Margaret (Harley) Menzies (abt. 1855 - 1931)

Born about 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of John Berrie Menzies — married 1876 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1931 at about age 76 in Trafalgar, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Margaret (Harley) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Margaret (Harley) Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth

Margaret Harley was born about 1855 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She was the daughter of Archibald Harly and Christian Hay.

Marriage

Margaret Harley married John Berrie Menzies in 1876 at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.^[1] They had six children during their marriage;

• Child: Elizabeth Menzies
• Child: John Menzies
• Child: Catherine 'Kate' Menzies
• Child: Archibald Menzies
• Child: Margaret Menzies
• Child: Duncan Menzies-3930

Residences

• 1861 ^[2]- North Chapel Lane, Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Daughter. Living with parents Archibald and Christian Harley and 4 siblings. Occ: Scholar aet 6.
• 1871 ^[3]- Priory Lane, Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Daughter. Living with mother and 4 siblings. Occupation: Power Loom Damask Weaver.
• 1881 ^[4]- 177 Gairbraid Street, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband John and 2 children; John 5 and Kate 1. Also 3 Harley family Lodgers.

Death and Burial

Margaret Harley Menzies died on 28 Oct 1931 at Trafalgar, Western Australia, Australia. She was buried at the Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia.^[5] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152636776/margaret-menzie

Sources

1. ↑ Fife, Scotland, The Dunfermline Register, 1829-1859 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1954.
2. ↑ 1861 Scotland Census. Parish: Dunfermline Burgh; ED: 2; Page: 10; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1861_55.
3. ↑ 1871 Scotland Census. Parish: Dunfermline Burgh; ED: 10; Page: 2; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_72.
4. ↑ 1881 Scotland Census. Parish: Maryhill; ED: 8; Page: 28; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_200.
5. ↑ Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images: accessed 01 September 2023, memorial page for Margaret Menzies (unknown–1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152636776, citing Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152636776/margaret-menzies.

• Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1778
• Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60864
• National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research and contact with the Menzies family.

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