William Guthrie

Family/Spouse: Elspeth Nicol. Elspeth (daughter of James Nicol and Elspeth Campbell) was born on 24 Jul 1742; was christened on 25 Jul 1742 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: agricultural laborer
• Census: 1841, Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland
• Census: 1851, Garry Cottage, Barnhill, Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

William Guthrie was described as a workman at Pow of Errol (1788), Mains of Errol (1790 and 1791), and Lorny (1794) in the baptismal records of his children. The marriage of William and Jean Tait was recorded in the minutes of the Kirk session of 9 July 1787. At the time of the 1841 census, he was living in the parish of Kinfauns. Living with him were his daughter, Helen, and her three children, Robert, Alexander, and Jean. At the time of the 1851 census, these same people were living together at Garry Cottage, Barnhill, Kinnoull Parish, Perthshire. There is no proof that three of the children (Anne, Charles, and James) listed for William and Jean Tait Guthrie were in fact their children. This may be the William Guthrie recorded in the parish records of Dunbarney as having had a child in 1804. This William Guthrie was identified as a servant to John Archer, tenant at Easter Kinmonth, which seems to differentiate him from the William Guthrie identified as a weaver in other Dunbarney baptismal records.

William married Jean Tait on 9 Jul 1787 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. Jean (daughter of William Tait and Helen Croyle) was born in 1764; was christened on 23 Aug 1764 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 18 Jul 1836 in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, North Corsiehill, Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret married George Alexander in cir 1820. George (son of James Alexander and Jean Willet) was born on 17 Apr 1780 in Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 23 Jan 1851 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: shoemaker

Peter married Christian Lorimar on 14 Nov 1813 in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland. Christian was born in cir 1798 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James Edward on 26 Oct 1812 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland. James was born in cir 1786 in Scotland; died on 11 Sep 1849 in Glen of Pitlowrie, Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried on 12 Sep 1849 in Kinfauns Churchyard, Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: charwoman

Notes:

At the time of the 1861 census, Helen Guthrie was living at 28 Commercial Street, Perth. She was described as a dress maker, and living with her were Isabella Edwards (age 1, born Kinnoull), a granddaughter, and; Jane (Jean) Merten, her daughter, also a dress maker. In 1881, Helen Guthrie was living at 5 Gower Street, Kinnoull. Living with her were her granddaughters, Isabella and Helen Milne.

Family/Spouse: William Milne. William was born in cir 1800; died before 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert Taylor. Robert was born in cir 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: carpenter

Notes:

Alexander and Anne Alexander emigrated to Victoria, Australia, at the time of the gold rush (cir 1851). The informant on Alexander's death certificate was his cousin, Edward Guthrie.

Alexander married Anne GuthriePerthshire, Scotland. Anne (daughter of William Guthrie and Jean Martin) was born on 11 Apr 1818; was christened on 17 Apr 1818 in Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married David Guthrie on 29 Dec 1843 in Kinnoull, Perthshire, Scotland. David (son of George Guthrie and Jane Mitchell, son of William Guthrie and Jean Martin) was born on 26 Nov 1812 in Dunbarney, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 5 Feb 1893 in Aberuthven, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Christina Reid on 10 Feb 1844. Christina was born in cir 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James and Agnes Watt Alexander had five daughters and two sons.

James married Agnes Watt in 1860 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Agnes was born in cir 1825. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas Fraser Alexander's father was a farmer, and Thomas left home when young because he didn't want to be a farmer, and his father was very strict and hard on him. Some information on Thomas came from his great-grandson Snowy Fox, who knew him as a young child and used to go with him to look for gold on the beach at Birchfield. Thomas carried the gold pan and Snowy carried a special bucket that Thomas had had made for him. It carried the water needed for panning the gold. Thomas's great-granddaughter Maud Gear remembered sitting on Thomas's knee as a small child and being fascinated by his long white beard. Thomas allegedly married twice before he immigrated to New Zealand, the second time aged 25, and was left a widower both times. Possibly, both women died in childbirth.

On 22 September 1863 he married Isabella McLean in Invercargill. On their marriage certificate they are both "over age" meaning over 21, and he is a widower. It was thought they may have met in Otago as the gold rush was on at the time of their marriage and the nearest place to be married was Invercargill, but now it's known they met in Victoria, Australia.

Thomas was a mine manager in Brunner. On 26 March 1896, three weeks after he'd left, a disastrous mine explosion occurred and 67 men lost their lives. Thomas knew them all. It was the highest loss of life in a New Zealand mining disaster.

He'd moved on with his wife and younger daughter Margaret to manage the Mangatini mine, above Millerton, north of Westport. It was early 1896 and he was the first state-appointed mine manager. Also living in Millerton were his daughter Ann & husband William Kidd with their six children. Thomas was now 70 years old.

Thomas Fraser Alexander lived the last 20 years of his life with the Broadfoot family (his daughter Margaret's) in Birchfield. He died at their home on 7 August 1918, aged 93 years.

Thomas always read his Bible on Sundays and never worked on the Sabbath. One particular weekend his daughter Margaret went to her father's bedroom to see if he was all right as he usually rose early in the morning. Thomas was sitting up in bed reading his bible. When Margaret explained it was Saturday, Thomas jumped out of bed and appeared in his working clothes, axe in hand, and was off to the wood pile where he worked for the rest of the morning.

Thomas visited Otira to see the tunnel work in progress. His son-in-law William Kidd was an electrician working on the tunnel project.

Thomas married unknown before 1855 in Scotland. unknown was born in cir 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Margaret Duff on 8 Jun 1855 in Condie, Forgandenny, Perthshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of William Duff and Mary Scobie) was born in cir 1829; was christened on 23 May 1829 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1860 in Kangaroo Flat, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Isabel McLean on 22 Sep 1863 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. Isabel (daughter of Hector McLean and Ann McQueen) was born in cir 1825; was christened on 31 Jan 1825 in Ardclach, Nairn, Scotland; died in 1898 in Waimangaroa, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: egg merchant
• Census: 1891, 8 South Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

Census:
Living with Charles at the time of the 1891 census were his children (George, Margaret, and Mary) and grandchildren (Ellen Black, Maggie Black, Mary Black, and Maggie Miller, age 8).

Charles married Helen Stewart on 29 Jan 1858 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of James Stewart and Helen Logie) was born in cir 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Catherine McCrae on 20 Jan 1893 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Catherine was born in cir 1832. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married James Lees on 24 Apr 1854. James was born in 1826 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 6 Sep 1872 in 33 North Methven Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

The William Edward family was living at 55 West Mill Street, Perth, at the time of the birth of their children, Penelope and Margaret. The family was living at Gateside, Forgandenny, Perthshire, at the time of the 1881 census. They may also have lived at Macbeth Cottage, Birnam.

William married Margaret Buchan on 10 Jan 1836 in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of James Buchan and unknown) was born in 1815 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland; was christened on 27 Aug 1815 in Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1841 census, Catherine Edward was living at Pitrodie Farm in Kilspindie Parish, and her occupation was farm laborer. Also living and working at the farm was Alexander Duff, her future husband, and a Janet Edward(s), who was probably her sister.

Buried:
Section A, 314

Catherine married Alexander Duff on 16 Dec 1845 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander (son of Robert Duff and Janet Will) was born in 1822 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 4 Aug 1896 in Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland; was buried in Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Grant. William was born in cir 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is probably the Janet Edward(s) who was living at Pitrodie Farm, Kilspindie, at the time of the 1841 census. She was listed as a farm laborer, as was Catherine Edward, probably her sister.

Notes:

At the time of the 1851 census of Kinfauns, Perthshire, James was living with his sister, Margaret, and a nephew, David Reid, born c1848.

Margaret married Alexander Reid on 3 Feb 1852 in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander (son of ? Reid and unknown) was born in cir 1825 in Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
• Census: 1861, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland
• Census: 1871, Rutherfield, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland

David married Helen Herdman on 16 Mar 1849 in Findo-Gask, Perthshire, Scotland. Helen died on 3 Dec 1859 in Williamston, Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Jannet Taylor on 10 Aug 1860 in Madderty, Perthshire, Scotland. Jannet (daughter of James Taylor and Janet Kay) was born in cir 1831; died on 10 Aug 1865 in Rutherfield, Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Mary Keir on 23 Nov 1874 in Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Mary was born in 1846; died on 15 Feb 1923. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is probably the Robert Edward (age 19) who was living in the parish of Inchture, Perthshire, at the time of the 1851 census. His birthplace was given as Kinfauns.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Jane

Family/Spouse: unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married John Guthrie on 27 Feb 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. John (son of John Guthrie and Helen Arran) was born in cir 1823 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 14 Jul 1896 in 51 Stormont Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: prison warden
• Occupation: ship carpenter

Notes:

In their marriage record, Robert's place of residence was given as Kinnoull, and Ann's was Culross. They were married by Rev. John Anders, the minister of Kinnoull parish.

Robert married Ann Kynoch on 19 May 1854 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Ann was born in 1820 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 8 Jun 1891 in Abbey Road, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Robert McLeish on 5 Dec 1873. Robert was born in cir 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Jean Guthrie

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Ferguson. John was born in cir 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Reid. John was born in cir 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married Robert Davidson on 1 Dec 1893 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. Robert was born in cir 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: ploughman and blacksmith

James married Mary Grace Todd on 7 Sep 1889 in Palmerston, South Island, New Zealand. Mary (daughter of Matthew Todd and Mary Cochrane) was born in cir 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Isabella Gray on 31 Dec 1880. Isabella was born in cir 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Mary Cochrane in Jul 1863. Mary was born in cir 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Nixon Park. James was born in 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The informant on George's death record was his uncle, Alexander Alexander.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Brakesman in coal mine

Notes:

At the time of their marriage, George's residence was in Brunnerton, and Amelia's was in Greymouth, although her occupation was "household duties" in Auckland. Their marriage occurred at the residence of Thomas Fraser Alexander in Brunnerton, and the officiating minister was Charles W. Jennings, Church of England.

George married Amelia Augusta Sander on 22 Jul 1884 in Brunnerton, West Coast, New Zealand. Amelia (daughter of Conrad Alvino Sander and Maria Lowe) was born in cir 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Presbyterian

Notes:

It was in Brunnerton that Ann McQueen Alexander met William Kidd. Their marriage certificate lists William as a coalminer and Ann's mother, Isabella McLean Alexander, as a witness.

Around 1909-1910, work was beginning on the building of the Otira tunnel through the Southern Alps, connecting Westland and Canterbury. It was in 1914 that Ann Kidd died in Westport of breast cancer. William Kidd was an electrician at this time and went to Otira to work on the Otira tunnel project. His youngest daughter, Elizabeth Ann, went with him, presumably to keep house for her father.

Ann was born at Stafford, Hokitika during the gold rush era. Situated on the bar-bound mouth of the Hokitika River on the West Coast of the South Island, Hokitika sprang into life in 1864 when gold was found at her back door and despite its hazardous entrance and the snags that infested the river, Hokitika was officially gazetted as a port on 8 March 1865 by the Canterbury Provincial Government which was desperate for revenue. It developed into a thriving mining town and an important port. The first settlers were John Hudson and James Price who set up a store on the banks of the Hokitika River in 1865 to cater for the miners pouring in following the gold strike in 1864. In 1866, with a population of more than 6,000, the town was almost twice its present size. People were either digging for gold along the banks of the river or servicing the gold mining industry that had spread along rivers in the region. By 1866 Gibson Quay was usually crowded with small ships - or at least those that had survived the ordeal of entering port. Despite this, more overseas vessels and more immigrants arrived at Hokitika than at any other New Zealand port in 1867. Between 1865 and 1867 there were 108 strandings - 32 of which were total wrecks. River floods joined the surf in making difficulties. Food and supplies came by sea by many coasting-craft which broke their backs crossing the bars or which ended their working-life on the north or south. Hundreds of adventurers were willing to pay £5 apiece for the 12-hours passage from Nelson and the high rates of insurance did not deter ship owners. The Hokitika Harbour Board did not come into existence until 1876 and the Hokitika Harbour limped on long after the gold ran out, trade dwindled and the port was closed in 1954. Hokitika was the largest "port of value" between 1865 and 1867.

In 1948 there were still several banks, hotels, boarding houses, a hospital, newspaper, breweries, dairy factory, a whitebait canning factory, etc., and the largest gold dredge in the world was still working three miles from the town. The population of the Hokitika borough was 2,840 with gold mining (sluicing and dredging), saw milling and farming the chief support for the town.

Ann was a self-taught nurse and midwife. It must be remembered that they always lived in mining communities that were quite small and most had no doctor, and the nearest hospital was far away. Ann's grandson Frederick "Snowy" Fox had grown up with his grandparents close by. Snowy told how his grandmother Ann was often out at nights attending sick people or delivering babies.

When Snowy himself was born his mother Frances (nee Kidd) was very sick and they could not get Snowy to breathe. He was premature and weighed only two and a half pounds. Ann put him under the kitchen tap and ran warm water over his face; after two minutes of this he cried. She oiled him, wrapped him in cheesecloth, tucked him under her coat and took him to her home, which was just along the road. Despite his troublesome beginning, Snowy lived till his nineties.

Ann got her skills from delivering many babies over many years and looking after sick people. With her daughter Elizabeth "Ann", she also lay out the bodies of anyone who died. "Ann" was about 15 when her mother died so she was pretty young to be doing this.

On 20 October 1914 Ann Kidd died in Westport of breast cancer. Work had begun around 1909-10 on the building of the Otira tunnel through the Southern Alps, connecting Westland and Canterbury. William Kidd was an electrician at this time and went to Otira to work on the Otira tunnel project. His youngest daughter "Ann" went with him, presumably to keep house for her father.

William's granddaughter Maud Sophia Gear, living with her family in Blackball at the time, also visited Otira. She remembered travelling by horse-drawn coach from Otira to Arthur's Pass, sitting on a knee of a soldier, on his way to the First World War. Her Aunty Elizabeth "Ann" Kidd went with her and together they made the return trip to Otira with the coachman. Maud was very young at this time but her memory of her visit to Otira was always very vivid and remained with her all her life. Otira tunnel was opened on 4 August 1923.

Elizabeth "Ann" Kidd's son, Jack Burgess, stated his mother was the first woman to go through the Otira tunnel. When the viaduct across the Otira Gorge was built, my Aunty Della walked across it on the day it was opened in 1999 and before it was open to traffic.

Ann married William Kidd on 18 Jul 1885 in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand. William (son of Alexander Kidd and Frances Crawford) was born on 5 Sep 1860 in Glasgow, Scotland; died in 1925 in Wellington, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Broadfoot. John was born in cir 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married William Black on 8 Dec 1882 in 25 High Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. William (son of Samuel Black and Jane Elliott) was born in cir 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1901, 10 Canal Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

Living with George Alexander at the time of the 1901 census was his niece, Maggie Alexander. The informant on his death certificate was his niece, Mrs. Margaret Smith.

Birth:
The 1901 census states that George was born in Almonbank, Perthshire, Scotland.

Christina married Andrew Peter Kelt on 18 Apr 1876. Andrew was born in 1852 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1881; Shopman, fancy goods

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1881; Blacksmith's apprentice

James married Agnes Wallace on 2 Jan 1866. Agnes was born in cir 1833 in Ratho, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Peter Edward family was living at 39 Princes Street, Perth, at the time of the birth of their children, John and Margaret.

Peter married Mary Taylor on 26 Jan 1869 in Findo-Gask, Perthshire, Scotland. Mary (daughter of Robert Taylor and Issabella Gould) was born in cir 1849; died on 20 Feb 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Edward lived (?) at Macbeth Cottage, Birnam.

William married Grace Dewar on 21 Nov 1867 in Findo-Gask, Perthshire, Scotland. Grace was born in cir 1849; died on 2 Mar 1927; was buried in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Naturalization: 9 Oct 1882, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 1883, 2 Home Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
• Occupation: 7 Aug 1883; Cleveland policeman

Notes:

At the time of the 1861 census, Charles Duff was living at Bothy of Charleston, Liff and Benvie, Angus, and his occupation was given as ploughman. In their 1868 marriage record, Charles Duff and Ann Nolan were both recorded as living in Lochee and working as farm servants in the parish of Liff and Benvie. On the death record of their first child, Alexander, in 1868, Charles' occupation was given as police constable in Dundee. Charles apparently came to the United States before the rest of his family, as his record in the Declarations of Aliens (Volume 8, p. 398, 9 October 1880) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, states that he arrived in the United States in September 1868. His wife and children arrived in New York from Glasgow on 31 October 1872, on the S.S. California. The California was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons of Glasgow and was launched on 12 March 1872. Its maiden voyage was 15 June 1872, and it was scrapped in 1904. Charles probably came first to find employment, and then returned to Scotland to prepare his family for emigration. He is listed in the 1871 census of St. Mary, Dundee, with the occupation of police officer. There is no date on the census record. Again, he must have returned to the United States before his wife and children. He is probably the Charles Duff listed on the passenger manifest for the S.S. Anglia, which arrived in New York from Glasgow on 16 September 1871. On 7 August 1883, Charles was appointed a patrolman (Patrolman 160, at $840 per year) with the Cleveland Police Department, and took his Oath of Office the same day. His previous occupation was given as "paver," and his address was 6 Home Street.

Buried:
Section 4, Lot 157, NW 1/2 - purchased by Mrs. Annie Duff on 9 July 1888.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Kerr. Elizabeth (daughter of William Kerr and Mary King) was born in cir 1839; died on 30 Oct 1871 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Ann Nolan on 26 Jun 1868 in St. John the Baptist's Catholic Church, 20 Melville Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Ann (daughter of Francis Nolan and Catherine Nolan) was born in 1847 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 2 Sep 1898 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 5 Sep 1898 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Laborer

Notes:

Robert and Ann Dewar Duff were married at Ann's home, 8 New Row, Perth. The marriage was performed after Banns according "to the forms of the Free Church." Robert's place of residence was given as Butters Land, Camperdown Street, Lochee. Robert's occupation was given as Labourer, and Ann's as Domestic Servant. Witnesses were David Duff and Isabelle Dewar, presumably Ann's sister. At the time of the 1881 census, the Robert Duff family was living 33 Newrow, Perth, Scotland. In 1891, they were living at 146 Barossa (?) Street, St. Andrew's Parish, Perth. On his death certificate, Robert's occupation was given as "Calender Worker."

Robert married Ann Campbell Dewar on 30 May 1876 in 8 New Row, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Ann (daughter of Peter Dewar and Ann Campbell) was born on 15 May 1842 in Redgorton, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 13 Sep 1913 in Victoria Hospital, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The informant on Margaret Duff Benvie's death record was her granddaughter, Emma M. Anderson.

Margaret married William Benvie on 11 Aug 1871 in Pitrodie, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland. William (son of James Benvie and Elizabeth Robertson) was born on 30 Oct 1851 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland; died before 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: police constable
• Residence: 1911, 7 City Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Notes:

Alexander Duff joined the City of Dundee Police on 2 July 1880, when the family was living at 10, Cleghorn Street, Dundee. He retired from the police force with a pension on 25 November 1911. At the time of the 1881 census, the Alexander Duff family was living at 7, Rosefield Street, Liff and Benvie, Forfar. In 1901, they were living at 20, Benvie Road, parish of Liff and Benvie, Dundee, and in 1911 they were living at 7 City Road, Dundee. Living with them was a granddaughter, Annie Duff, age 6 months, but it's not clear who her parents were. They were living at Shorehead, Kingskettle, Fife, during World War I.

Alexander married Anna Elder Stephenson on 9 Sep 1879 in Barnhill, Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland. Anna (daughter of David Stephenson and Susan Elder) was born in cir 1848 in Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 30 Jul 1930 in Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: laborer, police constable, spirit dealer

Notes:

The David Duff family was living at 10 Pole Park Road, Liff and Benvie, Forfar, Scotland, at the time of the 1881 census. In 1901, they were living at 13 Balfour Street, St. John, Dundee. David's occupation was "general labourer."

Buried:
Section A, 315

David married Esther Taylor Scott on 28 Jan 1879 in St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Esther was born in cir 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland; died on 28 Jan 1905 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Helen Duff lived in Kingskettle, Fife, after her marriage. On 25 May 1914, Helen Moyes arrived in the United States aboard the S.S. Caledonia. On the passenger list, she gave her brother, Alexander Duff of Shorehead, Fife, as her contact person and Canton, Ohio, as her destination. She returned to Scotland later that year, arriving at Glasgow on 27 Dec 1914 aboard the S.S. Ausonia. On the passenger list, she stated that her residence would be The Coors, Kingskettle, Fife.

Helen married Thomas Moyes on 17 Mar 1899 in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland. Thomas (son of David Moyes and Agnes Smart) was born in cir 1837 in Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 24 Nov 1902 in Kingskettle, Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1882; Powerloom weaver

Notes:

In her marriage record, Elizabeth Duff was identified as a powerloom weaver, living at Butters Loan, Dundee.

Occupation:
This occupation was given on her marriage record.

Elizabeth married James Bruce on 25 Aug 1882 in Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. James (son of William Bruce and Hellen Ramsay) was born in 1855; died on 15 Jan 1930 in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland; was buried in 1930 in Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The marriage of James Mudie and Jessie Duff was performed, according to their marriage record, "after publication according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland." James's occupation was given as a mechanic, and Jessie's as a weaver. James place of residence was stated to be Denhead, Lochee, while Jessie's was Butters Loan, Lochee. Witness were James Duff and Elizabeth Mudie, presumably James's sister.

Janet married James Mudie on 31 Dec 1886 in Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. James (son of James Mudie and Mary Phin) was born in cir 1864 in Liff and Benvie, Forfar, Scotland; died on 14 Aug 1930 in Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John Marshall on 21 Jun 1878 in Buchanan, Perthshire, Scotland. John was born in cir 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Jane McLellan on 14 Dec 1876 in Killearn, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Jane was born in cir 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Annie Tait Pinkerton on 15 Jun 1877 in Cardross, Dunbarton, Scotland. Annie was born in cir 1855. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Jane Liddell on 25 Nov 1875 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. Jane was born on 14 Feb 1836 in Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 17 Mar 1919 in Yamanroia, Port of Monteith, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Eve Constance SheaBengal, India. Eve was born in cir 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Duncan. Margaret was born in cir 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary Dow on 26 Oct 1888 in St. Ninian's. Mary (daughter of William Dow and Isabella Dickson) was born in cir 1868 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Jessie Edward

Janet married William McAdam on 5 Jun 1908 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland. William (son of Daniel McAdam and Agnes Steel) was born in cir 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Katherine Edward

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Helen

Ellen married David Henry Haldane in cir 1900. David (son of John Haldane and Margaret Dickie) was born on 22 Nov 1859 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died in cir 1936 in Worcester, South Africa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Duncan Edwards served in the Canadian Army during World War I.

Margaret married John Donald on 30 Dec 1911 in Blythswood, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. John was born on 14 Jun 1881 in Mill of Fiddes, Foveran, Aberdeen, Scotland; died in 1916 in Flanders, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Thomas Stewart Yeamans on 10 Jun 1887. Thomas was born in 1863 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 25 Apr 1915 in 10 Market Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane married James Speedie on 31 Dec 1898. James was born in 1873; died on 13 Feb 1950 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa married David Heron on 2 Jul 1880. David was born in 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert J. Taylor was living in Montrose at the time of his father's death in 1877.

Robert married Isabella Low Valentine on 25 Aug 1885. Isabella was born in 1862 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Annie Ness on 1 Oct 1889. Annie was born in 1863 in Scone, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 1 May 1898 in 232 High Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Rebecca Robertson on 1 Jun 1899. Rebecca (daughter of William Robertson and Rebecca McCutcheon) was born in 1872 in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 25 May 1933 in Newburgh, Fifeshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Evelyn Frances Hunter on 22 Jun 1910 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. Evelyn was born in cir 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Carlo James Albonico. Carlo died in cir 2000. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Edwin A. Randall in 1908 in Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia. Edwin was born in cir 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married John W. Williams in 1916 in Petersham, New South Wales, Australia. John was born in cir 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Note from Lynda Buxton: George was an artist. Here is a little story John Abery told his daughter Raewyn about George. George was studying to be a Master Mariner. However, he liked boxing and went to Fiji and got in a boxing match in which he got hurt. That was the start of brain damage and he developed Meningitis through hard study. Eventually he lost all hearing. Apparently he had a canary that he loved - he was a great whistler. On the day that George went deaf, the bird died. As he could no longer be a Master Mariner due to his hearing loss, he took up art (painting - used to like painting ships).

Frances married Charles Francis Fox on 6 Jun 1906. Charles (son of Frederick Rubenach and unknown) was born in 1878 in Tasmania, Australia; died on 9 May 1961 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Gladys Jamieson in 1913. Gladys was born in cir 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married Andrew James Murray on 9 Oct 1909 in Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand. Andrew was born in cir 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married Daniel Charles Thomas on 1 Jan 1915. Daniel was born in cir 1888. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Probate: 6 Oct 1972, Greymouth Court, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand

Notes:

Margaret was called Maggie and Biddy. Margaret and Bert were very community minded. Margaret was a member of the Women's Institute and was one of the first women in New Zealand to fly in a plane. She played the piano and sang. Margaret made all the girls' clothes; embroidery, lace, petticoats etc. She also made the boys' clothes. In the photo of the nine young Gear boys, she'd made all their clothing. She was a great card-player. One of my few memories of her is that she made nice marmalade.

Margaret married Edward Henry Gear on 10 Aug 1909 in Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand. Edward (son of Charles Gear and Sophia Moore) was born on 11 Nov 1887 in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand; died on 12 Dec 1958 in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Phoebe Bland on Yes, date unknown. Phoebe was born in cir 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Nancy Evelina Amanda Davey in 1925. Nancy was born in cir 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Albert was very badly injured at Gallipoli at the Battle of the Dardenelles in WW1. (Dardenella "Della" Gear was named after this.) He lived the last years of his life in a converted railway carriage.

Elizabeth married John Joseph Burgess in 1918. John was born in cir 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Fred Stokes on Yes, date unknown. Fred was born in cir 1897. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: David Ross. David was born in cir 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: James Garvie. James was born in cir 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David Edward died of wounds he received in World War I.

Family/Spouse: Mary Smith Spiers. Mary was born on 12 May 1883; died in cir 1958. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The picture was taken in 1909 in Winnipeg.

Peter married Bertha Adeline Patterson on 1 Oct 1919 in Roland, Manitoba, Canada. Bertha was born on 12 Jan 1896 in Cedarville, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Oct 1984 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 24 Oct 1984 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Mary Kerr Duff
• Census: 1871, Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary married William Sturrock Rennie on 31 Dec 1885 in Monifieth, Forfar, Scotland. William (son of William Rennie and Clementina Sturrock) was born in 1863 in Monifieth, Forfar, Scotland; died on 7 Feb 1919 in Monifieth, Forfar, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 30 May 1901; dressmaker
• Census: 1910, Westfield Township, Media County, Ohio

Notes:

Buried:
Section 4, Lot 157, NW 1/2

Catherine married Emmett Edgar Devies on 30 May 1901 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Emmett (son of Benjamin DeVies and Elizabeth Funk) was born on 3 Mar 1870 in North Salem, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA; died on 28 Jun 1946 in Medina County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 1 Jul 1946 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married George Frederick Thomson on 3 Oct 1893 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. George was born in Jul 1871 in Scotland; died on 8 Mar 1952 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 11 Mar 1952 in Whitehaven Memorial Park, Mayfield Village, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary's headstone states that she was born in 1876, but family sources and her death record indicate she was born in 1875. Obituary: Hutchison: James and Mary, beloved father and mother of Mrs. Ruth Burk, Mrs. Mable Pfeiffer, Mrs. Letitia Thompson, grandfather and grandmother, suddenly Saturday, July 13, 1935, residence, 3627 Bendemcer Rd. Friends may call at Charles Melbourne & Sons, 12737 Euclid Ave. where services will be held on Tuesday, July 16, at 2 p. m.

Mary married James Hutchison on 21 Sep 1898 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. James (son of James Hutchison and Letitia Walker) was born on 23 Aug 1874 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; died on 13 Jul 1935 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 16 Jul 1935 in Knollwood Cemetery, Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military service: Spanish-American War, Company M, 42nd United States Volunteer Infantry
• Military service: World War II draft registration
• Residence: 1919, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
• Residence: 25 Jan 1944, 2729 Division Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Charles' death record gives his birth year as 1876.

Military service:
Enlisted 25 October 1899; discharged 27 June 1901

Buried:
Section 3, Lot 2, Tier 4, Grave 4

Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Marie E. Krebs on 5 Oct 1931 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Marie (daughter of Charles Krebs and Catherine Amman) was born in 1878 in Wolcotsville, Niagara County, New York, USA; died on 3 Jun 1960 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA; was buried on 8 Jun 1960 in Fairview Park Cemetery, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Anna Louise

Notes:

At the time of the 1900 census, the Winders were living on Sterling Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Although she died in Cuyahoga County, her death certificate states that she was a resident of Summit County at the time of her death.

Anna married Ralph A. Winder on 6 Jun 1900 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Ralph (son of Charles Winder and Anna Rachel Thompson) was born on 2 Oct 1877 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 22 Aug 1948 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 25 Aug 1948 in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military service: World War II draft registration
• Occupation: Kitchen helper at Mayfield Country Club

Notes:

Joseph Edward Duff was living in Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland, at the time of his draft registration in 1918.

Buried:
Section 4, Lot 157 NW1/2

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1905; maid
• Census: 28 Apr 1910, East 65th Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, 9001 Macomb Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 26 Apr 1930, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
• Census: 11 Apr 1950, 210 Cambridge Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Notes:

Jessie Duff's parents died when she was very young, so she lived with her older siblings. She was living with her sister and brother-in-law, James and Mary Hutchsion, at the time of the 1900 Census of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (Roll 1254, Book 2, page 260). She was described in the census as a "nurse-girl."

Jessie married Alexander Arthur Martin on 30 Nov 1905 in St. Agnes Church, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Alexander (son of Joseph Hormisdas Martin and Marie Julie Oliva Jean) was born on 19 Apr 1883 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; died on 7 Dec 1960 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 10 Dec 1960 in Memorial Park Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie married David Watt on 3 Jun 1896 in St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. David (son of David Watt and Elizabeth Robertson) was born in cir 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married James Stewart on 3 Jul 1903 in St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. James (son of Charles Robert Stewart and Isabella Donaldson) was born in cir 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military service: 1917; Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• Emigration: 27 Aug 1919, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
• Occupation: 19 May 1930; Janitor ay Wellesley College Dormitory
• Occupation: 12 Apr 1940; Watchman and clerk, WPA paving project

Notes:

At the time of his marriage, Alexander Duff was a private in the 3rd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Alexander and Margaret Duff sailed from Liverpool, England, on 16 August 1919, on the S.S. Carmania and arrived in New York on 27 August 1919. They stated that their destination was Dorchester, Massachusetts. In the 1930 and 1940 censuses, he indicated that he was widowed.

Alexander married Margaret Duff on 5 Feb 1917 in St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of Robert Duff and Janet Black Logan) was born on 18 Feb 1891 in No. 6, St. Paul's Square, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Margaret Robertson Mitchell on 2 Jun 1911 in 8 Union Terrace, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Margaret was born in cir 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ? Thomson. ? was born in cir 1885. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: gardener
• Census: 1911, Inchmartine, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Notes:

At the time of their marriage, James Benvie was living at Murie, in the parish of Errol, and Helen Watson was living at Errol Village, Errol. They were married by Robert Coupar, the minister of Errol, "after Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland." Witnesses were Charles Watson and Elizabeth Helen Benvie.

James married Helen Matthew Watson on 29 Aug 1905 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. Helen (daughter of George Watson and Isabella Innes) was born in cir 1880 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: gardener

Notes:

At the time of their marriage, Alexander Benvie was living at Swinton, and Isabella Lumsden was living at Middleton, Gorebrdige, Edinburgh. They were married "according to the forms of the Church of Scotland." They were married by Walter Waddell, Minister of the Parish of Borthwick, and the witnesses were James Benvie and Bessie Lumsden. At the time of the 1901 census, they were living at Cassillis Gardens, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland. Alexander sailed from Glasgow on the S.S. Caledonia on 23 April 1910 and arrived in New York on 2 May. He stated that his intended destination was St. Louis, Missouri. He gave his wife's address as 51 Kyle Street, Ayr, and his occupation as gardener.

Alexander married Isabella Lumsden on 21 Sep 1894 in North Middleton, Gorebridge, Borthwick, Edinburgh, Scotland. Isabella (daughter of Walter Lumsden and Isabella Bruce) was born in cir 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 12 Jul 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the birth record of their son, William Cruickshank Benvie, William and Jessie Hogg Benvie were married on 8 February 1898 in Monifieth.

William married Jessie Robertson Hogg on 8 Jan 1897 in Broughty Ferry, Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland. Jessie (daughter of William Hogg and Jessie Cruickshank) was born in cir 1872. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret married Peter Anderson in 1900 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. Peter was born in cir 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John Watson Cromb on 24 Aug 1906 in Murie Gardens, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. John (son of John Cromb and Christina Watson) was born in cir 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Mitchell and Mary Benvie were married "by declaration in presence of Mrs. Elizabeth Helen Benvie or Cromb and Donald Mitchell, gardener."

Mary married James S. Mitchell on 14 Aug 1920 in 5 Charlotte Street, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. James (son of Walter Mitchell and Isabella Simpson) was born in cir 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1916, Melrose, Scotland

Notes:

At the time of her marriage Ann Benvie was described as a domestic servant.

Family/Spouse: unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Robert Laing Cowper. Robert (son of James Cowper and Mary Ann ?) was born in cir 1890 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland; died in 1964 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married Thomas Hislop Paterson Rutherford on 21 Feb 1916 in St. Giles District, Edinburgh, Scotland. Thomas (son of Andrew Rutherford and Isabella Paterson) was born in cir 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: deedsman

Notes:

At the time of his marriage, Charles Benvie was living at 7 St. Mary's Place, Edinburgh. Witnesses to the wedding were Alison R. Dunbar (possibly a sister of the bride), 3 Howard Place, Edinburgh, and P.W. Mudie (probably the grooms's cousin, Peter Urquhart Mudie), Invermay Place, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. The minister was J.B. Stewart Thomson, Minister of St. Stephen's.

Charles married Elizabeth Kennedy Dunbar on 25 Jun 1924 in St. Stephen's Parish Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Elizabeth was born on 17 Feb 1893 in 11 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1976. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This is probably the Kate Benvie who married David G. Fraser in St. Clement, Angus, in 1920.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Alexander Duff
• Immigration: 1907

Notes:

In the 1901 census, Alexander's occupation was recorded as a "railway engine slotter." The occupation listed on his (first) marriage license was "railway stoker," and he was living at 55 Milnbank Road, Dundee. He and Grace Ogilvie McIntosh were married in the United Free Church. At the birth of his son, Alexander, in 1906, his occupation was "marine stoker," and at the time of his son Thomas' birth, his occupation was listed as "stoker in oil work." In September 1907, Alexander entered the United States from Canada at Port Huron, Michigan. He stated that his last place of residence was Sarnia, Ontario, and that his destination was Detroit, Michigan. He stated that his occupation was locomotive fireman and that his wife resided at 41 Benvie Road, Dundee, Scotland. Alexander Duff was boarding in the home of August Schande in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, at the time of the 1910 census (E.D. 141, visit 432, page 41). His age in the census was given as 30, and his two children were living there as well - Alex Duff, Jr. (age 3 - born in Scotland) and Thomas Duff (age 2 - born in Scotland). Alexander was listed as a railroad worker. Alexander began using MacIntosh as a surname sometime before 1918. He served in the Engineer Corps of the Canadian army during World War I. After the war, he traveled with a Scottish-Canadian soccer team, during which time he met his third wife in Denver, Colorado. After their marriage, they lived in California, and then moved to Linden, New Jersey, where Alexander worked for a clothing manufacturer. After his retirement, he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida.

Alexander married Grace Ogilvie McIntosh on 10 Apr 1903 in Chalmers Church, St. Peter, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Grace (daughter of Thomas McIntosh and Agnes Wallace) was born on 25 Jun 1880 in St. Peter's, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1909 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Julia Jorgensen in 1920 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. Julia (daughter of Thomas Frederich Emil Jorgensen and Regina Anine Allerup) was born on 1 Feb 1888 in New York, USA; died on 12 Dec 1976 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Bertha Caroline Gadke on 25 May 1912 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA, and was divorced in Nov 1913 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. Bertha (daughter of Frank Gadke and Ida Levenhagen) was born on 19 Aug 1890 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA; died on 14 Sep 1945 in Braceville, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA; was buried on 17 Sep 1945 in Mantua Center, Portage County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: railway laborer
• Immigration: 26 Jun 1926, Canada
• Residence: 1930, 962 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Residence: 1943, 671 Corova Street East, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Notes:

James Duff was living at 55 Milnbank Road, Dundee, at the time of his marriage. Jane Thomsom was living at 5 Milnbank Road. Her age was given as 19. At the time of their daughter Susan's birth in 1909, they were living at 11 Kincardine Street, St. Peter, Dundee. His occupation was listed as "spirit dealer's assistant." James Duff emigrated to Canada after World War I and settled in Vancouver, British Columbia.

James married Jane Christie Thomson on 5 Apr 1907 in 10 Laurel Bank, St. Clement, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Jane (daughter of John Ross Thomson and Susan Elizabeth Morgan) was born on 26 Feb 1888 in Brechin, Forfarshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William Duff was born at 8 Cleghorn Street, Dundee. At the time of the 1901 census, he was a jute factory worker. He left Scotland before 1910 and ultimately settled in Canton, Ohio. He was living near the Alexander A. Martin family in Cleveland, Ohio, at the time of the 1910 census.

Buried:
Sunset Section, Row 8

William married Elizabeth E. DeHoff on 13 Jul 1913. Elizabeth was born on 15 Mar 1892 in Osnaburg, Stark County, Ohio, USA; died in 1971; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Glasgow police constable

Notes:

At the time of the 1901 census, Charles Duff was a railway clerk. He joined the Glasgow police in April 1911, and was called up at the outbreak of war as reservist of the Scots Greys, but was subsequently attached to the 1st Life Guards. He was a Lance-Corporal, 2nd Dragoons, Royal Scots Greys, at the time of his death. His place of residence, as given in the military record of his death, was Kingskettle, Fife.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Dundee policeman
• Immigration: 1914, Canada

Notes:

Henry (Harry) Duff joined the City of Dundee Police on 24 October 1912. He resigned from the force on 13 May 1914, citing the fact that he "going abroad". He emigrated to Canada, although on the passenger list of the Caledonia, which sailed from Glasgow on 16 May 1914, his destination was stated to be the United States. A reservist, he returned to Scotland in November 1914 to rejoin his regiment. Harry Duff died while serving as a Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) during World War I.

Family/Spouse: George Simpson. George was born in cir 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: unknown. unknown was born in cir 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lilias married Alexander Grant on 29 Jan 1915 in St. Mary, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Alexander (son of Cornelius Grant and Isabella Millar) was born in cir 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mabel married David Slidders on 1 Jan 1917 in 4 Albany Terrace, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. David (son of David Slidders and Jemima Masterson) was born in cir 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret's occupation in the 1901 census was "jam maker's assistant."

Notes:

Helen's occupation in the 1901 census was "jute weaver."

Helen married Frank James Adams on 23 Aug 1915 in St. Clement, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Frank (son of Alexander Adams and Catherine McDonald) was born in cir 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Esther's occupation in the 1901 census was "jute weaver."

Esther married Robert Stevenson Boyack on 4 Dec 1908 in Tay Square United Free Church, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. Robert (son of Alexander Boyack and Rachel Mason) was born in cir 1886. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George was a "scholar" at the time of the 1901 census. This may be the Private G.S. Duff who died in France on 8 August 1918. He was a member of the 1st Regiment, 6th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, and is buried at Roclincourt Military Cemetery in France.

George married Evelyn Brymer on 19 Jun 1917 in St. Clement, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland. Evelyn (daughter of Peter Beggs Brymer and Georgina Morrison) was born in 1891 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

David was a "scholar" at the time of the 1901 census.

Notes:

The wedding of Alfred Bruce and Jean Harris was performed by David Thorn, a minister of the United Free Church of Scotland. In his marriage record, he is described as a clerk, living at 7 Reed Street, Dundee. The witnesses to the marriage license were John Harris and Hilda Bruce. Alfred Bruce later lived in India, where he was also a clerk.

Alfred married Jean Rennie Harris on 30 Aug 1918 in Eldin Grove, 178 South Road, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland. Jean (daughter of William Harris and Elizabeth Scott Kinmond) was born on 24 May 1889 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Alexander Smith. Alexander was born in 1890; died on 4 Jan 1966. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Peter and Thomas Bruce were twins.