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Jane Carey McELROY1,2

F, #17513, b. 23 December 1850, d. 18 August 1927
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: John McELROY builder & railway contractor1 b. 1802, d. 16 Jan 1876
Mother*: Janet McKinlay Kidd1 b. 14 Dec 1821, d. 24 Apr 1888
  • Birth*: Jane Carey McELROY was born on 23 December 1850 at Dunbartonshire, Scotland, .1,3
  • She was the daughter of John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd.1
  • Marriage*: Jane Carey McELROY married Thomas Hunter master mariner on Wednesday, 19 August 1874 at Clyde Haugh House, Govan Road, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; After banns according to the Established Church of Scotland, signed Thos Hunter master mariner aged 33, residing 'at sea', parents Thomas Huner ship owner and Elizabeth Hunter ms Rowntree, Jane C McElroy spinster age 23, residing Clyde haugh House Govan, parents John McElroy railway contrator and Jessie McElroy ms Kidd, signed David Shanks minister of Craigrownie, sirgned Kate McElroy & William G Hunter witnesses, regstered 1874 August 19th at Govan signed T
    homas Steel registrar

    Record Transcription from FMP
    First name(s)     Jane C.
    Last name     McElroy
    Marriage year     1874
    Marriage date     19 Aug 1874
    Marriage place     Govan,Lanark,Scotland
    Spouse's first name(s)     Thos.
    Spouse's last name     Hunter
    Place     Govan, Glasgow
    County     Lanarkshire
    Country     Scotland
    Record set     Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Marriages
    Collections from     Scotland, Great Britain.2,4
  • (Deceased) Death*: Jane Carey McELROY died on 18 August 1927 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, , at age 76.3
  • (Resident) Address: As of 1850, Jane Carey McELROY was living with John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd at at Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Kilgreggan & Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, ; family home about 1850 until 1901 https://www.caingram.info/Scotland/Pic_htm/kilcreggan.htm

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cove,_Argyll.5,6
  • Married Name: As of 19 August 1874, her married name was Hunter.2,7
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse Thomas Hunter master mariner died on 16 July 1913 at 2 Spring Gardens, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; general merchant married to Jane Carey McElroy; informant Thomas McElroy brother in law.8,9
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Jane Carey McELROY is commemorated on the headstone erected by Thomas Hunter master mariner in 1898 at Western Necropolis, Tresta, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads In Memory of
    Thomas Clyde Hunter
    Who died 29th May 1898
    Aged 19 years
    Elizabeth Katherine Hunter
    Who Died 16th March 1909
    Aged 31 Years
    Thomas Hunter
    Born 8th November 1840
    Died 18th July 1913
    Jane Carey McElroy
    Widow of the Above
    Thomas Hunter
    Born 23rd December 1850
    Died 19th August 1927

    HUNTER.10

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd in the 1861 census at Craigrownie Cove, Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, ; John     McElroy     Head     Married     Male     58     1803     Proprietor Of Houses     Ireland
Janet     McElroy     Wife     Married     Female     39     1822     -     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     9     1852     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Janet     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     7     1854     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     6     1855     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Ann     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     4     1857     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agness     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     2     1859     -     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Margaret     Lidalle     Servant     Unmarried     Female     24     1837     Dairy Maid     Eastfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elisabeth     Wilkie     Servant     Unmarried     Female     23     1838     Domestic Sert     Tarbert, Argyllshire, Scotland.1
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of John McELROY builder & railway contractor and Janet McKinlay Kidd in the 1871 census at Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, ; John     McElroy     Head     Married     Male     68     1803     Iron Founder & Railway Contractor     Ireland
Jessie     McElroy     Wife     Married     Female     49     1822     -     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     20     1851     -     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jessie     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     18     1853     -     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agnes     McElroy     Daughter     -     Female     12     1859     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Thomas     McElroy     Son     -     Male     8     1863     Scholar     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Effie     McArthur     Servant     Unmarried     Female     24     1847     General Servant     Tobermory, Argyllshire, Scotland.11
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Janet McKinlay Kidd in the 1881 census at Clyde Haugh House, Govan Road, Govan Church, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; Janet     McElroy     Head     Widow     Female     57     1824     -     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     36     1845     -     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Carey     Hunter     Daughter     Married     Female     30     1851     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     26     1855     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Annie     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     24     1857     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Aggie Shaw     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     22     1859     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Thomas     McElroy     Son     Unmarried     Male     18     1863     General Clerk At Law     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jessie     Hunter     Granddaughter     -     Female     5     1876     -     Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Catherine     Hunter     Granddaughter     -     Female     3     1878     -     Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Thomas Clyde     Hunter     Grandson     -     Male     1     1880     -     Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Catherine     Carmichael     Servant     Unmarried     Female     22     1859     Domestic Servant     Argyllshire, Scotland.2
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed in the 1891 census at Spring Gardens, Barony, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; Catherine     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     46     1845     -     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane C     Hunter     Daughter     Married     Female     40     1851     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     35     1856     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Annie     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     33     1858     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agnes S     McElroy     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     30     1861     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Thomas     McElroy     Son     Unmarried     Male     28     1863     Writer     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jessie S B     Hunter     Granddaughter     Unmarried     Female     15     1876     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth C     Hunter     Granddaughter     -     Female     13     1878     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas C     Hunter     Grandson     -     Male     11     1880     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet C M     Hunter     Granddaughter     -     Female     8     1883     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine     Carmichael     Servant     Unmarried     Female     26     1865     D Servant Cook     Argyllshire, Scotland
Catherine     Gardiner     Servant     Unmarried     Female     25     1866     D Servant Hs Maid     Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland.12
Head of Household31 March 1901She was listed as head of household in the 1901 census at Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Kilgreggan & Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, . Jane C     Hunter     Wife     Married     Female     50     1851     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     46     1855     -     Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Barbara     Paton     Servant     Single     Female     17     1884     Servant (Domestic)     Milngavie, Lanarkshire, Scotland; also in the household was Mary McELROY.13
Spouse31 March 1901She was listed in the household of Thomas Hunter master mariner in the 1901 census at 2 Spring Gardens, Maryhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Wife Jane C Hunter in Craigrownie Cottage, Roseneath, Cove Dunbartonshire with her sister Mary McElroy (also ennumerated here)
Thomas     Hunter     Head     -     Male     60     1841     General Merchant Oils & Paints     England
Elizabeth     Hunter     Daughter     Single     Female     23     1878     Clerkess     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane     Hunter     Daughter     Single     Female     18     1883     Scholar     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Catherine     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     26     1875     Living On Own Means     Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Annie     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     44     1857     Living On Own Means     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Agnes     McElroy     Sister-In-Law     Single     Female     41     1860     Living On Own Means     Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Mary     Tosh     Servant     Single     Female     18     1883     General Domestic     Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elisabeth Catherine Hunter, Janet Carey McElroy Hunter medical doctor, Mary McELROY, Ann McELROY and Agness Shaw McELROY were also listed in the household.14
Spouse31 March 1911She was listed in the household of Thomas Hunter master mariner in the 1911 census at 2 Spring Gardens, Kelvinside, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Thomas Hunter, head, 70, mar, oil & paint merchant, employer, b England
Jane Carey Hunter, wife, mar 37 years 4 children born 2 stilll living, b Dumbartonshire Cove
Jane Karry McElroy Hunter, daughter, 28, single, medical student, Lanarkshire Glasgow
11 rooms with windows, 6 persons in household [see also Mary McElroy, head, at same address]. Janet Carey McElroy Hunter medical doctor were also listed in the household.15

Family:

Thomas Hunter master mariner b. 8 Nov 1840, d. 16 Jul 1913
  • Marriage*: Jane Carey McELROY married Thomas Hunter master mariner on Wednesday, 19 August 1874 at Clyde Haugh House, Govan Road, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, ; After banns according to the Established Church of Scotland, signed Thos Hunter master mariner aged 33, residing 'at sea', parents Thomas Huner ship owner and Elizabeth Hunter ms Rowntree, Jane C McElroy spinster age 23, residing Clyde haugh House Govan, parents John McElroy railway contrator and Jessie McElroy ms Kidd, signed David Shanks minister of Craigrownie, sirgned Kate McElroy & William G Hunter witnesses, regstered 1874 August 19th at Govan signed T
    homas Steel registrar

    Record Transcription from FMP
    First name(s)     Jane C.
    Last name     McElroy
    Marriage year     1874
    Marriage date     19 Aug 1874
    Marriage place     Govan,Lanark,Scotland
    Spouse's first name(s)     Thos.
    Spouse's last name     Hunter
    Place     Govan, Glasgow
    County     Lanarkshire
    Country     Scotland
    Record set     Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Marriages
    Collections from     Scotland, Great Britain.2,4

Children:

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Craigrownie Cove, Rosneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Clyde Haugh House, Govan Road, Govan, Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  3. [S69] Website Billion Graves (www.billiongraves.com) https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jane-Carey-McElroy/23161062 [Apr 2021].
  4. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1874 Govan Church ref 646/1 248 image held [Apr 2021].
  5. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) https://www.caingram.info/Scotland/Pic_htm/kilcreggan.htm
  6. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) https://www.caingram.info/Scotland/Pic_htm/kilcreggan.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cove,_Argyll.
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
    Lanarkshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  8. [S69] Website Billion Graves (www.billiongraves.com) https://billiongraves.com/grave/Thomas-Hunter/23161061 [Apr 2021].
  9. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Death 1913 Maryhill ref 646/14 190 image held [Apr 2021].
  10. [S69] Website Billion Graves (www.billiongraves.com) Thomas Clyde Hunter Died: 29 May 1898 BillionGraves Record https://billiongraves.com/grave/Thomas-Clyde-Hunter/23161059
  11. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Craigrownie Cottage, Rosneath, Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  12. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Spring Gardens, Barony, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  13. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Craigrownie Cottage, Rosneath, Kilcreggan & Cove, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  14. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Spring Gardens, 2, Glasgow, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland [April 2021].
  15. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Scottish Census 1911 Maryhill Kelvinside ref 646/14 2/3 image held [Apr 2021].