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John McGregor 1855 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Pomarium, Per, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Apr 1914

Death Location: Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John McGregor

Mother: Helen Ritchie

Spouse(s): Mary Lennie

Children(s): Roseanna McGregor, Evelyn McGregor, John McGregor, James McGregor, George McGregor, Douglas McGregor

The story of John McGregor began in 1855 in Pomarium, Per, Scotland. John McGregor married Mary Lennie, and had children including Roseanna McGregor, Evelyn Mary McGregor, John McGregor, James Alexander McGregor, George McGregor, Douglas McGregor. John McGregor passed away in 1914 in Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of John McGregor began in 1855 in Pomarium, Per, Scotland.
  • John McGregor married Mary Lennie, and had children including Roseanna McGregor, Evelyn Mary McGregor, John McGregor, James Alexander McGregor, George McGregor, Douglas McGregor.
  • John McGregor passed away in 1914 in Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John McGregor
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Aberfeldy, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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Helen Ritchie
1837 – 1913
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lennie
1862 – 1917
Birth Location: Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

Roseanna McGregor
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
RM
Evelyn McGregor
1886 – 1940
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
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John McGregor
1888 – 1889
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
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James McGregor
1889 – 1963
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
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George McGregor
1891 – 1899
Birth Location: Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
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Douglas McGregor
1898 –
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
DM

John McGregor's Ancestors

Self
John McGregor
1855 – 1914
Birth Place: Pomarium, Per, Scotland
Parents
John McGregor
1835 – 1907
Aberfeldy, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Helen Ritchie
1837 – 1913
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
Alexr. Macgregor
1800 – 1849
Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret (Monro or) Manro
1799 – 1851
Haugh Of Grand Tully, Sct
William Ritchie
1815 –
Perth, perthshire
Jean Mackenzie
1821 –
Perth, perthshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McGregor
1754 –
Margaret McLaren
1762 –
John Monro
1780 – 1850
Grizel MacFarlane
1781 – 1850
William Ritchie
Elizabeth Rintoull
1772 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert MacGregor\Macgrigor
1730 –
Janet Scot
1726 –
Duncan McLaren
1735 – 1820
Christian Cameron
1735 –
John Munro
1750 – 1820
Marjory Menzies
1750 – 1820
John MacFarlane
1750 –
Grizel Squire
1748 – 1828
John Rintoul
Elizabeth Martin
1746 –

John McGregor's Descendants

1.
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John McGregor (20 Mar 1855 – 26 Apr 1914) m. Mary Lennie (17 Dec 1862 – 24 Feb 1917)
  1. 1. Roseanna McGregor (21 January 1885 – 29 Aug 1957) m. Muir (Gladstone) Wilson (6 Jan 1884 – 21 May 1957)
    1. 1. Muriel (Irene) Wilson (20 Jun 1910 – 11 Mar 1992) m. Leslie (Field) Reid (29 Apr 1910 – 21 May 1967)
      1. 1. Raymond (Leslie Gladstone) Reid (30 Jun 1937 – 12 Jul 1997)
    2. 2. Ethel Wilson (19 Feb 1912 – )
    3. 3. Walter (Muir) Wilson (9 Oct 1914 – 25 Aug 1980)
    4. 4. Mavis Wilson (15 Mar 1917 – )
    5. 5. Harold (Grant) Wilson (13 Jul 1923 – 25 May 2007)
    6. 6. Ruth (Rose) Wilson (12 Feb 1925 – 11 Oct 2005)
  2. 2. Evelyn (Mary) McGregor (26 March 1886 – 16 Dec 1940) m. Peter McTainsh (10 Mar 1881 – 4 Apr 1951)
    1. 1. Peter McTainsh (25 Jan 1907 – 25 Nov 1907)
    2. 2. Evelyn (Mary) McTainsh (21 Aug 1908 – 7 Sep 1976)
    3. 3. Eunice (Irene) McTainsh (5 Nov 1909 – 4 Jun 1992)
    4. 4. Irene (Lily) McTainsh (21 Feb 1911 – 3 Jul 1994)
  3. 3. John McGregor (22 February 1888 – 5 July 1889)
  4. 4. James (Alexander) McGregor (5 Dec 1889 – 24 Nov 1963) m. Ruby (Vera) Brassington (11 Sep 1892 – 30 Jun 1988)
    1. 1. Jean (Frances) McGregor (26 Sep 1914 – 7 May 2009) m. Edward (Thomas) Dann (25 Jan 1916 – 14 May 1996)
    2. 2. James (Alexander (John)) McGregor (22 Jun 1918 – 10 Sep 1995) m. Girlie
    3. 3. Rob (Roy) McGregor (6 Mar 1921 – 7 Jun 1988)
    4. 4. Nancy (Gwendolyn) McGregor (30th November 1922 – 25th July 2019) m. James ((Eric)) Cowlishaw (8th May 1915 – 30th July 2008)
    5. 5. Ronald (Edward (Ron)) McGregor (26 Jul 1927 – 13 Sep 1992) m. Coral (Dawn) Terrill (4 November 1932 – 1 November 1998)
  5. 5. George McGregor (5 Oct 1891 – 26 Oct 1899)
  6. 6. Douglas McGregor (20 Aug 1898 – )

John McGregor's Timeline

2 Records

1855
20 Mar 1855
Birth of John McGregor in Pomarium, Per, Scotland
Pomarium, Per, Scotland
1914
26 Apr 1914
Age 59
Death of John McGregor in Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Pomarium, Per, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
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