The Family of James McGee and Marie Shanks

James McGee (born May 2, 1879 in Chorlton, Manchester, died December 3 1944 in Longsight, Manchester)
married
Marie Shanks (born May 30, 1875 in Manau, India, died February 13 1918 in Chorlton, Manchester)

in St Aloysius Church, Ardwick, Manchester on December 3 1903.

 

James and Marie had the following children —

Margaret 1904 - 1997
married George Ellison
William (Bill) 1912 - 1994
married Kath Murphy
Richard 1906 - 1976
married Eva Gilpin
Hilda 1914 - 1999
married George Shaw
Evelyn 1908 - 1909 Thomas 1915 - 1990
John 1910 - 1986
married Sarah Coleman
Rosa 1917 - 1992
married William Reynolds

The photographs on this page are arranged in (approximately) chronological order.


BFS083 (was WRR00F) : Photographer - Fred Ash, Manchester & Blackpool
"Dad, Mother, Maggie & Ritchie"
 

BFS016 BFS008
"Maggie McGee - 1922" (= GHS155)
 
"Ritchie McGee"
 

BFS020 BFS084 : State Studios, Glasgow & London
"Hilda 1920" = GHS121
First Holy Communion possibly 1921.
 
Rosa
First Holy Communion probably 1925.

There are earlier photos of Rosa amongst the Rogans of Tollcross.

BFS073 : Photographer - Gales Studios BFS036 : Photographer - Jerome
"Hilda & Stepmother"
13 February 1930
 
"Q & Hilda"
11 August 1930
= GHS124.
 


The following shots of Rosa and some of her siblings (not to mention Dad and Uncle Jack) were taken at the Meade Grove residence of the Manchester McGees in 1932 (on the Manchester copies) or possibly 1933 (on the Glasgow copies). (If you want to complicate things, then maybe they were taken over a couple of years and then a selection was copied in one batch (pmk 0 102).)
Anyway, some were in Manchester and some were in Glasgow (and some were even in both places) but they belong together.

no pmk

BFS056
"Queenie"
 
GHS454 BFS057 BFS074 (was WRR00B)
"Margaret & Rosa" "Maggie & Queenie" = GHS455"
 
"Maggie & Queenie - Meade Grove"


pmk 6 251

GHS226 BFS075 (was WRR00C)
Tom, Margaret & Uncle Jack
 
"Tommy & Uncle Jack"


pmk 0 102

WRR240 WRR236 BFS076 (was WRR00D)
"Richard, Hilda & Maggie"
 
"Hilda & Billy"
 
"Maggie"
WRR237 BFS077 (was WRR00E)
"Butcher Billy & his bike"
 
"Hilda & Dad"
GHS229 GHS230
"Dad, Bill Hilda & Tom" "Summer 1932 - McGee Family
Dad, Margaret, Bill, Tom & Hilda"

 
WRR242
"Hilda, Dad, Billy, Richard, Tom"
 
BFS078 WRR233 GHS228
"Maggie & George" = GHS227
 
"Maggie & Jack" George Ellison and John


pmk 4 509 (5 from Manchester, 1 new (Dad) from Glasgow)

GHS221 GHS222 GHS223
Hilda & Bill
 
Bill, Tom & Hilda Hilda & Margaret
GHS224 GHS225 WRR009
Margaret
 
Margaret "Dad in the back garden"


Hilda on holiday in the Isle of Man

Again, a mix from Glasgow and Manchester. Although some are marked "1932?", I think they are all 1933.

BFS061 GHS231
"The Family"
 
GHS232 WRR249
 
BFS071
Hilda's friends
 
GHS233 BFS070
Anyone for tennis?
 
"Hilda, 2 McGuires, Kathleen Almond" = GHS234
GHS237 BFS097

 
= GHS236
GHS238 GHS235
 


BFS128 BFS115M
"Hilda & Rosa, Blackpool 1936"
(but = GHS244 "Blackpool, August 19 1934")
 
"Hilda & Rosa - Blackpool 1936?" = GHS456


BFS100 : The Oxford Studio, 133 Oxford Road, All Saints, Manchester
= GHS125 "Hilda, Age 21 years" 1935
 


BFS126 GHS453
"Hilda, Ken Berry, Rosa 1936"
(= GHS425)
(= BFS127)
but I have used this one as our copy
has an unfortunate scratch on Uncle Bill's nose.
 


BFS118 GHS426
Queenie (= GHS427)
 
Hilda

Although Queenie's photo is tentatively dated 1936, she looks slightly older than in the above photos
and Hilda appears to be wearing an engagement ring. Hilda and George married in December 1938
so the photos may have been taken a year or two after 1936.

BFS114 GHS446
Queenie in Manchester 1936?
 
Hilda


Photographed at 53 The Crescent, Anson Estate, Manchester 13.

GHS436 GHS437
"George & Bill before the war"
 
Hilda

Hilda has dated these as 1935-38 but Rosa dated her copies 1941. Our copy (on the left) has been mirrored.

WRR015 GHS096
"Dad Rosa 53 Crescent"
 
"Dad & Rosa - Between 1935 & 38"
BFS271 BFS180
"Q & Dad at Hilda's 1941" "Hilda & Rosa '41"
= GHS438 "Rosa & Hilda - 35 - 38"
 


BFS136
1938? George, Hilda, Margaret, George = GHS479
 
GHS480 WRR232
"Hilda & George, Mag & George, Blackpool"
 


WRR258 : Photographer - A W Ellis, Sidmouth
"Tommy" = GHS272
 


BFS152
= WRR261 = GHS257 "The Three Stooges - July 13, 1944"
 
GHS129 BFS153 BFS154
Hilda
 
Rosa Margaret



Ritchie & Eva
McGee
John & Peggy
McGee
Bill & Kath
McGee
Hilda & George
Shaw
Rosa & Willie Reynolds
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