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Ben McRea

sharpmikes1 — 2009-01-29 21:20:36Z

I am trying to find my wifes Great,Great, Great Grandfather believed to be Ben McCrea. He is believed to have had a Sports or menswear shop in Dumfries in the mid 1800s. He had two daughters, Mary who married a man called Walmsley and lived in Blackburn, and Margaret who is believed to have married a Russian (Kisalovski ?) and moved to Italy.

Re: McRea

geofinch — 2008-01-30 23:01:54Z

I finally found George McRea, age 25 in the 1860 Federal Census. He was a miner in Todd's Valley, Placer County Ca, His birth year would be about 1835,which would be correct. I am estimating he married Mary Eliza around 1866 in San Francisco. Thanks

Re: George W. McRea

geofinch — 2007-10-29 22:43:51Z

I can't seem to find the information about him in the Placer County Census. As I recall he was working as a miner up there for a while. I will keep looking. He was in Austin,Lander County, Nevada when his son Edward was born 15 Nov 1867 and daughter Mary (Molly)17 Jul 1870. He worked worked in the mines as an engineer, I think. I have seen the name George W. McRea with connections to California before. My George McRea was going to school in San Francisco studying mineing when he met Mary Elizabeth. They were married in a Catholic Church in San Francisco. George W. is a possible, I should look closer at him. Mary Elizabeth left him in Austin and took the children back to San Francisco, she couldn't stand the conditions around the mines. They never got back together. Thanks

Re: More McRea variatons.

666888 — 2007-10-29 22:30:18Z

I'll remember that.

P

George W. McRea

metaphor — 2007-10-29 22:12:17Z

Your George McREA would have been around the right age to serve in the Civil War, so I bring this entry to your attention, just in case you'd like to pursue the possibility:

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865

Name: George W. McRea
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: California
Regiment Name: 7 California Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, California Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal
Film Number: M533 roll 5

Re: More McRea variatons.

gwpage — 2007-10-29 21:55:41Z

Please don't limit yourself!
Many of us have variations that end in "Y!"
McRay, McCray, etc.

Re: McRea

metaphor — 2007-10-29 21:32:19Z

In what year did you find George McRAE in Placer County, CA?

Re: McRea

geofinch — 2007-10-29 21:22:58Z

I had found George McRea in Placer County, California. I believe he was working in the mines. That is the only thing I have found on him. I couldn't locate him in any Nevada census. Thank you

Re: McRea

metaphor — 2007-10-29 17:56:54Z

I am trying to trace my GG Grandfather George McRea, b. abt. 1835 in Scotland. He came to the US Bef. 1860. ... married Mary Elizabeth (Possibly Smith) b. 15 Mar 1847 in Ireland abt. 1864 in San Francisco area. ... went to Austin, Lander County, Nevada ... ... George may have ended up in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada. ..."

geofinch, have you already located George in any censuses?

More McRea variatons.

666888 — 2007-10-29 10:28:10Z

The McCrae surname and its variations

I have been studying the McCrae variations and without getting sidetracked on to "K's and Y's" and others the variations work out as follows.

MAC
rae, rea, ree, rie, ra, re.

MACC
rae, rea, ree, rie, ra, re.

MC
rae, rea, ree, rie, ra, re.

MCC
rae, rea, ree, rie, ra, re.

As you can see there are four main prefixes and six variations to each group. This gives a total of twenty four different ways of spelling McCrae.

A good many of the McCrae's (and all variations) came in the 1600's from Ireland through the Solway ports and moved up through Scotland from the south to-wards Ayrshire and other Scottish counties.
With the Gaelic root of RA or RATH we find MACRATH. In Lowland Scotland we find the prefix CC and MCCRAE the Gaelic root was lost.
So on average the Highlanders used MACCRAE, for Ayrshire and the lowlands etc the MCCRAE was in use. The American version came as MCCREA and as usual there was an exception to every rule.

Peter McCrae

McRea McCrea, McRae

JanisFulmer11 — 2007-01-24 22:53:00Z

I am looking for the parents’ or siblings’ names associated with Margaret McRea. Possible spellings of the last name are McCrea or McRae. One book about Montana history gives her first name as Elizabeth, but I believe she went by Margaret or Maggie. According to a family Bible, Margaret was born in Roxboro, Canada in 1851. She lived for a time in Minnesota and married Andrew Jackson Sperry there. Andrew Sperry and his brother, Bert (Burton) had already been to Montana, and in 1869, Andrew returned to Minnesota to marry Margaret. Andrew and Margaret were married on 16 April, 1870 in Minnesota, and then came to Montana, where they settled. Margaret was the daughter of a minister. She died on 30 July, 1933, in Vancouver, Washington. Andrew died in Missoula, Montana, on 9 January, 1908. I have been looking for information about Margaret for many years and would appreciate any help I can get.

A Please contact David W. Henrich richhen@in-tch.com

McRea families of Ayrshire and beyond buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario.

666888 — 2006-11-29 20:19:03Z

I have discovered that many of the McRea Families who

emigrated from Ayrshire and beyond are buried in

Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph. Ontario, Canada.

Peter McCrae, England.

Re: McRea families of Ayrshire and beyond buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario.

666888 — 2006-11-29 20:19:03Z

Sorry, no information on that branch of the family.

Peter

mcrea variations

666888 — 2006-11-29 20:19:03Z

Scottish Names.

From the book of Scottish Surnames is given the following:

Maccrae, Maccrea, Maccree, Maccrie, and Macrie are all Ayrshire forms of Macrae. A common old form of the name in Ayrshire was Makrie in 1586, and Makrieth. in Cumnock 1538. John Makra was a messenger in Ayr in 1621. Robert McCrie was charged with being disorderly person in the parish of Carsfern in 1684. William McKrie was a flesher in Dunbar in 1688. Allan McKree was Surgan in Ayr and was admitted a burgess of Prestwick in 1733.
Macra,1631, Mckra 1699, and in 1684 McRaie, McCrea, McCree, Mckrae, Mckrie and McRae.

What we have to remember is that not many people in those days could read and write and these names were passed by word of mouth to a scribe for official documents like birth, baptism, marriage and death records.

Peter McCrae, West Cumbria, England.

McRea in Auchinleck Parish

666888 — 2006-11-29 20:19:03Z

Auchinleck.
Jean McRea died 13.July 1782, formerly residing in Mosside.

McRea

geofinch — 2005-09-25 01:59:55Z

I am trying to trace my GG Grandfather George McRea, b. abt. 1835 in Scotland. He came to the US Bef. 1860. He was a miner or mining engineer. He married Mary Elizabeth (Possibly Smith) b. 15 Mar 1847 in Ireland abt. 1864 in San Francisco area. She came from Ireland as a Nanny at age 12 with an unknown family. After their marriage they went to Austin, Lander County, Nevada where George worked in the mines. They had Edward, b. 15 Nov 1867 and Mary (Molly) Elizabeth, b 17 Jul 1870. Mary left with the children and went back to San Francisco because the conditions in the mining camp were so bad. Mary and George never got back to gether again. Mary and the children ended up in Junction, Lemhi County, Idaho. George may have ended up in Ely, White Pine County, Nevada. Thank you

Re: McRea families of Ayrshire and beyond buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph, Ontario.

joannemartinez39 — 2005-02-11 05:08:21Z

Do you know the McRae's-- Ed, Edith, there children are Ted,Chet,Velma,Bonnie & Thelma from Canada?

JOHN D. MCREA

lhmurray — 2001-07-17 01:50:04Z

Hi, Deborah.

I have your John D. and Martha J. McRea in my database. Would love to share information on this family.

Get in touch with me, please.

lhmurray@bellsouth.net or
LindaH4111@aol.com

Thanks,
Linda

John D. McRea b-1816

DeborahMurphy12 — 2001-06-22 19:23:30Z

Hi!
Does anyone have any information on John D. McRea born 1816. He married Patsey Lackey in Cherokee County, Georgia in 1847. The only brother I have found of John D.McRea is Thomas McRea.

Please Help!!!!!
Deborah