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20 June 2009
James McNeilly
James was born in
Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland on June 24th 1860, the eldest child of William
McNeilly and Mary Ann McGill.
The 1861
census for Springburn shows-
Address:
567 Springburn Rd Registration Number: 622/2
Registration district: Springburn
Civil parish: Springburn
County: Lanarkshire
James McKneely 9 Mo
Mary Ann McKneely 24
William McKneely 36 (should be 26)
His family moved to
Darlington when he was about 10 years old . 1871,1881
and 1891 census' show James living in Gray Street, Darlington..
James was working as a labourer at the iron works and lived at Westfield Street,
Albert Hill, Darlington when he married Eleanor
Glendenning on the 3rd of October 1891 at St Augustine's R C Chapel,
Darlington. Their marriage was witnessed by James' sister Annie and her future
husband, Brown Boyd. 
St Augustine's
RC Chapel, Darlington.
Wards trade directory
for 1898-99 shows J McNeilly, labourer living at 10 Albert Street, Darlington.
As does the Electoral Register for 1899. The 1900 edition shows James at 14
Albert Street, successively with 10 Albert Street.
1901 census shows -
14 Albert Street, Darlington
James McNeilly 39 coalfiller N.E.R. born Scotland
Eleanor McNeilly wife 30 born Darlington
William McNeilly son 7 born Darlington
Henry McNeilly son 5 born Darlington
John A McNeilly son 2 born Darlington
1911 census - 2 Carters Row, Darlington
James Mc Neilly head 47 married for 18 years coal filler NE railways born
Glasgow Lanark
Elenor Mc Neilly wife 39 ( 6 children born, 4 still living, 2 dead) born
Darlington Durham
William Mc Neilly son 17 single coal filler NE railways born Darlington
Henry Mc Neilly son 15 scholar born Darlington
James McNeilly son 9 scholar born Darlington
Nora L Mc Neilly daughter 5 scholar born Darlington
In 1925
James was employed as a railway messenger.
James and Eleanor had 6
children:-
 | Elizabeth Ann - born
on the 15th of January 1892 and baptised at St Augustine's R C Church,
Darlington on the 31st of January 1892. Godparents were her Aunt, Annie
McNeilly and Annie's future husband, Brown Boyd. |
Elizabeth Ann McNeilly 8 died at 14 Albert Street, Darlington on the 22nd of January 1900, as the result of rheumatic fever, endocarditis. Her father, James, was present at the death. She was buried in West Cemetery, Darlington on 25 January 1900 unconsecrated ground O 4R 16
| William (Billy)
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born 14th December 1893, died 11th October 1958.
Click on his name for more. |
| Henry
McNeilly (Harry)- click on his name to find out more |
| John Albert McNeilly
- St Augustine's R C Church, Darlington shows the baptism on the 3rd of July
1898 of John Albert McNeilly, born 11 June 1898, son of James McNeilly. John
Albert McNeilly 6 died at
Carters Row, Darlington in 1905. Burial service
held at St Augustine's RC Chapel on 3 May 1905. |
 baptism
entry
 death
entry
| James
(my Grandfather) born 3rd September 1901- click on his name to find out
more |
| Nora Lillian - born
on the 27th of July 1905 and baptised at St Augustine's Roman Catholic
Church on the 18th of August 1905.Godmother Margaret McCully. Nora
married Sid G Baker and had one daughter, Cynthia. |
On the 11th of November
1930 James and Eleanor moved into number 19 Sir ED Walker Homes, ( housing for
the elderly) in Conniscliffe Road , Darlington.
James died on the 23rd of December 1938 at 19 Sir E D Walker Homes, aged 78, due
to valvular disease of the heart. His son, James, was in attendance. His death
certificate states that he was a retired railway messenger. He was buried at
Darlington's West Cemetery on the 26th of December 1938 - grave reference Q 7Z
128.
The ceremony was performed by the Reverend E Urquhart.
Click on the sign for a list of addresses held by James.
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