Gazlay Family History
Nellie Birrell Patterson
Parents
| Father | George Patterson (29 August 1841 - after 1915) |
| Mother | Euphemia Philp (29 September 1841 - 31 March 1910) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 5 March 2010; Last Edited: 10 May 2020 |
| Person ID | 7 |
| Name | Nellie Birrell Patterson |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 16 March 1868 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 25 April 1890 in Scotch Presbyterian Church, New York, New York to David McGregor7, 8, 9 |
| Died | 8 September 1950 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey10 |
| Buried | in Fairmount Cemetery Mausoleum, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  David McGregor (son of William McGregor and Margaret Brown) |
| Born | 7 September 1864 in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Married | 25 April 1890 in Scotch Presbyterian Church, New York, New York to Nellie Birrell Patterson |
| Died | 12 February 1944 in West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Children | of Nellie Birrell Patterson and David McGregor: |
| 1. | Euphemia ‘Effie’ McGregor |
| Born | 8 January 1891 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey |
| Died | 21 January 1898 |
| +2. | Margaret Brown ‘Reta’ McGregor |
| Born | 16 February 1893 in Roseville, Newark, New Jersey |
| Married | ca. 1915 to John Preston Mailler |
| Died | ca. May 1975 in Toms River, New Jersey |
| +3. | Ida Jane McGregor |
| Born | 23 August 1895 in New Jersey |
| Married | 28 January 1920 in New Jersey to Wilson Roby |
| Died | November 1983 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama |
| +4. | William Passmore McGregor |
| Born | 18 July 1897 in New Jersey |
| Married | 20 November 1921 in New Jersey to Josephine Caroline Voelker |
| Married | ca. 1924 to Alice E. Hodgeboom |
| Married | 6 May 1934 in Elkton, Maryland to Leonette Sophia Scales |
| Died | 20 December 1976 |
| 5. | Grace McGregor |
| Born | 8 April 1902 in New Jersey |
| Married | 4 June 1918 to Edward DeLancey Honour |
| Married | 24 May 1929 to William Smith ‘Bill’ Kiloh |
| Died | 10 March 1972 |
Sources
- Daily Manna for Christian Pilgrims, datebook owned by Nellie (Patterson) McGregor (see Sources); Entry for 16 March: Nellie Patterson
- New Jersey State Census, 1915, Middlesex County, Perth Amboy, ED 1, Page A-11, David MacGregor, 50, Sept. 1864, Scotland, engineer; Nellie MacGregor, 46, Mar. 1868, Scotland, housewife; Ida MacGregor, 20, Aug. 1895, New Jersey, milliner; William MacGregor, 17, July 1897, scholar, high school; Grace MacGregor, 13, Apr. 1902, New Jersey, scholar, grammar school; George Patterson, 74, Aug. 1840, Scotland, retired.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New Jersey, Essex County, Orange, Enumeration District 299, Sheet No. 7B, family of David McGregor (54, New Jersey [sic, Scotland], finisher, hat works); wife Nellie McGregor (51, New Jersey [sic, Scotland]); daughter Jennie McGregor (24, New Jersey, clerical, office); son William McGregor (22, New Jersey, clerical, office). They are living next door to their daughter Margaret and her husband and family.
- Scotland Census, 1871, Fife, Dunfermline, family of George Paterson, 30, Fife; Euphemia Patterson, 29, Fife; Nellie B. Patterson, 3; Grace M. Patterson, 0.
- Scotland Census, 1881, Fife, Dunfermline, family of George and Euphemia P. Paterson.
- International Genealogical Index (IGI), Scotland, Fife, Dunfermline, birth of Nellie Birrell Paterson 16 March 1868. Father: George Paterson. Mother: Euphemia Philp.
- Marriage Certificate, New York, New York, David McGregor and Nellie B. Patterson, 25 April 1890. Original in possession of Lee Gazlay.
- New Jersey State Census, 1895, Essex County, Newark, 6th District, 13th Ward, Page No. 50: McGregor family including David, Nellie, Euphemia, and Margaret; Paterson family including George, Euphemia, and John.
- Wedding Announcement, The Dunfermline Press, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, David McGregor and Nellie B. Patterson, 10 May 1890.
- Obituary, Newark Evening News, Newark, New Jersey, Nellie McGregor, 8 September 1950.