benjamin mcgilvray

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:43 am

Well done Susan

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That was brilliant

I know only too well the problems with these McGilvrays

Russell

gillian macgillivray · Post by **gillian macgillivray** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:03 am

Susan
just read your reply "WOW" cant thankyou enough for the great detective work that you did for me, and cant wait until lunch-time to get into checking all that you have told me. Sorry that you used up your lunch
time but i am so pleased to have another lead to follow.

Thanks again will let you know how it goes, !!!!!!!

p.s. luckily my marriage name macgillivray is through marriage and my husband has his ancestors all written down!.

So pleased to have found this site and what a great bunch of people you all are for helping each other, hope i can return the favour.

Post by **joette** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:39 pm

Susan I am so impressed with your work.Great guns girl!

sheilajim · Post by **sheilajim** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:49 pm

Hi All

Susan stikes again!

Congratulations Susan. You are truly amazing.
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Cheers

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:32 am

Hi again Gillian

Here are a few more wee bits for you to work on. And dinna worry about me using my lunch break to hunt out bits and pieces lol – the company I work for moved out from a fairly central location in Aberdeen to Altens industrial estate last year – so there’s no much to do at a lunchtime – its takes ages to get anywhere so its better spending time on the pc than being stuck in traffic getting nowhere fast lol.

Finally found your Benjamin in 1871, on Ancestry.co.uk – but boy did he make it hard going – got him in the end by looking for his father James. Still in Jarrow it seems, I found James Gilveray 42, Flora Gilveray 24 & B Gilveray 16, all born in Scotland.

Okay so now James has a new wife – tried looking on IGIs for this and found
31/12/1869 James Gillivray married Flora Ainslie in Aberdeen. You will find this on SP – but its registered in 1870.

Next looked for death of Margaret Walker – found on SP in 1869 in Aberdeen - Margaret Gilvray or Walker, James didn’t waste much time remarrying lol.

Also looked on SP for death of James – he died in Aberdeen in 1876 – James Gillivray.

Had a look for Flora in 1881 on Ancestry.co.uk to see if there were any children – found her as Flora Greig, 29 born Inverness, living in Aberdeen, seaman’s wife, with 3 children. James Greig 9, born England, Flora Greig 3 & William Greig 1, both born Aberdeen. James Greig looks like being possibly a son of James going by his age.

Next I tried looking for them in 1891 to see what that revealed – found Flora, still in Aberdeen – BUT with yet another name lol – she is now Flora Dunn married to a George Dunn, 35, born England. The children they have with them are George Dunn 6, Flora Greig 12, William Greig 11, all born Aberdeen, and a James McGilvrey 17, born England.

This looks like being a half brother to Jemima and Benjamin, had a quick look on 1901 census but nothing obvious jumped out – but then again could be spelt in a million different ways lol – and he was shown as being a seaman in 1891 so maybe he was away at sea in 1901.

Had a look on SP for Flora’s other marriages, she married William Greig in Aberdeen in 1876, and George Dunn in Aberdeen in 1884.

From SP there is a likely death for a William Greig aged 34 in 1881 showing as a marine register entry in minor records.

Also from SP – Flora died in Aberdeen in 1891.

Had a wee hunt for Jemima as well and came up with a Jemima Giboney, age 18, born in Aberdeen, boarding in Dundee with a Christie family – need to check and see if any marriages or deaths fit in there.

Checked SP for a possible death for Jemima and came up with Jemima McGilvray or Jolly who died in Dundee in 1913 – right sort of age so looking good. And a marriage in Dundee in 1893 between William Jolly and Jemima Gilvery.

Tried Ancesty.co.uk again and found them in Dundee in 1891 and 1901, Jemima Jolly shown as being born in Aberdeen. There are 2 sons David, b1883 and William b1887, both Dundee.

So you’ll maybe be needing to get some SP credits and start viewing all these records. A wee tip for SP – when searching use *G*L*V*R*Y that covers all options.

Susan.

gillian macgillivray · Post by **gillian macgillivray** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:11 am

Wow again susan,

You should give up your day job your too good at this, the information you have gave me is priceless and will follow it all up pity i have to work as i am eager to check it all out now, i am in an office in east tullos and i know about traffic at least its a bit quieter because the kids are off school.

Ii it all checks out you have made alot of people very happy as i have managed to track some living realtives who have been stumpped by benjamin and his parents.

Many thanks again you are a treasure for the site.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gillian

gillian macgillivray · Post by **gillian macgillivray** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:56 am

Susan,

Hi,

Managed to get some credits on scotlands people and downloaded benjamins parents death certs and his grandparents marriage also his new marriage you mentioned no he didn't wait long between her death,
know when his parents married in tynemouth northumberland in 1855 but being in england i cant get access through scottish site, still searching for benjamin and jemimas birth cert but looks like they were both born before marriage took place so they could be mentioned somewhere!!!!

Thanks again for the leads all very fruitful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gillian

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