Helen D McKechnie
2x Great-grandmother of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #31, MMMM)
✓ Sourced record
ℹ Added from a recordHer birth entry (North Leith, 1881) gives 22 June 1881 at 20 Sandport Street, Leith. Her parents were married on 25 February 1881 at South Leith. The tree also has a Helen McKechnie born about 1882; she may be the same child entered twice.
Born
22 June 1881, 20 Sandport Street, Leith
Died
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Life details
From a second, independently-built 2011 family tree archive — not the primary source this site is built from, and not independently verified against a certificate or register.
Born (more precisely)
22 Jun 1881, 20 Sandport St, Leith
Census trail
1891 Leith North, Edinburgh
Documents
3 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Birth, 1881
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — ScotlandsPeople_B1881_692_01_0139Z.pdf
The page also holds entries 415 and 417, which are unrelated.
Marriage, 1901
Source: McClure Gavigan — George Finlayson - Helen D McKechnie Marriage cert 1901.pdf
Birth, 1904
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — Margaret sarah finlayson birth certificate.pdf
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Birth of Margaret Sarah Finlayson, 1904
Statutory Births 168/1 796 · District of St Nicholas, Burgh of Aberdeen, 1904, page 266, entry 796
Name
Margaret Sarah Finlayson, girl
Born
1 June 1904, in the afternoon (hour hard to read)
Place of birth
29 Loch Street, Aberdeen (the street is hard to read; the 1901 marriage gives the same number and street)
Father
George Finlayson, tinsmith (journeyman)
Mother
Helen Dickson Finlayson, maiden surname McKechnie, married 8 June 1901 at Saint Giles, Edinburgh
Informant
George Finlayson, father, present
Registered
4 June 1904, Aberdeen
ℹ Her birth was only "about 1904"The GEDCOM had no date or place for her birth. This entry gives both, and confirms her parents and their 1901 marriage.
ℹ The family were in AberdeenGeorge Finlayson was already living at 29 Loch Street, Aberdeen when he married in Edinburgh in 1901, so the family had settled there by then.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntries 797 and 798 (Isabella Ennslie Fisher and Edwin Gray) are unrelated.
Marriage of George Finlayson and Helen D McKechnie, 1901
Statutory Marriages 685/4 317 · Saint Giles district, City of Edinburgh, 1901, page 159, entry 317
Married
8 June 1901 at India Buildings, Edinburgh, by declaration (an irregular marriage) in the presence of two witnesses, with a warrant of the Sheriff Substitute of the Lothians and Peebles dated 8 June 1901
Groom
George Finlayson, 24 (as written), tinsmith, bachelor, 29 Loch Street, Aberdeen
Groom's parents
George Finlayson, carter; Mary Finlayson, maiden surname Stuart (deceased)
Bride
Helen D McKechnie, 21, spinner, spinster, 14 Coburg Street, Leith
Bride's parents
Colin McKechnie, riveter (deceased); Elizabeth McKechnie, maiden surname Rennie
Witnesses
Thomas Walker Peters, plumber, Hamilton Street, Leith, and Margaret Jane Fay, mill worker, Bridge Street, Leith (names as read)
Registered
8 June 1901, Edinburgh
⚠ His age does not fitGeorge is written as 24, but his birth entry of 7 January 1873 would make him 28.
ℹ Married the day it was arrangedA declaration marriage needs a sheriff's warrant, and this one is dated the same day as the wedding.
ℹ Mother's maiden nameHere his mother is Mary Stuart. His 1873 birth entry reads like Fraser or Turner, so check the 1866 parents' marriage.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntry 318 (James Grainger and Mary Stevens) is unrelated.
Birth of Helen Dickson McKechnie, 1881
Statutory Births 692/01 0416 · North Leith district, County of Edinburgh, 1881, page 139, entry 416
Born
22 June 1881, 4:30 am, at 20 Sandport Street, Leith
Name and sex
Helen Dickson McKechnie, girl
Father
Colin McKechnie, boilermaker (journeyman)
Mother
Elizabeth McKechnie, maiden surname Rennie
Parents married
25 February 1881, South Leith
Informant
Colin McKechnie, father, present
Registered
29 June 1881, North Leith (registrar signature not legible)
ℹ Born about four months after the weddingHer parents are given as married on 25 February 1881, which matches the date in the tree.
⚠ One Helen or two?The tree has Helen D McKechnie (about 1880) and a Helen McKechnie (about 1882) as separate daughters. This entry is the only Helen born to this couple that has turned up, so the two may be one child entered twice. Check the 1891 and 1901 census households.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntries 415 (Mary Jane Ross) and 417 (Jane Milne) are unrelated.