and Catherine would have turned 22 no later than 1 February 1851.)

[Skoosh]

Other MacGregor Hammermen,

31 Aug 1810, John MacGregor, blacksmith, stranger, ticket Aug 20, essay horse-shoe & nails.
30 Aug 1833, John MacGregor, blacksmith, stranger, ticket Apr 23, essay screw-bolt, nut & washer.
25 Aug 1837, John MacGregor, blacksmith/farrier, stranger, ticket 19 Aug, screw-bolt, nut & washer.
11 Mar 1868, John MacGregor, shipbuilder, son, ticket 10 Mar.
07 Oct 1873, David MacGregor, calico printer, stranger, ticket Aug 29.

Skoosh.
 

[MonicaL]

A possibility for the Peter we have discussed, son of Hugh and Catherine.

There is a RC marriage in Liverpool parish register for a Peter McG to a Helen Ward on  15 December 1861.Can't easily make out his father's name (could be RC version of Hugh?) and mother Catherine.

This couple show back in Govan Lanarkshire by 1863 and the birth of children.

They had a number of children, including a Catherine Blair McGregor in 1871 (may have died young).

1871 - www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBPP-VZX
1881 - www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJK-NJ4
1891 - www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSXN-VFZ

Helen Ward McGregor I think from the SP index died at the age of 58 in 1897 in Govan Lanarksire.

A few possibilities for Peter for death entry including one in Govan in 1898.

Monica

[Skoosh]

Anent MacGregor! it's been a while but here is the online copy of the history of the Glasgow Cordiners Guild,

https://archive.org/details/historyofincorpo00camp

Bests,
Skoosh

[StewMc]

Hi.  I'm a descendant of Duncan McGregor and Rebecca Dennis and have come up against the same issues trying to find Hugh.

Hopefully I'll be able to provide some input, as my Grandfather researched the family tree long before the internet and obtained all sorts of documents allowing him to get back 250 years (so I've been told).

[MonicaL]

Welcome to RootsChat, StewMc 

Carbostar will get an email message that you have posted here and hopefully post back.

Monica 

[StewMc]

Thanks!  Do I need to make a few posts before I can use the Private Messages?