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Rebecca Neave

F, #984, b. 4 November 1856, d. 1946
Last Edited: 26 Feb 2022

Parents:

Father*: Richard Neave b. 24 Sep 1811, d. 5 Mar 1890
Mother*: Elizabeth Ormond b. 31 Aug 1814, d. 22 Nov 1905
Relationship:
1st cousin 4 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: Rebecca Neave was born on 4 November 1856 at Forfar, Angus, Scotland, .
  • She was the daughter of Richard Neave and Elizabeth Ormond.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Rebecca Neave married David McKenzie, son of Charles McKenzie and Jane Tyrie, on 29 December 1876 at 4 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1876 on the 29th day of December at 4 Green Street Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland, David McKenzie mechanic powerloom bachelor, 23, 41 Dundee Loan Forfar, fath Charles McKenzie handloom weaver, moth Jane McKenzie ms Tyrie, Rebecca Neave factory yarn winder spinster, 20, 4 Green Street Forfar, fath Ritchie Neave beadle Free Church, moth Elizabeth Neave ms Ormond, signed Alex Cumming minister Free Church Forfar, wit George McKenzie, Eliza Neave, reg 1876 December 30th at Forfar W H Thomson registrar.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Rebecca Neave died in 1946 at St Andrew, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .2
  • Married Name: As of 29 December 1876, her married name was McKenzie.
  • (Informant) Birth: She registered the birth of Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie on 3 December 1892 at Wyllie Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1892 births in the district of Forfar in the county of Forfar, ref 378; Lizzie Jane Ordmond McKenzie born 1892 December 3rd at 2h 5m am at Wyllie Street Forfar; female, parents David McKenzie mechanic (powerloom) and Rebecca McKenzie ms Neave who married 1876 December 29th at Forfar; signed Rebecca McKenzie mother; registered 1892 December 21st at Forfar signed W H Thomson registrar.3
  • Photograph: Rebecca Neave is in this photograph taken in 1893 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Harry Neave McKenzie, Ernest Ferrier McKenzie, Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie, Ann McKenzie and John McKenzie.4
  • (Informant) Birth: Rebecca Neave registered the birth of Isabella Brown McKenzie on 25 April 1898 at 31 Scott Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1898 births in the district of Lochee in the Burgh of Dundee, ref 168; Isabella Brown McKenzie born 1898 April 25th at 8h 40m am at 31 Scott Street Dundee; female, parents David McKenzie machine fitter and Rebecca McKenzie ms Neave who married 1876 December 29th at Forfar; signed Rebecca McKenzie mother; registered 1898 May 12th at Lochee signed J Robertson registrar.5
  • Photograph: Rebecca Neave is in this photograph taken in 1899 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Harry Neave McKenzie, Ernest Ferrier McKenzie, David Petrie McKenzie, Ann McKenzie, John McKenzie, Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie and Isabella Brown McKenzie.4
  • Photograph: Rebecca Neave and David McKenzie are in this photograph taken circa 1901 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie, David Petrie McKenzie, Ann McKenzie, Isabella Brown McKenzie, John McKenzie, Ernest Ferrier McKenzie and Harry Neave McKenzie.4
  • Photograph: David McKenzie and Rebecca Neave are in this photograph taken in December 1926 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , 50th Wedding Anniversary.4
    David McKenzie and Rebecca Neave 50th Wedding anniversary
  • Photograph*: Rebecca Neave is in this photograph taken circa 1930 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Lizzie Low Wilson.4
    L-R Rebecca Neave McKenzie, Margeret McKenzie Walker, Lizzie Wilson McKenzie
  • Photograph*: David McKenzie and Rebecca Neave are in this photograph taken circa 1930 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .4
    Rebecca Neave and husband David McKenzie
  • Photograph*: Rebecca Neave and Elizabeth Neave are in this photograph taken say 1931 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .4
    Rebecca Neave and her sister Liza each holding one of twins Margot and Carol Leighton, with David Leighton standing in front
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse David McKenzie died on 31 December 1935 at 14 Maryfield Terrace, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1935 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 720; David McKenzie textile engineer retired, married to Rebecca Neave, died 1935 December Thirty-first 4h 15m am at 14 Maryfield Terrace Dundee; male aged 82 years, parents Charles McKenzie weaver (dec) and Jean McKenzie ms Tyrie (dec), cause carcinoma stomach secondaries in liver as cert by A H Macklair MD, signed Stanley M Smith grandson, registered 1935 December 31st at Dundee signed H Templeton registrar
    [Also: Extract of an Entry in a Register of Deaths kept in the undermentioned Parish or District in terms of 17th & 18th Victoriae, Cap 80, 88, 56 & 58, item J44715, ref 729] [extracted from the register book of deaths for the district of ____ in the ____ of ____ , this 10th day of February 1936].6,7

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of James Neave Forfarshire militia, shoemaker, parish beadle in the 1861 census at Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rebecca Neave, grand daughter, female aged 4 (calc b 1857), b Forfar; James Neave, head, widower, male aged 73, (calc b 1788), shoemaker & church officer, b Forfar.8
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Rebecca Neave in the 1871 census at 4 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rebecca Neave, niece, aged 14, factory worker, born Forfar; Rebeca Jeane, head, aged 43, weaver [halm], born Forfar; plus Mrs Janet Neave (is this Fleming, already noted?), no relationship stated, aged 88 no occupation, born P of Rescobie.9
Principal3 April 1881Rebecca Neave appeared in the 1881 census at 9 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rebecca McKenzie, wife, head, mar, 24, Forfar.10
Principal5 April 1891She appeared in the 1891 census at Wyllie Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rebecca McKenzie, wife, head, 34, Forfar.11
Principal31 March 1901She appeared in the 1901 census at 134 Albert Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Rebecca Neave, head, mar, 44, Forfar.12
Spouse31 March 1911She was listed in the household of David McKenzie in the 1911 census at 17 Janefield Place, Maryfield, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . David McKenzie, head, 57, mar, mechanical engineer retired, Forfarshire, Forfar; Rebecca, wife, 54, married 34 years, 7 children born, 7 still living; 6 rooms with windows, 7 persons in house. Ann McKenzie, Ernest Ferrier McKenzie, Harry Neave McKenzie, Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie and Isabella Brown McKenzie were also listed in the household.13

Family:

David McKenzie b. c 1853, d. 31 Dec 1935
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Rebecca Neave married David McKenzie, son of Charles McKenzie and Jane Tyrie, on 29 December 1876 at 4 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1876 on the 29th day of December at 4 Green Street Forfar after banns according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland, David McKenzie mechanic powerloom bachelor, 23, 41 Dundee Loan Forfar, fath Charles McKenzie handloom weaver, moth Jane McKenzie ms Tyrie, Rebecca Neave factory yarn winder spinster, 20, 4 Green Street Forfar, fath Ritchie Neave beadle Free Church, moth Elizabeth Neave ms Ormond, signed Alex Cumming minister Free Church Forfar, wit George McKenzie, Eliza Neave, reg 1876 December 30th at Forfar W H Thomson registrar.1

Children:

Ann McKenzie b. 19 Nov 1877
David Petrie McKenzie+ b. 18 Aug 1879
Ernest Ferrier McKenzie+ b. 16 May 1885
John McKenzie+ b. 8 Jul 1886, d. 1962
Harry Neave McKenzie b. 24 Dec 1887
Lizzie Jane Ormond McKenzie+ b. 3 Dec 1892
Isabella Brown McKenzie+ b. 25 Apr 1898

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1876 Forfar ref 103 [Aug 2005].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Deaths 1946 Dundee St Andrew 282/03 0839 no image held [Jun 2016].
  3. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Births 1892 Forfar 288/378 image held [Mar 2018].
  4. [S40] From SM [Jul 2015].
  5. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Births 1898 Lochee 282/5 168 image held [Mar 2018].
  6. [S40] SM [c Jul 2015].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutoy Deaths 1935 Dundee St Andrew ref 282/03 0729.
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0022655742
    [Feb 2016].
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation Parish: Forfar; ED: 17; Page: 18; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1871_55 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jul 2015]
  10. [S30] LDS 1881 Census.
  11. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census Forfar 1891 [Aug 2005].
  12. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census Dundee 1901 [Aug 2005].
  13. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Census 1841 Guthrie ref 1911 282/04 036/00 032 image held [Jun 2016].