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Position:Home>Genealogy> Genealogy road block!! Please help. Thanks!?Question: Genealogy road block!! Please help!. Thanks!!? Freda McKay
born 3 Oct 1893 died 17 Aug 1862 I know her husband's name, John McNeil and I know that her mom's name is Gertrude and her dad's name is John B McKay but thats it!. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Her husband, John McNeil is also a HUGE road block!. thanks so much!Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hi, please re-check the birth and death years for Freda, looks like she died 30 years before she was born!. Was it possibly 1793-1862, or 1893-1962!? also, can you please advise where she was born!? That will help narrow down the search results!. Thank you Edit- I finally tried an "exact" search on John B, Gertrude, and Freda!.!.!. and I believe I found them! It appears Freda was born in 1893: 1901 Census of Canada about John B McKay Name: John B McKay Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 40 Birth Date: 4 Jun 1860 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Gertrude E Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish) Nationality: Canadian Religion: Presbyterian Occupation: Principal Business College Province: Ontario District: Kingston (City/Cité) District Number: 77 Sub-District: Kingston (City/Cité) Victoria (Ward/Quartier) Sub-District Number: G-2 Family Number: 12 Page: 1 Household Members: Name Age John B McKay 40 Gertrude E McKay 30 Ferguson B McKay 13 Florence M McKay 10 Frank M McKay 9 Freda M McKay 7 (birthdate shows on this census record as June 21, 1893) Adelaid R McKay 5 Gladstone E McKay 3 Jessie E McKay 1 Mary Gallagher 22 (servant) Here's a border crossing record: Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957 about Freda McNeil Name: Freda McNeil Arrival Date: 5 May 1929 Age: 35 years 8 months Birth Date: abt 1893 Birthplace: Kingston Ont Birth Country: Canada Gender: Female Race/Nationality: Scotch (Scotish) Port of Arrival: Detroit, Michigan Accompanied by: Child Betty; Child Patrcia; Child Francis Departure Contact: Mother Gertrude Mckay Arrival Contact: Husband John Microfilm Roll Number: M1478_62 (this record also says "Money shown: $80!.00", "Passage paid by: Self," "Last permanent residence: Toronto, Canada," and "Destination: San Francisco, Calif!." In addition, it gave John (McNeil's) address as 114 Sansome Street!. Freda was born in Kingston, Ontario!. The "Ever in U!.S!." question was answered by "Yes!. Jan!. 1924- June 1928 Los Angeles, Calif!." 1 more: California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957 about Freda McNeil Name: Freda McNeil Arrival Date: 8 Nov 1939 Age: 46 Birth Date: abt 1893 Birthplace: Kingston, Canada Gender: Female Ethnicity: English Ship Name: Lurline Port of Arrival: San Francisco, California Port of Departure: Honolulu, Hawaii Last Residence: United States p!.s!.- If you'd like the electronic copies of the original documents I've referenced above, please let me know (and provide an email address that will let me attach them as jpg's)!. I'd be happy to send them to you!.Www@QuestionHome@Com 1911 Gertrude MacKay Marital Status: Widowed Age: 43 Birth Date: Oct 1867 Birthplace: Ontario Family Number: 136 Relation to Head of House: Head Tribal: Scotch (Scotish) Province: Ontario District: Toronto North District Number: 126 Sub-District: Ward five Sub-District Number: 19 Place of Habitation: 493 Markham Census Year: 1911 Page: 15 Gertrude MacKay 43 (John died in 1906) Ferguson MacKay 23 Florence MacKay 21 Frank MacKay 19 Fieda MacKay 18 Addie MacKay 16 Gladstone MacKay 14 Beccie MacKay 12 Jack MacKay 10 1901 Freda M McKay Gender: Female Marital Status: Single Age: 7 Birth Date: 21 Jun 1893 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: John B Mother's Name: Gertrude E Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish) Nationality: Canadian Religion: Presbyterian Province: Ontario District: Kingston (City/Cité) District Number: 77 Sub-District: Kingston (City/Cité) Victoria (Ward/Quartier) Sub-District Number: G-2 Family Number: 12 Page: 1 John B McKay 40 Ontario, Scotish, Presbyterian Gertrude E McKay 30 Ontario Ferguson B McKay 13 Ontario Florence M McKay 10 Frank M McKay 9 Freda M McKay 7 Adelaid R McKay 5 Gladstone E McKay 3 Jessie E McKay 1 Mary Gallagher 22 domestic, b!. England, Irish, Roman Catholic 1891 John B McKay Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 36 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Head Religion: Free Church French Canadian: No Father's Birth Place: Scotland Mother's Birth Place: Scotland Province: Ontario District Number: 80 District: Kingston City Subdistrict: Frontenac Ward Archive Roll: T-6346 John B McKay 36 Gertrude McKay 23 Ferguson McKay 3 Florence McKay 2 Frank McKay 3/12 Elizabeth Coughlin 31 sister, b!. Ontario James Coughlin 8 Lulu Coughlin 6 Mamie Coughlin 5 Mary Diplock 47 Lodger Ellen Diplock 46 Emma Clark 25 lodger Marriage: Freda M McKay Birth Place: Canada Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893 Father Name: McKay Mother Name: McKay Spouse Name: John McNiel Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888 Spouse Birth Place: Toronto Spouse Father Name: McNiel Spouse Mother Name: McNiel Marriage Date: 20 May 1914 Marriage Place: York Marriage County: York Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_295 Freda McKay Arrival Date: May 1913 Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birth Country: Canada Gender: Female Race/Nationality: Scotch (Scotish) Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA Freda McKay Arrival Date: 2 May 1913 Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1894 Birthplace: Kingston Ont Gender: Female Race/Nationality: Scotch (Scotish) Port of Arrival: Niagara Falls, New York, USA Accompanied by: Mother Gertrude Arrival Contact: Brother F B Mckay Record has photo!?: No Death: John B McKay Death Date: 4 May 1906 Death Location: York Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Birth Location: On pneumonia ----------- One of these three could be John McNeil: 1911 John McNeil Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 23 Birth Date: Mar 1888 Birthplace: Ontario Family Number: 4 Relation to Head of House: Employee Tribal: Scotch (Scotish) Province: Saskatchewan District: Assiniboia District Number: 207 Sub-District Number: 25 Census Year: 1911 Page: 1 William McKenzie 54 Christina McKenzie 38 Thomas McKenzie 14 Margaret McKenzie 12 Jane McKenzie 10 William John McKenzie 4 Robert McNeill 23 3/1888 John McNeil 23 3/1888 1901 John G McNeil Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 3 Birth Date: 13 Aug 1887 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Lodger Racial or Tribal Origin: Scotch (Scotish) Nationality: Canadian Religion: Presbyterian Province: Ontario District: Lambton (East/est) District Number: 78 Sub-District: Brooke Sub-District Number: D-3 Family Number: 22 Page: 3 Neil McNeil 80 Betsy McNeil 65 William G Oke 21 Lizzie McNeil 28 Edith P McNeil 4 John G McNeil 3 Neil McNeil 2 Archie D McNeil 6/12 1891 John McNeil Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 3 Birth Year: abt 1888 Birthplace: Ontario Relation to Head of House: Son Religion: Free Church French Canadian: No Father's Birth Place: Scotland Mother's Birth Place: Ontario Province: Ontario District Number: 56 District: Cornwall and Stormont Subdistrict: Roxborough Archive Roll: T-6331 Dunkin McNeil 14 Elisabeth McNeil 44 William McNeil 13 Allie McNeil 9 Amelia McNeil 6 John McNeil 3Www@QuestionHome@Com I don't know what country you live in, and if you live in the US, it would help to know what state they lived in!. Other than that, I'd recommend trying the Census and see what you can scare up!. They are generally treasure troves!Www@QuestionHome@Com |