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Margaret McWilliams 1888–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1888

Birth Location: Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland

Death Date: 4 May 1963

Death Location: Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: John McWilliams

Mother: Margaret Colgan

Spouse(s): Murray Wood

Children(s): Paul McWilliams, Florence Taylor, Margaret Wood, Murray Wood, William Wood

Margaret McWilliams was born in 1888 in Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland, the child of John Mcwilliams And Margaret Peggy Colgan. Margaret McWilliams married Murray Anderson Wood, and had children including Florence Taylor, Margaret Wood, Murray Anderson Jr Wood, Paul Mcwilliams, William Sedgeworth Segward Wood. Margaret McWilliams passed away in 1963 in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret McWilliams was born in 1888 in Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland, the child of John Mcwilliams And Margaret Peggy Colgan.
  • Margaret McWilliams married Murray Anderson Wood, and had children including Florence Taylor, Margaret Wood, Murray Anderson Jr Wood, Paul Mcwilliams, William Sedgeworth Segward Wood.
  • Margaret McWilliams passed away in 1963 in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret McWilliams's Ancestors

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Margaret McWilliams
1888–1963
Birth Place: Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland
Parents
John McWilliams
1860–
Ovil
Margaret ((Peggy)) Colgan
1856–1934
Drum, Ireland
Grandparents
Michael McWilliams
1834–1898
Moville, Donegal, Ireland
Jane Hamilton
1827–1902
Moville Parish, Donegal, Ireland
John Colgan
1836–1897
Antrim, Ireland
Grace McManus
1836–
Drum, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colgan
1815–
Margaret Small
1815–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret McWilliams's Descendants

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Margaret McWilliams (2 Dec 1888–4 May 1963) m. Murray (Anderson) Wood (12 Jan 1877–3 Dec 1964)
  1. 1. Paul McWilliams 1909–1981 m. Mary (Elizabeth (Molly)) Quigg 1909–2005
    1. 1. Margaret McWilliams 1931–2020
    2. 2. Mary (Philomena Mc Williams Mc) Colgan 1934–2021
    3. 3. Annie (Patricia) McWilliams 1937–2021 m. Michael Doherty –1980
    4. 4. Agnes (Dympna) McWilliams 1940–1952
    5. 5. Isobel McWilliams 1932–1989
    6. 6. Patrick (Joseph) McWilliams 1936–1941
    7. 7. Michael (Daniel Ignatius) McWilliams 1948–1948
  2. 2. Florence Taylor 1926–1947
  3. 3. Margaret Wood 1921– m. John (Pius) MacNeil 1917–2010
    1. 1. Joanne (Elizabeth (born Brenda Joyce) Chapman (born) Wood) 1949–1983
  4. 4. Murray (Anderson Jr.) Wood 1922–2008
  5. 5. William (Sedgeworth Segward ?) Wood 1929–1930

Margaret McWilliams's Timeline

3 Records

1888
2 Dec 1888
Birth of Margaret McWilliams in Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland
Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 33
Margaret McWilliams resided here in Toronto Ward 3, Toronto Centre, Ontario, Canada
Toronto Ward 3, Toronto Centre, Ontario, Canada
1963
4 May 1963
Age 75
Death of Margaret McWilliams in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1888
    Event Place: Dernaflaw, Dungiven, County Derry, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1913
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Northern Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Toronto Ward 3, Toronto Centre, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1963
    Event Place: Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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