Peter Macgillivray (1880 - 1927)

Born 25 Nov 1880 in Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Maggie Ann Dennis — married 3 Jun 1911 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

Died 4 Jun 1927 at age 46 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Peter Macgillivray was born in Scotland.

Peter was born at 10:30 a.m. on 25 November 1880. He was the son of John Macgillivray and Catherine McIntosh. ^[1]

Peter was still an infant when the 1881 Census was taken, his family lived on Academy Street in Tain. ^[2] He was 10 years old in 1891, when the family had moved to Ross Street in Tain. ^[3] In 1901 Peter was 20 years old and a boarder in Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland. He was a coach painter. ^[4]

Peter emigrated to the United States and arrived 12 April 1909 in New York. He's described as being 5'9" tall with dark hair, grey eyes and a fresh complexion. He gives his occupation as coach painter. He had $12 dollars. He gave his brother-in-law's name, A.W. Peattie as a relative in the 'old country', his sister Mary's husband; and his sister Ann Cornell as his relative in New York.^[5]

Peter boarded with a family in Brooklyn and worked as a carriage painter in 1910. ^[6] On 3 June 1911 he married Margaret Ann Dennis. Margaret, age 32, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her father was William, her mother Margaret Milne. They were married in Brooklyn. ^[7] Peter and Margaret welcomed a daughter in 1912, they named her Margaret. Unfortunately, Peter's wife Margaret passed away shortly after on 27 March 1912 from "peritonitis following labor".

Peter registered for the WWI draft on 12 Sept 1918. He listed his daughter as his nearest relative. Peter worked as a chauffeur-auto mechanic at Park Circle Auto Repair in Brooklyn. ^[8]

Research Notes

It appears that when Peter's wife died, he placed his daughter with a family so he could work. He gives a different address for himself and his daughter (his nearest relative) on his WWI draft card and his daughter Margaret is at that address on the 1920 U.S. Census. I haven't yet found Peter in 1920 nor in the N.Y. 1925 Census. He passed away in 1927 from tuberculosis and another family member told me the daughter became a nun. I haven't been able to sustantiate that. Peter was most likely Protestant, I don't know about his wife.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Statutory Registers: Births>County:Ross>District:Tain>Peter McGillivray>Reference: 082/ 00 0071,1880, National Records of Scotland (NRS), New Register House, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YT
2. ↑ Residence 1881 "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM68-3Q7 : 4 February 2020), Peter Macgillivray in household of John Macgillivray, Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 5, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,413.
3. ↑ Residence 1891 "Scotland Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSD3-J4J : 4 February 2020), Peter Macgilliary in household of John Macgilliary, Tain, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland; from "1891 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 11, GRO6/275, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 208,628.
4. ↑ Residence 1901 Scotland Census, 1901> County: Lanark> District: Cambusnethan> Peter MacGillivray> Reference: 628/ 19/ 27; National Records of Scotland (NRS), New Register House, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 3YT
5. ↑ Emigration Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls. NAI: 300346. Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives at Washington, D.C. Year: 1909; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 29; Page Number: 139 Accessed on ancestry.com, November 2021.
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6. ↑ Residence 1910 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5QZ-C16 : accessed 19 August 2021), Peter Mcgillivray in household of John J Mc Qude, Brooklyn Ward 7, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 106, sheet 9B, family 198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 957; FHL microfilm 1,374,970.
7. ↑ Marriage "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CK-Z4BV : 22 July 2021), Peter Mac Gillwray and Margaret Ann Dennis, 03 Jun 1911; citing Marriage, Kings, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,613,369.
8. ↑ Draft registration "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXYD-DJP : 23 February 2021), Peter McGillivray, 1917-1918.