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Catherine Sinclair (Kate) McInnes was born at 94 West St in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 2 February 1882.¹
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed in the 1891 census at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl. Kate was a confectioner's assistant.³
The siblings Christina, Catherine, Marion, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1911 census at 848 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their father Charles McInnes. Kate was a shop assistant in confectionary.⁴

She married Alexander Ferguson, son of James (Jimmie) Ferguson and Mary Duncan Adam, at 25 Bath St in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 21 April 1911.⁵

She was listed in the 1921 census at 61 Exeter Drive in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with her husband Alexander; he gave his occupation as house joiner for the Glasgow City Corporation. Their children Alexander and Christina were listed as living with them.⁶

Catherine died on 28 May 1959 at 11 Laurel Place in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 77 of kidney failure and rhuematic arthritis. The informant was her husband Alexander.⁷

Charles McInnes was born in Tobermory, Argyllshire, on 15 July 1848.¹ and was baptised on 22 November 1848 in Tobermory.^1,2
The siblings Charles and John were listed in the 1851 census in Tobermory, Kilninian & Kilmore, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen.³
The siblings Charles, James and Jessie were listed in the 1861 census in Tobermory, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen.⁴
He was listed in the 1871 census at 37 St Albion St, Police Barracks in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and was a Police Constable.⁵

He reputedly used to wake up Thomas Lipton (at 5am) at his grocer's shop in Finnieston St when working on the beat.⁶

He married Margaret McColl, daughter of Dugald McColl and Cathrine Sinclair, at 302 St Vincent St in Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 11 June 1880.⁷

He was listed in the 1881 census as Head of Family at 175 Holm St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Margaret; he was a Police Constable. Their children Jane and Christina were listed as living with them, as was Charles' brother James McInnes.⁸

He was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Margaret; he was a policeman, spoke English and Gaelic, and they were living in a house that had only two rooms with windows. Their children Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed as living with them.⁹

He was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Margaret; he was a police constable, they both spoke English and Gaelic, and their house had three rooms with windows. Their children Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed as living with them.¹⁰

He was the informant of Margaret Dulina Sinclair McInnes's death at 272 Main St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 24 July 1904.¹¹

He was the informant of Jessie McInnes's death at 874 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 23 October 1905.¹²

He was the informant of Angus McInnes's death at The Fever Hospital in Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, on 19 November 1909.¹³

He was widowed at age 61 on the death of his wife Margaret on 24 December 1909.¹⁴

He was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family at 848 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire; he was a retired police constable. His children Christina, Catherine, Marion, Dugald, John and James were listed as living with him, as was his grand-daughter Margaret Dulina McColl (Peggi) Edwards.¹⁵

Charles's second marriage was to Margaret Fowler, daughter of James Fowler and Isabella McKenzie, on 13 April 1913 at 272 St Vincent St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.¹⁶

Charles died on 15 July 1918 at Western Infirmary in Hillhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 70 recorded as being caused by TB of the left lung, although family folklore claimed he died as the result of falling off a ladder while putting up curtains.. The informant was his wife Margaret.¹⁷ He was buried on 19 July 1918 at the Craigton Cemetery, Berryknowes Road.¹⁸

Christina (Teea) McInnes was born at 175 Holm St in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 8 July 1880.¹
The siblings Jane and Christina were listed in the 1881 census at 175 Holm St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed in the 1891 census at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.³
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl. Teea was a tailoress.⁴

She signed the register at Joseph Edwards and Jane Isa McInnes's wedding at Salvation Army Citadel, Main St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 22 December 1904.⁵
The siblings Christina, Catherine, Marion, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1911 census at 848 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their father Charles McInnes. Teea was a tailoress.⁶
She was listed as the sister of Dugald McColl McInnes in the 1921 Census at 32 Dowanhill St in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.⁷

She was the informant of Jean (Jane) McColl's death at Victoria Infirmary external residence, 40 Plantation St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 20 November 1922.⁸

Christina died on 30 March 1959 in Kildalton, Isle of Islay, Argyllshire, at age 78.^9,10

Christina Nowell (Tina) McInnes was born at 57 Breadalbourne St in Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 4 September 1875.¹

'Had the Gaelic' when young according to Alexander Ferguson and other's recollections.
The siblings Christina, John and Ann were listed in the 1881 census at 20 Bunessan in Bunessan, Mull, Argyllshire, with their mother Mary McLeod.²
The siblings Christina, John, Ann, Angus, Margaret and Catherine were listed in the 1891 census at 113 Wellfield St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, James McInnes and Mary McLeod. Tina was a tailoress.³

She married William Brown, son of Robert Doig Brown and Margaret Kirk, at St Judes Church (Free Presbyterian), Jane St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 10 November 1899. William was an engine fitter journeyman when he married.⁴

She was widowed on the death of her husband William in 1931.⁵

Christina died on 4 July 1952 at 8 Loanhead Ave in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, at age 76 of cancer of the cervix. The informant was her son Robert.⁶

Dugald McColl McInnes was born at 24 Cleveland St in Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 19 May 1890.¹
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed in the 1891 census at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.³
The siblings Christina, Catherine, Marion, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1911 census at 848 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their father Charles McInnes. Dugald was a Post Office letter-carrier.⁴

His regiment was supposedly the Black Watch in WW1, but this is not yet proven.

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 32 Dowanhill St in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire; he was a GPO sorter and telegraphist. The household also included his brother John, sisters Christina and Marion and niece Margaret Dulina McColl (Peggi) Edwards.⁵

He married Emma Ethereal Harriet Page at 60 Bath St (Free Church) in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 1 October 1924.⁶

Dugald died on 8 March 1957 at 3 Stephen Cres in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, at age 66 of hypertension and congestive cardiac failure. The informant was his wife Emma.⁷

James McInnes was born in Tobermory, Argyllshire, possibly on 14 April 1854. There is some confusion on James' birth year, and it is probable that it was actually 1853.^1,2
The siblings Charles, James and Jessie were listed in the 1861 census in Tobermory, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen.³
The siblings James and Jessie were listed in the 1871 census at Churchyard St in Tobermory, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen. James was a joiner.⁴

He married Mary McLeod at 56 Jane St (Free Church) in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 13 November 1874. He was a journeyman joiner, she a domestic servant.⁵
He was listed as the brother of Charles McInnes in the 1881 Census at 175 Holm St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, and was a joiner.¹

He was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at 113 Wellfield St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Mary; he was a joiner. Their children Christina, John, Ann, Angus, Margaret and Catherine were listed as living with them.⁶

He was the informant of Margaret Wallace Wingate McInnes's death at 6 Janefield Ave in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 10 August 1899.⁷

He was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 6 Janefield Ave in Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Mary; he was a joiner, the whole family were fluent in English and Gaelic, and the house had 3 rooms with windows. Their children Ann, Angus, Catherine and Robert were listed as living with them.⁸

He was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family at 95 Campsie St in Springburn, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with his wife Mary; he was a joiner in a locomotive works, the family were fluent in English and Gaelic, and the house had 3 rooms with windows. Their children Angus, Catherine and Robert were listed as living with them.⁹

James left Glasgow on 11 July 1914, on board the 'Corsican', bound for Quebec.. He gave his occupation as joiner and was going to Canada to join his son (by then an electrician).¹⁰

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 136 York St in Westen, Ontario, with his wife Mary; he was working as a carpenter. They were living in semi-detached brick house (owned) with 5 rooms. It is notable that the whole family has taken 5-10 years off their age, for unknown reasons. Their children Catherine and Angus were listed as living with them.¹¹

James died on 27 March 1931 at 25 Little Ave in Weston, York, Ontario, at age 76 of heart failure following several slight strokes. The informant was his son Angus.¹² He was buried on 30 March 1931 at the Riverside Cemetery in Weston.¹²

James (Hamish) McInnes was born at 54 Williams St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 5 June 1894.¹
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Christina, Catherine, Marion, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1911 census at 848 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their father Charles McInnes. Hamish was an insurance clerk.³

He enlisted in the 11th Battalion, Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) (#16780) on 4 January 1915 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Family oral history states he enlisted while under-age as he was given a white feather in the street (due to his large frame), but in fact he was of an age - possibly the white feather story is still true though; he was working as a tram conductor when he enlisted, which was a preserved occupation.^4,5,6 He was wounded on 25 September 1915 at Arques with a gunshot to the ankle and after treatment at the 4th Stationary Hospital was transferred out on the 28th. After recovery in the UK he returned to France on the 2 Feb 1916, rejoining his battalion on the 17th.^4,5,7

James died on 1 July 1916 at Casualty Clearing Station #39 in St Ouen, Somme, at age 22 after the family had been advised by telegram on 1 July that he was 'dangerously ill, with cerebral spinal meningitis' (probably from his wound, which was a gunshot to the face). Despite the family attempts to get his brother-in-law Alexander Ferguson (then a Sergeant with the 15th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry) to visit him, he died prior to permission being given - if indeed it would have been allowed.^8,4,5,9 He was buried at the St Ouen Communal Cemetery in St Ouen.¹⁰

Jane Isa McInnes was born at 234 Pollockshaw Rd in Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 17 November 1878.¹
The siblings Jane and Christina were listed in the 1881 census at 175 Holm St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed in the 1891 census at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.³
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl. Jane was a draper's assistant.⁴

She married Joseph Edwards at Salvation Army Citadel, Main St in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 22 December 1904. He was a journeyman house painter, she a tea-room waitress at the time of their marriage.⁵

She was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 37 Stirling Rd in St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Her children Joseph, Charles, Christina and Lawrence were listed as living with her.⁶

She was widowed at age 42 on the death of her husband Joseph on 6 July 1921.⁷

Jane died on 15 December 1943 at 201 Kennedy St in Townhead, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 65 of a cerebral haemorrhage. The informant was her son Joseph.⁸

Jessie McInnes was born at 390 St Vincent St in Kelvin, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 2 May 1883.¹
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus and Dugald were listed in the 1891 census at 24 Cleveland St in Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl.²
The siblings Jane, Christina, Catherine, Jessie, Margaret, Marion, Angus, Dugald, John and James were listed in the 1901 census at 54 William St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Charles McInnes and Margaret McColl. Jessie was a grocer's assistant.³

Jessie died on 23 October 1905 at 874 Argyle St in Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, at age 22 of phthisis (TB); her occupation was given as a letterpress printer's assistant, and the informant was her father Charles.⁴ She was buried on 26 October 1905 at the Craigton Cemetery, Berryknowes Road.⁵

Jessie McInnes was born in Tobermory, Argyllshire, circa 1857. Jessie's birth does not appear in post-1855 Civil Registers, but she consistently gives an age in later documents that implies a birth year of 1857.¹
The siblings Charles, James and Jessie were listed in the 1861 census in Tobermory, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen.¹
The siblings James and Jessie were listed in the 1871 census at Churchyard St in Tobermory, Argyllshire, with their parents, Angus McInnes and Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen.²

She married James McLean at 145 Holm St in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, on 14 January 1881. He was an engine-keeper, a widower and she was a bathmaid, both working at the Hydropathic Baths in Row; she claimed to be only 24, but must have been at least 27.³

She was listed in the 1881 census as Head of Family at the Hydropathic Porter Lodge in Shandon, Dunbartonshire; the Hydropathic Baths there were formerly West Shandon House, built for Robert Napier in the 1840s and converted to baths in 1880 after his death.⁴

She was listed in the 1891 census as Head of Family at 83 Belville St in Greenock, Renfrewshire; he was now a ship caulker. Jessie's sons Angus and Donald, having now taken the McLEAN name, were also in the household, as was James's son John by his first marriage and their own children James, Christina, Margaret and Charles. The house had two rooms with windows and both Jessie and Angus claimed to be fluent in Gaelic and English.⁵

She was the informant of Christina (Cirsty) McFadyen's death at Churchyard St in Tobermory, Argyllshire, on 4 February 1894.⁶

She was the informant of Angus McInnes's death at Churchyard St in Tobermory, Argyllshire, on 10 March 1894.⁷

She was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at 29 Rue End St in Greenock, Renfrewshire; he was now a boilermaker and this house had four rooms with windows.⁸

She was listed in the 1911 census as Head of Family at 63 Rue End St in Greenock, Renfrewshire; he was now a boilermaker.⁹

She was listed in the 1921 census at 63 Rue End St in Greenock, Renfrewshire, with her husband James; he was an iron caulker at Scott Ltd's shipyard. Their children John and Martin were listed as living with them, as were two boarders.¹⁰

She was widowed on the death of her husband James on 13 December 1928.¹¹