Cornelia McCracken

(1867-1954)

Cornelia Yuill McCracken was born on the 12th August 1867 at 299 Garscube Road, Glasgow, and died 1st February 1954 in 16 Carrickarden Street, Glasgow. She married George Patrick Hay on the 29th December 1893 in St Joseph's R C Church, Glasgow, son of Robert Hay and Theresa Marley. He was born 03 July 1867 8 Crown Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow.
It would seem that Cornelia might have been named after a Yuille aunt, as the name does not appear anywhere else in the Crawford line. When she married George, he was a widower with a son George born in 1889. It seems that Cornelia, or Nellie or Ellen, as she was known, had a son before she married as a son, William McCracken signed her death certificate.
When Nellie married she was a French polisher living at 58 Lyon Street, Glasgow. In 1901 they lived at 20 Burnside Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow and her address is given on her sisters Poor fund application as Woodside Road c/o Hay in 13 May 1907, and 16 Carrickarden Street, Glasgow between 1927 and 1954 where she died from Cardio Vascular Degeneration and Senile Exhaustion. George was a glass silverer and glass cutter so it looks like he was making mirrors. He lived at 35 Grove Street, Glasgow when they married.
New information 1st September 2005


In 1892 Conelia's brother, James, was living at 58 Lyons Street, Glasgow so it would seem they were there together.
On 11th July 1891, Cornelia's domicile was given as 31 (and what I could decipher as something field Street) Mearnsfield? Street, Partick. She had been a warehouse worker. By 1907 she is living with her husband at Woodside Road and from at least 1927, 16 Carrickarden Street. Her son William, was still there when he died.

Child of Cornelia McCracken is:

William James McCracken, born 11 July 1891, Maternity Hospital, Blackfirars, Glasgow and died 25 April 1957, 16 Carrickcarden Street, Milton, Glasgow. He was at 106 Hopehill Road, St George's, Glasgow in 1901.
William was working as a lavatory attendant when he died from bladder cancer and a friend from a few doors away signed his death certificate. He was never married and it would appear he had no children.

This is now the end of this line.

George Patrick Hay

(1867-1928)

George Patrick Hay was born was born 03 July 1867 in 8 Crown Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow and died 03 October 1928 at 16 Carrickcarden Street, Milton, Glasgow. He married (1) Mary Smith 19 April 1887 in St Francis Chapel, Cumberland Street, Hutchisontoun, Glasgow, daughter of Thomas Smith and Anne McGuigan She was born about 1872, and died 23 November 1890 in 50 Cameron Street, Kelvin, Glasgow. He married (2) Cornelia Yuill McCracken 29 December 1893 in St Jospeh's R C Church, Glasgow, see above.

In 1881 George was living with his mother at 12 Alice Street, Govan and he was a message boy but he later became a glass silverer. By 1887 his address was 331 South Wellington Street, Glasgow and then in 1893 when he married Cornelia he was at 35 Grove Street, Glasgow. They then moved to 20 Burnside Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow and then 16 Carrickarden Street, Glasgow. George died from Carcinoma of the stomach.

Mary Smith died from perinoteric (sic) Abscess and Asthenia

Child of George Hay and Mary Smith is:

George Hay born 05 April 1889, 102 Burnside Street, Off Garscube Road, Glasgow. He died 11 January 1935, Western Infirmary, Glasgow but his actual residence was 132 Cambridge Street, Glasgow. He was at 20 Burnside Street, Cowcaddens, Glasgow in 1901. On 14 April 1909 he was an electro-plater and lived 4 Milton Street, Glasgow.