William McFie of Bridgend Inverkip

William McFie
of
Bridgend, Inverkip
Scotland





William McFie
1736-1817
Married
May 19,1764
Inverkip, Scotland
Mary Morrison
1735-xxxx
V
William Macfie
1765-xxxx
Mary Macfie
1766-xxxx
Robert Macfie
xxxx-1840


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William Macfie (1776-1854) wrote in his memorandum a postscript " William Macfie , my uncle an elder brother to my father built the house at Bridge end , Innerkip and resided long there , carrying on the business of joiner and wheelwright, and he had three children viz William , Robert (left no family, died about 1840) , Mary (died young)



While William worked as a Joiner and Wheelright in Inverkip, his son Robert may have taken up the trade or have become a Coppersmith, in Greenock as we find several Roberts listed in 1815 in the Greenock St. guide, Robert his uncle is listed as Feurer.

1815 Greenock Street guide
1820 Greenock Street guide

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The BMD of Scotland show a Myra Macfie who's mother was a Morrison dying in 1863 at age 83 , this would provide a birth date of 1780, Mary Morrison would only be 55 at that time so there is a possibility this could be another child of this union

Both William and Mary ( Morrison) may be buried in Inverkip but are not to be found among the Langhouse Macfie stones. As the Inverkip church records were lost in a fire we shall never really know more about this branch of the family.

Notes from the book John Macfie of Edinburgh and his family


' This particular letter (written about 1808) is an important one, for after putting forward his plea on behalf of his brother Alexander, he goes on to make an appeal on the behalf of his uncle Willam Macfie, who was clearly in very low water, `` harrassed with that firebrand his wife`` with an undutiful son, and loaded with the stigma of previous ingratitude' . ( If in this life I am permitted, I will attempt to retrive a copy of the original letter from the family archives in Glasgow and make more or less direct quotes) (20/09/2003)

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Parents William McFie - Mary Morrison
William Macfie
1765-xxxx
Married
Dec. 26, 1789
Greenock ,Scotland
Margaret Barclay
1769-1854
V

William Macfie
1792-1867
Robert Macfie
1792-1795
John Macfie
1795-1884
Joseph Macfie
1797-1864
 Mary Macfie
1809-1874



Marriage record
Birth records
Should be death record not birth record


Notes from William Macfie (1776-1854)

William married Margaret (Barclay) of Largs, and his wife is still alive, they had children William (plumber),
Joseph (our head cooper) , Mary (now Mrs Rhind) (no mention is made of John, who is listed on the IGI records as son of William and Margaret born 1795,
nor the birth and death of the twin to William) (either William had no recollection of this son John, or he also died young, or William (1776-1854) simply forgot,
but as William was calculating descendants it seems odd that he simply forgot)There is also the fact that one time the wife is recorded as Agnes which is the Highland equivlent of the more english Margaret

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The BMD of Scotland indicates there were more children than William had remembered and put in his notes. We must assume from the time of the letter, William born 1765, is not alive at the time , William (1776), is wrting these notes (1854)
It must be noted however the diffrent spellings of the family name may have not caught William attention.
There was a cholera epidemic in Greenock in 1832, perhaps our William (1765) persished with the thousands of others in Greenock . There has been no success in locating any grave stones or grave markers for the Mcfie - Macfie family in Greenock, even though there appears to be not only counting our line, but those other McFies-Macfies residing in Greenock in total some 100 deaths.


I have assumed rightly or wrongly that this one John, who William seems to have missed , became the cork cutter living in Greenock
and have protrayed his family as part and parcel of our line (until I find that I am wrong I will leave my page as it has been set up.)

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William worked for the customs in Greenock, his occupation , tidesman and we can see in 1815 he was living at 4 Stewart St, Greenock ,which is just off the main dock area. (Tide Waiter / Tidesman - Customs inspector who boarded ship on arrival to enforce customs regulations)



Notes from book : "John Macfie and his family"

' It is noteworthy , too that William Macfie and Joseph Macfie of the elder branch of the family gave them much assistance.'
William does mention in his writing that Joseph was a cooper working for the sugar refinery, but what he does not mention is that William worked at the Customs Office in Greenock, this information was found only mentioned in the death notice of Margart Barclay.
In the 1841 census Margaret is living with her daughter; and her future son-in-law James Rhind , Margaret is listed as independent .
The census taker was not too exacting about what he was recording as Mary and James were married in 1839, the recorded ages are inaccurate as well Margaret would have been 72. But then in verifying some other 1841 census information this inaccuracy seems to a common one though out

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1841 Census Residence - Springkell St , Liklys Court ,Greenock
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Mcfie Margaret (Mrs) 60 F Independent
Mcfie Mary 25 F Independent
Gorrie Peter 20 M Engineer
Reid John 20 M Engineer
Rhind James 25 M Mason

The Greenock street guide provides information confirming a Mrs. McFie was living at 6 Springkell St. , However does not take into consideration any other's living at that address . The 1845-46 street guide shows a Mrs McFie living at 7 Chapel St, and also a James Rhind, mason at the same address.
Knowing that Greenock was contantly growing and under going changes to thier city planning it way just be that the street was renamed, or extended and became Chapel Street, while the physical house remained and the family did not move.
Then on the other hand, the house on Springkell may have been torn down forcing the family to move to Chapel Street.
One way or the other both the McFie and Rhind families were living at the same address in by 1846.



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1841 Greenock st guide
1845 Greenock st guide
1845 Greenock st guide


As we can see on the above map, #4 Stewart St, #6 Springkell St. , and #7 Chapel St. were all located in the same general area of the town of Greenock
( the Macfie Sugar refinery was located at the corner of Bogle, Chapel and Hamilton Streets)



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Margaret Barclay Macfie moved with the Rhind family to Elgin passing away there in 1854.

1851 Census Residence - West Road , Elgin, Morayshire
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Rhind James Head 44 M M Inspector of Works
Rhind Mary Wife 42 F M Scholar
Rhind Mary Dau 8 F U Engineer
Mcfie Margaret Ma-Law 82 F W Formerly Laundress

The 1851 census indicated that Margaret's place of birth was Largs, Ayrshire, where after some research it was found there were many Barclay families.




Parents William - Margaret Barclay
William Mcfie
1792-1867
Married
July 28 1817
Greenock ,Scotland
Agnes Swan
1801-1831
V
Margaret Barclay Mcfie
1818-1857
Mary Ann Macfie
1819-xxxx
William Mcfie
1821-xxxx
Marion Mcfie
1823-1889		 Elizabeth Mcfie
1825-1849 		Jean Mcfie
1831-xxxx


1st Marrige
Births

2nd mariage


William is listed as a plumber in Greenock, married to Agnes Swan, he has a partner named William , whom we assume was William Reid , who from all appearances is married to Ann/Elizabeth Swan, sister of Agnes -
The firm Macfie & Co. Plumbers was located on New Brest street according to the 1831 Greenock St guide ( such listing beteween 1820 and 1830 do not aappear to have survived, so we are unable to determine if William had set up his plumbing company before this date. By 1841 however Willaim has it appears moved his residence to 1 East Stewart , just down from where his father had been and now located not far from his mother's place on Springkell St. By 1845 William had added his partner's name to the billing While the address of the business remained the same. His home address had become 2 East Stewart ( whether this meant he had moved or the number system changed remains to be seen. :

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1831 Greenock St Guide
1836 Greenock St guide
1841 Greenock St. guide
1845-46 Greenock St. guide

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It is believed , perhaps more assumed, that Agnes, passed away at the birth of her daughter Jean. If this is not the case then perhaps they both died in the cholera epidemic of 1832 which devasated the town of Greenock . No death records have been located for either of them since Wiliam remarried in 1834 , and Jean does not appear on the 1841 census there is very little logical assuption left to us.

It is to be noted here also in the 1841 census, recorded ages are inaccurate

1841 Census Residence - East Stewart St Greenock
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Mcfie Willaim Head 40 M Plumber
Mcfie Lilly 25 F
Mcfie Margaret 20 F
Mcfie Marion 15 F
Mcfie Elizabeth 10 F

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The 1841 Census shows William living on East Stewart St. Greenock, Parish of East Greenock; with his second wife and three daughters of his first marriage. The Lilly Macfie who is listed appears to have been born outside of the Census county . It is to be noted that the census taker was not too careful recording the birth dates as we know from our family records William was born in 1792 , which would make him 49 - unless of course the transciber of the written record to the typed record mistook the 9 for a 0. However if we do the math , none of the ages correspond with the dates of birth in the official records.



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2nd marriage
William Macfie
1792-1867
Married
Sept . 21 , 1834
Greenock ,Scotland
Lillias Dunlop
1800-1901


1851 Census Residence - #2 East Stewart St. ,Greenock
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Mcfie Willaim Head 57 M M Plumber
employing 6 men
Mcfie Lilly Wife 38 F M
Mcfie Marion Dau 26 F U


It would apprear that William retired some time between 1851 and 1861 and moved away from Greenock as so many of the other Macfies of this family had done, taking up residence on the Island of Islay . This census report indicates Lilly was born in Craigie, Ayrshire.



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It is to be noted that Willam Macfie & Co, which we have been led to believe involved his brother in law William Reid, became Macfie & Bell at/or around 1851 and continued until William retried. It does appear that the plumbing company became Bell and Co. leaving us with the impression William may have sold his interst to his partner Peter Bell.

1851-52 Greenock Directory
1853-54 Greenock Directory
1857 Greenock Street Directory


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1861 Census Residence - Gruinart Cottage , Kilchoman, Islay
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Mcfie Willaim Head 65 M M Retired Plumber
Mcfie Lilly Wife 43 F M
Kerr Mary Brown Niece 15 F U Scholar

We are unsure whose daughter Mary Brown Kerr is , whether she is part of the Macfie family, or that of the Dunlop ( Lilly's) family
With this notice of death it brings William's year of birth back to what was recorded in the family records.





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1871 Census Residence - Gruinart Cottage , Kilchoman, Islay


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1881 Census Residence - Gruinart Cottage , Kilchoman, Islay
Surname Forename Relation Age Gender Status Occupation
Mcfie Lilly 71 F W


Death record

Death record




It is belived that Mary Ann McFie , daughter of William McFie, plumber of Greenock, married into this family of smiths or farriers, who labeled themselves as veterinary surgeons -



Parents William McFie - Angnes Swan
Mary Ann Macfie
1819-xxxx
Married
Nov. 8 1840
Greenock,Scotland
John H. Robinson
1816-1849
V
Archibald Robinson
1841-xxxx
William Robinson
1842-1843
Henry Galbraith Robinson
1844-1827
John Robinson
1845-xxxx


Marriage
Births
Deaths


This marriage has been recorded twice so it seems safe to assume that it is correct, we have taken the earlier date as the day the actual marriage occured, the second simply been a second recording of the same. It is also believed that the initial H. in John's name stands for Holm, his mother's family name.
It appears all the children were christened at the Sir Micheal Street United Churrch, in Greenock ( and apparently missed in the records of Soctlandspeople site)



1840 Greenock St Guide



Not being able to colaborate much of my information from on line sources I decided to put as much information on the Robinson family which was online, in the hope that it will round out the Macfie-Robinson situation. There is a 1841 Greenock census which indicats a child of John H Robinson, yet the mother's forename was not recorded



Death record


This particular line of the Robinson - McFie family has provided some difficulty in tracing,
One conclusion is that since during the period of time between 1842 and 1849 there was a series of illnesses raging in Greenock which took the lives of many, this may well have included Mary Ann, Arichibald and James. Certain deaths during this period of time were not recorded and the dead were buried in mass graves.
We also have the father John H who sucumbs in 1849 leaving only Henry Galbraith . Henry is found on the 1851 census aged 7 , living with his grandfather and in 1861 living with his uncle Alexander
as an apprentice farrier aged 16. In 1871 Henry is living with his other uncle Malcolm, aged 26, apprentice farrier.
After this date Herny G Robinson cannot be located - this particular line of Mcfie become extinguished




On-line records show the Robinson-Holm union produced at least from 1814 in Greenock. In reviewing the 1815-1816 Greenock Street Guide there was a listing found for a Farrier by the name of Archibald, however the last name was typed into the record book as Robertson. Could it have been a typing error, or a miss reading of the written family name of Robinson , this is quite possible. As the street directory are not accessible for the years , the 1820 records list the same family as being Farriers. The records from that time until 1840 are also un accesible, but in 1840 , Archibald is still listed as Farrier but the family name has been typed in as Robinson . Given the situation we have assumed Robertson and Robinson Archibald , Fairrer by trade is one in the same.


The Robinson family of Greenock - Smiths- Farriers- Veterinary Surgeons -

Marriages
Births
Deaths


1816 Greenock St Guide
1820 Greenock St Guide
1831-32 Greenock St Guide
1836 Greenock St Guide St Guide
1840 Greenock St Guide
1845 Greenock St Guide

It is to be noted the person or person working on the Greenock street guide have identidied Robertson as Robinson or vice vera, no doubt misinterperting the pronounciation of the family members name with whomever they spoke.


1841 Greenock census


1845-46 Greenock St Guide
1847-48 Greenock St Guide
1848-49 Greenock St Guide


1851 Greenock census


1851-52 Greenock St Guide
1853-54 Greenock St Guide
1854-55 Greenock St Guide
1857-58 Greenock St Guide
1858-59 Greenock St Guide
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Prior to the nineteenth century, farriers headed the hierarchy. Represented by the Company of Farriers, they were usually literate, learned their craft through apprenticeship (as did surgeons), and earned a similar income to apothecaries. The title “veterinary surgeon” was first adopted by the founders of the RVC to distinguish its new class of scientifically trained diploma holders from farriers. However, many individuals who called themselves vets did not possess a formal qualification.. It seems likely that they adopted the title “veterinary surgeon” in the belief that it conferred a market advantage . Many made the transition from smith ot farrier, or used both titles.



As a point of interest this article provides an indepth history of Veterinary Surgeons from the beginning

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Parents William Mcfie - Agnes Swan
William Macfie
1821-18xx
Married
Dec 22 1843
Govan ,Scotland
Catherine Macfarlane
xxxx-xxxx




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There is some information that would lead one to believe from this union there may have been a William who died at birth in 1848, then there may have been an Angus who may have died at birth in 1849, as there is nothing to colobrate this information ,this line will be left until such time as more evidence is uncovered







It has been assumed that John McFie (Macfie) involved in the cutting and manufacturing of cork
in the town of Greenock does indeed belong to our family, for he appears to be situated in similar adresses in the town as were my relatives


Parents Willaim McFie - Margaret Barclay
John Macfie
1795-1884
Married
Dec 24 1824
Greenock,Scotland
Margaret McCallum
xxxx-1853
V
Mary Macfie
1826-1828
Mary Rayside Macfie
1828-1877
Margaret Macfie
1834-xxxx
Janet Macfie
1836-1912



Marriage
Births




1841 Greenock St. guide


Ann and William Streets early Greenock



1851 Census Greenock


1851-52 Greenock St. guide




Finally getting access to more census records we see John remained on William St. at one time having two daughters move off on thier own as dress makers. while John remained at this location until his retirement and withdrawal from the town. Civic numer 1 ,3 ,15 and 17 depending on the dates the city changed the numbering system originated with the establishment of the first Macfie shop on William St, and the consequnsel changed over to Macfie, Graham & Co.

1851 Census
1861 Census
1871 Census





1859-60 Greenock St guide
1860-61 Greenock St guide
1861-62 Greenock St guide
1882-83 Greenock St. guide
1884-85 Greenock St. guide
1885 Rosebank



1879-80 William St
1886 William St.




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The story goes that Joseph was a cooper working at the sugar refinery and was removed to the the Liverpool operations when the family set up operations there.



(Parents  William McFie - Margaret Barclay)
Joseph Macfie
1797-1864
Married
Jan. 27, 1823
Greenock,Scotland
Christian McLeod
1799-1871
V
William Macfie
1823-1889
Annabelle Macfie
1826-1878
Margaret Barclay Macfie
1829-1907
John Macfie
1833-1873
 Jessie Macfie
1836-1910		 Robert Macfie
1839-1870


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Marriage
Births

The 1841 census for Greenock has the family living at 33 East Shaw St. This may have been the first residence of Joseph and his family, as he has not been found on the earlier Greenock street directories on which the other Macfie family members are noted



on the 1845 street directory we find Joseph mentioned as being at 19 Bogle St. This mostlikely his business adress as the Macfie sugar house for whom he coopered was located on the other side of the street . He may have been living over the shop as many tradesmen did at that time.



With an ever increasing family Joseph had reloacted by 1851



Christian McLeod - Macfie is found in 1861 among residents of the Greenock Lunatic Aslyum





1863-64 Greenock St Guide
1864-65 Greenock St Guide

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From the notice of Robert's death it seems he died in Liverpool, whether he was still with the the crew of steamship mentioned in the notice is unsure.
The Macfie sugar operations were situatuated in Liverpool at this time so it might be he had left the sea and was working like his father had done in the family operation.( more investigation is required - it is known that Joseph was moved to Liverpool to continue his work with the sugar requirments)



It would appear that Christian was released from the Aslyum. Was she declared cured , or did the family decide she would be better off in thier care will certainly remain a mystery. In any case we find her living at 11 Mearns St. After she died we find a Miss Mcfie still living at the same address .

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An online record of the 1871 Greenock census was found for this family, living at 11 mearns St. Unfortunately the census takers,
or perhaps the transcribers from the written to the typed information were not too careful, or misunderstood the information as they have recorded the name
Annabella as Alexander even though the person was recorded as (F- female). The fact that the Telegraph neswpaper published back in 1871 indicated Christina Mcleod , widow of Joseph Macfie died at 11 mearns St
it seems the information might a bit more accurate as it was written at time of the event.





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John was second engineer on the SS Durham Castle which went missing after sailing from Holyhead for Suez on the 15th January 1873. He was assumed to be lost at sea.









(Parents JosephMcFioe -Christian McLeod)
William Macfie
1823-1889
Married
Dec. 29 1854
Saddell & Skipness ,Scotland
Mary McCallum
1831-1901
V
William Macfie
1853-1859
Joseph Macfie
1855-1890
Margaret Thompson Macfie
1857-1910
John Macfie
1859-xxxx


Marriage records
Birth records
Death records

The marriage was recorded in two different Parishes, which happened from time to time in that period, this only allows us to confirm we have the correct couple
It is to be noted in the more northern part of the country McFie was spelt Macphee , the more common spelling of our family name (associated perhaps a bit closer to the Highlaner aspect of things)
The registration of the death of the child of 6 years, at one time not named and the other showing the name of William has permitted us to determine a birth date
eventhough we have been unable to locate the birth registration



On the 1841 Greenock census William was listed at age 26, unmarried with the occupation of aperntice cooper ,following no doubt in his father's footsteps.
Three years later however we find him married with it seems one child. Unfortunately the next time we locate William, an other three years later is on the 1857-58 Greenock Postal directory listing.
He is found living at 14 Bruce St. in Greenock, a short little street between Inverkip Road and Roxburough st.
There were not many houses on the street itself at that time and William is listed at civic number 14. The changes in William's
life not only involved family, but he is now listed as a weighter.
(For some reason he has given up the occupation of cooper which may have been the closing of the Macfie sugar operation in Greenock )
The uncorrobrated date of birth for his first child may have played a role in William leaving his father's cooperage business and taking up a position in His Majesty's Customs, an occupation that was his grandfather's)





Place 1861 Census when located

William remained on Bruce street where we find in 1860-61 his occupation is that of "Locker". From 1860 to 1875 the Greenock Postal directoy has
William living at 16 Bruce, 18 Bruce and finally 20 Bruce street. Whether or not it was the same location as his first residence, with just he civic numbers changing
as house built up on Bruce street, or if in fact William moved his family from time to time is not known, but in any case the family lived on Bruce St for a good 15 years.





14 Bruce St 16 Bruce St. 18 Bruce St. 20 Bruce St.

The maps below provide a fair idea of how Bruce street developed, in the ever growing port town of Greenock.
Unfortuantley the area around this part of Bruce st must have been severaly damaged during the Greman Blitz bombing in WWII as there are no house pictures that can be googled
so that we can see just what the houses were like. Most of them contained several lodgings, in which from 4 to 6 familes resided.

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1871 Greenock census



William, after living some 15 years on Bruce St, moved once again. He is listed in the Greenock Postal directory for 1875-76 , still with the occupation
of "Locker" having taken up residence at 12 South St. where he remained for the next five years. William is by then listed as being with H. M .Customs which appears to be the name of the employer rather than the designation of his function, so whether or not William was still "Locker" or had moved up the department remains unknown.



1875-76 St Guide 12 South St Greenock 1879-80 St Guide


1881 Greenock census



Records show William and Mary living with thier children Joseph and Margaret in 1881. where they remained until 1884.
We next find William residing at 18 Mearns St,. The following year 18 became 16 , or William moved once again, but then he remained at 16 Mearns street until his death in 1889,
while he was at his son's residence in Port Glasgow during the Festive Christmas season.




18 Mearns St

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In 1882 it seems that Margaret left to be on her own as the Postal listing shows her at 22 Brisbane street,
where she seems to have remained for a few years. Margaret does not appear in the Postal listings again until 1890-91, after the death of her brother Joseph
who was living in Port Glasgow, where we assume she was perhaps residing along with her mother (unfortunately there does not seems to be a Postal
listing for Port Glasgow for that period of time)





1881 census has Joseph living with his parents at 66 Roxburgh, his occupation is shipbuider's clerk
(his will was probated in 1891)



There is a Miss Mcfie located at 8 South street at first, then the next year's publication shows a Mrs Mary Mcfie at 24 South St also.
The following year only Mrs William Mcfie is listed . We have assumed Margaret then moved in with her aging mother.






The mother and daughter moved once again as we find Mrs William McFie at 17 Brisbane on the 1894-95 postal Listing.
Mrs William McFie passed away in 1901 while residing at 17 Brisbane and the following year we see only Miss Margaret McFie listed.
Margaret appears on in the Postal directory at this address until her own death in 1910.



#8 South St.
# 24 South St








17 Brisbane St





With Margaret's death this line of the family was extinguished.



Have not been able to trace John as there are many listed on the various genealogy sites, but with no definite brith date to be able to match him to a female counter part. So until some party provides a bit more conclusive information I have left him as is





( Parents Joseph McFie - Christian McLeod)
Jessie Macfie
1836-1910
Married
Sept.26 1865
Greenock ,Scotland
Thomas Hudson
xxxx-xxxx
V
Joseph Thomas Macfie Hudson
1866-1866
John Bryce Husdon
1868-xxxx
JoAnn Hudson
1872-xxxx








The only confirmed information is the death of Joseph Macfie Hudson, the two other children may or may not belong to this famiy.
The Greenock postal listing shows a Mrs D. Mcfie living at 9 Regent st., whether or not Jessie and Thomas were living with her remains the question .
We have not been able to trace a Mrs D. Mcfie to any one in this line of the family, so they are not connected, or Jessie and Thomas do not belong to Joseph Mcfie's family
and this particular section of our web oage is erronous.

We know from the death notice of Jessie Macfie, that Thomas Hudson was an engineer, who may have been a companion to her two brothers who were both engineers.
Jessie is listed a a widow, however since we have found no notice of Thomas's demise it is very difficult to establish a timeline . Jessie's brother Robert having died in 1870, and John in 1873 which was early in thier lives
causes us to believe the same of Thomas. This is further substanciated by the finding that only Mrs T Hudson appears in the Greenock Postal listings from 1870 on ward.




The next reference we find , again in the Greenock post listing for 1870-71, there is a Mrs T Hudson at 27 Regent St.
The following year while she is still listed at 27 Regent as having shop, her home address is # 11 Mearns St, where we have already located a Mrs Macfie,
who has been shown to be Mrs Christian McLeod Mcfie, her mother.





In the 1872-73 Postal directory we see Mrs T Hudson still at 11 Mearns, but now there is only a Miss Mcfie listed at this address. We know for a fact
that Christian Mcleod McFie past away in 1871, so have assumed that this Miss McFie could be one of Jessie's sister, either Annabella or Margart B.





Both Jessie Hudson and we are assuming one of her sisters remained at this location until some time in 1876
infact it appears they were the only two people living in the lodging for a while, there are no other tennants listed in the directoy.



The 1875-76 postal directory shows that both parties moved once more, taking up lodging with a group of neigbours at 16 Mearns St.
Unfortunately both 11 Mearns and 16 Mearns seesm to have been torn down, no doubt as a result of the German Blitz bombing in WWII





1877-78 appears to be the last time we find both sisters living at 16 Mearns St in Greenock




Jessie Hudson seems to have removed herself from Greenock for a period of time. There is one Mrs Fanny Hudson, who has a lodging house at 6 Blackhall,
and is listed in the Postal directory from 1880 to 1883, but we are uncertain this is the one in the same as "Fanny" was at the time a familiar named given to those females who were named "Euphemia ".
We do find a Jessie Hudson recorded on the 1891 census as we assume her sister Margaret. As they are recorded with the same registry number we assumed they were living at the same address
and we find Margaret living at # 4 Finnart St.. Unfortunately, it is not until 1893 that the name Hudson appears on the Postal directoy for that address and then it appears at first as Miss Hudson.
It changes to Mrs Hudson in 1906 and then both Macfie and Hudson disappear from the address of #4 Finnart st., Margaret Macfie died in 1907.




89-90 Greenock St. Guide
93-94 Greenock St. Guide
1906-07 Greenock St. Guide
1908-09 Greenock St. Guide






With the death of Jessie Hudson, this family line is brought to its end.



( Parents William McFie - Margaret Barclay)
Mary Macfie
1809-1874
Married
Dec. 22 1839
Greenock ,Scotland
James Rhind
1807-1851
V
Mary Rhind
1842-1880




In the 1841 Census we find this family listed in Greenock East Parish .
The group moves to 7 Chapel St, before 1845 and there we find James Rhind listed separately







Unfortunately little has been found regarding this family. We have found them moved to Elgin by 1850, where James appears on a voters list
as a civil engineer. We have assumed perhaps he went to Greenock to inprove his skills as mason which developed into an engineering profession, differerent from most Greenock
engineers who found position on steam ships. James is listed in the Elgin Postal direction as residing at #7 West Row , where he is counted in the 1851 Scottish Census.
His wife and one child , a daughter resides with him as does his mother in law who came up from Greeonock, her husband of His Majesty's Customs having passed away before some time before 1841.
James and his wife Mary as far as we can determine had but one child Mary who was born in Greenock.







At the time of the recording of the 1861 census, it was found Mary McFie Rhind's niece Marion McFie
( daughter of William McFie and Agness Swan) was in Elgin visiting





Mary Rhind married a solicitor in Elgin in 1869. Her mother Mary McFie of Greenock died in 1874







James's parents may have been Alexander Rhind and Mary Ord.






(Parents James Rhind & Mary Macfie)
Mary Rhind
1842-1880
Married
Dec. 8 1869
Elgin ,Scotland
Hugh Stewart
1840-1914

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James Rhind Stewart
1870-1908		 Annie Stewart
1872-1903		 Mary Stewart
1874-1877
Hugh Stewart
1875-1914		 Lena Stewart
1877-19xx		 David Stewart
1877-19xx


Marriage record
Birth records
Death records



Russell Fraser has posted on RootsWeb's Worldconnect more of the Stewart family

According to Mr Fraser, Hugh Stewart the father remarried in 1883. Hugh Stewart died in Canada, James R Stewart died in New Zealand,
he makes no mention of the David Stewart born in 1877 apparently twin to Lena so whether that particular record I show is correct or not remains to be seen. Mr Fraser does have the younger David the one shown on the tombstone , this is a child from the second marriage.






I think I have now managed to align this family properly, however if any one believes I am not correct in my assumptions please let me know so I can adjust the information on this particular family page, thank you .