- Birth*: John Conway was born in 1851 at Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland, .
- He was the son of John Conway farm labourer and Jane Waugh.
- (Groom) Marriage*: John Conway married Mary Carson, daughter of William Carson farmer and Mary Waugh, on 31 October 1871 at 74 Stanley Place, Kinning Park, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1871 marriages in the district of Govan Church in the county of Lanark ref 191; 1871 on the Thirtyfirst day of October at 74 Stanley Place Kinning Park after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed John Conway shipwright jouneyman bachelor - cousins - aged 20 residing at 54 Harmony Row Govan, parents John Conway mechanics labours and Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Mary Carson assistant grocer spinster - cousins - aged 26 residing at 54 Harmony Row Govan, parents William Carson farmer and Mary Carson ms Waugh; signed Colin A MacKenzie Free Ch Govan, signed Henry Carson & Martha Conway witnesses; registered 1871 November 2nd at Govan Thomas Steele registrar.1,2
- (Deceased) Death*: John Conway died on 21 December 1927 at 156 Port Dundas Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , 1927 deaths in the district of St Rollox in the burgh of Glasgow, ref 494; John Conway coal depot clerk married to Mary Carson; 1927 December twenty-first 3h 5m pm 156 Port Dundas Road Glasgow; male aged 76 years; parents John Conway labourer (dec), Jane Conway ms Waugh (dec); cancer of oesophagus duration indefinite under observations 2 months as cert by David Curle MD CM; signed Henry ... Conway son present 161 Maryhill Road Glasgow; reg 1927 December 22nd at Glasgow Hugh Welsh registrar.3
- (Witness) Marriage: He witnessed the marriage of Samuel Ferguson Conway and Margaret McMillan on Wednesday, 16 November 1870 at Balmichael, Kilmory, Bute, Scotland, ; 1870 marriages in the parish of Kilmory in the county of Bute; 1870 on the sixteenth day of November at Balmichael Kilmory Parish after banns according rto the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed Samuel Conway ships carpenter journeyman bachelor, age 25, Meadow Lane Renfrew, John Conway general labourer Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Margaret McMillan house servant spinster, age 21, Meadow Flat Renfrew, James McMillan farm labourer Janet McMillan ms McDougall; signed Archibald Nicol Free Church minister at Shirken, signed John Conway, Janet McMillan witnesses; reg 1870 November 19th at Kilmory Daniel Mackenzie registrar.4
- (Witness) Marriage: John Conway witnessed the marriage of Hugh Gray coal carter and Martha Conway general servant on Friday, 7 June 1872 at 3 Marine Crescent, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1872 marriages in the district of Govan Church in the county of Lanark, ref 136; 1872 on the seventh day of June at 3 Marine Crescent Govan after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed Hugh Gray coal carter bachelor, aged 31, residing at 6 Glencester Street Glasgow, parents John Gray labourer (dec) and Catherine Gray ms McCulloch; signed Martha Conway domestic servant spinster, aged 30, residing 54 Harmony Row Govan; parents John Conway engineers labourer and Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Alex S Patterson DD signed John Conway, M J Conway witnesses; registered 1872 June 11th at Govan Thomas Steel registrar.5
- (Spouse) Death: His spouse Mary Carson died on 9 June 1933 at 41 Arniston Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1933 deaths in the disrict of Shettleston in the burgh of Glasgow ref128; Mary Conway widow of John Conway coal merchants clerk died 1933 June nineth 9h 30m 41 Arniston Street Glasgow, female aged 90 years, parents William Carson farmer (dec) & Mary Carson ms Waugh (dec), cause senile decay as cert by J Dunlop MBChB, signed Harry C Conway son 161 Maryhill Road Glasgow. registered 1933 June 10th at Glasgow signed Ann Shearer registrar.6
- (Groom) Marriage*: John Conway married Mary Carson, daughter of William Carson farmer and Mary Waugh, on 31 October 1871 at 74 Stanley Place, Kinning Park, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; 1871 marriages in the district of Govan Church in the county of Lanark ref 191; 1871 on the Thirtyfirst day of October at 74 Stanley Place Kinning Park after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland; signed John Conway shipwright jouneyman bachelor - cousins - aged 20 residing at 54 Harmony Row Govan, parents John Conway mechanics labours and Jane Conway ms Waugh; signed Mary Carson assistant grocer spinster - cousins - aged 26 residing at 54 Harmony Row Govan, parents William Carson farmer and Mary Carson ms Waugh; signed Colin A MacKenzie Free Ch Govan, signed Henry Carson & Martha Conway witnesses; registered 1871 November 2nd at Govan Thomas Steele registrar.1,2
- [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M11646.
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1871 Govan Lanark ref 191 [Jul 2004].
- [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths 1927 Glasgow ref 494 image held [Jul 2004].
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS statutory marriages 1870 Bute ref 6 image held [Jun 2004].
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory marriage Govan 1872 ref 136 [Jul 20041].
- [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory deaths Shettleston 1933 ref 128; image held [Apr 2004].
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1861 Monkton [Jun 2004].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Govan; ED: 43; Page: 4; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_143; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Apr 2011]
- [S30] LDS 1881 Census Film 0203657 GRO ref vol 644-8 EnumDist 23 page 8.
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Census 1891 Maryhill Glasgow image held [Jun 2004].
John Conway
M, #797, b. 1851, d. 21 December 1927
Last Edited: 1 Nov 2020
Parents:
Father*: John Conway farm labourer b. b 29 Aug 1802, d. 29 Aug 1890
Mother*: Jane Waugh b. 1812, d. 12 Jul 1873
Mother*: Jane Waugh b. 1812, d. 12 Jul 1873
Relationship:
3rd great-uncle of Patricia Catherine Adamson
Family:
Mary Carson b. 1845, d. 9 Jun 1933