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John McHardy

M, #8536, b. 2 May 1859, d. 23 December 1935
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 14 Oct 2019

Parents:

Father*: William McHardy b. s 1830
Mother*: Jean Cook b. s 1830
  • Birth*: John McHardy was born on 2 May 1859 at Kirkden, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2
  • He was the son of William McHardy and Jean Cook.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: John McHardy married Isabella Halliday spinner, daughter of Somebody Halliday and Rebecca Glendinning, after 3 April 1881 at Lanarkshire, Scotland, .
  • Marriage*: John McHardy married Helen Cuthbert Adamson, daughter of John Adamson baker and Ann Lowson, on Monday, 4 November 1889 at Burreltown, Parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland, ; 1889 marriages in the parish of Cargill in the county of Perth; ref 7; 1889 on the fourth day of November at Burreltown parish of Cargill after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; John McHardy master tailor widower, 31 years, 13 Cochrane Street Dundee, father William McHardy labourer (dec), mother Jane McHardy ms Clark; Helen Adamson sewing machinist spinster, 30 years, Burreltown Cargill, father John Adamson baker, mother Ann Adamson ms Lowson; signed W A Campbell par[ish] min[inister], Susan M Adamson, David Adamson witnesses; registered 1889 November 7th at Cargill Alex Fergusson registrar.3
  • Death*: John McHardy died on 23 December 1935 at Helenslea, Burrelton, Perthshire, Scotland, , at age 76; 1935 deaths in the district of Cargill in the county of Perth; ref 11; John McHardy tailor married to 1st Bella Halliday 2nd Helen Adamson; 1935 December twenty-third 4h 30m am Helenslea Burrelton ; m, 76 years; father William McHardy farm labourer (dec) mother Jean McHardy ms Cook (dec); cause endocatditis as cert by A McPherson MBChB Coupar-Angus; informant John C McHardy son present; registered 1935 December 23rd at Burrelton A H Flight registrar.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Rebecca Glendinning in the 1881 census at 14 Logie Street, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . John McHardy, boarder, 21, tailor, Forfarshire; Rebecca Glendinning, wife, head, mar, 41, sailor's wife, Paisley Renfrewshire; James Halliday, her son, unm, 23, labourer, Dumbarton; Elizabeth Glendinning, her daug, 4, Dundee; David Pringle, boarder, 25, engine fitter, Forfarshire.5,6
Head of Household5 April 1891He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census at High Street, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland, . John McHardy, head, 31, tailor, Froickheim Forfarshire; Nellie, wife, 32, Blairgowrie Perthshire; John Smith, boarder, 24, tailor, Downfield, Forfarshire; Duncan Shaw, boarder, 19, Nairn, Nairnshire; also in the household were Helen Cuthbert Adamson, Robert McHardy and Annie Lowson McHardy.7
Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household in the 1901 census at High Street South S, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland, . John McHardy, head, 41, tailor & clothier, Froickheim Forfarshire; Nellie, wife, 42, Blairgowrie Perthshire; James Holland, serv, 36, tailor, Falkland Fifeshire; also in the household were Helen Cuthbert Adamson, Robert McHardy, Annie Lowson McHardy, Bessie Hardie McHardy and Nellie McHardy.8

Family 1:

Isabella Halliday spinner b. c 1861, d. b 1889

Child:

Robert McHardy b. c 1882

Family 2:

Helen Cuthbert Adamson b. 19 Jul 1858, d. 22 Jan 1941
  • Marriage*: John McHardy married Helen Cuthbert Adamson, daughter of John Adamson baker and Ann Lowson, on Monday, 4 November 1889 at Burreltown, Parish of Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland, ; 1889 marriages in the parish of Cargill in the county of Perth; ref 7; 1889 on the fourth day of November at Burreltown parish of Cargill after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; John McHardy master tailor widower, 31 years, 13 Cochrane Street Dundee, father William McHardy labourer (dec), mother Jane McHardy ms Clark; Helen Adamson sewing machinist spinster, 30 years, Burreltown Cargill, father John Adamson baker, mother Ann Adamson ms Lowson; signed W A Campbell par[ish] min[inister], Susan M Adamson, David Adamson witnesses; registered 1889 November 7th at Cargill Alex Fergusson registrar.3

Children:

Annie Lowson McHardy+ b. c 1890, d. 25 Aug 1936
John C McHardy b. c 1891
Bessie Hardie McHardy+ b. s 1894, d. 1981
Nellie McHardy b. c 1898
Florence Lizzie McHardy b. s 1902, d. 2001

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C112981 [Jun 2009].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), 1935 Statutory deaths 338/00 0011, ref 11 [Jun 2009].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held: 1889 Statutory Marriages 338/00 0007; [Jun 2009].
  4. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, image held ; 1935 Statutory deaths 338/00 0011, ref 11; [Jun 2009].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1881 census Govan Church [Nov 2010].
  6. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203686 GRO ref vol 646-1 enum 37 page 30 [Jun 2009].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1891 census Cargill [Nov 2010].
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1901 census Cargill [Nov 2010].
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