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O'NEIL, James
(About 1830-After 1880)
McCANN, Eliza
(About 1830-After 1880)
O'NEIL, Arthur
(1859-After 1885)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. McGUNNIGAL, Elizabeth
2. QUIGLEY, Constantine

O'NEIL, Arthur 4

  • Born: 27 Apr 1859, Chapelhall, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland 5
  • Marriage (1): McGUNNIGAL, Elizabeth on 26 Nov 1880 in St Mary's Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (2): QUIGLEY, Constantine 2 3
  • Died: After 31 Jan 1885

   Another name for Arthur was O'NEILL, Arthur.1

  General Notes:

The 1881 census recorded Arthur as a coal miner, living with his wife and brother in law James at 9 Brusher's Row in Bothwell parish Lanarkshire.

It was probably this Arthur O'Neil who was involved with his brothers-in-law Robert and James in a breaking and entering charge in 1885. (see James and Robert McGunnigal) 4


Arthur married Elizabeth McGUNNIGAL, daughter of William McGUNNIGAL and Mary Ann McNAMEE, on 26 Nov 1880 in St Mary's Chapel, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.1 (Elizabeth McGUNNIGAL was born about 1860 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland 4.)


  Marriage Notes:

The marriage took place after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. John McDonald, RC Clergyman, married the couple. The witnesses were James O'Donnell and Margaret McCann.

Arthur O'Neill was a single man, working as an iron miner. He was 21 years of age and of 62 Broomlands, Paisley.

Elizabeth McGunnigal was a bleachfield worker. She was 20 years old and single. Her address was 12 Broomlands, Paisley.

The marriage was registered at Paisley on 1 December 1880.

Note: Although the bride's mother had died in 1874, the marriage certificate of this couple does not indicate that Mary Ann was deceased by then. All four parents were recorded as if all were living.
1

Arthur next married Constantine QUIGLEY, son of James QUIGLEY and Ann O'HARA.2 3 (Constantine QUIGLEY was born possibly about 1805 in Ireland 6 7 and died after 3 Apr 1881 8.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Nota. - The above-named Margaret Forbes (daughter of John Forbes and Mary Gordon), married one Thomas Gordon of Kinaldie, and Janet her sister was married to John Forbes of Balfluig."

from Family of Forbes 2

Sources


1 GRO Scotland, Paisley Renfrewshire Marriages 1880.

2 e-books, Genealogy of the Family of Forbes from the account of Mathew Lumsden 1580 ed. William Forbes (1819).

3 e-books, House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937 and 1987) found at https://www.clan-forbes.org/house-of-forbes Brux.

4 1881 UK census, Bothwell parish 625-2 en d 6 page 14 9 Brushers Row.

5 LDS, IGI birth.

6 1851 UK census, v 647 en d 8 Hamilton New Wynd.

7 1851 UK census.

8 1881 UK census, Dalziel, Lanarkshire; ED: 9; Page: 3; Line: 18.

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