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William McQuiston

William McQuiston

Male 1872 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name William McQuiston 
    Birth 1872  Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I33012  Family
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2014 

    Father James McQuiston,   b. 1833, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Magee,   b. 1835, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 9 Jun 1855  Newtownards, County Down, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F10766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3603] Email - Hand, Gerry, McQuiston Family; 16 September 2011; Billie Jo McCuiston.
      From: Gerald Hand
      To: billiejo@garlic.com
      Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 11:03 AM
      Subject: McQuiston Family

      Good afternoon,

      My name is Gerry Hand and I am inquiring about membership in the
      Macusidean Clan.

      My scottish ancestor Great Grandfather John McQuiston was born in Shotts,
      Lanark, Scotland on 02 Oct. 1860 . His residence in 1881 was in Salsburgh ,
      Scotland. (Scottish census) He immigrated to the U.S. in 1885. The 1920 U.S.
      census shows he was living in Grandville, Il.

      His father James Mcquiston was born 1833 in Ireland but the 1881 Scottish
      census shows he was living in Salsburgh, Scotland. He married Mary
      Magee, 09 June 1855 in Newtownards, Down, Ireland. Her father's name was
      Patrick Magee. James's father was Robert Mcquiston. The search has ended
      there. I contacted Ancestory. com & Scotlandspeople and they informed that
      there was a fire in the building located in Belfast in 1930's that destroyed all of
      the records.

      My family had told me over the years that the McQuiston's were a sept of the
      MacDonald Clan. All my scottish family members have by now pasted
      away. However, the family's listed on the MacDonald are shown as McQuistan
      or McQuisten. The MacUsidean does show the family spelling name as
      McQuiston.

      Any information would be of great help. I am a member of the St. Andrew's
      Society of Detroit and I am currently wearing a McDonald Dress Modern
      tartan. They do not require verification of clan affliation only documentation of
      your ancestor's birth in Scotland. But as members we do talk about our clans.

      I am very puzzled about the spellings when most Scots tell me that there are
      so many different spellings.

      Please and thank you,

      Gerry Hand
      handgl@yahoo.com