QUIGLEY, John

  General Notes:

John's father Martin notified the registrar on 14 December 1864 of John's birth and made his X mark in the register.

John Quigley was aged 16 years when recorded by the 1881 census for Abbey parish Paisley. He was unmarried and worked as a dyer. His birthplace was Paisley.

According to one of his descendants, John was killed in the Boer War serving with the Paisley militia. ⁵

  Research Notes:

THANKS

Patrick's People is very grateful to H. McAleer for the information she has provided for this family.

John married Mary DOCHERTY in 1891 in St Mirin's RC Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. (Mary DOCHERTY was born about 1865 and died after 1902.)

  Marriage Notes:

According to a descendant of this family, John and Mary Quigley had six children: John, Annie, Martin, Bridget who was the grandmother of the informant, Mary and Agnes.

John next married William STRACHAN, son of William STRACHAN farmer in Robslaw and Marjorie LEITH.^{1 2} (William STRACHAN was christened on 5 Apr 1730 in Old Machar Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Janet (Grant), married, contract dated 9th September 1612, William Sutherland of Duffus. The Laird of Duffus died 21st October 1626, leaving issue."

from Chiefs of Grant ²

John next married after 1626.³

  Marriage Notes:

in. Jean or Janet,
born about Michaelmas, 1597.
On 19th September, 1612, at Duffus, she was
contracted in marriage to William Sutherland,
younger of DufFus, the tocher being 9,500 merks.'
Her husband, the Laird of Duffus, died 21st
October, 1626, leaving issue by her. She married,
secondly, Thomas Mackenzie of Pluscarden. ³