The McDaids, ancestors of Peter McDaid, in the various Censuses in Scotland:

First, let me point out that the information available from Scotland is not good. In lots of cases, you cannot find either a Copy of an Act, let it be Birth, Marriage, Death or Census, nor, in many cases, a transcription of them. Basically, we have to work from the various Censuses. Furthermore, there were many people with the same Family Name, and so it is not easy to ascertain that we have always the right one. This being said, we at least have some certainties.

The various Censuses of Scotland permit us to reconstruct the family of the Ancestors of Peter Mc Daid in that Country from the 1851 onwards. In a way it would be better to start with the most recent census and go back in time. But I have here put the Censuses in chronological order as there are so many families to examine.

The Family of James McDaid Senior, grand-father of Peter McDaid

Peter Mc Daid's grand-father was an Irishman who settled in Scotland as a bottle blower. He was James Mc Daid Senior. He was born around 1814 and had married an Irishwoman whose Christian name was Mary and who was born around 1819. As his eldest was born around 1845, he had to be married by then. His Marriage Act was not found, neither any record of the birth of his three children in Scotland. The maiden name of his wife is unknown at this time.

There is at the 1841 Census a James McDead born in Ireland around 1816. He could be our man, but there is no way to be sure. It is only from the 1851 Census that the occupation is known. At that time, our man is married with three children. He is a labour in a Bottle Work. He and his wife were born in Ireland. On top of their three children they had also three lodgers, providing extra income.

By 1861, James McDaid Senior was a widower. So his wife must have died between the 1851 and 1861 Census. The lodgers had to be gone as there was no one to provide for them.

By the 1881 Census, James McDaid Senior was dead. Unfortunately, we find two James McDaid Senior who were buried during that time span. Even more unfortunately, there are three Mary McDaid who died between the 1861 and 1871 Census.

Both the 1851 and 1861 Census tell us that the couple had three children, all born in Glasgow:

1. James McDaid Junior, their only son, was born around 1845. He was an apprentice Bottle Blower by the 1861 Census. He got married in February 1871. (Copy of this Act is not available.) His family will follow further on.
   
   
2. Mary Ann McDaid, their first daughter, was born around 1849. According to some censuses, she was born in Alloa, Stirlingshire, Scotland. She married on July 14th 1870 James McLaren in the presence of her parents. He was from Ireland. (This Act is found further down.) At the 1871 Census, she was married and living with her father, her unmarried sister and her child, as well as with her husband James McLaren, born in 1846 in Ireland. By the 1881 Census, Mary Ann McLaren had just become a widow, with five children and a niece which her late husband and her had adopted, all born in Glasgow. It is possible that her husband was the James McLaren who was buried on April 14th 1879. (This Act is found further down.) She remarried by the 1891 Census with George Crook, who was born in England. She was then Mary Ann Crook. This last union did not produce any offspring. It follows that her family was formed by:
   1. Mary McLaren who was born in 1870 in the Central District,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland and whose parents were indeed James McLaren and Mary Ann McDaid. (Copy of this Act is not available.)
   2. James Charles McLaren who was born in 1872 in Springburn,Lanark,Scotland and whose parents were indeed James McLaren and Mary Ann McDaid. (Copy of this Act is not available.) He was living with his mother and his step-father George Crook at the 1891 Census. He was then an Apprentice Glazier. He married Ann Deighan, born in 1872 in Central District, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, whose father was Peter Deighan and whose mother was Martha McCann. (This Act is not available.) By the 1901 Census, his wife and him had two children a boy and a girl, born around 1898 and 1900. He was a glazier then.
   3. Helen McLaren who was born in 1874 in Central District,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland and whose parents were indeed James McLaren and Mary Ann McDaid. (Copy of this Act is not available.) She was living with her mother and her step-father George Crook at the 1891 Census. She was a Machinist.
   4. William McLaren who was born around 1876. He was living with his mother and his step-father George Crook at the 1891 Census. He was then an Apprentice Tinsmith.
   5. Jessie McLaren who was born around 1881. She was living with her mother and her step-father George Crook at the 1891 Census and the 1901 Census. She was a Machinist in an Umbrella Factory at that last time.
   6. Elizabeth McDade who was born in 1868. She was living with her adopted mother and her step-father at the 1891 Census. She was then a Warehouse Girl.
   
   
   
3. Ellen Mc Daid, their second daughter, was born around 1851. At the 1871 Census, she was living with her father, unmarried and a power loom weaver. She had a child, born in 1869, called Elizabeth McDaid who was adopted by James McLaren and his wife. She married on the 18th of September 1874 James Quinn, son of James Quinn and Ann Quinn. (She is said the daughter of James McDade and Agnes McDade, which of course is incorrect in the case of the mother.) (This Act is found further down.) Her child born before her marriage was adopted by her sister, as we saw.

The Family of James McDaid Junior, father of Peter McDaid

We saw that James McDaid Junior was born around 1845 in Glasgow and was an apprentice Bottle Blower in 1861. He married Agnes McEachnie, also from Glasgow, on the 16th of February 1871. (This Act is found further down.) She was the daughter of Peter McEachnie and of Maria Francis Hay, born on the 19th of January 1850 and baptized on the 28th. (This Act is found further down.) For more on them and their family, press HERE. .

At the 1871 Census, James McDaid Junior was a Bottle Maker who was living with his bride at 155, Parliamentary Road, Barony, Central, Lanarkshire. He was living at 80, St Mungo Street, Barony, St Rollox, Lanarkshire at the 1881 Census. He was then a Spirit Merchant. His wife had a domestic servant to help her with the running of the household as they then had three children. Like his father before him, he had a boy and then two girls. He had moved to Grafton Place, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire at the 1891 Census and was still a Spirit Merchant.

The 1901 Census is somewhat of a puzzle for that family. On the day of the Census, his wife and his daughter Jane McDaid were not at home but were on a visit at 29, Argyle Street, at Rothesay, on the Island of Bute, northwest of Glasgow. He had become a Publican. His son Peter McDaid is said to be at home and to be his Manager. On the other hand, we also find a Peter McTait appearing out of the blue lodging elsewhere and with a very different job. Indeed he now lives at 28, Cemetery Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland and is a Foundery Fitter. This is the only occasion where a Peter McTait is ever found in Scotland. It seems to me that something happened to get the son out of his father's house and business, change his family name somewhat and reasonably soon after move to the Birmingham area.

The parents are not found on the 1911 Census. James Mc Daid Junior appears in the Glasgow Post Office Directory for the first time in 1876, and until 1911 at least he is a spirit merchant with his shop at 98 Glebe street. He lives in different houses: from 1876 to 1881 roughly, at 80 Mungo street; then at 2 Grafton Place and finally 32 Grafton street. There he died at the age of 77 and was buried on April 14th 1921. The burial paper does say he lived on that street. He was the owner of the plot (Number 2102). (This Act is found further down.) His parents are not found at any other census. His wife had been buried there (Plot Number 2102) aged 70 on the 31st July 1920. (This Act is found further down.)

James McDaid Junior and his wife had three children, all born in Glasgow:

1. Peter McDaid was born on the 24th June 1874 in Glasgow's Central District under the name of Peter John McKechnie McDaid (Copy of this Act is unfortunately not available.) He is living at home at the 1891 Census. He is then a clerk. It is at the 1901 Census that things go wild. He is said to be still living at home and working as a Publican's Manager as his father's business is a pub. But also, and then under the name Peter McTait he lodges at 28, Cemetary Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire and works as a Fitter in a Foundry. By the last quarter of 1903 he was living in Aston with his bride Emily Pinfold. For the rest of his life and his family, press HERE. .
   
   
2. Agnes McKechnie McDaid was born around 1878. She married on 6 September 1902 James Bernard Duffie. (This Act is found further down.)
   
   
3. Jane McDaid was born around 1880. She went to visit a place in a small town called Tothesay on the Island of Bute, north west of Glasgow, on the day of the Census in 1901. She went with her mother. The address was 29, Argyle Street. Who and why she went there are yet to be determined.

One thing is for sure, they were all baptized as Roman Catholics and they all seem to have married other Roman Catholics, with one exception, and he married in Aston, England.

The McDaids Families, ancestors of Peter McDaid, in the various Censuses in Scotland:

1. At the 1841 Census, we find in Old Wynd, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland:
   
   

   Christian Name...	Family Name...	Sex.......	Age......	Birth year...	Birth place
   Michael	Fonley	Male	40	1801	Ireland
   Mary	Fonley	Female	40	1801	Ireland
   Helen	Fonley	Female	8	1833	Ireland
   Margaret	Fonley	Female	4	1837	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Richard	Fonley	Male	2	1839	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Ann	Fonley	Female	0	1841	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Elizabeth	Stewart	Female	20	1821	Ireland
   Samuel	Stewart	Male	6	1835	Ireland
   John	Haggarty	Male	15	1826	Ireland
   Ann	Devlin	Female	30	1811	Ireland
   Mary	Cooney	Female	20	1821	Scotland
   James	McDead	Male	25	1816	Ireland

   
   

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2. At the 1851 Census, living at Watson's Land, Watsons Land, St Mungo, Lanarkshire, Scotland: James McDaid Senior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	37	1814	Lab Bottle Work	Ireland
   Mary	McDaid	Wife	Married	Female	32	1819	-	Ireland
   James	McDaid	Son	Unmarried	Male	6	1845	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Mary Ann	McDaid	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	2	1849	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Ellen	McDaid	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	-	-	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Jean	Wheelan	Lodger	Unmarried	Female	24	1827	Flax Mill Worker	Ireland
   Mary	Gallanagh	Lodger	Unmarried	Female	26	1825	Flax Mill Worker	Ireland
   Susan	Smith	Lodger	Unmarried	Female	25	1826	Flax Mill Worker	Ireland

   
   

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3. At the 1861 Census, living at Charles Street, Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland: James McDaid Senior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Widower	Male	43	1818	Bottle Blower	Ireland
   James	McDaid	Son	Unmarried	Male	16	1845	Bottle Blower (Ap)	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Mary Ann	McDaid	Daughter	-	Female	12	1849	Scholar	Alloa, Stirlingshire, Scotland
   Ellen	McDaid	Daughter	-	Female	10	1851	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

   
   

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4. At the 1871 Census, living at 31, Charles Street, Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland, we find: James McDaid Senior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	58	1813	Labourer In Bottle Work	Ireland
   Ellen	McDaid	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	20	1851	Power Loom Weaver	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Elizabeth	McDaid	Grand Daughter	-	Female	2	1869	-	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   James	McLaren	Son-In-Law	Married	Male	25	1846	Labourer In Bottle Work	Ireland
   Mary Ann	McLaren	Daughter	Married	Female	22	1849	-	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Mary	McLaren	Daughter	-	Female	0	1871	-	Lanarkshire, Scotland

   
   

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5. At the 1871 Census, we have living at 155, Parliamentary Road, Barony, Central, Lanarkshire, Scotland: James McDaid Junior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	24	1847	Bottle Maker	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Agnes	McDaid	Wife	Married	Female	20	1851	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

   
   

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6. At the 1881 Census, we find on 54, St Mungo Street, City, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland: Mary Ann McDaid McLaren's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   - -	McLaren	Head	Widow	Female	31	1850	-	Alloa, Stirlingshire, Scotland
   Mary	McLaren	Daughter	-	Female	11	1870	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   James	McLaren	Son	-	Male	9	1872	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Helen	McLaren	Daughter	-	Female	7	1874	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   William	McLaren	Son	-	Male	5	1876	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Jessie	McLaren	Daughter	-	Female	0	1881	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Elizabeth	McDade	Adopted Daughter	-	Female	13	1868	Warehouse Girl	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

   
   

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7. At the 1881 Census, Peter McDaid lives with his parents at 80, St Mungo Street, Barony, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland. One finds living at this address on the day of the Census: James McDaid Junior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	36	1845	Spirit Merchant	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Agnes	McDaid	Wife	Married	Female	30	1851	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Peter	McDaid	Son	Unmarried	Male	6	1875	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Agnes	McDaid	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	3	1878	Unmarried	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Jane	McDaid	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	1	1880	Unmarried	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Hannah	Cousin	Servant	Unmarried	Female	19	1862	Domestic Serv Alloa,	Clackmannanshire, Scotland

   
   

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8. At the 1881 Census, we find at 39, St Mungo Street, City, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland: The Deighan Family:

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   Peter	Deighan	Head	Married	Male	39	1842	Railway Porter	Ireland
   Martha	Deighan	Wife	Married	Female	36	1845	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Annie	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	9	1872	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Maggie	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	5	1876	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Martha	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	2	1879	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Alice	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	0	1881	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Janet	Fraser	Servant	Unmarried	Female	70	1811	Domestic Servant	Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

   
   

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9. At the 1891 Census, Peter McDaid lives with his parents at Grafton Place, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland. One finds living at this address on the day of the Census: James McDaid Junior's Family
   
   

   .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
   James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	45	1846	Spirit Merchant	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Agnes	McDaid	Wife	Married	Female	41	1850	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Peter	McDaid	Son	Unmarried	Male	16	1875	Clerk	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Agnes	McDaid	Daughter	-	Female	13	1878	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Jane	McDaid	Daughter	-	Female	11	1880	Scholar	Lanarkshire, Scotland
   Mary Ann	McCaffrey	Servant	Unmarried	Female	20	1871	General Servant Domestic	England

   
   

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10. At the 1891 Census, we find on Albert Street, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland: Mary Ann McDaid McLaren Crook's Family
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    George	Crook	Head	Married	Male	43	1848	Iron Turner	England
    Mary Ann	Crook	Wife	-	Female	41	1850	-	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    James	McLaren	Step Son	Unmarried	Male	18	1873	App Glazier	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Ellen	McLaren	Step Daughter	Unmarried	Female	16	1875	Machinist	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    William	McLaren	Step Son	Unmarried	Male	14	1877	App Tinsmith	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Jessie	McLaren	Step Daughter	-	Female	10	1881	Scholar	Lanarkshire, Scotland

    
    

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11. At the 1891 Census, we find on Albert Street, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland: The Deighan Family:
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    Martha	Deighan	Head	Widow	Female	45	1846	French Polisher	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Annie	Deighan	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	18	1873	French Polisher	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Maggie	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	15	1876	Silk Embroiderer	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Martha	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	12	1879	Scholar	Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Alice	Deighan	Daughter	-	Female	10	1881	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    
    

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12. At the 1901 Census, Agnes McDaid and her daughter Jane McDaid lived as visitors at 29, Argyle Street, Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland:
    
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    Agnes	McDaid	Visitor	Married	Female	50	1851	-	Glasgow
    Jane	McDaid	Visitor	Single	Female	20	1881	-	Glasgow

    
    

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13. At the 1901 Census, Peter McDaid lives with his father at 32, Grafton Street, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland. One finds living at this address on the day of the Census: James McDaid Junior's Family
    
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    James	McDaid	Head	Married	Male	54	1847	Publican	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Peter	McDaid	Son	Single	Male	26	1875	Publicans Manager	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Agnes	McDaid	Daughter	Single	Female	23	1878	School Teacher	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Margaret	Donnelly	Servant	Single	Female	19	1882	General Servant Domestic	Ireland

    
    

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14. Also at the 1901 Census, Peter McTait lives as a boarder at 28, Cemetery Road, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. One finds living at this address on the day of the Census:
    
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    James	Cowan	Head	Married	Male	62	1839	Labourer Foundry	Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Mary	Cowan	Wife	Married	Female	68	1833	-	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Sarah	Cowan	Daughter	Single	Female	28	1873	-	Camelon, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    Peter	McTait	Boarder	Single	Male	28	1873	Fitter Foundry	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    
    

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15. At the 1901 Census, we find on 55, St Mungo Street, Glasgow, St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland: Mary Ann McDaid McLaren Crook's Family
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    George	Crook	Head	Married	Male	50	1851	Iron Turner	England
    Mary A	Crook	Wife	Married	Female	40	1861	-	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Jessie	McLaren	Step Daughter	Single	Female	20	1881	Machinist Umbrella	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    
    

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16. At the 1901 Census, we find on 50, Glenfield Street, Glasgow, Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland: James McLaren's Family within the Deighan Family:
    

    .	.	Relationship	Marital status	Sex	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
    Martha	Deighan	Head	Widow	Female	53	1848	Furniture Polisher	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Martha	Deighan	Daughter	Single	Female	21	1880	Laundry Maid	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Alice	Deighan	Daughter	Single	Female	19	1882	Seamstress	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    James	McLaren	Son-In-Law	Married	Male	28	1873	Glazier	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Annie	McLaren	Wife	Married	Female	27	1874	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    James	McLaren	Son	Single	Male	3	1898	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Maggie	McLaren	Daughter	Single	Female	1	1900	-	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Scanned Documents:

1. Baptism Registry of Agnes Mc Eachnie on January 19 1850 (Left Part)
   
   
   
   
2. Baptism Registry of Agnes Mc Eachnie on January 19 1850 (Right Part)
   
   
   
   
3. Mariage Registry of Peter Deigham and Martha McCann on April 6 1869
   
   
   
   
4. Mariage Registry of Mary Ann McDade and James McLaren on July 14 1870
   
   
   
   
5. Mariage Registry of James McDaid and Agnes Mc Eachnie on February 16 1871
   
   
   
   
6. Mariage Registry of Ellen McDaid and James Quinn on September 18 1874
   
   
   
   
7. Burial Registry of James McLaren on April 14 1879 at the Dalbeth RC Cemetary in Lanark
   
   
   
   
8. Burial Registry of Peter Deigham on November 27 1884 at the Dalbeth RC Cemetary in Lanark, aged 43
   
   
   
   
9. Mariage Registry of Agnes McDaid and James Bernard Duffie on September 6 1902
   
   
   
   
10. Burial Registry of Agnes McDaid on July 31 1920 at the Dalbeth RC Cemetary in Lanark, aged 70
    
    
    
    
11. Burial Registry of James McDaid Junior on April 14 1921 at the Dalbeth RC Cemetary in Lanark, aged 77