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McGONAGALL, William "Poet and Jute Carpet Weaver"
(About 1826-004/1902)
KING, Jean
(About 1825-011/1911)
McGONAGALL, Margaret
(About 1848-)
McGUNIGALL, Andrew
(009/1873-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. RUSSELL, William

McGUNIGALL, Andrew 2

  • Born: 9 November 1873 at 9.00 am, 19 Paton's Land, Dundee, Scotland 2
  • Marriage (1): RUSSELL, William 1

   Other names for Andrew were McGONEGAL, Andrew 3 and McGONNIGAL, Andrew.4

  General Notes:

Andrew's mother, Margaret McGunigall, was the informant of his birth on 1 December 1873 at Dundee before the registrar Jas. Young. Only her name appeared in the certificate as parent. She was unmarried and Andrew was therefore labelled as illegitimate. Margaret was a spinner in a jute mill.

Nine family members of the McGonnigal family were recorded by the 1881 census living at 19 Paton's Land, Dundee, in a dwelling that had but two rooms with one or more windows. Andrew's two grandparents and six of their children, but not Andrew's mother, Margaret. Andrew was recorded as 7 years of age and had been born in Dundee.

The census of 1891 recorded Andrew McGonegal living at 41 Paton's Land in Dundee with his grandparents and two of his uncles. Andrew was a single man, aged 18 years, according to the entry, and had been born in Dundee. He worked as a jute ropespinner. 2 3 4


Andrew married William RUSSELL, son of Crawford RUSSEL and Janet McFARLANE.1 (William RUSSELL was born on 5 Sep 1823 5 and was christened on 12 Oct 1823 in Barony Parish, Glasgow, Scotland 5.)


  Marriage Notes:

"By November 1607 he (William Maule) had served his term of office as Dean of Guild of Edinburgh. He died 19 April 1619, having married Bethia, daughter of Alexander Guthrie, town-clerk of Edinburgh, in whose right he was admitted burgess 25 July 1579. She died 22 December 1624, having had issue seven daughters and coheiresses"

from Scots Peerage (vol 7) 1

Sources


1 e-books, The Scots Peerage ed. Sir James Balfour Paul vol. 7 (1910).

2 GRO Scotland, Births St Peter's Dundee 1873.

3 GRO, St Peter's District Dundee 41 Paton's Land.

4 1881 UK census, Dundee 19 Paton's Land.

5 Old Parish Registers, Barony parish Glasgow Baptisms 1823.

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