Robert McGhie¹

Parents:

• Birth*: Robert McGhie was born on 23 May 1901 at Minto's Land, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^4,5
• He was the son of Henry McGhie and Catherine Beattie Cowan.^2,3
• Marriage*: Robert McGhie married Maud Sophia Ann Gear, daughter of Edward Henry Gear blacksmith and Margaret Guthrie Kidd, on Wednesday, 27 June 1928 at St Peter's Anglican Church, Granity, Buller, New Zealand; New Zealand; copy of register of marriage by officiating minister. 1928. Marraige in the District of Granity N.Z. no 109:
  Married 27th June 1928 at St Peter's Anglican Church Granity, Robert McGhie aged 27 hydraulic brake driver bachelor born Blantyre Lanarkshire Scotland, residing Ngakawan, parents Henry McGhie colliery manager and Catherine McGhie ms Cowan; Maude Sophia Ann Gear aged 18 domestic spinster born Millerton New Zealand residing hector Ngakawan, parents Henry Edward Gear blcksmith and Margaret Gear ms Kidd; married after the delivery to me of the certificate required by the Marriage Act 1908 by Earnest Blackwood Moore Officiating Minister; This marriage solemnized between us Maude Sophoa Ann Gear & Robert McGhie; in the presence of us Jessie Fox domestic Millerton, Charles Richard Martin mine manager Seddonville, Phyllis Gear domestic Ngwkawan; I certify that the above is a true copy of the entry in the Register Book of Marriages kept by me at Granity signed E B Moore officiating minister denomination Church of England; registrar's certificate no 9 issued at Granity.^4,6
• Death*: Robert McGhie died on 25 July 1973 at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, , at age 72.⁴

• Name-Variation: Robert McGhie was also known as Robert MacGHIE.⁴
• Anecdote forWeb*: Cathreen says:
  I have been looking at my father’s side again. Quite a few years since I looked at it.
  He was born in Blantyre Lanarkshire. His grandparents were Sarah McKenna and James McGhie (Magee). I have discovered that Sarah’s mother was Sarah Dixon married to John McKenna. Her brother was Joseph Dixon who went to Maynooth in Dublin. It was the training college for priests. He worked for the pope before being appointed Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland. The Dixons were all R,C, Joseph was responsible for the R,C, cathedral being built in Armagh. Sarah’s sister married outside the church also. The Dixons were all born in Ireland. James McGhie was a staunch Scottsh Presbyterian. There was a terrible split up in the Dixon family at this time.
  
  I found the 1851 census of the McKenna family in Scotland . It told me that John McKenna had gone to Scotland from Ireland with his 3 children. No mention of their mother—Sarah Dixon. Presume she had died in Ireland. One of the McKenna children was Sarah who later married James McGhie. I eventually found the record of the death of John McKenna in 1858 aged 48. His death was caused by the passage of a cart that ran over his body. I was even more surprised to see that the informant for the information on the death certificate to be none other than James McGhie (Magee) son in law. .I was even more surprised to find that where the place for the parents of the deceased was written Unknown by the Informant!!!!! I cannot imagine that James’s wife did not know who her grandparents were!!!! I now have all the certificates that give me all the informtion I needed to know that this is indeed in my ancestry. When I got the death record of the death of James’s wife, Sarah, her mother is Sarah Dixon. James and Sarah had 13 children. The 1st was my grandfather, Henry. A lot of the children of Sarah and James have Dixon as a middle name. One son was named Joseph Dixon and he died aged 7.²

Notes

• Reference LGB: Reference: 574.⁴