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My name is George Lang McAlear, My father had exactly the same name and was born in Lesmahagow Lanarkshire in 1913.His father was also George Lang,although the spelling of the surname in the 1911 cencus at 38 Coalburn Road, Lesmahagow was McAleer.I know it's the correct family as my grandmother's name was Rebecca as shown in the cencus. It also shows that my grandfather was 29 years old and was born in Glasgow. I found what I believe is his birth record in the Bridgeton area of Glasgow in 1881, with the surname now spelled Mclear, but the writing is almost illegible and I can just about make out that his father's name was William, his mother's name possibly Elizabeth. I know that my father's mother died giving birth to him, the family moved to Glasgow, and lived at Pentland Place in Bridgeton. His father remarried and there were, I think, 13 children in all from both marriages. Some of the names I remember were Nelly, Lizzie, Walter, Mary, and Peter. If you feel you are related to me could you please get in touch and I can start filling in the enormous gaps in my family tree.

Is this his family?

1891 Scotland Censusabout George McIlear
Name: George McIlear
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: William McIlear
Mother's Name: McIlear
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/2
Registration district: Camlachie
Civil parish: Glasgow Camlachie
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 235 London Road
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 51
Household schedule number: 83
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1891_245
Household Members: Name Age
William McIlear 45 - born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Bread Maker)
Mrs McIlear 42 - born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Mrs Jamieson 72 - G. Mother born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Robert McIlear 22
Charles McIlear 18
Mary McIlear 15
George McIlear 10
Waller McIlear 1

1901 Scotland Censusabout George McIlear
Name: George McIlear
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Rebecca McIlear
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/2
Registration district: Camlachie
Civil parish: Glasgow Newlands
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 84 Barrowfield St
Occupation: Gas Work Carter
ED: 50
Household schedule number: 26
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_270
Household Members: Name Age
George McIlear 19
Rebecca McIlear 19 born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

1901 for some of the family ? :-

1901 Scotland Censusabout Elizabeth McAlear
Name: Elizabeth McAlear
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/2
Registration district: Camlachie
Civil parish: Glasgow Newlands
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 26 Fielden St
ED: 50
Household schedule number: 63
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT1901_270
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth McAlear 53
Walter McAlear 11 - born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

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1911 England Censusabout Walter Mc Alear
Name: Walter Mc Alear
Age in 1911: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Barony, Glasgow, Scotland
County/Island: Military
Country: England
Marital Status: Single
Registration District Number: 641
ED, institution, or vessel: Mauritius and South Africa
Piece: 34976
Household Members: Name Age
Walter Mc Alear 23

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UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919about Walter P. Mcalear
Name: Walter P. Mcalear
Birth Place: Glasgow
Death Date: 30 Jun 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Glasgow
Rank: Private
Regiment: Highland Light Infantry
Battalion: 10/11th Battalion
Number: 3964
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Yes, it looks to me like the same family, There were 2 different birth records for 1881 one spelled McLear the other McLlear, or McIlear. Ibelieve George is my grandfather and William my great-grandfather. Great that you replied so quickly. Can i ask how you might be related?

George's baptism:-

Name: George Lang Mclear

Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 22 May 1881
Birthplace: Bridgeton, Lanark, Scotland
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
xxxx Father's Name: William Mcllear xxxx
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
xxxx Mother's Name: Elizabeth Provan xxxx

Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01900-6

System Origin: Scotland-EASy
Source Film Number: 232670
Reference Number:

Hi George, not related in any way, just like helping others where and whenever I can. :-D
Have to slip out for a bit but will look in later.

Marriage of Elizabeth and William...




Elizabeth Proven
:
Spouse: WILLIAM MCLEAR

Marriage: 14 OCT 1864 Milton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Some of their children....

1. AGNES PROVAN MCLEAR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 14 FEB 1874 Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

2. CHARLES YOUNG MCLEAR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 13 MAY 1872 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

3. ROBERT PROVAN MCLEAR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 08 MAR 1869 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

4. WILLIAM MCLEAR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 29 DEC 1867 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Hi Catherine, thanks for all your help. there was another family with the same surname as ours living in the same area of glasgow, when my father and his siblings were growing up, but weren't related. I think that mught be the family Elizabeth and Walter belonged to. My father;s brothers and sisters were all born in the 20th century.

I know the name isn't the same but this has to be the family in 1881 (note the presence of Mrs. Jameison from 1891 census)
all other names and ages also fit and occupation of William is the same:-

1881 Scotland Censusabout William McClure

Name: William McClure
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth McClure
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 8 Montgomery St
Occupation: Baker
ED: 66
Household schedule number: 7
Line: 1
Roll: cssct1881_216
Household Members: Name Age
William McClure 36
Elizabeth McClure 32
Margaret McClure 15
Robt McClure 12
Charles McClure 8
Mary McClure 6
Margaret Jameson 62

George who was born in 1881 and married to Rebecca is your Grandfather.
Walter would have been his brother, so your father's Uncle, and your Great Uncle and Elizabeth was George's mother, and so your Great Grandmother.

William married Elizabeth (Proven) and as far as I can see had:-
Margaret
Robert
Charles
Mary
George (who went on to marry Rebecca)
and Walter.

and from baptisms posted by Eringobragh1916 there is also:-
Agnes born 1874
and
William born 1867
..................................

For scotish bmd you really need scotlandspeople web site, but it's a pay to view site so you may have to join yourself.

Have you your fathers birth cert .Should have details of parents marriage on it.Scotlandspeople site ,pay per view .


ellieathome

This is Margaret...(Another spelling variation)

parents: William Mcaleer,? Elisabeth Provan


name: Margaret Jamieson Mcaleer
gender: Female
birth date: 01 Jul 1866
birthplace: CENTRAL DISTRICT,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND
father's name: William Mcaleer
mother's name: Elisabeth Provan

Looks as though there may have been an Elizabeth too:-

Name: Elizabeth Mcaleer
Gender: Female
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1870
Birthplace: HIGH CHURCH,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: William Mcaleer

Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Provan

Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11918-1

System Origin: Scotland-ODM
Source Film Number: 6035516

Charles in 1901?

1901 Scotland Censusabout Charles McAlear
Name: Charles McAlear
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary McAlear
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Bridgeton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 34 Preston Street
Occupation: Baker
ED: 61
Household schedule number: 126
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1901_266
Household Members: Name Age
Charles McAlear 28
Mary McAlear 21
James McAlear 3
Charles McAlear2
John McAlear 11 Mo

Catherine...I have found a Robert McLear married to Catherine Miekle (daughter of Lachlan Meikle and Margaret Pettigrew) they have a son William b 15 March 1891 Bridgeton .
Are you able to check that out for 1891/ 1901?
Thank you.