McGUNNIGAL, Sarah Ann ²

   Cause of her death was carcinoma of the oesophagus over 3 months.⁴

   Other names for Sarah were McGONEGAL, Sarah,⁶ McGUNNIGAL, Sarah,^{7 8 9} McGUNNIGAL, Seely,¹⁰ ROGAN, Sarah ^{3 7 8 9} and ROGAN, Sarah Ann.⁴

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  General Notes:

Seely's father was recorded as a 'labourer at a colliery' in her birth certificate. It was her mother who notified her birth to the registrar, William Richard, at Holytown on 9 January 1885. She made her X mark.

In the 1891 census, Sarah McGonegal was recorded as a 'scholar' living with her mother, stepfather, half brother and siblings in 133 Briggate, Chapelhall. She was 6 years old.

Sarah Ann Rogan died in 1951. Her death certificate recorded her as the widow of George Rogan, furnaceman. Her recorded age at death was 66 years. Her parents were deceased. ^{2 4}

  Medical Notes:

Vernon Smith MB ChB certified the cause of death.

William Rogan, Sarah's son who was present where his mother's death occurred, gave notice of her death before the registrar, W. T. McKenzie, at Glasgow on 17 May 1951. His address was noted as 179 Tollcross Road, Glasgow. ⁴

Sarah married George ROGAN on 6 June 1905 in RC Chapel, Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (George ROGAN was born in 1878 in Clyde Iron Works, Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland,^{11 12} died 31 July 1941 at 10.10 am in 40 Gilmerton Street, Glasgow, Scotland ^{3 7 13} and was buried in 1941 in Dalbeth cemetery, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁵.). The cause of his death was chronic bronchitis over 2 months and 16 days and myocarditis.⁴

  Marriage Notes:

Father William Carmichael married the couple, after banns, at Chapelhall according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The witnesses were Andrew Haggerty and Maggie McGunnigal.

George was a bachelor, aged 26 years, employed as a blastfurnace filler. His address was 45 Clyde Iron Works, Tollcross. His father, William Rogan, a blastfurnace filler, was dead. His mother Mary Ann Goodwin was living.

Sarah was an unmarried woman of 20 years, a domestic servant. Her address was noted as Co-operative Buildings, Chapelhall. Her father too was already dead.

The marriage was registered at Holytown on 7 June 1905, the registrar being Gilbert Hamilton. ¹