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Wilson Rooney 1857–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1857

Birth Location: Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 27 Jul 1944

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: William Rooney

Mother: Mary Major\McJury\Majury

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McLaren

Children(s): Emily Rooney, Thomas Rooney, William Rooney, Mary Rooney, George Rooney, Elizabeth Rooney, Margaret Rooney, Emma Rooney

The story of Wilson Rooney began in 1857 in Down, Northern Ireland. In 1881, Wilson Rooney resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1891, Wilson Rooney resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Wilson Rooney married Elizabeth Ann Mclaren, and had children including Elizabeth Rooney, Emily Rooney, Emma Rooney, George Rooney, Margaret Rooney, Mary Jane Rooney, Thomas Hamilton Rooney, William Rooney. Wilson Rooney passed away in 1944 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilson Rooney began in 1857 in Down, Northern Ireland.
  • In 1881, Wilson Rooney resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1891, Wilson Rooney resided in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Wilson Rooney married Elizabeth Ann Mclaren, and had children including Elizabeth Rooney, Emily Rooney, Emma Rooney, George Rooney, Margaret Rooney, Mary Jane Rooney, Thomas Hamilton Rooney, William Rooney.
  • Wilson Rooney passed away in 1944 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rooney
1832–1908
Birth Location: Down, Northern Ireland
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Mary Major\McJury\Majury
1832–1910
Birth Location: Down, Northern Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McLaren
1856–1942
Birth Location: Lisburn, Co Down, Northern Ireland
EM

Children(s)

Emily Rooney
1886–1935
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ER
Thomas Rooney
1891–1945
Birth Location: Camlachie, Lanark, Scotland
TR
William Rooney
1881–1940
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
WR
Mary Rooney
1884–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MR
George Rooney
1889–1914
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
GR
Elizabeth Rooney
1883–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ER
Margaret Rooney
1894–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MR
Emma Rooney
1887–
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
ER

Wilson Rooney's Ancestors

Self
Wilson Rooney
1857–1944
Birth Place: Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
William Rooney
1832–1908
Down, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann) Major\McJury\Majury
1832–1910
Down, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Bernard Rooney
1784–1863
Down, Northern Ireland
Jeanne (Le) Geyt
1791–1868
Jersey, Channel Islands
James Majury\Major
1807–
Antrim/Down, Northern Ireland
Margaret Leggat
1807–
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Clement Geyt
1759–1823
Jeanne Vibert
1758–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilson Rooney's Descendants

1.
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Wilson Rooney (Abt. 1857–27 Jul 1944) m. Elizabeth (Ann) McLaren (Abt. 1856–12 Jan 1942)
  1. 1. Emily Rooney 1886–1935 m. Robert Forrest 1886–1953
    1. 1. Alexander (Lorimer) Forrest 1925–1993 m. Mary (Fortune) Borthwick 1927–2010
    2. 2. Agnes (Ellen) Forrest 1914–
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Annie) Forrest 1915–
    4. 4. Thomas (Hamilton) Forrest 1917–1986 m. Helen (Waddell) Kelt 1918–2001
      1. 1. Margaret (Waddell) Forrest 1946–2015 m. James (Carlyle) Allison 1946–2010
    5. 5. Wilson (Rooney) Forrest 1910–1994
    6. 6. Mary (Douglas) Forrest 1920–1977
    7. 7. Robert Forrest 1909–1982
    8. 8. Elizabeth (McLaren) Forrest 1907–1987
    9. 9. Agnes (McAllister) Forrest 1922–1922
    10. 10. Elphinstone Forrest 1924–1982 m. Catherine (Thomson) Mutch 1932–2019
    11. 11. William Forrest 1912–1965
    12. 12. James Forrest 1915–1984 m. Jeanie Stevenson 1916–2004
  2. 2. Thomas (Hamilton) Rooney 1891–1945
  3. 3. William Rooney 1881–1940
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Rooney 1884–
  5. 5. George Rooney 1889–1914
  6. 6. Elizabeth Rooney 1883–
  7. 7. Margaret Rooney 1894–
  8. 8. Emma Rooney 1887–

Wilson Rooney's Timeline

7 Records

1857
Abt. 1857
Birth of Wilson Rooney in Down, Northern Ireland
Down, Northern Ireland
1881
1881
Age 24
Wilson Rooney resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1891
1891
Age 34
Wilson Rooney resided here in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1892
1892
Age 35
Wilson Rooney resided here in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1895
1895
Age 38
Wilson Rooney resided here in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 44
Wilson Rooney resided here in Glasgow Bluevale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow Bluevale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1944
27 Jul 1944
Age 87
Death of Wilson Rooney in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1857
    Event Place: Down, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Glasgow Barony; ED: 64; Page: 4; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_218

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, The Mitchell Library; Glasgow, Scotland; Reference Number: C115762

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, The Mitchell Library; Glasgow, Scotland; Reference Number: C115765

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Glasgow Bluevale, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1944
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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