Rena S. Bean
F
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Willis H. Bean
M
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Ellen B. Thompson
F
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Petro A. Ambrose
F
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James Crediford
M, b. circa 1834
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Citations
- He was age 36 and born in Maine in the 1870 census of Wells, Maine.
- Their eldest child in the 1870 census of Wells, Maine was age 6. Evidence for her marriage to James Crediford comes from a combination of circumstantial sources. The death record for a Sarah Elizabeth Hartford in 1953, daughter of James "Crieford" and Betsy Wallingford. This Sarah was born in Ogunquit, Maine in 1866. Ogunquit was then part of Wells. Looking at the 1870 census we find a likely family of James and Betsy Crediford with daughter Sarah E., age four. They also have a son Alva born around 1868, and our Betsey Wallingford had a brother Alvah who died in 1864. The death record for Alvah Crediford in 1930 lists his parents age James Crediford and Betsey Wallingford.
James Crediford
M, b. circa 1864
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| Birth* | James Crediford was born circa 1864 in MaineG.1 |
Citations
- He was age 6 and born in Maine in the 1870 census of Wells, Maine.
Sarah Elizabeth Crediford
F, b. 1 July 1866, d. 11 May 1953
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| Birth* | Sarah Elizabeth Crediford was born on 1 July 1866 in Ogunquit, York Coiunty, MaineG. |
| Marriage* | She married George H. Hartford, son of George Hartford and Sarah (?), on 19 May 1888 in Rochester, Strafford County, New HampshireG. At the time of their marriage George was a farmer living in Rochester and Sarah was an operative living in Wells, Maine.1 |
| Death* | Sarah Elizabeth Crediford died of a cerebral thrombosis on 11 May 1953 at home, 12 Cocheco Avenue in East Rochester, Strafford County, New HampshireG.2 |
| Burial* | She was buried on 13 May 1953 in Cold Spring Cemetery in East Rochester.2 |
Citations
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, marriage record of George H. Hartford and Sarah E. Crediford.).
- FamilySearch, http://www.familysearch.org, (New Hampshire Death Certificates, 1938-1959, Sarah Elizabeth Hartford, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S4-KWHZ?i=332&cc=1876925>).
George H. Hartford
M, b. circa 1864
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Citations
- He was age 24 and born in Berwick on his marriage record. Parents first names come from that source.
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947, marriage record of George H. Hartford and Sarah E. Crediford.).
George Hartford
M
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Sarah (?)
F
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Alvah C. Crediford
M, b. 23 September 1867, d. 31 January 1930
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Citations
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 for Alvah C Crediford. He was first put in the tomb in Farmington, Maine but then on 31 Mar 1930 they applied for him to be removed to Berwick.).
- He was age two and born in Maine in the 1870 census of Wells, Maine. His death record gave date of birth as 23 Sep 1870, which can't be correct as to the year given that he was 2 in the 1870 census taken on July 1. So we'll presume the day and month are correct and the year should be 1867. Specific place on birth comes from New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 for Alvah C Crediford on ancestry.com.
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 for Alvah C Crediford).
Thorndike Low
M, b. circa 1672, d. circa 1759
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| Marriage* | Thorndike Low married Mary Chapman. |
| Birth* | Thorndike Low was born circa 1672. |
| Death* | He died circa 1759. |
Mary Chapman
F, b. 1678, d. 1736
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| Marriage* | Mary Chapman married Thorndike Low. |
| Birth* | Mary Chapman was born in 1678. |
| Death* | She died in 1736. |
Deborah Harraden
F
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Elias Elwell
M, b. 1668, d. 1737
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| Marriage* | Elias Elwell married Dorcas Low. |
| Birth* | Elias Elwell was born in 1668. |
| Death* | He died in 1737. |
Dorcas Low
F, b. 1674, d. 1762
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| Marriage* | Dorcas Low married Elias Elwell. |
| Birth* | Dorcas Low was born in 1674. |
| Death* | She died in 1762. |
Scott George Barbeau Jr.
M, b. 1 May 1988, d. 11 March 2012
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| Birth* | Scott George Barbeau Jr. was born on 1 May 1988, probably in Beverly, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Death* | He died on 11 March 2012 at Beverly Hospital in Beverly, Essex County, MassachusettsG.2 |
| Burial* | He was buried on 16 March 2012 in Greenlawn Cemetery in Salem, Essex County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| His obituary appeared in the 13 March 2012 Salem News and read as follows:
Scott Barbeau Jr., May 1, 1988 - March 11, 2012. Scott G. Barbeau Jr., 23, died unexpectedly, Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the Beverly Hospital. Raised and educated in Beverly, he was the son of Scott G. Sr. and Stephanie J. (Cwik) Barbeau of Beverly. He graduated from Beverly High School, Class of 2007. Scott had worked for the past five years as a carpenter, by his father’s side, in the family business, Classic Structures of Beverly. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, snowboarding and was a devoted Boston sports fan. Most of all he enjoyed life and spending time with his family and friends. Scott also had a great love for his pets. He was a loving son, grandson, great-grandson and friend who will be missed by all who knew him. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Frederick and Maureen Cwik of Beverly, his paternal grandparents, George and Maryann Barbeau of Beverly, his great-grandfather, Joseph Cwik of Beverly and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. ARRANGEMENTS: A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Cabot St., Beverly, Friday, March 16, 2012, at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting hours at the Campbell – Lee, Moody, Russell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly (North Beverly location), Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem.2 |
Henry G. Purslow
M, b. circa 1903
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Eric Richard Bobel
M
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David Keith Mackie
M, b. 26 February 1862, d. 2 December 1918
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William Craigie Keith Mackie
M, b. 31 October 1885, d. 24 December 1941
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | William Craigie Keith Mackie was born on 31 October 1885 in Edinburgh, ScotlandG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married first Janet McNeil on 30 December 1909 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dumfries, Dumfrieshire, ScotlandG.1 |
| Marriage* | William Craigie Keith Mackie married second Amelia Muir on 14 August 1920 in Auchterderran, Fife, ScotlandG.1 |
| Death* | William Craigie Keith Mackie died on 24 December 1941 in Hong KongG.1 |
| William was educated at Dumfries Academy and became a regular soldier with the Seaforth Highlanders, enlisting in 1901 at age 15. He was a bagpiper and had won the Gold Medal in Inverness 1909 for piping. In 1910 he was awarded the Silberne medaille d'Ernest. He served with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the First World War and was received the Meritorious Service Medal in 1919. He was living at 11 Terregles Street, Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Scotland as a Pipe Major in the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders when he married Janet McNeill of 48 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries in 1909 in Dumfries. It is unknown for certain whether they had children, but may have had a son who died young.
In March 1929 William and his second wife Amelia and their family sailed for Hong Kong on board the ship "Kalyan." In Hong Kong he became a manager at Kowloon Docks, and later an engineer at Whampoa Dock. During the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in December 1941 he was a member of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and was last seen alive on the day before Christmas piping in defiance as the Japanese invaded. His story has been written up in the ChinaDaily newspaper of Hong Kong on 31 Dec 2010 as follows:
It was the day when, in one corner of the city at least, all that stood between the invading Japanese army and the conquest of Hong Kong was a lone Scotsman armed with nothing but a set of bagpipes.
Pipe-Major William Craigie Keith Mackie was reportedly last seen alive on Christmas Eve, 1941, at Stanley, Hong Kong, playing the tunes "Cock O' the North" and "Heilan' Laddie" as the Japanese attacked.
Aged 59, Pipe-Major Mackie was a retired soldier who came to work in Hong Kong between the two world wars. A member of the volunteer defence force, he died in the last stand of British Commonwealth forces around Stanley just a day before Hong Kong was surrendered to the Japanese.
His story - with Japanese invaders finding one of the last lines of defence in Stanley not a gun post but a Scotsman with a set of bagpipes and a repertoire of Highland tunes - confirms Hong Kong's powerful and durable bond with the instrument.
Ron Abbott, chairman of the Hong Kong Piping Society, has researched the story of the heroic piper's last stand and has found that before moving to the Far East, Mackie served in World War I where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his service in France.
His name is recorded at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Sai Wan in Hong Kong as well as the war memorial at St John's Church in his native Dumfries, Scotland.
Abbott said Mackie was a member of the Scottish company of the Hong Kong Volunteer Corps which formed its own Pipes and Drums unit in 1920. A 1932 China Mail article traced by Abbott describes how a performance was led by "pipers under Pipe-Major Mackie".
Today, bagpipe bands are flourishing in communities across Asia including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and even Shanghai and Beijing. Japan, meanwhile, has a large number of its own pipe bands and even has its own annual Highland Games. Pipe-Major Mackie would undoubtedly have approved.
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William's widow and children were evacuated to Sydney, Australia and they lived in Australia after that.1,2,3,4,5 |
Children of William Craigie Keith Mackie and Amelia Muir
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Citations
- Tony Gott, North Isles Family History, https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/index.php, (William Craigie Keith Mackie page, <https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I432080&tree=ID1>, date viewed 31 Jan 2021).
- Website Source: Parry, Simon, "Piper's heroic last stand", ChinaDaily, 31 Dec 2010 <http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-12/31/content_11779598.htm>.
- Website Source: The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project, <http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/warmemscot-ftopic543-180.html>.
- Rhonda (Mackie) Whitmarsh-Knight of Cambridge, England, email dated 9 Mar 2016. She is William's granddaughter.
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. London, March 1929, p.2).
David Craigie Keith Mackie
M, b. 13 December 1881, d. 28 April 1894
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Robert Craigie Keith Mackie
M, b. 15 November 1883, d. 29 April 1918
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| Birth* | Robert Craigie Keith Mackie was born on 15 November 1883 in Edinburgh, ScotlandG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Helen Keith on 1 February 1908 at St Philip's Mission in Capetown, South AfricaG.2 |
| Death* | Robert Craigie Keith Mackie died of cardiac weakness on 29 April 1918 in a prisoner of war hospital in Geraardsbergen, BelgiumG.3 |
| Burial* | He was buried in the Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension in Tournai, BelgiumG.4 |
| Robert was a tailor and emigrated to South Africa. At the time of his marriage in 1908 he was living on Portishead Road, in Green Point, South Africa. During World War I he enlisted in the South African Infantry where he attained the rank of Corporal. He was wounded in the upper arm and captured by the Germans, and died a prisoner of war in one of their war hospitals.3 |
Citations
- Tony Gott, North Isles Family History, https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/index.php, (Robert Craigie Keith Mackie page, <https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I432088&tree=ID1>, date viewed 31 Jan 2021).
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007, <https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=SouthAfricaMarriageIndex&indiv=try&h=90022446>).
- Website Source: South Africa War Graves Project, photo of military service card for Robert Craigie Keith Mackie, <http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=14311>.
- Website Source: South Africa War Graves Project, <http://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=14311>.
Alfred Craigie Keith Mackie
M, b. 27 April 1890, d. 9 October 1915
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | Alfred Craigie Keith Mackie was born on 27 April 1890 in Edinburgh, ScotlandG.1 |
| Death* | He died on 9 October 1915 in FranceG.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried in the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner in Cuinchy, Pas-de-Calais, FranceG.2 |
| Alfred was a Private in the First Batallion of Seaforth Highlanders when he was killed during World War I.2 |
Janet McNeil
F, b. 29 October 1884, d. 24 March 1915
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Amelia Muir
F, b. 20 March 1885, d. circa 1968
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William Keith Mackie
M, b. 11 February 1922, d. 23 April 2011
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| Birth* | William Keith Mackie was born on 11 February 1922 in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, EnglandG.1 |
| Marriage* | He married Jacqueline Cecile Anderson on 7 April 1945 in Hong KongG.1 |
| Death* | William Keith Mackie died on 23 April 2011 in Merrimac, Queensland, AustraliaG.1 |
| Burial* | He was buried in Faulconbridge Cemetery in Faulconbridge, New South Wales, AustraliaG.2 |
| William, who was called Keith, grew up in England and Hong Kong. He became a merchant seaman and during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in which his father was killed, he was captured while scuttling ships in Hong Kong harbour and was a prisoner of the Japanese in Hong Kong from 1941. The 19 yr old Keith dug a secret tunnel, was fluent in Cantonese and negotiated medicines for the other prisoners on his dangerous jaunts to the outside. After the war he led a successful and prosperous life in Australia.
William and Jacqueline had six children, lived in Leura and Blaxland in the mountains behind Sydney, Australia, then later in Brisbane. He was a chief engineer on ships, and a grand niece calls him a charming sailor and perpetual womaniser who lived life to the full.1,3 |
Citations
- Tony Gott, North Isles Family History, https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/index.php, (William Keith Mackie page, <https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I432083&tree=ID1>, date viewed 31 Jan 2021).
- Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/, (William Keith Mackie, <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153146671/william-keith-mackie>, includes photo of gravestone).
- Rhonda (Mackie) Whitmarsh-Knight of Cambridge, England, email dated 9 Mar 2016. She is William's niece.
Jacqueline Cecile Anderson
F, b. 22 July 1924, d. 19 July 2013
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David Muir Mackie
M, b. 29 March 1926, d. 20 August 2002
This research is a work in progress, taken from sources of varying reliability. The information should be verified before being relied upon.
| Birth* | David Muir Mackie was born on 29 March 1926 in Cairo, EgyptG.1,2 |
| Death* | He died on 20 August 2002 in Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaG.2 |
| David moved with his parents to Hong Kong when he was a young child, and in Dec 1941 during the Japanese invasion in which his father was killed he and his mother were evacuated on one of the last ships out and taken to Sydney, Australia. He had been studying for Oxbridge when the war destroyed that avenue and left him at age fifteen supporting his mother and sister in an unwelcoming country. He found an apprenticeship as a boiler maker and studied at night. He joined the war effort as a member of the Royal Australian Air Force in 1944 and 1945. In his early twenties he became an aeronautical engineer then a structural and civil engineer and finally a lecturer. His daughter Rhonda says he "had enormous energy, was an excellent athlete, charming, a great conversationalist and challenging thinker but also a heavy drinker with the red rage gene, he was not without demons." He was married three times and had seven children in all. Three by June, two by Diana, and two by Ethel. At one point he lived in Bennelong, New South Wales.3,4,2 |
Citations
- Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com, (David Muir MacKie in the Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945).
- Tony Gott, North Isles Family History, https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/index.php, (David Muir Mackie page, <https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I432085&tree=ID1>, date viewed 31 Jan 2021).
- Rhonda (Mackie) Whitmarsh-Knight of Cambridge, England, email dated 9 Mar 2016. She is David's daughter.
- Website Source: Honouring Veterans, World War Two, Australia, <https://honouringveterans.org/vet_profile.php?id=994768>, date viewed 31 Dec 2021.
Margaret Mackie
F
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