Joseph McClure
3x Great-grandfather of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #48, MFFFF)
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Born
About 1838, Ireland
Died
17 May 1881, Old Monkland Middle District, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Documents
3 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Death, 1881
Source: McClure Gavigan — Joseph McClure 1881 Death.pdf
Marriage of William McClure and Mary Ann Pollock, 1917
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — willaim Mcclure marriage mary ann pollock nee hendry 1917.jpg
Entry 160. Entry 159 (Gilbert McBrindle and Jeanie Newlands) is unrelated.
Death of William McClure, 1937
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — william McClure death cert 1937.jpg
Entry 1476. Entries 1474 and 1475 are unrelated.
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Death of Joseph McClure, 1881
Statutory Deaths 652/02 0177 · Middle District of Old Monkland, County of Lanark, page 59, entry 177
Name
Joseph McClure, Furnace Filler
Died
17 May 1881, about 11:15 am
Place of death
199 Garthcherrie (street name hard to read)
Sex and age
Male, 46 years
Marital status
Married first to Elizabeth Keith, second to Margaret Cairns
Father
William McClure, Carter (deceased)
Mother
McClure, maiden surname Neilson (first name hard to read; deceased)
Cause of death
Pneumonia, 8 days
Informant
Joseph McClure, son, present
Registered
17 May 1881, Coatbridge
ℹ Two marriagesHe is recorded as married first to Elizabeth Keith and second to Margaret Cairns. Margaret Cairns is in the tree; Elizabeth Keith is not. An age of 46 points to a birth around 1835, against about 1838 in the GEDCOM.
Marriage of William McClure and Mary Ann Pollock, 1917
Statutory Marriages 644/1 160 · Bridgeton district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 80, entry 160
Married
26 October 1917 at 180 Bernard Street, Glasgow, after publication, Established Church of Scotland (George Allan, minister of Newlands)
Groom
William McClure, tubeworker, widower, 45, 23 Hozier Street, Glasgow
Groom's parents
Joseph McClure, furnaceman (deceased), and Margaret McClure, maiden surname Cairns (deceased)
Bride
Mary Ann Pollock or Hendry, widow, 36, 30 Franklin Street, Glasgow
Bride's parents
Thomas Pollock, machine fitter, and Margaret Pollock, maiden surname Lindop (deceased)
Witnesses
Thomas Oakes and Mary Cryans
Registered
1 November 1917, Glasgow
ℹ Second marriageHis first wife was Christina Speirs, who died on 22 February 1915.
ℹ A widow called Hendry"Pollock or Hendry" means she was born a Pollock and was the widow of a Hendry. Four Hendry girls in the 1921 household are probably her daughters by that marriage.
ℹ Parents matchHis parents agree with the tree (Joseph McClure and Margaret Cairns).
Death of William McClure, 1937
Statutory Deaths 644/6 1476 · Townhead district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 492, entry 1476
Name
William McClure, tubeworker, married to 1st Christina Speirs and 2nd Mary Ann Pollock or Hendry
Died
22 November 1937, 1:00 pm (the time is hard to read), Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (usual residence 5 Troon Street)
Age
66
Father
William John McClure, tubeworker (deceased)
Mother
Margaret McClure, maiden surname Cairns (deceased)
Cause of death
Stricture of the urethra, cystitis, pyelonephritis, uraemia. Certified by A R Hunter MB ChB.
Informant
Mary McClure, widow
Registered
23 November 1937, Glasgow
ℹ His death is newThe tree had no death for William John McClure. An age of 66 gives a birth about 1871, as the tree has.
⚠ His father's nameThis gives his father as "William John McClure". His 1917 marriage entry, the 1881 death of Joseph McClure and the tree all have his father as Joseph McClure, furnaceman. The widow, Mary Ann, gave the information and probably gave the son's own name by mistake.
Spouses & children
Spouse — married 13 Dec 1866, St Annes CoI, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Children