The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Alice Watson McGiffen (1873-????)

Personal data Alice Watson McGiffen 

  • She was born in the year 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.Source 1
    First name(s) Alice Watson
    Last name McGiffen
    Gender Female
    Birth year 1873
    Birth place Bridgeton,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
    Baptism year -
    Baptism date -
    Baptism place -
    Father's first name(s) Henry
    Father's last name McGiffen
    Mother's first name(s) Margaret
    Mother's last name Meighan
    Place Glasgow
    County Lanarkshire
    Country Scotland
  • Emigrated on August 22, 1914, To Montreal, Canada.
    First name(s) A W Last name Thornton Title DR Gender Male Age ADULT Marital status M
    Occupation TOURIST Departure year 1914 Departure day 22 Departure month 8 Departure port Glasgow
    Destination port Montreal Destination MONTREAL Country Canada Destination country Canada Ship name Letitia Ship official number 133033 Ship master's first name WM Ship master's last name MCNEIL Shipping line DONALDSON City GLASGOW Ship destination port MONTREAL Ship destination country CANADA Ship square feet 19409 Ship registered tonnage 5763 Number of passengers 377
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: Kirkland Street, Maybole. Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 2
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Kirkland Street, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry McGiffen Head Married Male 46 1835 Shoemaker Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland
      Margaret McGiffen Wife Married Female 41 1840 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Margaret McGiffen Daughter - Female 13 1868 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Jane McGiffen Daughter - Female 12 1869 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      James McGiffen Son - Male 10 1871 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Alice McGiffen Daughter - Female 8 1873 Scholar Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Annie McGiffen Daughter - Female 6 1875 Scholar Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
      Henry McGiffen Son - Male 4 1877 - Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
      Elizabeth McGiffen Daughter - Female 2 1879 - Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
    • in the year 1898: 32 Glasgow Street, Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1901: 59 Chapel Street, Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland.Source 1
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      59, Chapel Street, Glasgow, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Thornton Head Married Male 26 1875 House Painter Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Alice Thornton Wife Married Female 28 1873 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
      Marget M Thornton Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • This information was last updated on February 13, 2017.

Household of Alice Watson McGiffen

She is married to James Thornton.

They got married on November 18, 1898 at Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland, she was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):



Notes about Alice Watson McGiffen

IN 1881 CENSUS
Name: Henry McGiffin Age: 46 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Margaret Gender: Male Where born: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire Registration Number: 605 Registration district: Maybole Civil Parish: Maybole Town: Maybole County: Ayrshire Address: Kirkland St Occupation: Shoemaker ED: 7 Household schedule number: 60 Line: 4 Roll: cssct1881_193 Household Members:
Name Age
Alice McGiffin 8
Annie McGiffin 6
Elizabeth McGiffin 2
Henry McGiffin 46
Henry McGiffin 4
James McGiffin 10
Jane McGiffin 12
Margaret McGiffin 41
Margaret McGiffin 13

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Alice Watson McGiffen
1873-????

1898

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Sources

  1. 1901 Scotland Census, 1901 Scotland Census
  2. 1881 Census Scotland
  3. Marriage Cert in file

Historical events

  • The temperature on November 18, 1898 was about 4.0 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • April 22 » Spanish–American War: The USSNashville captures a Spanish merchant ship.
    • June 10 » Spanish–American War: In the Battle of Guantánamo Bay, U.S. Marines begin the American invasion of Spanish-held Cuba.
    • August 13 » Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
    • September 18 » The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
    • October 1 » The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
    • October 6 » Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

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