Margaret (McIlroy) Gunn (1875 - 1956)

Born 25 Mar 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Gunn — married 31 Dec 1896 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1956 at age 80 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret (McIlroy) Gunn was born in Scotland.

Margaret McIlroy was born on March 26, 1875 in Glasgow.^[1] She was the youngest daughter of Felix McIlroy and Elizabeth McMahon. She was baptised on April 4, 1875 at St Joseph's Church.^[2]

Her parents were immigrants from Ireland. They struggled with poor health and a lack of work opportunities, and were sent back to Ireland at least once when attempting to apply for parish relief.^[3] By the time Margaret was four years old, they had both died, leaving her an orphan.

Her early years are largely a mystery, she hasn't been found in the 1881 and 1891 census as of yet.

She gave birth to a daughter, Matilda, on May 12, 1894. She was adopted by a Robert and Mary Brown. However, when Matilda was older, she was taken back by her mother. The full circumstances aren't known. As a mother, Margaret was very strict.^[4]

Margaret married Nathaniel Gunn on December 31, 1896.^[5] They had no children together. In 1901, they lived at 20 Lyon Street in the district of Milton in Glasgow. She worked as a sewing machinist.^[6] In 1911, they lived at 3 Cedar Street.^[7]

Margaret had an interest in politics, and was involved in some capacity with the Labour party.^[4]

She died on February 14, 1956 at the age of 80.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland, Statutory Births (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/, ScotlandsPeople), 644/08 0472. Margaret McIlroy, born 26 Mar 1875 in the district of Milton in the burgh of Glasgow.
2. ↑ Scottish Catholic Archives, Scotland, Catholic Registers Births and Baptisms (ScotlandsPeople), MCILROY MARGARET FELIX MCILROY/ELIZABETH MCMAHON F 20/3/1875 4/4/1875 Glasgow, St Joseph's Lanark.
3. ↑ Mitchell Library, Glasgow Poor Law Applications, application for Felix McIlroy.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Interview with Yolanda Tweedie, granddaughter of Margaret, conducted by James Knighton, 2012.
5. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland, Statutory Marriages (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/, ScotlandsPeople), 644/08 0013. Nathaniel Gunn & Margaret McIlroy, marriage registered 02 Jan 1897 in the District of Milton in the Burgh of Glasgow.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1901 Scotland Census (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Ancestry.com, Parish: Glasgow St George in the Fields; ED: 42; Page: 17; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1901_295.
7. ↑ ScotlandsPeople, 1911 Scotland Census, 644/13 042/00 005. 3 Cedar Street; Margaret Gunn, wife, age 35, married, sewing machinist at shirt factory.
8. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland, Statutory Deaths (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/, ScotlandsPeople), 644/05 0185. Margaret Gunn, died 14 Feb 1956 in the district of Milton in the burgh of Glasgow.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to James Knighton for creating WikiTree profile McIlroy-48 through the import of Knighton_Tweedie Family Tree.ged on May 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by James and others.