Hi Dawn, very interesting post indeed! glad I was able to help a bit. When I say mine were electricians. The first one was Owen Thos.McQueen born 1876 Liverpool. He was my grandfather and came to Dublin as a pioneer electrician and a founding member of ETU electricity trade union in Dublin. I did not know him hardly at all, met him once. He worked on ships as an electrician in WWI. James his father born Scotland 1848 was also electrician in Liverpool or a wire man called in the census 1881. They lived at 17 Rose Pl, Liverpool. I might check census for John 1881 maybe related. James had a brother called John born Scot 1846 came to Liverpool with the family in 1850s settled down in Liverpool. The names of the family are: Owen Macqueen, Margaret wife, children: Elizabeth age 22, all single, Peter age 19, John 16, James 14 (my line) Margaret, born 1844 and last William born 1858 Liverpool m. Eliz. Duvall St.Silas Liverpool 1879 They had a daughter Margaret born. 1880 St.Silas, Liverpool Margaret born Scotland m. George H.Ward Liverpool 1869 sister of James. She was 14 years Older than William married in St.Silas as well so maybe they stayed close in Liverpool. I did all this researching myself, its taken several years. I dont know Liverpool at all so I wish I could find a rellie there. I was told the St.Silas was bombed in WWII but the records should be there its a Church of England and the McQueens were Presbyterian. I cant trace John but probably lived somewhere in Liverpool. Could he have He might be a son or grandson of the John you mentioned. Can I check the 1881 census because he could have been related to my John son of Owen but several generations after him. It would be nice to know if he is relatled because I have a sister in Cheshire who would be excited to find a relative even though distant and far away. Cheers, any ideas, ask your husband if he can help find the puzzle. I lived in Dublin all my life until I came to USA, now retired with 3 grown sons all single and handsome. Cheers, Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: DAWNMACQUEEN@aol.com To: McQUEEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [McQUEEN] The family history Patricia, the Liverpool link is an interesting one. There have been several pioneering electricians in my Macqueens. John James (known as Jim) Macqueen married Bronwen Jones in 1913 and they lived in Liverpool for quite some time. He ran the Radio Station there until he (Jim) was asked to manage the Rugby Radio station as Chief Engineer (the most important in the UK!). His son, Roy Stewart Macqueen (bn Liverpool 1914) was Chief Engineer at Criggion and then Leafield (nr Oxford). There are several other electrical engineers in the history of my husband's family, though I do not have a Liverpool connection for them. These include Norman Stewart Macqueen (bn 1893), his son George Stewart Macqueen, Ian Hamilton Macqueen MBE (bn 1900), and my husband, John Stewart Macqueen and his father Roy Stewart Macqueen (bn 1907). Gordon Stewart Macqueen (bn 1892) was instrumental in the development of time lapse photography. You never know, this might ring some bells! sincerely Dawn Dawn Macqueen Worcestershire, England ==== McQUEEN Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe: Click on mailto:McQueen-L-request@rootsweb.com to create a new message with UNSUBSCRIBE as the *only* text in the message, and as the subject. Contact Valorie: mailto:McQueen-admin@rootsweb.com with any questions, list problems, or virus warnings. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx