Margaret Hammond

Birth Name Margaret Hammond
Gender female
Age at Death 77 years, 2 months, 29 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth August 29, 1831 County Sligo, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

Her death record gives her exact birth date as Aug 29, 1831. Her 1900 census said she was born in Aug 1831. Her other censuses all said about 1835.
Her records do not record her county of birth, but just say "Ireland". But her brother James and Thomas' death records both say they were born in Co. Sligo. James was older than Margaret and Thomas was younger, therefore Margaret was probably born in Sligo also. At least that is where I would look first.

Census 1860 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States 1860 David McClelland household 3a
Event Note

1860; Census Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1088; Page: 721; Image: 727; Family History Library Film: 805088.

David McClelland, 30, laborer, born in Ireland
Margaret McClelland, 25, born in Ireland
Thomas McClelland, 1, born in Pennsylvania

"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXPV-5RV : accessed 14 Jul 2014), Thomas Mc Clelland in household of David Mc Clelland, Fourth Ward Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; p. 129, household ID 990, NARA microfilm publication M653; FHL microfilm 805088.

Census 1870 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States 1870 David McClelland household 4a
Event Note

1870 > PENNSYLVANIA > CAMBRIA > 5-WD JOHNSTOWN
Series: M593 Roll: 1317 Page: 250

D McClellan, 45, laborer,
Mary McClellan, 36,
Thomas McClellan, 11
Rebecca McClellan, 10
M. J. McClellan, female, 8
Anna McClellan, 6
B McClellan, female, 4?
D McClellan, male, 1?

Census 1880 Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States 1880 David McClelland household 5a
Event Note

1880; Census Place: Fairfield, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1204; Family History Film: 1255204; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 116.

David Mcclelland 53, farmer, born in Ireland, parents also
Margret Mcclelland 45, born in Ireland, parents also
Thomas Mcclelland 21, laborer
Rebeca Mcclelland 18
Jennie Mcclelland 16
Annie Mcclelland 14
Belle Mcclelland 12
David Mcclelland 10
Lizzie Mcclelland 8

all children born in Pennsylvania

Census June 19, 1900 Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States 1900 David McClelland household 1a
Event Note

1900 Census Fairfield Township Westmoreland Co, PA
ED 81, sheet 17B, family 343
June 19, 1900
owns a farm

David McClelland, 70, born unknown month, 1830, married 42 years, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1849, naturalized, farmer
Margaret McClelland, 68, born Aug 1831, 7 children, 5 alive, born in Ireland, parents also
Belle McClelland, 30, Mar 1870, single, at home
Elizabeth McClelland, 25, Nov 1874, single, seamstress

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M34Y-XWG : accessed 18 Jul 2014), David Mcclelland, Fairfield Township Bolivar borough, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241497.

Death November 27, 1908 Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States   2a
Event Note

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, ancestry.com
Mrs Margaret Hammond McClelland
died Nov 27, 1908, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA
born August 29, 1831, in Ireland
age 77y 2m 28d
white, married, female
father: Michael Hammond, born in Ireland
mother: Ann Roberts, born in Ireland
cause of death: pneumonia
buried: U.P. Cemetery, Fort Palmer, Nov 30, 1908
informant: Belle McClelland, Bolivar, RFD 1

Burial November 30, 1908 Fort Palmer Cemetery, Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States   2a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Michael Hammond18061875
Mother Rebecca Roberts
    Brother     James Hammond August 25, 1829 July 26, 1907
         Margaret Hammond August 29, 1831 November 27, 1908
    Brother     Thomas Hammond September 25, 1833 December 22, 1910

Families

Family of David McClelland and Margaret Hammond

Married Husband David McClelland ( b. from 1825 to 1834 d. July 8, 1909 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1858     1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Thomas H. McClellandNovember 27, 1858December 28, 1932
Rebecca McClelland1860
Mary Jane McClelland1862
Anna McClelland1864
Belle McClelland1866
David McClelland1870
Elizabeth McClelland1872

Source References

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: David Mcclelland, Fairfield Township, ED 81, sheet 17B, family 343
  2. Pennsylvania Death Certificates
      • Page: Margaret Hammond McClelland, Westmoreland Co., Nov 27. 1908
  3. 1860 United States Census
      • Page: David Mc Clelland, Fourth Ward Johnstown, p. 129, household ID 990, NARA film M653
  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1870 United States Census
      • Page: 5th ward, Johnstown, Series: M593 Roll: 1317 Page: 250
  5. 1880 United States Census
      • Page: David McClelland, Fairfield, PA, Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 116