Marion Weir (Pearson) Menzies (1839)

Born 19 Apr 1839 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Samuel Menzies — married 31 Dec 1862 in Milton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Anthony Hare [send private message]

Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Marion (Pearson) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Marion (Pearson) Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth

Marion Weir Pearson was born on 19 Apr 1839 at Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[1][2] She was the daughter of William Pearson and Marion Pattison.

Marion Weir Pearson is listed in her daughter Jennie Menzies Jacobson's birth record.^[3]

Marriage

Marion Weir Pearson married John Samuel Menzies on 31 Dec 1862 in Milton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[4][5] John and Marion had six children during their marriage;

• Child: John Menzies-679
• Child: Marion Emily Menzies-680
• Child: Jennie Menzies-676
• Child: Susan Menzies-6292
• Child: Johanna Menzies-1238
• Child: William Menzies-681

Immigration

Between 1865 to 1869 to Canada. Between 1869 to 1872 to Michigan then to Wisconsin between 1872 to 1875.

Residences

• 1841 ^[6]- Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. According to the 1841 Census: she was born in 1839 and Lived with William Pearson who worked as a Cotton Warper and was born about 1806 in Scotland; and Marion Pearson who was born in Lanarkshire about 1811.
• 1851 ^[7]- 136 Main Street, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Daughter. Occupation: Scholar.
• 1861 ^[8]- 35 Warroch Street, Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Niece. Occupation: Dressmaker. Living with her Uncle Andrew Pearson Pearson-13343.
• 1862 - 9 William St, Milton District, Glasgow, Scotland. Marital Status: Spinster. Occupation: Seamstress.
• 1863 - Govan Lanarkshire, Scotland. Per the birth record of John,
• 1865 -- Old Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, Scotland. Per the birth record of Marion.

Death

Unknown at this time.

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X19L-B3P : 10 February 2018), Marion Weir Pearson, 19 Apr 1839; citing BARONY,LANARK,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,479.
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Old Parish Records, STATUTORY BIRTHS. BARONY PARISH. OPR: 622/ 100 517. Page 517 of 542 - copy attached to profile.
3. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7LQ-4JC : 8 March 2018), Marion Pearson in entry for Jennie Jacobson, 29 Apr 1917; citing , Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference 14842, record number 25, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,309,053.
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT19-TQX : 10 February 2018), John Menzies and Marion Pearson, 31 Dec 1862; citing Milton,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
5. ↑ 1861-1921 Extract of an entry in a Register of Marriages, Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965, Document # 07957347.
6. ↑ Parish: Barony; ED: 5; Page: 1; Line: 1370; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
7. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Barony; ED: 30A; Page: 11; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_142; Year: 1851.
8. ↑ Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Registration Number: 644/8, Registration district: Anderston, Civil parish: Glasgow Barony, County: Lanarkshire, Address: 35 Warroch St, Occupation: Dress Maker, ED: 16, Household schedule number: 47, Line: 23, Roll: CSSCT1861_108.

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research and contact with the Menzies family.

FURTHER INFORMATION - MENZIES PROJECT https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:MINGUS_Inc._%28Menzies_INternational_Genealogy_UnderStudy%29-1