John (Jack) Ferguson

(1878 - 1924)
Father*John Ferguson b. 1838, d. 1900
Mother*Margaret Moodie b. 1840, d. 1911
John FERGUSON (1878-1924) Wedding day 1909
John's birth was registered between April 1878 and June 1878 in Bootle, Lancashire.1,2
The siblings Jessie, George and John were listed in the 1881 census at 13 Kenilworth St in Bootle cum Linacre, Lancashire, with their mother Margaret Moodie.3
The siblings Jessie, George, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1891 census at 15 Norma Rd, Great Crosby in Waterloo, Lancashire, with their parents, John Ferguson and Margaret Moodie.1
The siblings Jessie, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1901 census at 22 Norma Rd in Crosby, Waterloo, Lancashire, with their mother Margaret Moodie. Jack was a marine clerk.4

John's marriage to Elizabeth Duncan was registered between July 1909 and September 1909 in West Derby, Lancashire.5
Wedding of John FERGUSON to Lizzie DUNCAN, 1909


He was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family at 11 Hougoumont Avenue in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, with his wife Elizabeth; he was a marine insurance underwriter. Their child Jean was listed as living with them, as were Jack's sisters Maggie Amelia Ferguson and Mary Moodie (May) Ferguson.6

John (Jack) Ferguson and Jessie Ferguson were appointed executors of Margaret Moodie's estate in Liverpool, Lancashire, on 21 August 1911.7

He was appointed executor of Mary Nicoll Moodie's estate in London on 23 December 1916.8

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 'Glenrova', Warren Rd in Great Crosby, Liverpool, Lancashire, with his wife Elizabeth; he was an underwriter for Union Marine Insurance, which appears to be part of the Phoenix Assurance Co. Their children John and Sheila were listed as living with them, as was John's sister Mary Moodie (May) Ferguson, his nephew Gordon Alexander Elliott Burrows and the household included a cook and two servants.9

He made many trips to the USA in his capacity as a marine underwriter, usually at least one per year. On this last trip he left Southampton on 8 November 1924 on the Aquitania, arriving in New York on the 14 Nov.10,11

John died on 28 December 1924 in Jersey City, New Jersey.12

His will was probated in Liverpool on 25 February 1925 with an estate of £11836/1/1.12

Family

Elizabeth Duncan (1881 - 1963)
Children
ChartsThomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S178] Census - 5 Apr 1891, UK census, ED 4 RG12-2982 Folio 118 p51-52.
  2. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby and Toxteth Park, Vol 8b, p503, 2Q1878, mother's maiden name MOODIE.
  3. [S116] Census - 3 Apr 1881, UK Census, ED 31 RG11-3692 Folio 100 p54 FHL film 1341884.
  4. [S430] Census - 31 Mar 1901, UK census, ED 16 RG13-3445 Folio 75 p41.
  5. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of West Derby, 3Q1909, Vol 8b, p744, 3Q1909.
  6. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, RG14PN22310 RG78PN1318 RD455 SD1 ED11 SN47.
  7. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate granted in Liverpool to John FERGUSON, underwriter, and Jessie BROWN (wife of William Henry BROWN).
  8. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate granted in London to John FERGUSON, underwriter,.
  9. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-17515, RD 455, SD 1, ED 22, Schedule 185.
  10. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk, left Southampton on the Aquitania 8 Nov 24.
  11. [S965] National Archives - National Archives, USA, 1924; Arrival New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial T715, 1897-1957; Line 21; Page Number 103; ship Aquitania.
  12. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate granted in Liverpool to Elizabeth Ferguson, widow.
  13. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p241, 3Q1910, mother's maiden name DUNCAN.
  14. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Chorlton, Vol 8c, p1282, 1Q1913, mother's maiden name DUNCAN.

John Alan Ferguson1

(1913 - 1935)
Father*John (Jack) Ferguson1 b. 1878, d. 1924
Mother*Elizabeth Duncan1 b. 1881, d. 1963
John's birth was registered between January 1913 and March 1913 in Chorlton, Lancashire.1
The siblings John and Sheila were listed in the 1921 census at 'Glenrova', Warren Rd in Great Crosby, Liverpool, Lancashire, with their parents, John (Jack) Ferguson and Elizabeth Duncan.2

John's death was registered between July 1935 and September 1935 in Crosby, Lancashire.3
ChartsThomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Chorlton, Vol 8c, p1282, 1Q1913, mother's maiden name DUNCAN.
  2. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-17515, RD 455, SD 1, ED 22, Schedule 185.
  3. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Crosby, Vol 8b, p562, 3Q1935, aged 22.

Joseph Ferguson1

He married Jannet Bullians.

Family

Jannet Bullians
Child

Citations

  1. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Little Dunkeld, OPR Births, GRO 373/00 0010 0238 (son's baptism).

Kenneth James Ferguson1

(1920 - 1923)
Father*James Rodger Ferguson1 b. 1895, d. 1979
Mother*Gwladys Evelyn Hughes1 b. 1896, d. 1979
Kenneth's birth was registered between July 1920 and September 1920 in Toxteth Park, Lancashire.1
He was listed in the 1921 census at 7 Altham Rd in Liverpool, Lancashire, in the household of his parents, James Rodger Ferguson and Gwladys Evelyn Hughes.2

Kenneth's death was registered between April 1923 and June 1923 in Lancashire.3
ChartsThomas Fergusson (c1758-1844) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Toxteth Park, Vol 8b, p433, 3Q1920, mother's maiden name HUGHES.
  2. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-17873, RD 455, SD 10, ED 30, Schedule 20.
  3. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p644, 2Q1923, aged 2.

Maggie Amelia Ferguson1

(1881 - 1978)
Father*John Ferguson1 b. 1838, d. 1900
Mother*Margaret Moodie1 b. 1840, d. 1911
Maggie Amelia Ferguson was born in Bootle, Lancashire, on 23 May 1881.2,1
The siblings Jessie, George, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1891 census at 15 Norma Rd, Great Crosby in Waterloo, Lancashire, with their parents, John Ferguson and Margaret Moodie.2
The siblings Jessie, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1901 census at 22 Norma Rd in Crosby, Waterloo, Lancashire, with their mother Margaret Moodie. Maggie was a school teacher.3
She was listed as the sister of John (Jack) Ferguson in the 1911 Census at 11 Hougoumont Avenue in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Maggie was a governess.4

Maggie's marriage to Edwin Augustus Elliott Burrows, son of John Burrows and Isabella Jane Elliott, was registered between July 1911 and September 1911 in West Derby, Lancashire.5
She was listed in the 1921 census, visiting the household of Elijah Thomas Memorial Home (The Grange) in Barnstaple, Devon, as part of a gathering of Baptist and Presbyterian ministers and their partners. Two of their children were separately recorded at their home address.6

She was widowed at age 68 on the death of her husband Edwin on 19 October 1949.7

She was a beneficiary on the probate of Edwin Augustus Elliott Burrows's will in London on 22 February 1950.7,8

Maggie died in 1978 in Belfast.
ChartsThomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p470, 3Q1881, mother's maiden name MOODIE.
  2. [S178] Census - 5 Apr 1891, UK census, ED 4 RG12-2982 Folio 118 p51-52.
  3. [S430] Census - 31 Mar 1901, UK census, ED 16 RG13-3445 Folio 75 p41.
  4. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, RG14PN22310 RG78PN1318 RD455 SD1 ED11 SN47.
  5. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p813, 3Q1911.
  6. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-10836, RD 284, SD 4, ED 23, Schedule 99.
  7. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate granted in Belfast to Maggie Amelia BURROWS, widow.
  8. [S1121] Public Record Office of Nthn Ireland, at https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/proni, will calendar entries for the District Probate Registries of Armagh, Belfast and Londonderry.
  9. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p475, 3Q1912, mother's maiden name FERGUSON.
  10. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of Lewisham, Vol 1d, p2116, 2Q1915, mother's maiden name FERGUSON.

Margaret Buchanan Ferguson

Margaret Buchanan Ferguson was born in Scotland.

She married John Cuthbertson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 3 June 1834.1

Citations

  1. [S917] GRO Scotland, marriage record, Parish of Glasgow, OPR Marriage index, GRO 644/01 041.
  2. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Glasgow, OPR Births/baptisms, GRO 644/01 033 FR4810.
  3. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Glasgow, OPR Births/baptisms, GRO 644/01 034 FR4957.
  4. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Govan, OPR Births/baptisms, GRO 646/00 0003 FR556.
  5. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Govan, OPR Births/baptisms, GRO 646/00 0003 FR570.

Mary Ferguson1

(1888 - 1976)
Father*James (Jimmie) Ferguson1 b. 1860, d. 1949
Mother*Mary Duncan Adam1 b. 1854, d. 1930
Mary FERGUSON (nee FERGUSON)(1888-?) c1912
Mary Ferguson was born at 2 Malvern Place in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 18 July 1888.2,1
The siblings Alexander, Jane, Robert and Mary were listed in the 1891 census at 37 Wesleyan St in Camlachie, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, James (Jimmie) Ferguson and Mary Duncan Adam.3
The siblings Alexander, Jane, Robert and Mary were listed in the 1901 census at 85 Bellgrove St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, James (Jimmie) Ferguson and Mary Duncan Adam.2
The siblings Alexander, Mary and Robert were listed in the 1911 census at 1052 Dumbarton Rd in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, James (Jimmie) Ferguson and Mary Duncan Adam. Mary was a telephone operator.4

She married James Ferguson at Prince of Wales Hall, Sauchiehall St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 23 August 1912. Despite the matching surname, they were totally unrelated.5

She was a Post Office clerk at the time of her marriage.

She was listed in the 1921 census at 3 Narval Place in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, with her husband James; he was a time-keeper for Lithgows Ltd, shipbuilders. Their children James, Irene and Carolyn were listed as living with them.6

The family were booked on the Letitia, which left Glasgow for New York on 12 February 1927 but appear never to have made the trip, as their names were crossed off the passenger manifest.7

She had a defacto relationship with James Durkin from circa 1927 as by the time of her daughter Carolyn's marriage, she was using the name Edmonds (which he had also changed to use), as was her other daughter Irene.

Mary died on 4 March 1976 at Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 87 of heart disease and cerebral degeneration.8

Family 1

James Ferguson (c 1883 - )
Children

Family 2

James Durkin (1887 - 1948)
Child
ChartsThomas Fergusson (c1758-1844) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, District of Dennistoun, Statutory Births, GRO 644/03 1377.
  2. [S430] Census - 31 Mar 1901, UK census, Scottish GRO 644/03 005/03 041.
  3. [S178] Census - 5 Apr 1891, UK census, Scottish GRO 644/02 035/02 024.
  4. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, Scottish GRO 646/03 077/00 001.
  5. [S917] GRO Scotland, marriage record, District of Milton, Statutory Marriages, GRO 644/09 0329.
  6. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, Scottish GRO 569/ 2/ 17 Kilmacolm RD.
  7. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk
  8. [S918] GRO Scotland, death record, District of Glasgow, Statutory Deaths, GRO 605/00 226, aged 87.

Mary Ann Ferguson1

(1842 - )
Father*James Ferguson1 b. 1801, d. b 1851
Mother*Janet (Jessie) Haggart1 b. c 1805, d. b 1869
Mary Ann Ferguson was born in Campbelton, Argyllshire, on 25 September 1842.1,2 and was baptised on 23 October 1842 in Campbelton.2
The siblings Jessie, John, Robina and Mary were listed in the 1851 census in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their mother Janet (Jessie) Haggart.1
The siblings Robina and Mary were listed in the 1861 census at 171 Hospital St in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their mother Janet (Jessie) Haggart. Mary was working as an English teacher.3

Citations

  1. [S118] Census - 30 Mar 1851, UK census, Scottish GRO 644/02 006/02 018.
  2. [S612] GRO Scotland, birth/bapt record, Parish of Campbelltown, OPR Births/baptisms, GRO 507/00 0070 0227 (FR1826).
  3. [S340] Census - 7 Apr 1861, UK census, Scottish GRO 644/10 0053/00 010.

Mary Moodie (May) Ferguson1

(1883 - 1970)
Father*John Ferguson1 b. 1838, d. 1900
Mother*Margaret Moodie1 b. 1840, d. 1911
Mary Moodie (May) Ferguson was born in Bootle, Lancashire, on 21 May 1883.2,1,3
The siblings Jessie, George, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1891 census at 15 Norma Rd, Great Crosby in Waterloo, Lancashire, with their parents, John Ferguson and Margaret Moodie.2
The siblings Jessie, John, Maggie and Mary were listed in the 1901 census at 22 Norma Rd in Crosby, Waterloo, Lancashire, with their mother Margaret Moodie.4

She was employed by a private teacher of music from 1906 to 1914.5
She was listed as the sister of John (Jack) Ferguson in the 1911 Census at 11 Hougoumont Avenue in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, working as a music teacher.6

She was employed by Music Mistress from 1914-1933 at The Laurels in Rugby, Warwickshire.5
She was listed as the sister of John (Jack) Ferguson in the 1921 Census at 'Glenrova', Warren Rd in Great Crosby, Liverpool, Lancashire, and she was an Asst School Mistress at 'The Laurels' in Rugby.7

Mary died on 26 April 1970 in Aled, Denbighshire, at age 86.8,9

Her will was probated in Liverpool on 16 June 1970 with effects of £18610.10
ChartsThomas Mudie (Moodie) (1776-?) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p522, 2Q1883, mother's maiden name MOODIE.
  2. [S178] Census - 5 Apr 1891, UK census, ED 4 RG12-2982 Folio 118 p51-52.
  3. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Aled, Vol 8a, p1706, 2Q1970, aged 87 gives this birth date.
  4. [S430] Census - 31 Mar 1901, UK census, ED 16 RG13-3445 Folio 75 p41.
  5. [S461] English Teachers certificates, at https://www.findmypast.com
  6. [S687] Census - 2 Apr 1911, UK census, RG14PN22310 RG78PN1318 RD455 SD1 ED11 SN47.
  7. [S1259] Census - 19 Jun 1921, UK census, RG15-17515, RD 455, SD 1, ED 22, Schedule 185.
  8. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Death: District of Aled, Vol 8a, p1706, 2Q1970, aged 87.
  9. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate recorded at Liverpool registry.
  10. [S677] Index - England High Court of Justice, England & Wales National Probate Calendar, probate recorded at Liverpool registry with no stated inheritors.

Olive Florence Ferguson1

(1924 - 2012)
Father*Angus Stewart Ferguson1 b. 1896, d. 1969
Mother*Adelaide May Boyle1 b. 1896, d. 1971
Olive Florence Ferguson was born in West Derby, Lancashire, on 24 March 1924.1,2,3,4

Olive Florence Ferguson and Adelaide Myrtle Maud Ferguson were listed in the 1939 Register at 261 Smithdown Rd in Liverpool, Lancashire, along with Angus Stewart Ferguson and Adelaide May Boyle; both girls were employed as shop assistants.3

She married Alan Humphry in Liverpool, Lancashire, on 24 August 1957.2,5,6

Olive left London on 26 May 1960, on board the Strathmore. She was bound for Melbourne and was accompanied by her son an unknown person , although she stated her future place of residence was the UK.7

Olive died on 5 September 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, at age 88.4,8 She was cremated at the Springvale Crematorium in Springvale on 13 September 2012.4

Family

Alan Humphry (1927 - 2019)
ChartsThomas Fergusson (c1758-1844) descendancy

Citations

  1. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Birth: District of West Derby, Vol 8b, p424.
  2. [S719] Email - Marjorie (Bolton) Smith, email - Marjorie (Bolton) Smith to D Ferguson, 10 Feb 2011 onwards.
  3. [S1044] Census - 29 Sep 1939, UK Register, RG101/4353H/012/5, Letter Code: NHNQ, Schedule 141.
  4. [S362] Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust , Vic, at https://smct.org.au/
  5. [S190] Index - GRO and Office of National Statistics, England & Wales Civil Registration Qtrly Indexes, Marriage: District of Liverpool Sth, Vol 10d, p1015, 3Q1957.
  6. [S1266] Email - Linda Ferguson, email from Linda Ferguson to D Ferguson, from Feb 2022 onwards.
  7. [S729] Passengers leaving UK, 1890-1960, at https://www.findmypast.co.uk
  8. [S883] Newspaper - Herald Sun, Melbourne, issue of 6 Sep 2012, Obituary "HUMPHRY. - Olive Florence.24.3.1924 - 5.9.2012 Beloved wife of Alan. Dearly loved mother of Ian and Andrew. Mother-in-law of Leanne and Kaylene. Adored Nanna to Rachel, James and Laura."