TRANGMAR, CONDON, ROGAN: England & Ireland>Michigan (U.P. MI) USA
Richard TRANGMAR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 27 Apr 1858 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. He died on 27 Nov 1931 in Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan. Richard married Sarah MACKAY/MACKEY in Jan 1882.
Though Richard's tombstone gives his birth year as 1859, the 27 Apr 1858 birth date comes from his birth certificate in England. Richard emigrated to America about 1880 and settled in Michigan.
Sarah MACKAY/MACKEY was born in 1861 in Scotland. She died on 14 Dec 1930 in Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Houghton Co., Michigan. Sarah married Richard TRANGMAR in Jan 1882.
Buried next to Sarah MACKAY in Forest Hill Cemetery is a Jane Evans MACKAY ("Mother" 1830-1914), who may be Sarah's mother. Next to Jane is buried a Mathilda M. MACKAY (1871-1934), who may be Sarah's sister. Behind Sarah & husband Richard is buried an Elizabeth M. ("Mother" 1875-1956) & husband Frank C. MAYWORM ("Father" 1866-1941). This Elizabeth may be the "Aunt Lizzie" recalled by Sarah's granddaughters (who lived at 218 Cooper Ave. in Hancock MI), and the thus another sister of Sarah. An added detail is that Mathilda M. MACKAY died of a ruptured appendix on 14 March 1934, and that Jane (her mother?) died 12 June 1914.
They had the following children:
M i Douglas Houghton TRANGMAR was born on 2 Mar 1902 and died on 15 Sep 1980. M ii Earl TRANGMAR. M iii Frank M. TRANGMAR was born on 29 Mar 1900 and died on 8 Nov 1972. M iv Irving TRANGMAR was born on 1 Apr 1892. He died in Jun 1965 in Deerfield, Lake Co., Illinois. M v Richard TRANGMAR was born on 29 Aug 1898 and died in Mar 1965. M vi George Elmer TRANGMAR was born in Dec 1882 and died in 1959.
Henry Charles TRANGMAR [Parents] was born on 7 Aug 1863 in Patcham, Sussex, England and was christened on 3 Jan 1864 in Patcham, Sussex, England. He married Elizabeth Ruth STEPHENS in 1885.
Elizabeth Ruth STEPHENS married Henry Charles TRANGMAR in 1885.
They had the following children:
M i Harry TRANGMAR was born on 8 Jan 1885 in Patcham, Sussex, England. F ii Mary Lily TRANGMAR was born on 25 Jan 1885 in Patcham, Sussex, England. F iii Maud Gertrude TRANGMAR was born on 3 Aug 1890 in Patcham, Sussex, England. M iv William TRANGMAR was born on 7 Aug 1892 in Patcham, Sussex, England. F v Esther May TRANGMAR was born on 5 May 1895 in Patcham, Sussex, England. F vi Florence Elizabeth TRANGMAR was born on 2 Jun 1897 and died on 31 May 1975. F vii Margaret Daisy TRANGMAR was born on 4 Mar 1900 in Patcham, Sussex, England. M viii Edward Ernest TRANGMAR was born in 1902 in Patcham, Sussex, England. M ix Charles James TRANGMAR was born on 6 May 1906 in Patcham, Sussex, England. M x Thomas TRANGMAR.
Charles William PECKFORD was born on 7 Sep 1880. He died on 5 Jun 1952. Charles married Florence Elizabeth TRANGMAR in 1925.
Florence Elizabeth TRANGMAR [Parents] was born on 2 Jun 1897 in Patcham, Sussex, England. She died on 31 May 1975 in Brighton, Sussex, England. Florence married Charles William PECKFORD in 1925.
George TRANGMAR [Parents] was born in 1877 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. He married Catherine Marian GRIFFITHS in 1900.
Catherine Marian GRIFFITHS married George TRANGMAR in 1900.
John TRANGMAR [Parents] was born in 1853 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. He died in 1899 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
1881 Census: Labourer living at 63, Smeaton Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
He had the following children:
M i George TRANGMAR was born in 1877.
John TRANGMER [Parents] was born on 1 Feb 1820 in Patcham, Sussex, England and was christened on 1 Feb 1820 in Patcham, Sussex, England. He died in 1898 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. John married Margaret FELL.
1841 Census: Agricultural Labourer, Patcham.
1881 Census: Railway Platelayer, Living at 63, Smeaton Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
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Regarding John's relocation from the southern coast to the northwest of England, Mick Worsfold writes:
"The story begins in the Northwest of England at Barrow-in-Furness around 1845 when the railways were reaching all parts of England some sixteen years after the steam locomotive "Rocket" invented by George Stevenson won the Rainhill trials and paved the way for rail travel.
Barrow-in-Furness has been described as being at the end of a forty mile cul-de-sac, south of the lake district and the Cumbrian mountains, Roose is situated about two miles North of Barrow-in-Furness. In the 16th century it took Cromwell and his armies years to find Furness abbey, being one of the last in the country to be destroyed during the dissolution of the monastries, local folklore says it was only the sound of the abbey bells that led them there!
John Trangmar who was born at Patcham near Brighton, Sussex in 1820 had married Margaret Fell, when their son Richard was born at Roose near Barrow-in-Furness in 1858. John's occupation was given as Platelayer, a person who puts the fittings to railway sleepers for the track to clamp to. This was a new occupation for John, as in the 1841 census when living at Patcham he was an Agricultural Labourer. He could have learnt his railway skills on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR) that was laid nearby.
The tracks laid around Barrow-in-Furness were used mainly to haul iron ore and slate from the mines of the Lancashire/Cumberland border to the sea at Barrow-in-Furness. An example of the type of locomotive used is No.3 Furness built in 1846 by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy of Liverpool which is housed in the National Railway Museum at York."
Margaret FELL was born in 1830 in Lancashire, England. She died in 1892 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. Margaret married John TRANGMER.
1881 Census: Living at 63, Smeaton Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
They had the following children:
F i Mary TRANGMAR was born in 1850. M ii John TRANGMAR was born in 1853 and died in 1899. F iii Margaret TRANGMER was born in 1860 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. She died in 1887 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
1881 Census: Domestic Servant living at 63, Smeaton Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.F iv Dinah TRANGMER was born in 1862 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
1881 Census: Dressmaker living with sister Mary (Butler) and family at 31, Roose Mill, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.M v Richard TRANGMAR was born on 27 Apr 1858 and died on 27 Nov 1931.
W.C. BUTLER married Mary TRANGMAR in 1872 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
1881 Census: Corn Miller at 31, Roose Mill, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
Mary TRANGMAR [Parents] was born in 1850 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England. She married W.C. BUTLER in 1872 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.
1881 Census: Living at 31, Roose Mill, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
James TRANGMAR [Parents] was born on 23 Apr 1820 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England and was christened on 23 Apr 1820 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England. He married Catherine MC KEBERY on 24 Aug 1867 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia..
Other marriages:COULSTON, Mary Ann
Catherine MC KEBERY married James TRANGMAR on 24 Aug 1867 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia..
They had the following children:
M i Ernest Albert TRANGMAR was born on 15 Feb 1869 in Portland, Victoria, Australia..
Henry Watson TRANGMAR [Parents] was born on 30 Sep 1857 in Bleak House, Birregurra, Victoria, Australia.. He married Annie about 1884 in Victoria, Australia..
Annie married Henry Watson TRANGMAR about 1884 in Victoria, Australia..
They had the following children:
F i Alvie Annie TRANGMAR was born in 1885 in Bleak House, Birregurra, Victoria, Australia..
James TRANGMAR [Parents] was born on 23 Apr 1820 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England and was christened on 23 Apr 1820 in St. Nicholas, Brighton, Sussex, England. He married Mary Ann COULSTON on 17 Jul 1849 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia..
Other marriages:MC KEBERY, Catherine
Mary Ann COULSTON was born in 1824 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.. She died on 6 Jul 1861 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.. Mary married James TRANGMAR on 17 Jul 1849 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia..
They had the following children:
M i James William TRANGMAR was born on 10 Aug 1850 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia.. F ii Anne TRANGMAR was born on 9 Jan 1853 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia.. M iii Henry Watson TRANGMAR was born on 30 Sep 1857. M iv George Charles TRANGMAR was born on 3 Jul 1859 in Portland, Victoria, Australia..
