Dave's Family History
James McNair
Abt 1791 - 1860 (69 years) Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name James McNair [1] Birth Abt 1791 Scotland [2, 3] - Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male Census 6 Jun 1841 Leeds, Yorkshire, England [2] Age: 50y Address: Back Row - Head. Bricklayer
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 Leeds, Yorkshire, England Bricklayer Age: 50y Census 30 Mar 1851 Leeds, Yorkshire, England [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 Bricklayer Age: 60y Death 12 May 1860 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Age: 70y Cause: Purpura Haemorrhagica Address: 2 Hudswell Terrace - Bricklayer, Journeyman
Registered by Hannah Wilton of 22 Hannah Street, Holbeck
In the Probate index he is listed as being a Widower (strictly this is true as he didn't marry Hannah)
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Probate 15 Apr 1861 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [7, 8] 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 6 Jun 2024
Family 1 Mary Wilton, b. 7 Jun 1806, Wath, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul 1838 and Sep 1838, Ripon, Yorkshire, England (Age 32 years) Marriage 25 Nov 1825 Leeds, Yorkshire, England [9] - 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 2. James McNair, b. 12 Apr 1828, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Jul 1828, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years) 3. James McNair, b. 1 Dec 1829, Yorkshire, England d. May 1847, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 17 years) 4. Hannah McNair, b. 5 Feb 1832, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 4 years) 5. Elizabeth McNair, b. 5 Aug 1834, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Apr 1876 and Jun 1876, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 41 years) 6. Mary McNair, b. 25 Apr 1836, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Sep 1836, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years) 7. Thomas McNair, b. Jul 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Sep 1837, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (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 d. 31 Oct 1871, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 58 years) Marriage Aft 1841 [10] - Suspect they never actually married.
Children 1. Thomas McNair, b. 22 Sep 1840, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jan 1890 and Mar 1890, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 49 years) 2. Elijah McNair, b. 8 Feb 1843, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul 1914 and Sep 1914, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 71 years) 3. William McNair, b. Between Jul 1845 and Sep 1845, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul 1845 and Sep 1845, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years) Family ID F81 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2017
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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.
- Based on the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census I believe that
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Sources - [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106.
- [S361] 1841 Census - HO 107/1348 B011 F11 P14 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S362] 1851 Census - HO 107/2319 F210 P07 - Mackney, Thomas, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S5458] Death Cert - McNair, James, 27 Mar 2024.
- [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106, 1 Jan 1980, Still alive at Thomas Mackney Wilton's marriage.
- [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 - [S3554] Will - Index - McNair, James, 20 Mar 2021.
- [S4695] Letter of Administration - McNair, James, 20 Apr 2022.
- [S732] Marriage Cert - McNair, James & Wilton, Hannah, 15 Jul 2009.
- [S370] Birth Cert - Mackney, Thomas, 18 Oct 2014.
Hannah is listed as McNair on Thomas' birth cert
- [S5] Marriage Cert - Mackney Wilton, Thomas - BR 106.