Ancestor Links - Hillis & Milne and related families

  Fourth Generation

8. James HILLIS .⁴⁸

Research Notes: To Do: (1) Further research is needed to identify James' ancestry and the names of his spouse and all of their children.

(2) Further research is needed to confirm whether or not James Hillis - father of Alexander Hillis (abt. 1861/62-1921) - was the same James as:

(i) 1901 - the James Hillis (age 70) who is listed in the 1901 Census with his wife Margaret (age 52) (possibly second wife of James) and 6 children between 8 and 25 years old - address 72 Skipton Street [*1], Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland.
(ii) 1909 - the James Hillis who died February 1, 1909 (age 77) and is buried in the Knock Burial Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland (plot NW 113) - former address 74 Skipton Street.

Notes:
[*1] The 1888 marriage registry entry for Alexander (son of James Hillis) and Jane Beatty - identifies Alexander's address as 72 Skipton Street (i.e. same address).
[*2] The 1911 Census includes the above mentioned Margaret Hillis (widow) with 3 of her original 7 children - address 61 Hornby Street, Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland. Alexander Hillis and his family are listed in the 1911 Census as living on the same street - address 18 Hornby Street.
[*3] 1911 - the above Margaret Hillis died December 30, 1911 (age 62) and is buried in the Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland (plot E4 206) - former address 61 Hornby Street.
[*4] 1921 - Alexander Hillis died November 16, 1921 (age 60) and is buried in the Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland (plot E4 133) - former address 18 Hornby Street.
[*5] There is a family story that Alexander Hillis was in charge of the care of a spinster sister. The "spinster sister" may have been a daughter of the above Margaret Hillis - and if so - she would more likely have been a half-sister of Alexander.

James married someone.

His child was:

4         i.  Alexander HILLIS [Belfast, Northern Ireland] ¹⁶ (born about 1861-1862 in Belfast, Northern Ireland - died on 16 Nov 1921, buried in Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland). Alexander married Jane/Mary Jane BEATTIE/BEATTY ["Probably" Emigrated to North America],²⁰ daughter of John BEATTIE/BEATTY and Unknown, on 8 Jul 1888 in B'Macarret St Patrick's Church, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland.²¹ Jane/Mary was born from about 1867 to 1870 in Belfast, Northern Ireland²² and died after 20 Jan 1922.²³

10. John BEATTIE/BEATTY .⁴⁸

Research Notes: To Do: (1) Further research is needed to identify John's ancestry and the names of his spouse and all of their children.

(2) There is a family story that John is related to the family of Admiral Beattie/Beatty. Further research is needed to confirm whether or not there is a family link.

(3) Further research is needed to confirm whether or not John Beattie/Beatty - father of Jane/Mary Jane Beattie/Beatty (born abt. 1867/70) - was the same John as:

(i) 1901 - the John Beattie (age 59) (Married) who is listed in the 1901 Census with his son-in-law George Maxwell (age 28) and wife Annie (age 25) and their son George Maxwell - address 53 Thorndyke Street [*1], Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland [*2] & [*3].
(ii) 1911 - the John Beattie (age 69) (Widower) [*3] who is listed in the 1911 Census with his son-in-law George Maxwell (age 38) and wife Annie (age 36) and 4 of their original 5 children - address 10 Hornby Street [*4], Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Notes:
[*1] The 1901 Census lists Alexander Hillis & Jane/Mary Jane Beattie/Beatty's address as 52 Thorndyke Street, Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland (i.e. next door or across the street).
[*2] The 1901 Census lists a Mary Jane Beattie (age 61) (Head of Family - Married) and 2 daughters - address 21 Channing Street, Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland - witness Geo. Maxwell. This Mary Jane Beattie may be the wife of the above John Beattie - and mother-in-law of the above George Maxwell.
[*3] A Mary Jane Beattie died August 27, 1908 (age 68) and is buried in the Knock Burial Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland (plot NW 149) - former address 78 Hornby St. This is probably the same Mary Jane Beattie as mentioned above in note [*2].
[*4] The 1911 Census lists Alexander Hillis & Jane/Mary Jane Beattie/Beatty's address as 18 Hornby Street, Pottinger, County Down, Northern Ireland (i.e. the same street).

John married someone.

His child was:

5         i.  Jane/Mary Jane BEATTIE/BEATTY ["Probably" Emigrated to North America] ²⁰ (born about 1867-1870 in Belfast, Northern Ireland - died after 20 Jan 1922). Jane/Mary married Alexander HILLIS [Belfast, Northern Ireland],¹⁶ son of James HILLIS and Unknown, on 8 Jul 1888 in B'Macarret St Patrick's Church, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland.²¹ Alexander was born from about 1861 to 1862 in Belfast, Northern Ireland,¹⁷ died on 16 Nov 1921¹⁸ aged about 59, and was buried on 19 Nov 1921 in Dundonald Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland.¹⁹

12. William MILNE .⁴⁹

Research Notes: To Do: Further research is needed to identify William's ancestry and the names of his spouse and all of their children.

William married someone.

His child was:

6         i.  William MILNE [Motherwell/Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland] ⁴¹ (born about 1878-1879 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland - died after 5 Jun 1935). William married Sarah ROTHWELL,⁴¹ daughter of Charles ROTHWELL and Margaret FEATHERSTONE, on 31 Dec 1906 in St Mary's, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.⁴⁴ Sarah was born about 1884 in England⁴⁵ and died on 5 Jun 1935 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland⁴³ aged about 51.

14. Charles ROTHWELL .⁵⁰

Research Notes: To Do: (1) Further research is needed to identify Charles' ancestry.

(2) Further research is needed to confirm whether or not the following is the correct information for the marriage of Charles Rothwell and Margaret Featherstone - parents of Sarah Rothwell (abt. 1884-1935):

England Marriages, 1538\endash 1973

groom's name: Charles Rothwell
groom's birth date: 1861
groom's age: 20
bride's name: Margaret Featherstone
bride's birth date: 1860
bride's age: 21
marriage date: 08 Aug 1881
marriage place: St. George's Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England
groom's father's name: Charles Rothwell
bride's father's name: William Featherstone
indexing project (batch) number: I05241-5
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 2113200
reference number: p 50

Charles married Margaret FEATHERSTONE.⁴³

The child from this marriage was:

7         i.  Sarah ROTHWELL ⁴¹ (born about 1884 in England - died on 5 Jun 1935 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland). Sarah married William MILNE [Motherwell/Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland],⁴¹ son of William MILNE and Unknown, on 31 Dec 1906 in St Mary's, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.⁴⁴ William was born from about 1878 to 1879 in Hamilton, Lanark, Scotland⁴² and died after 5 Jun 1935.⁴³

15. Margaret FEATHERSTONE .⁴³

Margaret married Charles ROTHWELL.⁵⁰