The photo below belonged to my father but it’s only recently that I’ve managed to identify the people in it. Back left is my grandmother Maggie Rae née Dickson and my grandfather Archie Rae. I sadly didn’t get to meet either of them but I recognised them from one other photo I’ve seen of them … Continue reading Marian Rae – Tiller Girl
Genealogy
Archibald Smith Rae 1903-1952
My paternal grandfather, Archibald (Archie) Smith Rae, was born on 4 September 1903 in Craigneuk, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was the fourth child of Robert Armstrong Rae, a coal miner and Margaret McGarrity. Robert and Margaret had 13 children between 1899 and 1925. Thomas (1898-1898) Sarah (1899-1966) John (1901-?) Archibald Smith (1903-1952) Grace (1906-1907) Robert Armstrong … Continue reading Archibald Smith Rae 1903-1952
Mary Wilkinson 1827-1871
I have previously posted about my great, great grandmother, Mary Wilkinson. That was back in 2018 and since then I’ve realised that some of the information wasn’t quite right. I’d made assumptions based upon the information I had at the time that have turned out to be incorrect. I had found a baptismal record for … Continue reading Mary Wilkinson 1827-1871
The Ancestral Road Trip (Part 1)
It’s been 2 years since I posted about wanting to travel to Ireland for a road trip round the ancestors’ home towns. With a son still in school we haven’t found the time and even this year we don’t have the 3 weeks I think we’d need to do it justice. What we do have … Continue reading The Ancestral Road Trip (Part 1)
Catherine Brawley 1859-1960
The village of Newmains, Lanarkshire really owes its existence to the Coltness Iron Works which was established in 1839. The promise of employment led many Irish immigrants to make their homes in the rows of houses provided by the company. My family first arrived in the village in the late 1850s. The first Newmains birth … Continue reading Catherine Brawley 1859-1960
Catherine Mullervy 1839-1910
My great, great grandmother, Catherine Mullervy was born in Drumlish in the Parish of Killoe, County Longford, Ireland in January 1835. She was baptised on the 19th of January that year. Her sponsors are recorded as Edward and Elizabeth Malervy. (There are many different spellings of the surname recorded.) Her parents were Owen Mullervy and … Continue reading Catherine Mullervy 1839-1910
Shaking The Branches 