McGONIGLE, Joseph Scottish Bantam Weight Boxing Champion
- Born: 29 February 1904 at 1.00 pm, 44a Roberts Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Marriage (1): MUIR, Sarah on 7 October 1921 in 21 Campbell Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Another name for Joseph was McGONIGLE, Joe.
General Notes:
Joe McGonigle of Cambusnethan Amateur Athletic Club won the bantam weight amateur boxing championship of Scotland. The Wishaw Press of 13 April 1923 featured a few paragraphs about the amateur boxing champion Joe McGonigle of Cambusnethan. It read:
'CHAMPION BOXERS
HONOURS COME TO WISHAW
We reproduce above photographs of A. Brown, Cambusnethan AAC (left) and Joe McGonigle, Cambusnethan AAC, who have respectively gained the welter weight and bantam weight amateur championships of Scotland - high honours indeed for the Cambusnethan Club. In the centre is James Sneddon, the Club's clever trainer, who also acts as a tutor to the Territorials. McGonigle gained his title a week or two ago....
The Cambusnethan Club, to which some 80 members are attached, expects to run a show in the Drill Hall, Stewarton Street, on 27th April, when both Brown and McGonigle will appear.
At Blantyre last Friday Joe McGonigle, Cambusnethan AAC, knocked out Duff, Cambusland, in the 4th round. '
"Mar 7 1930 National AC, Glasgow Boxing 12/03/1930 page 584 Joe McGonigle (Wishaw) WPTS(10) George Chappelle (Glasgow)" 1
Joseph married Sarah MUIR, daughter of William MUIR and Isabella McDOUGALL, on 7 October 1921 in 21 Campbell Street, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Sarah MUIR was born about 1903.)
Marriage Notes:
The marriage between Joseph and Sarah took place by declaration and in the pesence of two witnesses, Charles Muir, coalminer, and Christina Marshall or Muir.
Joseph McGonigle was a coalminer aged 17 years. He was unmarried and lived at 90 Gold's Land, Cambusnethan. His parents were both alive.
Sarah Muir was an unmarried woman of 18 years who worked as a domestic sevant. her address was noted as 39 Lamb Street Hamilton. Her mother and father were deceased.
The warrant of Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire was dated 8 October 1921. The marriage was registered at Wishaw on 10 October 1921, Thomas Steele being the signing registrar.
NB
"Irregular" marriages in Scotland were those which were not performed by clergy or, later, by a registrar. An irregular marriage was still a marriage in civil law. One of the usual forms was marriage by declaration in front of witnesses in which no minister was involved. After the introduction of civil registration in 1855 it was necessary for the couple to obtain a warrant from the local sheriff to register the marriage.
|
