McGRATH, John
(1816-) |
McGRATH, John 1
Other names for John were McGRA, John 4 and McGRAW, John.2 General Notes: In the 1841 census return for Aitchison Street, Airdrie, there was a John McGra sharing a household with James Cavanagh, Elizabeth Cavanagh's brother. John was said to be aged between 20 and 24 years, worked as an iron miner, and was born in Ireland. This young man was the one who became Elizabeth's husband. Research Notes: BRAEHEAD PIT John married Elizabeth CAVANAGH, daughter of Michael CAVANAGH and Mary CAMPBELL, in March 1842 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 (Elizabeth CAVANAGH was born in 1821 in Newry, County Armagh, Ireland,2 7 8 died 22 October 1857 about 9.00 pm in Bishopsburn, Near Drumpellier, Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland 9 10 and was buried in Old Monkland Churchyard, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.). The cause of her death was very severe and extensive injuries received by an omnibus passing over her body from which she died immediately. Marriage Notes: The banns of marriage are recorded in the New Monkland parish register for the first Sabbath in March 1842, but no record has been found in the Roman Catholic records for this time and later. 1 |
1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, New Monkland parish Lanarkshire Marriages 1842.
2 1851 UK census, New Monkland 651 en d 14 A 39 High St.
3 1861 UK census, Old Monkland Western Dist Baillieston 652/1 en d 9 page 13.
4 1841 UK Census, Airdrie Lanarkshire en d 2 page 3.
5 GRO Scotland, St Margaret's Airdrie marriages 1842.
6 GRO Scotland, Death certificate RDS 652/1 No 136 West Dist of Old Monkland 1857-wife.
7 1841 UK Census, Airdrie Lanarkshire en d 2 page 4.
8 GRO Scotland, birth certificate RDS 652/1 No 120 Old Monkland 1855-son James.
9 GRO Scotland, Death certificate RDS 652/1 No 136 West Dist of Old Monkland 1857.
10 GRO Scotland.
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