GEDDES (O'GRADY)

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THOMAS O'GRADY

in 1872 change name to GEDDES
 
m. Slamannan
30 Jan 1865
MARGARET FLEMING JOHNSTON

 

b 1839, Stirling

d. 1907,  Slamannan

b. 3 Jan 1846 Slamannan

d. 29 Dec 1920, Whitburn.

Thomas and Mary THOMAS O'GRADY

MARY TAYLOR (nee BALFOUR)

Father

Mother

GAVIN JOHNSTON

MARGARET DUNN

Gavin and Margaret

The O'Grady family changed their name to Geddes. I have yet to find any reason for this but suspect they were bought off by the O'Grady family - Viscount O'Grady

1 Margaret m. William Goodwin  
b. 1 Oct 1865, Slamannan
d. 30 Oct 1906 Longriggend
Children: 
Margaret ( note 2) b.24 Apr 1886 
m. Arthur Goodwin (family details)
David
Elizabeth
 
2 Alexander m. Jessie Ritchie  
b. 12 Sep 1867, Salterhill, Slamannan
d. 14 Jun 1939 Longriggend
in 1901, living at Moss Cottage

Family bible:
Alex Geddes (formerly O'Grady ) married Jessie Richie at Clarkstone in the 1894 year of our Lord. He died at hospital in Glasgow on 14 Jun 1939 aged 72. Jessie died at Moss Side cottage Limerigg on 13 Dec 1944  aged 75 both interred in Slamannan cemetery

Children: b. 1870, Kinrossach?, Kinross

Margaret (Meg), b 1897
Tom , b 1899
Alexander Ritchie b. 1900, d. 4 Aug 1914
Charlotte(Lottie)
Gavin
James Ritchie b. 1906, d. 1 Jul 1907
John
 
3 MARY m Luib Hotel,
Killin
28 Nov 1892
DUNCAN MACGREGOR   Cornelius and Agnes
b. 14 May 1870, Salterhill, Slamannan children of Thomas and Elizabeth b. 1 Feb 1860, Tirfuir, Lismore, Argyll
d. 5 Mar 1929, Snabhead Farm, Muiravonside
 
4 Gavin m. Margaret  
b. 5 Aug 1872, Slamannan
d. Glasgow
. .  
5 Thomas Balfour m.  Blanche  
b. 2 Aug 1874, Slamannan .Children: Charles m. Sybil
Phillip m. Isobel, d 1954
Graham 
Margaret m. Reg Binning
 
6 John m. Grace Martin  
b. 30 Mar 1876, Slamannan
d. 1958
. .  
7 Helen (Nellie) m. Thomas Horne  
b. 7th Mar 1878, Slamannan
d. Canada
. .  
8 Charlotte  m. Peter Muir  
b. 27 Feb 1881, Slamannan
d. Brightons, Polmont
.Children: Tom Muir b 1911  
9 William, farmer m. Sarah Henrietta (Queenie) Kingsland  
b.4 Mar 1882, Slamannan
d. 19 Oct 1965, age 83, Dunedin, New Zealand
.Children: b. abt 1884
d.29 Sep 1964, age 80, Dunedin, New Zealand
Queenie m. W. Bulling , children John, GrahamMargaret m. Arthur Shaw
Jack
 
10 Catherine (Kate) m. John Youngston  
b. 15 Feb 1884, Slamannan .Children: Mary
Peggy
 
11 David Balfour m. Muriel Thwaites  
b. 1 Jul 1887, Limerigg, Slamannan (bible says 13th)
d. 19 Jun 1978
Children:. Thomas David m. Amelia Lane
John William m. Sylvia Flimson(?)
Gloria Muriel
 

1) Alex and family as provided by Jenny Marsh
Far left Gavin, 2nd left Grandmother (Jessie Ritche), 3rd left Tom, Centre Lottie, 3rd right Meg, 2nd right Grandfather (Alex), far right Sandy - deceased 14 years


2) Margaret's grandaughter is:

Name: Dolina Barker  
E-mail:
barker.d@xtra.co.nz
Location: French Farm, Akaroa, N.Z.
Web site: http://www.bantrylodge.co.nz
Comment: Mother was Margaret Dunn Gardiner, daughter of Margaret Goodwin, grandaughter of Margaret Geddes, and cousin of Tom Macgregor.

 


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