David MacGregor (abt. 1884)

Born about 1 Dec 1884 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Catherine McIntyre Livingstone Kennedy — married 15 Jan 1904 (to about 25 Nov 1916) in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Canada [uncertain]

Biography

David was born in 1884.

In 1904 he married Catherine Kennedy^[1] and they had two children. At the time of his marriage he was a journeyman joiner living in Crieff. The marriage later resulted in divorce.

It is believed that he left his family in 1909 to travel to Canada alone.^[2]

It is believe that he left for Canada with their two children, Mary and John Duncan, about 1912-1916. In 1916, on 24th January, he joined the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, 134th Overseas Highlanders.^[3]

In 1916 he was living at 24 Manning Avenue, Toronto Ontario and was a carpenter to trade. He stated that he had previously been a Private with the Black Watch.

He visited Catherine when he was in the UK during the first world war, in an attempt to save their marriage. He was unsuccessful.

In 1916 a decree of divorce was granted between Catherine Kennedy and David MacGregor.^[4][5]

On 24 January 1926, in York, Ontario, Canada, he married Winnifred Elsie Ley.

Sources

1. ↑ (Statutory Marriages 342/00 0006 Crieff)
2. ↑ (Statutory Births 342/00 0103)
3. ↑ http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc011/523887a.gif
4. ↑ (Statutory Marriages 342/00 0006 Crieff: Scotland's People)
5. ↑ 25 November 1916. Decree of Divorce was pronounced by Lord Ormidale, Ordinary, in an action at the insistence of David MacGregor, Lance Corporal 134th battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Guards Camp, Purbright, against his wife Mrs Catherine Livingstone Kennedy or MacGregor whose present address in unknown. At Crieff 30th November 1916 Signed Patrick McAra Registrar.