William McFie
of
Bridgend, Ardgowan
Scotland
William Macfie (1776-1854) wrote in his memorandum a postscript " William Macfie , my uncle an elder brother to my father built the house at Bridge end , Innerkip and resided long there , carrying on the business of joiner and wheelwright, and he had three children viz William , Robert (left no family, died about 1840) , Mary (died young)
Notes from the book John Macfie of Edinburgh and his family
' This particular letter (written about 1808) is an important one, for after putting forward his plea on behalf of his brother Alexander, he goes on to make an appeal on the behalf of his uncle Willam Macfie, who was clearly in very low water, `` harrassed with that firebrand his wife`` with an undutiful son, and loaded with the stigma of previous ingratitude' . ( If in this life I am permitted, I will attempt to retrive a copy of the original letter from the family archives in Glasgow and make more or less direct quotes) (20/09/2003)
1792-1795 | 1795- | |
| Mary Macfie 1809- |
Notes from William Macfie (1776-1854)
William married Margaret of Largs, and his wife is still alive, they had children William ( plumber), Joseph ( our head cooper) , Mary ( now Mrs Rhind) ( no mention is made of John, who is listed on the IGI records as son of William and Margaret born 1795) ( either William had no recollection of this son John, or he also died young, or William (1776-1854) simply forgot, but as William was calculating descendants it seems odd that he simply forgot)
Notes from book :
' It is noteworthy , too that William Macfie and Joseph Macfie of the elder branch of the family gave them much assistance.'
It is to be assumed that William died before 1851, as in the 1851 census Margaret is living with her daughter in Elgin , 82 years of age, a widow.
1819- | ||
| Elizabeth Macfie 1825- | Jean Macfie 1831- | Marion Macfie 1832- |
William is listed as a plumber in Greenock, married to Agnes Swan, he has a partner named William who from all appearances is married to Ann Swan, sister of Agnes
| Janet Kertsh Macfarlane 1857- |
Janet is registered as born in Stirling, Scotland.This would certainly indicate that the MacFarlane family had moved away for the Greenock area . The IGI records show only one birth for this union, and this some 17 years after the date of marriage, surely there must be some explanation somewhere.
| Elizabeth Macfie 1856- |
Elizabeth is registered at birth in Glasgow , thus indicating that the Macfie family moved away from its origins. Again the IGI records show only one birth for this union and that , 13 years after the date of marriage.
1828- | 1834- | |
Unable to take this line further, not enough information to match the female marriages. (20/09/2003)
The IGI records show this one particular union, indicating that Mary's father was John Macfie ; unfortunately we cannot state for certain that this is the correct assumption, however the dates appear to be close enough to allow some leeway in accepting this union as part of the family tree
-
| Mary Rayside Macfie 1828- | Married April 03,1849 Greenock,Scotland | Angus Macdonald |
| Maizey Macdonald 1857- | Roderick Macdonald 1859- | Dugal Macdonald 1861- | Christy Macdonald 1863- |
We find that the family is recording the births in Aharacle, Argyllshire, Scotland
1826- | 1829- | |
| Jessie Macfie 1836- | Robert Macfie 1839- |
Joseph was a cooper working at the sugar refinery and was removed to the the Liverpool operations when the family set up operations there.
Annabelle Macfie has her mother listed as Catherine McLeod, not Christian, but the father is definately Joseph Macfie
There is a record in the IGI files of a Joseph Macfie of 22 years of age marrying a Margaret Wallace, 19 years of age January 4th 1848. We could perhaps assume that this Joseph born about 1826 may have also been a son of Joseph Macfie and Christian McLeod, however no records have been found to colaborate the facts
1857- | 1859- |
Possible first marriage
1856- |
Possible second marriage
1867- | 1868- | ||
| Jeanie Macfie 1871- | Robert Archibald Macfie 1873- | Eleanor Hailes Macfie 1874- |
1807-1851 |
In the 1851 census for Elgin, Moray, living at 7 Wes Row was James Rhind, aged 44, Inspector of Works, born Elgin his wife Mary, 42 born Greenock, Renfrewshire, Mary a daughter aged 8 born Greenock, a scholar, and Margaret McFie, mother in law 82, widow, former laundress, born in Largs Ayrshire ( Margaret Barclay)
James's parents may have been Alexander Rhind and Mary Ord.
| Mary Stewart 1874- | Annie Stewart 1872-1903 | David Stewart |
1809- |
Certainly in need of help in continuing this family and its line, would appreciate all the help I can obtain
Tuesday, 15-Apr-2008 18:26:25 MDT
