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Margaret McPhail 1850–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1850

Birth Location: Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Aug 1939

Death Location: Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: James Innes

Mother: Margaret Lyall

Spouse(s): James McPhail

Children(s): Thoms MacPhail, Jessie McPhail, Francis Mcphail, Annie McPhail, Catherine McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Robert McPhail, James McPhail, Jessie McPhail, James McPhail

The story of Margaret McPhail began in 1850 in Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland. Margaret McPhail married James Mcphail, and had children including Annie Mcphail, Catherine Mcphail, Francis Mcphail, James Mcphail, Jessie Mcphail, Margaret Mcphail, Robert Mcphail, Thoms Macphail. Margaret McPhail passed away in 1939 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret McPhail began in 1850 in Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland.
  • Margaret McPhail married James Mcphail, and had children including Annie Mcphail, Catherine Mcphail, Francis Mcphail, James Mcphail, Jessie Mcphail, Margaret Mcphail, Robert Mcphail, Thoms Macphail.
  • Margaret McPhail passed away in 1939 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Innes
1826–1905
Birth Location: Drainie, Moray, Scotland
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Margaret Lyall
1826–1900
Birth Location: Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James McPhail
1849–1930
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thoms MacPhail
1875–1947
Birth Location: Duffus Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jessie McPhail
1884–1983
Birth Location: Burghead Scotland
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Francis Mcphail
1879–1962
Birth Location: Burghead, Morayshire
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Annie McPhail
1871–1954
Birth Location: Duffus, Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
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Catherine McPhail
1879–1961
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Margaret McPhail
1876–1959
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Robert McPhail
1891–1928
Birth Location: Burghead, Moray, Scotland
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James McPhail
1887–1967
Birth Location: Burghead, Moray, Scotland
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Jessie McPhail
1884–1983
Birth Location: Burghead, Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
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James McPhail
1882–1883
Birth Location: Burghead, Moray, Scotland
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Margaret McPhail's Ancestors

Self
Margaret McPhail
1850–1939
Birth Place: Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Parents
James Innes
1826–1905
Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Margaret Lyall
1826–1900
Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Innes
1783–1862
Drainie, Moray, Scotland
Anne Innes
1788–1872
Speymouth, Morayshire
John Lyal
1773–1859
Gamrie and Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Innes
1743–1808
Anne Miln
1754–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret McPhail's Descendants

1.
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Margaret McPhail (26 Jul 1850–20 Aug 1939) m. James McPhail (31 May 1849–18 Aug 1930)
  1. 1. Thoms MacPhail 1875–1947 m. Elizabeth Mcphail 1875–1950
    1. 1. Jane McTavish 1908–1978 m. DONALD (CHARLES) McTavish 1897–1970
      1. 1. Donald McTavish 1929–1993 m. Edna (Olive) Jordan 1932–2018
      2. 2. Edith (Stewart) McTavish 1934–1935
      3. 3. Victor Mctavish 1945–1946
      4. 4. Jean (McPhail) McTavish 1933–2023
      5. 5. Ann McTavish 1950–2024 m. William Holt 1947–2009
      6. 6. Edward (George) McTavish 1936–2019
      7. 7. Jessie Smith 1938–2022 m. Angus Smith 1932–2025
      8. 8. Isabella (McBain) McTavish 1931–2016
      9. 9. Elizabeth McTavish 1930–2024
    2. 2. Margaret (Maggie Ann) Mcphail 1900–
    3. 3. Thomas Mcphail 1897–1917
    4. 4. Frank McPhail 1916–2001 m. Ethel (Jane) McPhail 1920–
      1. 1. Dorothea (Beryl) Kemp 1945–2010
      2. 2. Harold (Frank) McPhail 1950–2011
  2. 2. Jessie McPhail 1884–1983
  3. 3. Francis Mcphail 1879–1962
  4. 4. Annie McPhail 1871–1954 m. James (Leslie) Milne 1873–1945
    1. 1. Jessie (Violet) Milne 1904–1994
    2. 2. Isabella (Helen) MacPhail 1898–1972
    3. 3. James (McPhail) Milne 1898–1981
    4. 4. Annie Macphail 1901–
    5. 5. Mary (Leslie) Milne 1906–1941
  5. 5. Catherine McPhail 1879–1961
  6. 6. Margaret McPhail 1876–1959
  7. 7. Robert McPhail 1891–1928
  8. 8. James McPhail 1887–1967 m. Margaret (Ann) Kemp 1888–1930 m. Jessie Watson 1883–1962
  9. 9. Jessie McPhail 1884–1983
  10. 10. James McPhail 1882–1883

Margaret McPhail's Timeline

6 Records

1850
12 JUL 1850
Birth of Margaret McPhail in St Andrews Lhanbryd, Morayshire
St Andrews Lhanbryd, Morayshire
1850
12 Jul 1850
Birth of Margaret McPhail in Kinloss, Morayshire
Kinloss, Morayshire
1850
26 Jul 1850
Birth of Margaret McPhail in Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland
Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 31
Margaret McPhail resided here in 59 Grant St, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
59 Grant St, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 41
Margaret McPhail resided here in 8 Park Street, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
8 Park Street, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
1939
20 Aug 1939
Age 89
Death of Margaret McPhail in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1850
    Event Place: St Andrews Lhanbryd, Morayshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Duffus; ED: 1; Page: 57; Line: 33; Roll: CSSCT1891_37
    [3] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Duffus; ED: 1; Page: 18; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_38
    [4] Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1850
    Event Place: Kinloss, Morayshire
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1850
    Event Place: Duffus, Elgin, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: 59 Grant St, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Duffus; ED: 1; Page: 18; Line: 20; Roll: cssct1881_38

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: 8 Park Street, Burghead, Duffus, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Duffus; ED: 1; Page: 57; Line: 33; Roll: CSSCT1891_37

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
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