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margaret mcdonald

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stellaburton

stellaburton Report 24 Jan 2013 22:17

Hi Sorry I did not reply to you Yesterday But I Have seen these censuses
Beffore everybody in my family says margaret mcdonald was an unmarried Mother when she had My gg Catherinre Nothing seems to add up thank you
Anyway Stella Was Blomfield.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Jan 2013 14:09

Summat's wrong! She's 51 in 1891, 50 in 1881, 40 in 1871, 32 in 1861. None of them match being born in 1846.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Jan 2013 14:01

1861 England Census
about Margaret McDonald Name: Margaret McDonald
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Patrick McDonald
Mother's Name: Margaret McDonald
Gender: Female
Where born: Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Bradford
Town: Bradford
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Bradford West End
ED, institution, or vessel: 25
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 100
Piece: 3325
Folio: 128
Page Number: 19
Household Members: Name Age
Patrick McDonald 40
Margaret McDonald 32
Patrick McDonald 10
Margaret McDonald 2
Mary Morrissey 35

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 23 Jan 2013 13:57

1871 England Census
about Catherine McDonald Name: Catherine McDonald
Age: 3
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Patrick McDonald
Mother's Name: Margaret McDonald
Gender: Female
Where born: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Bradford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Thomas
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Bradford West End
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Household schedule number: 72
Piece: 4466
Folio: 128
Page Number: 17
Household Members: Name Age
Patrick McDonald 52
Margaret McDonald 40
Patrick McDonald 19
Margaret McDonald 13
Thomas McDonald 9
Peter McDonald 5
Catherine McDonald 3
Mary McDonald 1

First child born Ireland, others Bradford.

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 23 Jan 2013 13:53

If you are lucky, the births of the daughters will have been registered............if they were, buy one of the certs for info about the mother's maiden name

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 23 Jan 2013 13:51

For INFO

1891 England Census
Name: Margaret McDonald
Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland
Civil parish: Bradford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Magdelene
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Bradford West End
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3628
Folio: 86
Page Number: 29
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret McDonald 51***********WIDOW
Patrick McDonald 27 born Ireland
Margaret McDonald 25 born Bradford
Catherine McDonald 20
Thomas Drenlavey 5 Grandson

So her name at birth wasn't McDonald....................

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Jan 2013 13:48

1881 is this the right family ?

Name: Catherine Mc Donald
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Margaret Mc Donald
Gender: Female
Where born: Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Civil parish: Bradford
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street Address: 6 Summer Street
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Worsted Spinner

Registration district: Bradford
Sub-registration district: Bradford, West End
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4452
Folio: 27
Page Number: 18
Household Members: Name Age
Margaret Mc Donald 50 - widow
Patrick Mc Donald 30
Margaret Mc Donald 19
Thomas Mc Donald 15
Catherine Mc Donald 12
Mary Mc Donald 10

Researching:
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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 23 Jan 2013 13:44

What are you asking, please?

I take it she didn't marry?

You can find accurate info about her year/qtr of death by looking at freebmd

stellaburton

stellaburton Report 23 Jan 2013 13:28

Looking from Margaret mc donald Born around 1846 kennerleigh co mayo ireland lived lived in liverpool had daughter Catherine born in bradford west yorkshire 1870 margarey died in bradford around 1903 I have come up againest a brickwall Regarding Margaret. Stella Burton nee Blomfield :-)