John McGarey

John McGarey was born in Cumnock in 1885.

In 1915 he was injured in the Battle of Loos as reported in the Cumnock Chronicle

He  died in Stobhill Hospital on Christmas Eve 1916 age 30 of a perforated gastric ulcer and toxaemia, 2 days. His usual address was 73 Townhead St, Cumnock* and he was a private in  the 3rd Battalion the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He was single. His father was Andrew McGarey, coal miner, and his mother was Roseanna Hair, deceased. The informant was his sister Annie Earl of 12 University St, Overnewton, Glasgow.

He is buried in Cumnock new cemetery and is on Cumnock War Memorial.

CWGC

Cumnock Connections tree

1891 census

Glaisnock St, Cumnock

Andrew McGarry             30 b Kirkmaiden

Rose Ann McGarry             36 b Stranraer

Rose Ann McGarry             7

John McGarry             5

Hugh McGarry             2

1901 census

Glaisnock St, Cumnock

Andrew Mcgarry             40 coal miner  b Stranraer

Roseann Mcgarry             46 Castle Douglas

John Mcgarry             15 moulder

Hugh Mcgarry             12

David Anderson             49 boarder


* Coincidentally, the address of 73 Townhead Street is the same for the soldier in my last post, James McMillan. Would it be a tenement?