Mary Carnegie Cheyne1

F, #4381, b. 12 November 1880, d. 12 March 1971
FatherAlexander Cheyne b. 15 Feb 1841, d. 7 Nov 1917
MotherMary Smart McAlley b. 12 Feb 1840, d. 29 Feb 1924
     Mary Carnegie Cheyne was born, 12 November 1880, in Edinburgh, Saint Cuthberts Parish, Midlothian, Scotland.2,3

Helen Shiels Lily McAlley Cheyne, Robert D. Cheyne, Mary Carnegie Cheyne, James Alexander Cheyne and William McAlley Cheyne were listed as children in the household of Alexander Cheyne and his wife, Mary Smart Cheyne on the 1881 Scotland Census, at 10 Saint John Street, in Edinburgh, Canongate Parish, Midlothian, Scotland.4

Helen Cheyne, James Cheyne, William Cheyne, Robert Cheyne, Mary Cheyne and Alex Cheyne were found on a passenger list with their parents Alex Cheyne and Mrs. Cheyne, 12 October 1882 at New York, New York, USA. They were steerage passengers on the steamship State of Nebraska, out of Glasgow, Scotland and were bound for the USA. The elder Alex was listed as a farmer.5,6,7 Mary immigrated to at New York, New York, USA, in October 1882.8

Nellie Cheyne, James Cheyne, William Cheyne, Robert Cheyne, Mary Cheyne, Alex Cheyne and Isabella Victoria Cheyne were listed as children in the household of Alexander Cheyne and his wife, Mary Cheyne on the 1887 Washington Census, in Klickitat, Washington, USA. She was listed as 7 years old and born in Scotland.9

Nellie Cheyne, James Cheyne, William Cheyne, Robert Cheyne, Mary Cheyne, Alex Cheyne and Bella V. Cheyne were listed as children in the household of Alexander Cheyne and his wife, Mary Cheyne on the 1889 Washington Census, in Klickitat, Washington, USA. She was listed as 8 years old and born in Scotland.9

Mary Carnegie Cheyne, Bella V. Cheyne, Alexander B. Cheyne and Nellie Stewart were listed as children in the household of Alexander Cheyne and his wife, Mary Smart Cheyne on the 1900 United States Census, in Camas Prairie Precinct, Klickitat, Washington, USA. She was listed as "at school", that she attended for six months.6

Mary Cheyne was in the household of Leslie B. Dawson and his wife, Isabella Dawson, and listed as sister-in-law on the 1910 United States Census, at 702 Hagan Street, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA. She was listed as single, age 30, and employed as a saleslady in a grocery store. She and her parents were born in Scotland and that she immigrated in 1883. No citizenship details were listed.10

Mary Carnegie Cheyne married Guy S. Thompson.11

Mary Thompson and her husband, Guy S. Thompson, were listed on the 1920 United States Census, in Mount Laki Precinct, Klamath, Oregon, USA. They were listed as the head of household and wife.11

Mary Carnegie Cheyne died 12 March 1971.1

Family

Guy S. Thompson b. a 1883

Citations

  1. [S202] The Highlanders,, Page 22.
  2. [S202] The Highlanders, Page 22.
  3. [S315] 1881 British Census as recorded on CD-ROM by the LDS Church, Shire of Midlothian, Parish of Canongate, Edinburgh, Schedule 76, Page 12.
  4. [S315] 1881 British Census as recorded on CD-ROM by the LDS Church, Shire of Midlothian, Parish of Canongate, Edinburgh, Schedule 76, Page 12.
  5. [S202] The Highlanders, Page 15.
  6. [S341] 1900 US Census, Camas Prairie, Klickitat, Washington; Roll: T623 1746; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 114. Image courtesy of The National Archives, Washington, DC, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  7. [S431] 1820-1957 New York Passenger Lists, Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_458 List Number: 1463.
  8. [S202] The Highlanders,, Page 15.
  9. [S389] Website Ancestry.com Website (www.ancestry.com) "Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. M1, 20 rolls."
  10. [S342] 1910 US Census, 1st Ward Spokane, Spokane, Washington; Series: T624; Roll: 1670; Page: 36A; Enumeration District: 147; Part: 1; Line: 7. Image courtesy of The National Archives, Washington, DC, and obtained from ancestry.com.
  11. [S343] 1920 US Census, Mount Laki Precinct, Klamath, Oregon; Roll: T625_1494; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 95; Image: 1079. Image courtesy of The National Archives, Washington, DC, and obtained from ancestry.com.