John Ward's own McGregor line. Said to be Rob Roy connected.
Peter McGregor m Helen Drummond (Balfron 19Nov1792).
'--A. Peter McGregor bapt Balfron 6Apr1793, buried at Kilmadock 26Oct1837 aged 45 years
| m (Kilmadock 1Aug1817) Margaret Anderson daur of James Anderson baker at
| Lanrick and Janet Duncan, This family has been traced back to Alva, Clackmannan and Alloa.
|--(i) Peter b 28 June 1818. Deanston, Perths. Machine maker. m Janet Kerr. Issue
| | all baptised at Manchester St Andrews Free Church. Address 1 Fernclough
| | Terrace Moss Side, Manchester. Signed his mothers death certificate after
| | she died in Doune in 1876.
| |--1. Peter 5 May 1850.
| |--2. John Kerr 31 Aug 1851.
| |--3. Robert Kerr 3 Oct 1858.
| |--1. Janet Flemming 1 Oct 1853, m (Union Baptist Chapel, Manchester 21Jun1881)
| | Thomas Aitken, 8 Edgerton Rd, Fallowfield, son of James Aitken, brewer.
| |--2. Margaret 17 Feb 1856, m (UBC M/c 10Sept1879) John Spendlove Irvine (32)
| | batchelor, timber dealer, Victoria Hotel, Southport, son of David Irvin
| | timber dealer.
| |--3. Ann Jardine 1 Apr 1860.
| '--4. Helen Robertson (Roberta) 2 Apr 1865, m (UBC M/c 2Jun1888) John Joseph Hart
| (25) batchelor, Ellerslie, Talbot Rd, Old Trafford, manufacturer, son of
| Thomas Ebeneezer Hart, accountant.
|--(ii) James b 22 Jan 1820. Iron turner at Deanston. Later in Manchester a partner
| | with his brother Peter in P & J McGregor, engineers, machinists and makers of
| | self-acting mules, Falcon Works, Poland St, Oldham Road. In 1851 residing at
| | 49 Rochdale Rd. M/c aged 31, machine maker empl 100 men.
| | m Mary Ann McFarlane from Deanston (Kilmadock 3 Aug 1841). In 1869 directory of
| | Manchester: Mary Ann McG dressmaker, 47 Rusholm Rd, Chorlton on Medlock.
| |--Mary Ann b 2Jul bapt 3Aug1841 Kilmadock, m (Trinity Presbyterian Church
| | Manchester 30Dec1868 Robert Wilson, 24, Sheriff's Clerk of Hamilton, Lnks.
| | son of James Wilson, writer, deceased.
| | following baptisms at Manchester, St Andrew's Free Church.
| |--Peter bapt 3Sep1848, m (Manchester Cathedral 3Sep1874) Margaret Emma, 26,
| | daur of John Fletcher, salesman, of Smedley Rd, Manchester.
| | Peter added the initials A.A. or R.A. after his name, and described
| | himself as gentleman, 26, of 165 Collyhurst Road, Manchester.
| |--Margaret bapt St Andrews Free Church, Manchester 21Sep1851.
| |--Robert Parlane 14May1854 (suggesting clearly that Mary Ann's father was
| | Parlane McFarlane).
| |--Harriet Janet 5Feb1860.
| |--Jane 3Nov1861.
| '--Flora 6Dec1863.
|--(iii) Moses b 9 Sept 1821. Deanston. Died in infancy. Monumental
| inscription (MI) in Doune Churchyard.
|--(iv) John b 26 Sept 1822. Deanston. m (Manchester 28 April 1856)
| | Jane Duncan Craik daur of John Craik baker. (Another fragment
| | of evidence to favour the Lanrick connection. Possible m(1)
| | Janet Lawson by whom:
| |--1. George b c1840. m(1) Janet Mitchell. m(2) (Clackmannan
| | | 19 June 1860) Isabella Duncan. m(3) Elizabeth Bennett.
| | | By his first wife George had:
| | |--a. Janet b Muiravonside 16 Mar 1856.
| | |--b. Isabella b Falkirk 11 Sept 1858. By his second wife:
| | |--c. Margaret Anderson b Alva 28 Feb 1863. This name points
| | | to the wife of Peter McGregor above. By his third wife:
| | |--d. George Lawson b Alva 14 July 1870.
| | |--e. James Duncan b Falkirk 23 Apr 1871.
| | |--f. Peter Bennett b Alva 23 May 1868.
| | '--g. Robert b Alva 29 June 1872.
| |--3. Helen b Manchester, Lancs 1857/8.
| |--4. Margaret b Manchester 1862/3. m (St Mary Barnsley 26 Sept
| | | 1888) John Henry Ropner son and heir of Sir Emil Hugo Oscar
| | | Ropner 1st Bt and Mary Anne Craik (probably a sister of
| | | John McG's wife). Succeeded his father 24 Feb 1924 when Margaret
| | | became Lady Ropner. Sir John Henry was succeeded by his
| | | nephew.
| | |--a. Margaret Ropner b 22 Sept 1894. d 1927. m John Robert
| | | | Anderson Stroyan barrister, elder son of John Stroyan of
| | | | Lanrick. The estate had been sold by the McGregor chiefs
| | | | who retained only Edenchip. The castle had been rebuilt
| | | | by the Jardine family who owned it around 1840.
| | | |--A. Alan Keith Ropner Stroyan b 28 April 1924.
| | | '--A. Sheila Margaret Stroyan m Dickson.
| | | '--(i) Alastair Dickson b c1950. Ran the Lanrick Estate
| | | for his mother before it was sold in 1988.
| | '--b. Mary Enid Ropner b 1897. m Ronald Strathearn Stroyan,
| | | younger son of John Stroyan of Lanrick.
| | |--A. Ronald Angus Ropner Stroyan b 1924. Judge. m Elizabeth
| | | | Anna Grant.
| | | '--(i) John Ronald Angus Stroyan b 1955.
| | |--B. Colin Strathearn Ropner Stroyan b 1927.
| | '--A. Rosemary Ropner Stroyan.
| |--5. Peter b Manchester 1866/7.
| '--6. Annie b Sheffield 1874/5.
|--(v) William b 27 Aug 1826. Deanston.
|--(vi) Moses b 27 Aug 1826. Deanston. ?m Janet Fisher (Dunblane
| 27 Aug 1860)
|--(vii) Robert b 8 July 1830 Deanston. d 1897. Migrated to Manchester.
| | m Manchester 28 Nov 1862 Isabella daur of John and Janet Ormeston.
| | Robert was a book-keeper or cashier in the Manchester cotton trade.
| |--1. Peter b Manchester 1855/6, dsp c1935. Captain in British
| | India SNC Co.
| |--1. Janet b 1852/3. dsp Manchester 4 May 1944.
| |--2. Anne (Annie) b. 1857/8. dsp Newquay, Cornwall, c1937.
| | m George Needham, grocer of Longsight, Manchester.
| |--3. Helen (Nellie) b Manchester 1859/60. dsp Manchester 12 May 1944.
| | A secretary. Said to have had a long-staning affair with her
| | boss, an insurance executive.
| |--4. Isabella (Tibbie) b Manchester 29 April 1862. d Newquay
| | | 20 Aug 1927. m Robert Lockie Anderson, son of John Anderson
| | | and Elizabeth Cameron. Her husband disappeared mysteriously
| | | without trace in Manchester in 1898.
| | '--a. Jessie Cameron Anderson b Manchester 21 April 1893.
| | | d Wembley Middx 24 May 1960. m(1) Manchester c1912 Harry
| | | Holcroft Ward son of Henry Archer Ward of Middleton and
| | | Jemima Clayton daur of Abraham Lord of Middleton, Lancs
| | | and Eliza Ward (sic). m(2) Newquay, Cornwall, c1932, Cecil
| | | McCord Trendall.
| | '--A. John Cameron Ward b Middleton 19 Oct 1921. m Margaret
| | | Cecil daur of Cecil Elsom Willcox pharmacist of Stonehouse
| | | Glos and Beatrice Lillian Anderson. Trees have been
| | | constructed for WARD(2), LORD, ANDERSON(3), WILCOX AND
| | | HOLCROFT lines. Margaret died 28Nov1991. She was also a genealogist.
| | |--(i) Charles John Anderson Ward b Cookham, Berks 1
| | | | Jun 1953. m Ashfield NSW Elizabeth Barbara daur of
| | | | Henry Supierz and Teresa Baron.
| | | |--1. Harry Cecil McGregor Ward b Sydney NSW 1 June 1982.
| | | '--2. Jeremy Charles Anderson Ward b Sydney 18 Nov 1987.
| | |--(ii) Andrew Cecil McGregor Ward b Cookham, Berks 29
| | | Oct 1957. dsp Eastwood NSW 27 Feb 1983.
| | |--(i) Annabel Margaret Ward b Taplow, Bucks 28 June 1955. m Eastwood NSW 26 May 1944
| | | | Jeremy Reginald Cook son of Reginald Dudley Cook dentist of Tamworth
| | | | NSW and Mary McCrae Brigham.
| | | |--1. Zoe Margaret Cook b Papua New Guinea 31 July 1978.
| | | '--2. Amy Rosaline Mary Cook b Camden NSW 10 Sept 1982.
| | '--(ii) Eleanor Mary Ward b Cookham, Berks 13 May 1960. Pharmacist, anthropologist,
| | | m (Sunyani, Ghana May 1989) Charles Ofori Wiafe.
| | '--Lillian Margaret Ofori Ward b Aug 1992
| |--5. Margaret Anderson (Maggie) b 1864 m. Parkyn.
| | |--a. James Parkyn 1892-1965. m Kathy d 27 Nov 1962.
| | | '--A. Felicity Ann Parkyn. m a Dutchman.
| | |--b. Robert (Robin) Parkyn b Jan 1898. d 8 Feb 1986, Corfe Mullen, Dorset m(1)
| | | | (Bushire,Persia c1935) Dorothy May Knibbs. Partner in Knibbs Ltd. m(2) ( May 1959)
| | | | Dorothea Eveline Kerr.
| | | |--A. Roger Francis Parkyn b 11 Dec 1935.
| | | '--A. Helen Parkyn b c1938.
| | '--a. Elsie Parkyn. Died young (21).
| |--6. Marjorie A. (Maisie) b 1866/7. m Arthur Musgrove. dsp.
| '--7. Agnes (Aggie) b Manchester 1868/9. d Bratton, Wilts aged
| | 84. m Ellis Montague Tymm.
| |--a. George Ellis Tymm. m (Calgary, Alberta 14 July 1928)
| | | Teresa Francis daur of Mark Murray, farmer, (b 26 Aug 1899).
| | '--A. Murray Ellis Tymm b Calgary 28 March 1930. m (Shellbrook,
| | | Sask. 5 Aug 1956) Margaret Eileen daur of Ray Maclaren.
| | |--(i) Robin Tymm b Edmonton 13 Feb 1964.
| | '--(i) Heather Tymm
| |--b. Robert Tymm d young.
| |--a. Isabel Tymm (Isa) b 1893. m William Stuart Taylor. In
| | | the 1930's they farmed New Farm, Bratton, Wilts, near Imber.
| | | Taken by the military in 1939 and never returned.
| | |--A. Margaret Agnes Taylor (Nan) b Ashton-on-Mersey, Lancs 3May1921. m (Warminster,
| | | Wilts) Richard Sydney Gosse. dsp Springs, Transvaal c 1980.
| | |--B. Elizabeth Stuart Taylor (Betty) b 28 Nov 1922. m(1)
| | | | (Warminster, Wilts, c1944) Tom Beveridge. m(2) Cecil
| | | | Baker (b c1900).
| | | |--(i) Susan Beveridge b 1948. m Patrick Kelly, RAF sergeant.
| | | | |--1. Siobhan Kelly b 1970, m(1989) Steven Hillary.
| | | | |--2. Shaun Kelly b 5 Jun 1974.
| | | | '--1. Geraldine Kelly b 2 Dec 1972.
| | | |--(ii) Anna Beveridge b c1955. Married twice but no children.
| | | |--(i) Joy Baker b c1959. 4 children by Eifion Thomas
| | | | | farmer of Moylan Farm, Finessty, Dyfed.
| | | | |--1. Owen Eifion b 4 Dec 1984.
| | | | |--1. Amanda b 15 Aug 1977.
| | | | |--2. Donna b 12 Jan 1981.
| | | | '--3. Lena b 4 Jan 1983.
| | | '--(ii) Pat Baker b 1961 m (1) Geraint m(2) Michael Fitzpatrick.
| | | |--1. Jamie Patricia b April 1981.
| | | '--1. Stephen Fitzpatrick b 1984.
| | '--C. Isobel Patricia (Pat) Taylor b Ashton-on-Mersey 13
| | | Jan 1926. m Peter Thornton. Lives in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
| | |--(i) Neall Stuart Thornton b 25 Feb 1956 Bulawayo. Doctor (medical).
| | | m (Bulawayo June 1980) Michele Yvonne Abbott. At Witbank, Transval 1986.
| | | |--1. Iain Christopher Thornton b Byo 16 Oct 1982.
| | | |--2. Derek William Thornton Feb 1984.
| | | '--1. Tamlyn Friela Thornton Oct 1980.
| | |--(ii) Jonathan Peter Thornton (Jon) b Byo 22 Feb 1969.
| | '--(i) Isobel Gillian Thornton (Gin) b Byo 25 Feb 1958. Teacher. m (Zimbabwe Jan 1987)
| | Rick Ball
| '--b. Margaret Mary Tymm (Peggy). b 7 March 1900. m Morrie
| | Wansker.
| |--A. David Wansker (or Walker). b c1924. m Vera Goldstone.
| | |--(i) Angela Walker d young.
| | '--(ii) Gail Walker b c1960. m 1981 John Michael Wells
| | |--1. Angela Hazel Wells b 1982.
| | |--2. Candice Cherry Wells b. 1984.
| | |--3. Duncan William Wells b 1986.
| '--A. Sonia b c1930.
|--(viii) Walter b 3 Feb 1832, d Doune 12 Aug 1849. Cholera was prevalent in Doune in that year.
|--(ix) George b 3 Apr 1834, died in infancy.
|--(i) Janet b 27 July 1828, .
|--(ii) Helen Drummond b 23 Feb 1836. d Doune 12 April 1858 aged 22. This name suggests that the
| maternal grandmother's name was Helen Drummond. After a search lasting over ten years
| the marriage (to Peter McGregor) was found (in 1994) at Balfron.
'--(iii) Anne b 12 Jan 1838. d 14 Aug 1856 (18). Both girls died
of tuberculosis, their names passed to several neices.
Converted by Andrew Scriven