When Thomas McNeil was born on 15 February 1822, in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Neil, was 52 and his mother, Amelia Selkirk, was 33. He married Jannet Reid on 19 June 1845, in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 9 February 1891, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), see Neil and also Neilson, which was sometimes substituted for McNeil in Lowland Scotland.
History: The Scottish Clan McNeil claims descent from the early Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages (see O'Neill ), and the name is associated in particular with the island of Barra in the Hebrides, having been brought there from Ireland in 1049. Some members of this clan later migrated to Antrim and Derry in Ireland. A different Scottish Clan MacNeill (spelled with two l's) has a traditional ancestral home on the island of Gigha.
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Possible Related NamesAutobiography Of Margaret McNeil Ballard Born in Tranent, Heddingtonshire, Scotland April 14, 1846 Wife of Henry Ballard Daughter of Thomas McNeil and Jeanette Reid McNeil Baptized Church of Jesus Chr …
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