McRae Album

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 A McRAE FAMILY ALBUM




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In George Sanderson's NEW CUMNOCK Far And Away, the author relates the early history of the Dalleagles School. Originally a private school funded by Lady Oranmore, the Parish School Board reluctantly took over it's operation and funding. It selected a New Cumnock man, John McRae, to be the Headmaster. John and his mother, Jane McRae, moved into the Schoolhouse. John married Hannah Drennan of Old Cumnock in 1869. The three children of John and Hannah were all born in the Schoolhouse: Jane in 1870; John Hair in 1874; and, George Drennan in 1877. In 1878, John's mother Jane died at Dalleagles. John's wife,Hannah, died at Dalleagles in 1891. John Hair married Marion Davidson of Old Cumnock in 1892. And in August of 1892 John McRae retired to Pathhead on a small pension. Youngest son, George, and daughter, Jane, moved with him. In 1898 Jane was married to John Howatson Paterson of New Cumnock. In September 1899, John McRae died at Pathhead his youngest son, George, was the listed "witness." In the Census of 1861, John resided in Dalleagles village. In the Census of 1871, 1881 and 1891, he was a resident of the Dalleagles School. The Dalleagles Schoolhouse had been "home" to three generations of McRae's. Sadly, the original structure (below) burned down in 1934(?).

 

 

(Several early views of Pathhead, New Cumnock)

 

 

 

 

 

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Mary Wilson McRae

Glasgow 1906

 

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John George McRae & Mary Wilson McRae

Glasgow 1909

 

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George Drennan McRae & Mary Harper McRae

Mary Wilson McRae, John George McRae and baby William Alexander McRae

LaSalle Village, Niagara Falls, New York c.1915
 
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Mary Harper McRae, Mary Wilson McRae

George Drennan McRae, John George McRae

William Alexander McRae

1918

 

 

 

Mary Wilson McRae

Bacon Memorial Church, 1920?

 

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William Alexander McRae and his mother sailed to Scotland in 1924 for a visit. Mary visited her Harper relatives and Bill had his first visit to Scotland. They departed from Glasgow on October 4, 1924 and arrived in New York on October 13, 1924. They sailed aboard the SS Columbia.

 

 

A Return to Scotland in 1926

  

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Raphael Simon Glynn and Mary Wilson McRae

Niagara Falls, New York

9 June 1934

 

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Mary with Sheila and Michael

#7 Old Sterling Road, Warren, NJ

 

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Maine - August, 1941

Mary Glynn, Mary McRae, Sheila & Michael, George McRae
 

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Mary with Michael and Sheila

St.Georges Place, Westfield

1943

 

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GoldenWeddingAnniversary

1954

Denver, Colorado

 

William Alexander McRae, George & Mary, Mary McRae Glynn

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George Drennan McRae and his wife, Mary, after almost 40 years in Niagara Falls, NY moved to Denver, Colorado to be near youngest son, William and his family. Bill had gone to Denver to work for the Gates Tire Company. He held various positions in the company in Denver and was the Administrator in charge of the Clinic when he retired. Son, John G. McRae, worked in the Engineering Graphics department of Hooker Chemical Company in Niagara Falls until his retirement. And, Mary Wilson McRae married Raphael S. Glynn in 1934 and moved to New Jersey where her husband worked for Gilman-Fanfold Co (later Moore Business Forms Inc). The children and their families were separated by great distances. Mary Harper McRae died in December 1965 and George Drennan McRae about a month later in January, 1966. They are buried outside of the city of Denver, Colorado at Chapel Hill Memorial Garden, Littleton. George and Mary had been married for over 61 years.

 

Mary Harper McRae & George Drennan McRae, Denver 1961

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