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Joseph Carr b1889 county durham

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wolfdogowner

wolfdogowner Report 19 Mar 2013 15:47

OK banging my head against brick wall now, all I have on Mary Jane Hunnam is a birth record and marriage record, I cannot find her on any census I have tried other sites as well.........

Researching:
yorkshire, scotland, Gledhill. Gleadhill, Carr

GlasgowLass

GlasgowLass Report 19 Mar 2013 17:31

Petra,
Think outside the box. The Carrs must be mistrancribed somewhere....

How about this for a mistranscription?
This original clearly say CARR.
Joseph is a ships riveter and he is a WIDOWER
Therefore, Mary Jane must have died between 1891 and 1901... presumably in Jarrow?

1901 England Census about Joseph Lean
Name: Joseph Lean
Age: 37
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
Civil parish: Jarrow
Ecclesiastical parish: Jarrow on Tyne St Paul
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address:
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Registration district: South Shields
Sub-registration district: Jarrow
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 76
Piece: 4742
Folio: 131
Page Number: 14
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Lean 37
Joseph Lean 12 b Jarrow
Susan Lean 10 b Jarrow

Anne

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Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016

wolfdogowner

wolfdogowner Report 19 Mar 2013 17:47

Anne,

Wow that is some mistranscription! I have the 1901 census from GR where was this one from Ancestry ?
He was a widow in 1901 btw

I have seriously been thinking outside the box but keep coming up blank and now I have a headache lol

Petra

Researching:
yorkshire, scotland, Gledhill. Gleadhill, Carr

wolfdogowner

wolfdogowner Report 19 Mar 2013 18:08

I have managed to find some mary janes that died between 1891 and 1901 but the ages at time of death do not match yet her birth record is 1868....how frustrating ....

Researching:
yorkshire, scotland, Gledhill. Gleadhill, Carr

wolfdogowner

wolfdogowner Report 19 Mar 2013 18:42

Yippeee have found Mary Janes parents and siblings :-D

Researching:
yorkshire, scotland, Gledhill. Gleadhill, Carr

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wolfdogowner

wolfdogowner Report 19 Mar 2013 20:21

Now I have had a break through with this it turns out that my brothers ex wifes mums gt gt grandfather married an Elizabeth Cobon, the Mary Jane Hunnam who married a Joeseph Carr had an gt aunt called Jane Hunnam and she married a Cobon! who is related to Elizabeth Cobon!

Researching:
yorkshire, scotland, Gledhill. Gleadhill, Carr

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