Gazlay Family History
James Brown MacGregor
Parents
| Father | William McGregor (28 December 1835 - 13 January 1933) |
| Mother | Margaret Brown (29 December 1837 - 19 January 1903) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 November 2009; Last Edited: 31 January 2024 |
| Person ID | 19 |
| Name | James Brown MacGregor |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 5 March 1877 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
| Married | 1905 in New Jersey to Julia C. Morton5, 10 |
| Died | 19482, 3 |
| Buried | in First Baptist Cemetery, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey2, 3 |
Biography
As an adult, James used the spelling ‘MacGregor,’ possibly to reflect his Irish birth. His descendants use that spelling. James immigrated to the United States circa 1897 as indicated in several census records, although his name has not been found among passenger lists. In the 1900 census he is listed as a machinist living with his brother David’s parents-in-law, George and Euphemia PATTERSON. James, Julia, and their only child David were living in the town of Colonie (near Albany), New York, at the time of the 1920 census, which shows James again employed as a machinist, and Julia working as a school teacher, her life-long profession. In April 1946, James and Julia were residing in Ocean City, New Jersey, and they were visited by Robert and Doris (McGregor) Gazlay after their wedding, although James was not home during the visit.
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Julia C. Morton (daughter of John B. Morton and Eliza Foster Nickerson) |
| Born | 10 November 1867 in Dennisville, Dennis Township, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Married | 1905 in New Jersey to James Brown MacGregor |
| Died | June 1947 in Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey |
| Children | of James Brown MacGregor and Julia C. Morton: |
| +1. | David Morton MacGregor |
| Born | 8 January 1907 in Tannersville, New York |
| Married | 27 August 1932 in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York to Augusta Margaret ‘Gussie’ Phillips |
| Died | 21 November 1970 in Morristown, New Jersey |
Sources
- Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881, James Brown Mcgreggor, born: 5 March 1877 in Ireland; father: William Mcgreggor; father’s birthplace: Sloan St., Lisburn [sic, William was known to have been born in Dunfermline, Scotland; the reference to Sloan St., Lisburn, is believed to be where the McGregor family lived]; mother: Margaret Mcgreggor Brown.
- Cemetery Inscriptions, First Baptist Church, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey, website: firstbaptistcourthouse.org; MacGregor / James B. / 1877 1948 / Julia C. Morton / His Wife / 1867 1947.
- Find a Grave (website). First Baptist Cemetery, Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey, James B. MacGregor, born: 1877 in Scotland; died: 1948 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New Jersey, Essex County, Newark, Enumeration District 129, Sheet 15B, George Paterson, 57, Scotland, Aug. 1842, carpenter; wife of 33 years Eufimia Paterson, 56, Scotland, Sept. 1843, 4 children, 2 living; son John Paterson, 25, Scotland, July 1874, bookkeeper [all three of the above immigrated: 1890]; border James McGregor, 23, Scotland, Mar. 1877, machinist, immigrated: 1897.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Greene County, Hunter Township, Enumeration District 107, Sheet No. 16A, family of James McGregor (36, Scotland [sic, actually born in Ireland], electrician); wife of 6 years Julia McGregor (38, New Jersey, 1 child, 1 living); son David McGregor (3, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Albany County, Colonie, Enumeration District 151, Sheet No. 11A, family of James B. MacGregor (43, Ireland, immigrated in 1897, machinist, Campbell work); wife Julia MacGregor (52, New Jersey, school teacher, district school); son David M. MacGregor (13, New York).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New York, Albany County, Colonie, Enumeration District 1-124, Sheet No 14B, family of James MacGregor (42, Northern Ireland, immigrated 1897, electrician, railroad); wife Julia C. MacGregor (53, New Jersey, teacher, public school); son Davie M. MacGregor (23, New York, electrical engineer, electric power co.). [James and Julia’s ages are low here by 10 years.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New York, Queens County, New York City, Enumeration District 41-1204, Page 3B, family of David MacGregor (33, New York, electrical engineer, consulting, lived in Schenectady, NY, on 1 April 1935); wife Augusta MacGregor (31, New York, lived in Schenectady, NY, on 1 April 1935); father James MacGregor (63, Scotland [sic, actually born in Ireland], lived in West Albany, NY, on 1 April 1935); mother Julia MacGregor (72, New Jersey, lived in West Albany, NY, on 1 April 1935).
- Irish Genealogy.ie, Church Records, Superintendent Registrar’s District: Lisburn, Registrar’s District: Lisburn, Births Registered in the District of Lisburn, in the Union of Lisburn, in the Counties of Antrim and Down, No. 181, James Brown McGreggor, born: 5 March 1877 in Sloan St., Lisburn, father: William McGreggor, dresser; mother: Margaret McGreggor, formerly Brown.
- New Jersey Marriage Index, by Reclaim the Records (available at: archives.org), James McGregor and Julia Morton, married in 1905, state file no. 19-295.