McGEARY, James ²

   Other names for James were McCARIG, James,² McGAREY, James,⁶ McGARRAY, James,⁴ McGARRIE, James ⁵ and McGARY, James.⁷

  General Notes:

1861 census:
"Name: James McGarray
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Agnes McGarray
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 587
Registration district: Dalry
Civil Parish: Dalry
County: Ayrshire
Address: 33 Carsehead Row
Occupation: Iron Miner" ⁴

James married Agnes QUIGLEY, daughter of Samuel QUIGLY and Catharine DOCHARTY, on 15 May 1854 in St Joseph's RC Chapel, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Agnes QUIGLEY was born on 28 Feb 1832 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{8 9} and was christened on 18 Mar 1832 in St Margaret's RC Church, Ayr, Scotland ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

Fr John McLachlan married this couple.

Agnes was born in Kilmarnock, but no birth place was given for James. The witnesses were Seumas Murphy and Helen McQuily. ¹

James next married Catherine McGEARY, daughter of James McGEARY and Agnes QUIGLEY.³ (Catherine McGEARY was born on 19 Dec 1856 in Kilmarnock Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{4 6 8}.)

  Marriage Notes:

" Anna (Forbes) .... married ....secondly, to John Hamilton, brother of Patrick Hamilton of Samuelston, also with issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ³