Mary McGill

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary McGill was born on 8 April 1831, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the daughter of David McGill and Mary Glassford. She married Angus Woodrow on 20 January 1850, in Killarrow, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Oro Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Angus Woodrow
1825–1908
Mary McGill
1831–
Marriage: 20 January 1850
Duncan Woodrow
1850–
Margaret Woodrow
1853–
Catherine Woodrow
1856–
John Woodrow
1859–
James Woodrow
1860–
Mary Woodrow
1866–
William Woodrow
1868–
Neil Woodrow
1870–
John Duncan Woodrow
1871–1915
Mary Woodrow
1873–1947
Catharine Little Woodrow
1874–

Sources (9)

  • Mary Woodrow in household of Angus Woodrow, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Mary McGill, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Mary Macgill, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

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World Events (8)

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill ‘son of the stranger (or lowlander)’ (see Gall 1).

Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac (an) G(h)iolla (Irish) or Mac (an) G(h)ille (Scottish) ‘son of the lad’ (i.e. ‘servant’), or a short form of a personal name formed by attaching this element to the name of a saint, in the sense ‘devotee’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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