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James MCNAIR

James MCNAIR

Male Abt 1791 - 1860  (69 years)    Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James MCNAIR  [1] 
    Birth Abt 1791  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 50y 
    Address: Back Row 
    • Head. Bricklayer
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bricklayer 
    Age: 50y 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 60y 
    Address: 9 Front Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Bricklayer Widower
      Born in Scotland
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Bricklayer 
    Age: 60y 
    Death 12 May 1860  Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Age: 70y 
    Address: 4 Hudswell Terrace 
    • In the Probate index he is listed as being a Widower (strictly this is true as he didn't marry Hannah)
    Probate 15 Apr 1861  Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Address: 4 Hudswell Terrace 
    • In the Probate index he is listed as being a Widower (strictly this is true as he didn't marry Hannah).
      Effects under ?300

      Interestingly, Admons were granted to Elizabeth Horn (wife of Henry Horn, a woodturner) of 21 Brunswick Street, Water Lane, Holbeck, the only child of the deceased.
      She definitely wasn't the only child, nor was she the only living child, but she was the only legitimate child.
    Reference Number BR 0070aP 
    Person ID I250  Simpson
    Last Modified 21 May 2022 

    Family 1 Mary WILTON,   b. 7 Jun 1806, Wath, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1838 and Sep 1838, Ripon, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1825  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • The parish register entry clearly gives Mary's surname as Walton but I have some doubts over her signature. I think that the signatures of bride, groom and witnesses may not be originals - they look too neat and similar. [The unsure signature is on the original PR, the BT copy is a definite Walton]
      In my own mind I am satisfied that Mary is indeed Wilton.
      Unfortunately the Banns register has not survived so it is unlikely that we will find any other proof.
    Children 
     1. John MCNAIR,   b. 27 Jan 1827, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James MCNAIR,   b. 12 Apr 1828, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1828, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. James MCNAIR,   b. 1 Dec 1829, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1847, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     4. Hannah MCNAIR,   b. 5 Feb 1832, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
    +5. Elizabeth MCNAIR,   b. 5 Aug 1834, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1876 and Jun 1876, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     6. Mary MCNAIR,   b. 25 Apr 1836, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1836, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Thomas MCNAIR,   b. Jul 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2016 

    Family 2 Hannah WILTON,   b. Abt 1813, Melmerby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Aft 1841  [9] 
    • Suspect they never actually married.
    Children 
    +1. Thomas MCNAIR,   b. 22 Sep 1840, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     2. Elijah MCNAIR,   b. Between Jan 1843 and Mar 1843, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1914 and Sep 1914, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. William MCNAIR,   b. Between Jul 1845 and Sep 1845, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1845 and Sep 1845, Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F81  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1791 - Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1825 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 50y,Address: Back Row - 6 Jun 1841 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Bricklayer,Age: 50y - 6 Jun 1841 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 60y,Address: 9 Front Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Bricklayer,Age: 60y - 30 Mar 1851 - Leeds, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 70y,Address: 4 Hudswell Terrace - 12 May 1860 - Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Address: 4 Hudswell Terrace - 15 Apr 1861 - Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Based on the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census I believe that
      James McNair married a girl called Wilton
      They had at least 3 children
      His wife died
      Her sister, Hannah, came to live with James before 1841
      James & Hannah then had 2 children Thomas and Elijah
      James & Hannah probably never married - in the 1861 census Hannah is listed as unmarried and her two sons are living with her using the name Mc Nair Wilton
    • According to Thomas Mackney Wilton's marriage cert, James was a bricklayer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106.

    2. [S361] 1841 Census - HO 107/1348 B011 F11 P14 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980.

    3. [S362] 1851 Census - HO 107/2319 F210 P07 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980.

    4. [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106, 1 Jan 1980, Still alive at Thomas Mackney Wilton's marriage.

    5. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 29 Apr 2009, 1860 AMJ Hunslet 9b 192 (Reliability: 1).
      This is still only a possibility.
      He is indexed as MacNair

    6. [S3554] Will - Index - McNair, James, 20 Mar 2021.

    7. [S4695] Letter of Administration - McNair, James, 20 Apr 2022.

    8. [S732] Marriage Cert - McNair, James & Wilton, Hannah, 15 Jul 2009.

    9. [S370] Birth Cert - Mackney, Thomas, 18 Oct 2014.
      Hannah is listed as McNair on Thomas' birth cert


 

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