Lady Elison Thorburn Macfie Sir Thomas McClure, Bart. ,

of Dreghorn

Helen Wahab died at Rowton Hall, Chester and buried at Bebington Cemetery, she was born at Belgawn , Bombay India 8 Nov 1844, daughter of Leuit. General Charles Wahab, H.M. Madra Army

Robert Andrew , received his M.A. from Cambridge, B.S. from Edinburgh, he also served in the German War 1914 (WW1)
John William (jr) received his B.A. from Cambridge, B.Sc., B.M., Ch.B. from Edinburgh

Notes from the 1881 census show John W and Helen at home with four children, Janet, Charles, Helen and John W jr. There was a cook Grace Cameron (46 yrs old from Scotland), a nurse Jane Blackie ( 26 yrs old from Barbados) and a house maid Mary Worthington ( 17 yrs old of Lancashire)

The family was residing at Scotts Villas, New Ferry Park, Lower Bebington, Cheshire, England

Perhaps this is the reason many of the children carry the name Scott .

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Caroline Easton Macfie 1848-1935

Married 20 Oct 1869 Dreghorn, Colinton Scotland

George Barbour 1841-1919

 

Caroline Elizabeth Barbour 1871-1959	Janet Mary Barbour 1872-1947	Eleanor Barbour 1873-1952	Robert Barbour 1876-1928
Margaret Gibson Fleming Barbour 1878-1963	Alison Macfie Barbour 1881-1969	Georgina Lousia Barbour 1884-1966	Isabel Easton Barbour 1888-1980

  George had received his B A from Cambridge, and was Barrister at Law, and Mayor Earl of Chester's yeomanry Cavalry

Robert served with Cheshire yeomanry in South Africa

In the 1881 census George and Caroline have only five of thier eight children, Alison being born in August after the census was taken. The family is residing at Broxton, Cheshire , England, and have with them a butler named Joseph Smith (29), a cook Mary Darlington (44), a nurse Harriet Parker (50), a laundress Harriet Humphreys (25), a house maid Martha Sims (26) and a childrens maid from Switzerland Margueerite Oehrli ( 22 yrs old)

Notes from a latter writted in 1971 by Peter J W Kilpatrick. "The closest relative to you are three second cousins ( Mr Kilpatrick is writing to Mrs Douglass in the USA). They are grandchildren of the sister of your Grandfather, caroline Easton Macfie who married George Barbour of Bolesworth. Mr and Mrs George Barbour had a daughter, Caroline Elizabeth who married George F Barbour Simpson and the y had three children now living. The only son Rudolf Barbour Simpson, must be about 70 years old. He is a retired schoolmaster and is married with two or three children I think. He lives near Malvern England. The elder daughter, caroline W. is the widow of Ian Balck. She lives in Edinburgh. She is a great friend of my wife, and was one of my wife's bridesmaids at our wedding. This is beacuse of her friendship with my wife and not because of her relationship with my self. Carol ( as she is usually know) has no children. Thier other daughter is Margaret who married Fred Root. He is now retired but was a civil Servant before retiring. The live in Haslemere in Surrey England. They have two daughters, one of whom married last summer."

The Barbour Family

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Robert Andrew Macfie (jr) 1854-1925

Married Maay 1877

Pauline Monica Keating 1860-1943

 

Robert Francis Macfie 1881-1943

Arthur Douglas Macfie 1884-

An E mail received Sept 20, 2003 contained a letter signed by Peter J W Kilpatrick ( who stated he was 66 at the time of writing the letter August 25 1971) He wrote in the letter " You are evidently not in touch with the Macfie relations in this country. I hope you won't be offended by the story that my aunt (aged 88) told me only last month about your grandfarther ( reference is here made to Robert Andrew). She said that he went to South America and when there did a thing that was so terrible that his photograph was taken out of all the family photograph albums and he was never mentioned again. Apparently he married a Roman Catholic.

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Robert Francis Macfie 1881- 1943

Married October 4, 1911

Kathleen Armstrong

 

Auriel Macfie

 

According to notes in Lady McClure's book Robert had called Robin Macfie at his office in Montreal , 22 Oct 1923 and again Dec 1926, note was made in book by Robin himself, unfortunately the jest of the conversation was not recorded any where.

Robert Francis, is alledged to have been one of the primary figures in the invention of the TANK , a weapon of war.

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Auriel Macfie

Married

Mr Douglas

 

Auriel Macfie Douglas was associated with the Publishing firm Price, Stern & Sloan, of Los Angeles California she was a graduate of Santa Monica High School in 1942

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Arthur Douglas Macfie 1884-

Married October 15 1906

Clara Mina Schreyer -1954

 
 

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Other family generations

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William Rankin Main 1908-1993

Married

Frances Marion Campbell 1914-

Ian Ramsay Main 1940-

Janet Yde Main 1944-

Julia Barbara Main 1950-

Andrew Duncan Main 1955-

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I an Ramsay Main 1940-

Married May 6, 1967

Penelope Kim Sime

Katriona Lum Main 1968-

Victoria Alison Main 1971-

Charlotte Kim Main 1973-

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Janet Yde Main 1944-

Married June 26, 1966

Phillip Mortimer

George Mortimer 1968

Hannah Mortimer 1970-

William Mortimer 1973-

Florence Mortimer 1980-

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Julia Barbara Main 1950-

Married August 19, 1978

David Schofield

Sally Jane Schofield 1979-

Jennifer Schofield

Oliver Schofield

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Ramsay Macfie Main 1912-1984

Married

Sheila Margaret Macfie Campbell 1918-1986

Mora Helen Main 1949-

Alexander George Ramsay Main 1951-

Rosemary Marsale Main 1955-

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Alexander George Ramsay Main 1951-

Married

Rose Anne Beattie 1962-

Alisa Macfie Main 1992-

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Rosemary Marsale Main 1955-

Married

Jack Ewing

Anne Ewing 1987-

Alistair Ewing

Tabitha Ewing

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Helen Barbara Main 1912-

Married

Maurice Douglas Warburton Elphinstone 1909-

John Howard Main Elphinstone 1949-

Janet Christine Helen Elphinstone 1953-

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John Howard Main Elphinstone 1949-

Married

Diane Unknown

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Janet Christine Helen Elphinstone 1953-

Married

Kevin Grant

Raury J Elphinstone Grant

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