McCONVILLE, Joseph

   Other names for Joseph were McANVALE, Joseph and McCONVIL, Joseph.

  General Notes:

Joseph was recorded as 7 years of age by the 1871 census for Coatbridge. He was the youngest of his four brothers living with their widowed mother. He had been born in Old Monkland parish.

The 1881 census for the parish of Old Monkland recorded Joseph living at Brown's Square with his older brother Patrick and his mother. Joseph had been born in Baillieston and was aged 14 years.

Joseph married.¹

  Marriage Notes:

"Novr 21.'64. died Elizabeth Forbes a godly woman spouse to James Gordon of Seton bailie of Old Abd. aetatis 29. "

from Diary of John Row

Note:

There is an incongruity between the age at death noted by John Row in his diary and the baptism year for Bessie Forbes in the parish register.

Robert and Agnes Forbes had several daughters. The eldest, Elspet, was baptised in 1636:

"FORBES ELSPET ROT. FORBES/ANNAS FORBES F 02/07/1636 168 / A 30 / 156 ABERDEEN"

and the youngest, Bessie, was baptised in 1641:

"FORBES BESSIE ROBERT FORBES/ANNAS FORBES F 09/11/1641 168/A 30 286 Aberdeen."

It may be that the author of the diary was thinking of the elder sister. ^{2 3}