McCONVILLE, John

   Another name for John was McCONVIL, John.

  General Notes:

The 1861 census for Old Monkland recorded John as 11 years of age.

The 1871 census for Langloan in Coatbridge recorded John McConvil, aged 22 years, as the eldest son in a family of four sons living with their widowed mother at Back Row, Smellie's Land. John was a collier and had been born in the parish of Old Monkland, Lanarkshire. ²

John married Elizabeth LUNDY, daughter of John LUNDY and Sarah DAVIDSON, on 21 Feb 1873 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Elizabeth LUNDY was born about 1853.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The priest was John Van der Voort. The witnesses were Rodger Price, who made his X mark, and Elizabeth Forley.

John McConville, who made his X mark, was an unmarried man of 23 years. He worked as a coal miner and lived at Brown's Square, Langloan, Coatbridge. His father Patrick was dead.

Elizabeth Lundie was a brickyard worker aged 19 years. She was unmarried and lived at Buchanan Street Coatbridge.

The marriage was registered at Coatbridge on 22 February 1873, James Mitchell being the signing registrar.

John next married.¹

  Marriage Notes:

"John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham. In 1606 he was warded in Edinburgh Castle on account of a dispute with William Keith of Luidquhairne. He married Margaret Home, and had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 2)




"Repository:National Records of Scotland

Reference: GD40/2/12/69

Title:Margaret Home (wife of John Stewart of Coldingham) to Francis Stewart, her son, now at Court

Dates:1634

Description:1634, Apr. 14 & 15 About his father's estate, and begs him not to fail to seek the annuities or any other thing that will bring speediest relief to his father."

from National Records of Scotland ^{1 3}