You know what is interesting (keeping in mind I have a weird mind): look at the ages of various listed husbands and wifes! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [QUEEN] Glasgow, Scotland Queens to NZ Resent-Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:32:32 -0600 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:32:32 -0400 From: Katy McMillen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Hi, Listers-I was checknig with Kate Hart, our New Zealand contact, because we hadn't heard from her since January. She says her actual Queen-named cousin is not approachable to do DNA testing, but good ole Cousin George has been at the library, using LDS, etc [no internet] and has found the following: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine Hart" <[email protected]> To: "Katy McMillen" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:09 AM Subject: QUEEN info - fresh off the presses!! > Hi Katy, > > Here as promised is the QUEEN info from my cousin > George. I have transcribed it word for word (it can be > confusing, any questions just ask!) and the dates put > Alexander marrying at age 11 (who knows what they got > up to in the old days!!) > > Feel free to post it to the QUEEN list, someone might > find a connection there. > > George, bless his little 82year old cotton socks is > very excited and can't wait to hear any feedback it > might generate. (Me too!) > > Catch up with you soon, > > Kate. > > ______________________________________________________ > > > The Queen Connection > As known by descendants in New Zealand > > The earliest record held is the 1851 Census of that > part of Glasgow, Scotland where our QUEEN forebears > lived and children born, namely the Parish of College > Lanarkshire 644/1 on L.D.S film no. 103705 > > Take note of the changes in the spelling of the family > name through the years and the informants names and > signatures. > > Living at 77 New Vennel Glasgow were Alexander QUIN, > head, 19years, Dyer: Marion QUIN, wife, 28yrs: and two > female lodgers. > > The next record is the birth entry for daughter > Margaret QUEEN born 28 Sep 1855 at 77 New Vennel, > Father Alexander QUEEN, Dyer, Soldier, 21 years, who > was born in County Monaghan, Ireland. Mother Marion > QUEEN, m.s KERR, 31yrs, born Paisley, Scotland, her > fourth child. Also on the birth entry Alexander and > Marion said they were married in Glasgow in 1846 and > there had been three previous births two boys and one > girl, all deceased. The informant registering the > birth was Isabella LAIRD, neighbour, she gave her > mark. > > The next record is the birth of JAMES Wright QUIN at > 77 New Vennel, Glasgow on the 4th April 1858 to > Alexander QUIN, Soldier and Marion QUIN, m.s KERR, > Mother. The informant was Mary WRIGHT, a cousin. > > The next record is the 1861 Census of the Parish of > Highchurch, Glasgow. 644/2 on LDS film # 0103850 > Halfway through the film to volume two, Enumeration > book 37, page 6. At 77 New Vennel were Alexander > QUEEN head, 26yrs, Labourer. Marion QUEEN wife 30yrs, > Margaret QUEEN daughter 5yrs, James QUEEN son, 3yrs > and four female lodgers. > > The next record is the birth of a daughter Jeanie QUIN > at 81 New Vennel, Glasgow on the 9th may 1862 to > Alexander QUIN, Masons labourer and Marion QUIN, > mother m.s KERR. The informant was Margaret WILLIAMSON > inmate, and her mark. Also recorded was the year > Alexander and Marion married, 1842 in Glasgow. > > The next record is the birth of a daughter Christina > QUEEN at 81 New Vennel, on 4th June 1865 to Alexander > QUEEN labourer and Martha QUEEN mother m.s KERR. The > informant was Jane MacGREGOR, Aunt, and her mark. Also > recorded was the date of marriage for Alexander and > Marion 2 June 1840 in Glasgow. > > The next record is the death entry for Christina QUEEN > who lived five days and died on the 9th June 1865. the > rest of the information was a repeat of the birth > entry > > The interesting thing noted that neither parent > registered the births of the death of their children. > The informants were illiterate, no doubt the parents > were also. Having gathered the above information a > search was made of the 1871 Census of Glasgow, which > was discontinued after sighting 11 rolls of film and > not finding Alexander QUEEN and family. The project > will have to be started again. > > The next record is of JAMES (Wright, he never used the name again and it > is believed that he never knew of it) > QUEEN's intention to marry document of May 1884 where > he states he had lived in the area (Paparoa, > Northland, New Zealand) for three years, then marrying > Charlotte CARTWRIGHT on the 27th May 1884 in the > residence of the brides father, Mr. Nelson CARTWRIGHT > of Matakohe, Northland. > > No known family history has survived telling us of > James QUEEN's early life or that of his parents or > siblings. > > > > The above was written by George MacKAY, the grandson > of James QUEEN. > He has been researching the QUEEN family of New > Zealand for the past 15years or so. > In the last few months we have been transcribing all > his notes and findings onto LEGACY, the family tree > programme. > > George can be contacted by mail using the following > address. > > George MacKAY > 23b Cambrai Ave > Mt Roskill > Auckland > New Zealand. > > I can be contacted on the following email address and > am happy to pass any correspondence onto George as > required. > > Katherine HART (Great, Great Grand-daughter of James > QUEEN.) > > [email protected] > > > > > Auckland > New Zealand > > Currently researching: > Harts of Waihi, Coromandel and Thames NZ > Harts of Salford, Lancs. > Harts of Haughton and Seighford, Staffs > Harts of Ohura/Stratford/Taumaranui NZ > Owens of Hulme, Lancs > Owens of Bangor, North Wales > Queens of Papamoa/Matakohe NZ > Toveys of London > Beech of Onehunga/Otahuhu NZ > Armstrongs of Otahuhu NZ > Gt Uncle Trevor HART who changed his name to Steve and hasn't been heard > of since!!! Also Barry HART.. where did you disappear too?? > A never-ending supply of chocolate tim tams > World Peace > > (not in that order of course) > > Check out our HART family webpage. > > http://hartsofnewzealand.rootschat.net/ > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.7/60 - Release Date: 7/28/2005 > > ==== QUEEN Mailing List ==== GenConnect at Rootsweb http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Queen QUEEN YDNA PROJECT http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=X96855&special=True http://www.ysearch.org/ ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. 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