Michael McGlade

Abt 1833 - 1905

• Name	Michael McGlade
  Born	Abt 1833	Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1871	Witton Park, Durham, England   [1]
  	Iron works labourer for Bolco Van & Co., Witton Park, Durham, England
  Census	1871	Escomb, Witton Park, Durham, England   [2]
  	Boarder in the household of Rachael Forest, Boarding House Keeper. Michael McGlade, Boarder, Married, age 38, Iron Wks Labourer, born Ireland. All of Mrs. Forest's seven boarders were born in Ireland, all listed as iron works labourers.
  Emigration	abt. 1883	Ireland to Philadelphia
  	Emigrated first to Philadelphia, then came up to Perth
  Census	1891	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Head of a household of 7 (himself, wife, 4 children and a child whose relationship to the family is unclear). Michael McGlade, age 56, born Ireland, RC, Wage Earner, can read, can write. With wife Bridget, age 53, born Ireland, RC, can read, can write; and children Maggie (21, born Ireland), Patrick (19, born Ireland), Michael (17, born Ireland), and John (13, born Ireland). Also a John English, age 2, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, RC. This is probably the son of Ann McGlade (daughter of John McGlade and Bridget Dunn, sister of Arthur), who married a John English circa 1888 and died in April 1889.
  Occupation	1896	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Bridge tender
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Address	1898	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Address: McGlade Michael bridge tender ws Beckwith bet Harvey and river
  Census	1901	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Head of household of 4. Michael McGlade, widower, born 29 Sept 1830, age 70, birthplace Ireland, emigration [1880?], Irish, R. Catholic, occupation Machinist, can read, can write. With sons Patrick (single, age 27, born Ireland) and John (single, age 21, born Ireland), and a boarder named Mary McKeeveran, born US, age 50, R. Catholic, Irish, occupation Clerk.
  Died	12 Jan 1905	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Obituary	20 Jan 1905	Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	"Death came with startling suddenness to one of Perth's well-known residents last Thursday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock, when Mr. Michael McGlade was stricken in the twinkling of an eye. He was sitting on the lounge with one of his grandchildren and when his daughter-in-law came in found him dead. The news was startling to his friends. Heart failure was the cause of death. Micheal McGlade was an Irishman by birth, and was born at Fork Hill, County Armagh, Ireland, in 1829, thus being in his 76th year. When a young man he commenced to work with Bolco Van & Co., the largest manufacturers of steel rails in their day, whose two big works were situated at Whitton Park and Bishop Aukland, both in the north of England. Deceased worked for 21 years with this firm at their mill at Whitton Park. Some of the rails made by the company are to be seen in the local yards yet. Mr. McGlade emigrated to Philadelphia in 1883, and came to Perth the following year. His brother John had been living here for many y
  Burial Witnesses	26 Apr 1905
  	Simon [Collix?] and Arthur McGlade
  Buried	26 Apr 1905	St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario   [9]
  Person ID	I1002	Moran
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Michael McGlade,   b. About 1800, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. Ireland
  Mother	Elizabeth Kennelly,   b. About 1800, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. Co. Armagh, Ireland
  Family ID	F271	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Bridget McNulty,   b. 1839, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 23 Oct 1900, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Married	28 Apr 1859	Loughgilly, Co. Armagh, Ireland   [10]
  Witnesses	Bernard Murphy and Catherine McNulty
  Children	1. Catherine McGlade,   b. Jan 1860   2. Patrick McGlade,   b. Jan 1860 > 3. Mary McGlade,   b. Feb 1863, Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Ireland   4. Elizabeth McGlade,   b. Nov 1868   5. Margaret McGlade,   b. Abt 1869, Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 13 Mar 1896, Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada   6. Patrick McGlade,   b. September 1873, Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 26 Aug 1947, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   7. Michael Francis McGlade,   b. 1877, Co. Armagh, Ireland   8. John McGlade,   b. May 1879, Forkhill, Co. Armagh, Ireland ,   d. 05 Apr 1913, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F292	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] 1871 England Census. Also obituary, Perth Courier, 20 Jan 1905 [S186] 1871 England Census. Escombe, Witton Park St Paul, Witton Park, Durham, England, Household schedule number 78, page 20. [S158] 1891 Census of Canada. Ontario, District 84, Lanark South, Perth, Family number 240, page 42. [S188] Perth, Ontario Directory, 1898-1899, (Perth Expositor). [S99] Perth Courier, 20 Jan 1905. Obituary [S79] 1901 Census of Canada. Ontario, Lanark (South/Sud), District 81, Perth (Town/Ville), Sub-district H-1, Family Number 44, page 4. [S99] Perth Courier. [S99] Perth Courier, 20 Jan 1905. [S224] Register of St. John the Baptist, Perth. [S95] Armagh Ancestry.