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John Alexander Macgregor 1765–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1765

Birth Location: Amsterdam

Death Date: 18 Aug 1827

Death Location: Islington, London, England

Father: Alexander MacGregor

Mother: Adriaantje Wolmershuijsen)

Spouse(s): Sarah Edmonds

Children(s): Benjamin Macgregor, John MacGregor, Adriana Macgregor, Sarah Macgregor, Hepzabah Macgregor

In 1765, John Alexander Macgregor entered the world in Amsterdam, born to Alexander Macgregor And Adriaantje Adriana Wolfershuysen Van Wolmershuijsen. In 1784, John Alexander Macgregor resided in Westminster, England. In 1795, John Alexander Macgregor was employed in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England. John Alexander Macgregor married Sarah Edmonds, and had children including Adriana Macgregor, Benjamin Edmonds Macgregor, Hepzabah Macgregor, John Alexander Macgregor, Sarah Macgregor. John Alexander Macgregor passed away in 1827 in Islington, London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1765, John Alexander Macgregor entered the world in Amsterdam, born to Alexander Macgregor And Adriaantje Adriana Wolfershuysen Van Wolmershuijsen.
  • In 1784, John Alexander Macgregor resided in Westminster, England.
  • In 1795, John Alexander Macgregor was employed in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England.
  • John Alexander Macgregor married Sarah Edmonds, and had children including Adriana Macgregor, Benjamin Edmonds Macgregor, Hepzabah Macgregor, John Alexander Macgregor, Sarah Macgregor.
  • John Alexander Macgregor passed away in 1827 in Islington, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander MacGregor
1735–1780
Birth Location: Kirkmicheal, Perth, Scotland
AM
Adriaantje Wolmershuijsen)
1732–1793
Birth Location: Grevelsduin- Capelle, North Brabant, Netherlands,
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Edmonds
1772–1854
Birth Location: Fort George, Inverness-shire, Scotland
SE

Children(s)

Benjamin Macgregor
1794–1840
Birth Location: London, England
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John MacGregor
1791–1851
Birth Location: London, England
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Adriana Macgregor
1793–1793
Birth Location: St Leonards, Shoreditch, England
AM
Sarah Macgregor
1787–1870
Birth Location: Tabernacle Ind St Luke, Finsbury, London, England
SM
Hepzabah Macgregor
1813–1813
Birth Location: St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
HM

John Macgregor's Ancestors

Self
John Macgregor
1765–1827
Birth Place: Amsterdam
Parents
Alexander MacGregor
1735–1780
Kirkmicheal, Perth, Scotland
Adriaantje ((Adriana) Wolfershuysen (van) Wolmershuijsen)
1732–1793
Grevelsduin- Capelle, North Brabant, Netherlands,
Grandparents
Peter Macgregor
1702–
Balquidder, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Macgregor's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander) Macgregor (19 May 1765–18 Aug 1827) m. Sarah Edmonds (abt 1772–1854)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Edmonds) Macgregor 1794–1840 m. Eliza Cobb 1800–1876
    1. 1. John Macgregor 1828–1902 m. Emma (Louisa) Evans 1842–1926
      1. 1. William (Wallace) Macgregor 1887–1959 m. Alice (Mabel) Kimber 1889–1953
        1. 1. George (Wallace (Mac)) Macgregor 1918–1998 m. Patricia (Joy (Joy)) O'Meara 1924–2021
        2. 2. Malcolm (Ian) Macgregor 1925–2014 m. Grace (Edith May) Field 1928–1997
        3. 3. Mavis (Olrig) Macgregor 1923–1991 m. Kevin (Stephen Joseph) Anscombe 1925–1965
        4. 4. Rita (Elspeth) Macgregor 1920–2010 m. Donald (Alexander (Don)) Campbell 1922–2022
      2. 2. Mabel (Septima) Macgregor 1881–1959 m. Robert (Warden) Todd 1875–1963
        1. 1. Robert (Macgregor) Todd 1908–1981
        2. 2. Mabel (Jane) Todd 1910–1937 m. William (Edward (Ted)) Larmer 1906–1987
      3. 3. Lily (Beatrice) Macgregor 1876–1927 m. Albert (George) Everex 1874–1954
        1. 1. Ronald (Winton) Everex 1906–1973 m. Victoria (Winifred) Peters 1901–1978
      4. 4. Emma (Whitfield) Macgregor 1872–1950 m. Robert (George) Forbes 1867–1944
        1. 1. George (Stanley) Forbes 1909–1993
      5. 5. Helen Macgregor 1870–1915
      6. 6. Jessie (Kate) Macgregor 1878–1954 m. Robert Congreve 1878–1948
        1. 1. Madge (Doreen) Congreve 1911–1996 m. Thomas (Collins) McDowell 1902–1985
        2. 2. Keith (Robert) Congreve 1907–1979 m. Phyllis (Barbara) Hackshaw 1912–1985
        3. 3. Robert (Lance (Lance)) Congreve 1915–1941 m. Erica Griffiths 1915–
        4. 4. Joye (Jessie) Congreve 1919–1989 m. Jim (M) Westerman 1920–1993
        5. 5. Jean (Emma) Congreve 1910–2001 m. Donald Ratcliffe 1905–1990
        6. 6. Eleanor Congreve 1909–1927
      7. 7. Sarah (Phelps) Macgregor 1868–1945 m. John Briggs 1851–1911
      8. 8. Ada (Edmonds) Macgregor 1867–1957 m. Joseph (William) Poynton 1861–1927
        1. 1. Poynton 1905–1905
        2. 2. Joseph (William Scott) Ponton 1907–1985 m. Margery Rimmer 1909–
      9. 9. Rob (Roy) Macgregor 1865–1938 m. Mary (Ann) Brocklehurst 1867–1944
        1. 1. George (Alexander) Macgregor 1903–1989 m. Hazel (Christie) Todd 1903–1966 m. Agnes (Clara) Beggs 1900–1998
        2. 2. Rob (Roy (Roy)) Macgregor 1894–1975 m. Inez (May Thelma) Meyers 1900–1985 m. Valrie (E) Wiruth 1909–2000
        3. 3. Jessie (Erica) Macgregor 1897–1978
      10. 10. John ((Jock)) Macgregor 1874–1948 m. Blanche Bradley 1869–1951
        1. 1. Neroline (Blanche (Neri)) Macgregor 1916–1992 m. Patrick (Thomas (Pat)) Donovan 1913–1992
        2. 2. Robina (Coyley (Coylie)) Macgregor 1909–1911
        3. 3. Septimus (Spargo (Sep)) Macgregor 1910–2004 m. Jessie Macgregor 1902–1981
        4. 4. Evelyn (Edith Maud (Eve)) Macgregor 1903–1977 m. Barnard (Robert Davy (Barney)) Turner 1889–1974
        5. 5. Cecil (Waugh Phelps) Macgregor 1901–1973 m. Katie ((Kate)) Chatham 1902–1958
        6. 6. Ronald (Gordon) Macgregor 1906–1985 m. Monica (Mary (Mon)) Smith 1905–1952 m. Christina Fraser 1913–2008 m. Emily Forsyth 1920–1947
        7. 7. Dawson (Alexander) Macgregor 1909–1973 m. Noeline (Frances) Bartley –2006
    2. 2. Andrew Macgregor 1826–1827
    3. 3. George (Alexander) Macgregor 1834–1915
    4. 4. Sophia Macgregor 1832–1921
    5. 5. Hepzibah Macgregor 1825–1827
    6. 6. William (Wallace) Macgregor 1823–1915 m. Lucy (Ann) Sumner 1833–1910
      1. 1. Harriet (L (Hattie)) Macgregor 1866–1892
    7. 7. Malcom Mcgregor 1822– m. Elizabeth (Harvey Cobham) Higgins 1839–1871
      1. 1. Edmonds Macgregor 1860–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Macgregor 1864–1951 m. Steadman 1862–1933
        1. 1. Christina Steadman 1898–1957 m. Botten 1896–1955
        2. 2. Irene (Myrtle) Steadman 1891–1983
        3. 3. Leslie (Malcolm) Steadman 1890–1971 m. Violet Cameron 1894–1985
        4. 4. Ella Steadman 1906–1974 m. Gordon (Angus) McKinnon 1900–1984
        5. 5. Nellie (Elizabeth) Steadman 1889–1961 m. Eric (Robert) Bruce 1897–1979
        6. 6. James (Alexander) Steadman 1895–1969 m. Ida (Maud) Blundell 1899–
      3. 3. Rob (Roy) Macgregor 1871–1873
      4. 4. Malcolm Macgregor 1869–
      5. 5. Sarah (Macgregor) (McGregor) 1867–1868
      6. 6. Alexander (Higgins) Macgregor 1862–1929 m. Catherine Bryce 1866–1947
        1. 1. Jessie (B B) McGregor 1902–
        2. 2. Andrew Macgregor 1889–
        3. 3. Alexander ((Alex)) Macgregor 1896–
        4. 4. John Macgregor 1897–
        5. 5. Jean Macgregor 1896–
        6. 6. Catherine (Bryce) Macgregor 1900–1990
        7. 7. Agnes Mcgregor 1889–1973
  2. 2. John (Alexander) MacGregor 1791–1851 m. Maria Williamson 1793–
    1. 1. Maria (Louisa) MacGregor 1826–1874 m. John (David) Kelly 1825–1894
      1. 1. Maria (Louisa) Kelly 1848–1916 m. James McNaughton 1837–1910
        1. 1. Emme McNaughton 1868–1951
        2. 2. George (Robert) McNaughton 1864–1865
        3. 3. Madeline McNaughton 1866–1944
        4. 4. Charles McNaughton 1871–1946
        5. 5. Ronald (Frederick) McNaughton 1873–1953
        6. 6. Leslie McNaughton 1879–1968
        7. 7. Herbert (Allan) McNaughton 1882–1910 m. Nancy (Winifred) Bottomley 1912–1992
        8. 8. Alan (Herbert) McNaughton 1881–1978 m. Nancy (Winifred) Bottomly 1885–1958
      2. 2. Ada Kelly 1869–
  3. 3. Adriana Macgregor 1793–1793
  4. 4. Sarah Macgregor 1787–1870 m. Thomas Brand 1786–
    1. 1. Caroline Brand 1822–
  5. 5. Hepzabah Macgregor 1813–1813

John Macgregor's Timeline

6 Records

1765
19 May 1765
Birth of John Alexander Macgregor in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
1784
1784
Age 19
John Alexander Macgregor resided here in Westminster, England
Westminster, England
1795
12 May 1795
Age 30
John Alexander Macgregor was employed in St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England
1815
19 Jul 1815
Age 50
John Alexander Macgregor resided here in Shoreditch, London, England
Shoreditch, London, England
1827
13 Aug 1827
Age 62
Death of John Alexander Macgregor in Chelsea, St Luke's, London, England
Chelsea, St Luke's, London, England
1827
18 Aug 1827
Age 62
Burial of John Alexander Macgregor in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1765
    Event Place: Amsterdam

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Westminster, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 12 May 1795
    Event Place: St Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1698-1930, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Poor Law Registers

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Chelsea, St Luke's, London, England
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1827
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
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