HARRIS, Mary ²

  General Notes:

Mary Harris, Thomas McCormick's aunt, who had been present where the child's birth occurred, gave notice of Thomas's birth before the registrar at Glasgow on 20 June 1857, and made her X mark. Her address was noted as 32 New Street Calton.

The 1861 census confirms Mary's name and her address. She was a boarder there. The head of the household was Sarah Lundy and a family called McMurray also boarded there. Mary worked in a cotton mill and like most of the others in the household had been born in Ireland. Her age was noted as 26 years, making her birth year about 1835. ^{2 3}

  Research Notes:

BINNIE PLACE

Binnie Place where Mary Harris married is near Glasgow Green; it is at right angles to Monteith Row, crosses London Road, leading into Green Street.

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Mary married George FULTON, son of William FULTON and Margaret GRAHAM, on 19 Dec 1538 in Lindores Abbey, Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.¹ (George FULTON was born about 1845.)

  Marriage Notes:

"He (William, Lord Forbes) died in 1593, having married, in the Abbey Church of Lindores, on 19 December 1538, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress with her sister Margaret, Countess of Marischal, of Sir William Keith of Inverugie, and had eight sons and eight daughters ... "

from Scots Peerage (vol 4)


"Marriage
Elizabeth married William, Master of Forbes in 1538 [66, 67, 71]."

"66 Register of the Great Seal, Vol 3 (1513-1546), #1890
04 Jan 1539
Charter
William Master of Forbes & Elizabeth Keith his wife. "

"67 Register of the Great Seal, Vol 3 (1513-1546), #2112
05 Mar 1540
Charter
John Lord Forbes
William Master of Forbes (husband of Elizabeth Keith).
Elizabeth Keith (wife William Master of Forbes). "

"71 Antiquities of Aberdeen & Banff, Vol 4, p623
24 May 1549
Contract - Inverugie to the Keiths, Fechill & Monk's Hill to Forbes.
Sir William Keith of Inuerugy (deceased).
Margaret Keith (eldest daughter of Sir William Keith, wife of William Earl Marischal).
Elizabeth Keith (daughter of Sir William Keith, wife of William Lord Forbes).
William Earl Marischal (husband of Margaret Keith).
William Lord Forbes (husband of Elizabeth Keith). "

from Keiths of Inverugie
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Mary next married Alfred STOKES, son of Alfred STOKES and Elizabeth GREEN, on 27 Aug 1862 in 15 Binnie Place, Glasgow, Scotland. (Alfred STOKES was born about 1836.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland. William Rossborough was the minister. The witnesses were William Burrough and E. Spence.

Alfred Stokes was a soldier in the 29th Regiment. He was a single man of 26 years of age. He lived the Barracks in Glasgow.

Mary Harris made her X mark. She was 24 years of age and lived in the Gallowgate Glasgow. She was unmarried. Both of her parents were deceased.

The marriage was registered at Glasgow on 29 August 1862. ⁶