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Eleanor (McConville) Train (1837 - 1875)

Eleanor (Helen) Train formerly McConville
Born in Dromore, County Down, Irelandmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 21 Aug 1860 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 37 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Ireland Native
Helen (McConville) Train was born in Ireland.

Eleanor McConville was baptised in the parish of Dromore on 17 November 1837 and was the eldest daughter of Edward McConville and Isabella Watson.[1]

Although Eleanor, known as Helen, was born in Ireland, her parents moved the family to Carluke, Lanarkshire, some time before the birth of her brother, Edward, in 1848.

On the 1851 census, Eleanor is living in the small village of Braidwood, near Carluke, Lanarkshire, with her parents and siblings.[2]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Edward McConvill Head Married M 41 Labourer (Ironstone Pit) Ireland
Isabella McConvill Wife Married F 40 Ireland
John McConvill Son Single M 15 Ironstone Miner Ireland
Eleanor McConvill Daughter Single F 13 Ireland
Agnes McConvill Daughter Single F 8 Scholar Ireland
James McConvill Son Single M 6 Ireland
Hugh McConvill Son Single M 4 Ireland
Edward McConvill Son Single M 3 Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland


Marriage

Eleanor married Thomas Train in the parish of Carluke on 21 August 1860 and they had seven children. The marriage certificate incorrectly names Eleanor's mother as Elizabeth rather than Isabella.[3]

  1. John Train (1861–?)
  2. Isabella Watson Train (1863–1863)
  3. Elizabeth (Train) Steven (1865–?)
  4. James Train (1867-?)
  5. David Train (1871-1872)
  6. Helen (Train) Slaven (1873–?)
  7. Isabella Watson Train (1875–1875)

On the 1861 census, Thomas and Eleanor are living in Braidwood, Carluke, Lanarkshire, with their eldest son, John, who is a month old.[4]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Thomas Train Head Married M 21 Coal Miner Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Helen Train Wife Married F 23 Ireland
John Train Son Single M 1 Mo Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland


Death

Eleanor McConville died of puerperal fever, aged 37 years, on 9 April 1875 after giving birth to her youngest child, Isabella, who died a few weeks later.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ MCCONVILLE, ELLEANOR Dromore Roman Catholic Church Records|Dromore, Co Down|17 Nov 1837|Father: Edward McConville|Mother: Isabella Watson|Sponsors: Bernard McConville and Mary McConville|Roots Ireland (paid access)
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Carluke; ED: 7; Page: 15; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_150; Year: 1851. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  3. ↑ MCCONVIL, ELENOR/TRAIN, THOMAS (Statutory registers Marriages 629/ 27 Carluke) Scotlands People
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Carluke; ED: 6; Page: 31; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_93. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  5. ↑ TRAIN, HELEN (Statutory registers Deaths 628/ 155 Cambusnethan) Scotlands People




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