Traceys


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James Tracey James Tracey was born near Derry, Northern Ireland on 18/08/1876. His father was John Treacy. Throughout the family both spellings of the surname are used. His mother was Mary Kergan. He moved to Scotland and married at the age of 28. He worked in the steelworks around Motherwell. He died on 12/06/1964.	James Tracey and Eliza Woods (Bennett) married on 13/06/1903. They lived first in Craigneuk, Lanarkshire Scotland. Together they had four daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Ellen (Nellie) and Rose Ann. They also had one son, James, who died at birth. They later moved to Glenburn Terrace, Carfin because of Eliza's health.	Eliza Bennett Eliza Bennett was born on 26/03/1874. Her father was Moses Bennett, her mother Margaret Hodkinson. They lived in Chorley, Lancashire where she worked in the cotton mills. She married Jacob Woods and had two sons Herbert Woods (born 12/11/1894) and Charles Woods. She was on holiday in Scotland where she met and later married James Tracey when she was aged 31. She died on 22/03/47.

James and Eliza's Four Daughters

Mary Tracey born 8 September 1907 Mary married James McMenemy. They lived in Paisley. They had three children James (Jimmy), Desmond and Mary (May)	Elizabeth Tracey (Lizzie) born 4 August 1909 died 26 January 1986 Lizzie married Thomas Reilly They had six children. They lived in Carfin and later moved to Newarthill.
Helen Tracey (Nellie) born 6 November 1912 died 12 February 1998 Nellie married John Hunter Patterson. They lived first in Alloa, later Girvan. They had six children Elizabeth, Rosemary, John, Joseph, Eleanor and Margaret	Rose Ann Tracey (Rose) born 4 September 1917 died January 2000 Rose never married. She lived in Carfin and later moved to Newarthill

The four sisters, Lizzie, Rose, Nellie and Mary are in this photograph taken after my wedding in 1967.	Auntie Rose Tracey with my mother holding baby Eleanor and myself and Clare
My grandmother Tracey, my mother, my older sister Clare and me	James and Eliza with Rose
A detail taken from Mary Tracey's wedding photograph. Lizzie Tracey	A group of teachers St Aloysius School. Lizzie Tracey, on the right, with They are: Julia Callaghan, Bridget Oliver and Margaret Conway. I think it was an outing to celebrate the coronation of King George VI
The Staff of St Aloysius Primary School in 1930s My mother, Elizabeth Tracey, is on the right of Mr W Cairns, the headmaster
A First Communion Class at St Aloysius School The teachers are Miss Julia Callaghan and Miss Tracey
Rose(left) and Lizzie(right) in the garden at 11 Glenburn Terrace Rose is holding her dog Rex	James Tracey with three of his daughters, Nellie, Rose and Lizzie at my brother Tommy's wedding.
Eliza's Two Sons
Charles Woods lived in Carfin. He married Catherine Boyle. They had four daughters and one son. Herbert Woods emigrated to Perth, Western Australia where he married. He did not keep in contact with the rest of the family after his mother died.	Charlie Woods in foreground with his brother-in-law Pat Boyle
Herbert Woods in uniform during the First World War He was in Egypt during the war	Herbert's wedding in Australia His wife was called May
Lizzie Woods, Charlie's daughter's wedding to John Gallagher. The bridesmaids are her sister Phyllis and Jean Boyle. The little bridesmaid is Rose Collins and her brother Charlie is a page boy.
Elizabeth and Roseann Tracey
James' sisters Lizzie and Rosann went to teach in Cape Town, South Africa with a Dominican Order. They were known as Sr Mary Eugene and Sr Mary Bernadette. They taught at Springfield Convent School.	They are buried together in the grounds of Springfield Convent.
Roseann came back to Derry for a holiday in the 1970s. She is pictured here with Rose and Nan and Roly Cunningham	Mother Bernadette with Tommy in Derry
Rosaleen visiting Springfield Convent in 1999 The older sisters still remembered the Tracey sisters	The front of the convent at Springfield School
Jimmy and Eleanor McMenemy's Wedding May 1955 St Charles' Church Paisley
The Wedding Party	Mr and Mrs James McMenemy Granda Tracey is smoking in the background
The wedding party with Jimmy's mother and father and Eleanor's mother and brother	The Reilly family on the way into the reception
May and George with Jimmy and Eleanor at their Golden Wedding Anniverary celebration
James Tracey in later life
Granda Tracey with five of his six Reilly grandchildren	Granda Tracey with Gerard his great grandson
Granda Tracey with Nurse Lavery who helped look after him when he was ill and Craig Stevenson a favourite in Glenburn Terrace

Tracey

James and Eliza's Four Daughters

Mary Tracey born 8 September 1907 Mary married James McMenemy. They lived in Paisley. They had three children James (Jimmy), Desmond and Mary (May)

Elizabeth Tracey (Lizzie) born 4 August 1909 died 26 January 1986 Lizzie married Thomas Reilly They had six children. They lived in Carfin and later moved to Newarthill.

Helen Tracey (Nellie) born 6 November 1912 died 12 February 1998 Nellie married John Hunter Patterson. They lived first in Alloa, later Girvan. They had six children Elizabeth, Rosemary, John, Joseph, Eleanor and Margaret

Rose Ann Tracey (Rose) born 4 September 1917 died January 2000 Rose never married. She lived in Carfin and later moved to Newarthill

The four sisters, Lizzie, Rose, Nellie and Mary are in this photograph taken after my wedding in 1967.

Auntie Rose Tracey with my mother holding baby Eleanor and myself and Clare

My grandmother Tracey, my mother, my older sister Clare and me

James and Eliza with Rose

A detail taken from Mary Tracey's wedding photograph.

Lizzie Tracey

A group of teachers St Aloysius School.

Lizzie Tracey, on the right, with They are: Julia Callaghan, Bridget Oliver and Margaret Conway. I think it was an outing to celebrate the coronation of King George VI

The Staff of St Aloysius Primary School in 1930s My mother, Elizabeth Tracey, is on the right of Mr W Cairns, the headmaster

Rose(left) and Lizzie(right) in the garden at 11 Glenburn Terrace Rose is holding her dog Rex

James Tracey with three of his daughters, Nellie, Rose and Lizzie at my brother Tommy's wedding.

Eliza's Two Sons

Charles Woods lived in Carfin. He married Catherine Boyle. They had four daughters and one son.

Herbert Woods emigrated to Perth, Western Australia where he married. He did not keep in contact with the rest of the family after his mother died.

Charlie Woods in foreground with his brother-in-law Pat Boyle

Herbert Woods in uniform during the First World War He was in Egypt during the war

Herbert's wedding in Australia His wife was called May

Lizzie Woods, Charlie's daughter's wedding to John Gallagher. The bridesmaids are her sister Phyllis and Jean Boyle. The little bridesmaid is Rose Collins and her brother Charlie is a page boy.

Elizabeth and Roseann Tracey

Roseann came back to Derry for a holiday in the 1970s. She is pictured here with Rose and Nan and Roly Cunningham

Mother Bernadette with Tommy in Derry

Rosaleen visiting Springfield Convent in 1999 The older sisters still remembered the Tracey sisters

The front of the convent at Springfield School

Jimmy and Eleanor McMenemy's Wedding May 1955 St Charles' Church Paisley

The Wedding Party

Mr and Mrs James McMenemy Granda Tracey is smoking in the background

The wedding party with Jimmy's mother and father and Eleanor's mother and brother

The Reilly family on the way into the reception

May and George with Jimmy and Eleanor at their Golden Wedding Anniverary celebration

James Tracey in later life

Granda Tracey with five of his six Reilly grandchildren

Granda Tracey with Gerard his great grandson

Granda Tracey with Nurse Lavery who helped look after him when he was ill and Craig Stevenson a favourite in Glenburn Terrace

Mary Tracey
born 8 September 1907

Mary married James McMenemy.
They lived in Paisley.
They had three children James (Jimmy),
Desmond and Mary (May)

Elizabeth Tracey (Lizzie)
born 4 August 1909
died 26 January 1986

Lizzie married Thomas Reilly
They had six children.
They lived in Carfin and
later moved to Newarthill.

Helen Tracey (Nellie)
born 6 November 1912
died 12 February 1998

Nellie married John Hunter Patterson.
They lived first in Alloa, later Girvan.
They had six children
Elizabeth, Rosemary, John,
Joseph, Eleanor and Margaret

Rose Ann Tracey (Rose)
born 4 September 1917
died January 2000

Rose never married.
She lived in Carfin and
later moved to Newarthill

The four sisters, Lizzie, Rose, Nellie and Mary are in this photograph
taken after my wedding in 1967.

Auntie Rose Tracey with my mother
holding baby Eleanor and myself and Clare

My grandmother Tracey, my mother,
my older sister Clare and me

A detail taken from Mary Tracey's
wedding photograph.

Lizzie Tracey, on the right, with They are: Julia Callaghan,
Bridget Oliver and Margaret Conway. I think it was
an outing to celebrate the coronation of King George VI

The Staff of St Aloysius Primary School in 1930s

My mother, Elizabeth Tracey, is on the right of Mr W Cairns, the headmaster

Rose(left) and Lizzie(right)
in the garden at 11 Glenburn Terrace
Rose is holding her dog Rex

James Tracey with three of his
daughters, Nellie, Rose and Lizzie at
my brother Tommy's wedding.

Charles Woods lived in Carfin.
He married Catherine Boyle.
They had four daughters and one son.

Herbert Woods emigrated to Perth,
Western Australia where he married.
He did not keep in contact with the rest
of the family after his mother died.

Charlie Woods in foreground
with his brother-in-law Pat Boyle

Herbert Woods in uniform
during the First World War
He was in Egypt during the war

Herbert's wedding in Australia
His wife was called May

Lizzie Woods, Charlie's daughter's wedding to John Gallagher.
The bridesmaids are her sister Phyllis and Jean Boyle.
The little bridesmaid is Rose Collins and her brother Charlie is a page boy.

Roseann came back to Derry for a holiday in the 1970s.
She is pictured here with Rose and Nan and Roly Cunningham

Mother Bernadette with Tommy
in Derry

Rosaleen visiting Springfield Convent in 1999
The older sisters still remembered the Tracey sisters

Jimmy and Eleanor McMenemy's Wedding
May 1955
St Charles' Church Paisley

Mr and Mrs James McMenemy
Granda Tracey is smoking in the background

The wedding party with Jimmy's mother and father
and Eleanor's mother and brother

May and George with Jimmy and Eleanor
at their Golden Wedding Anniverary celebration

Granda Tracey with Nurse Lavery
who helped look after him when
he was ill and Craig Stevenson
a favourite in Glenburn Terrace