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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Maureen	Report	7 Jul 2010 17:53
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Im trying to find any information on margaret jones, she was born in ayrshire in 1842, she married richard turner and lived in barton upon irwell lancashire. she died 29/05/1912. I have the info after she was married but not before. regards maureen
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:27
	Could this be them on 1911 census Name Relation Condition/ Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born Original census image -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TURNER, Richard Head Married M 68 1843 Cotton Polisher Lanc Barton VIEW TURNER, Margaret Wife Married 46 years F 66 1845 Scotland Resident VIEW TURNER, Richard Son Single M 35 1876 Cotton Sizer Lanc Barton VIEW TURNER, George Son Single M 28 1883 General Labourer Lanc Barton VIEW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RG number: RG14 Piece: 23604 Reference: RG14PN23604 RG78PN1375 RD463 SD2 ED21 SN78 Registration District: Barton upon Irwell Sub District: Barton Enumeration District: 21 Parish: Eccles Address: 63 Peel Green Road Barton County: Lancashire
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:30
	Could this be the marriage Marriages Mar 1864 (>99%) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Danaher Francis Salford 8d 24 Jones Margaret Salford 8d 24 Shaw Mary Emma Salford 8d 24 Turner Richard Salford 8d 24
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Maureen	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:32
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Hi, yes thats them, I have the info on them after they were married but I dont know anything about margaret only that she was from ayrshire and born 1842 maureen
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:35
	Possible birth from ScotlandsPeople. 2 12/11/1844 JONES MARGARET ALEXANDER JONES/MARGARET ALEXANDER FR577 F DAILLY /AYR 585/ 0020 0149 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER This was the only Margaret Jones born in Ayr between 1840 and 1844 EDIT Don't know if this one is yours though Just found a tree on ancestry who has her married to someone else.
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Maureen	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:39
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	thankyou for that
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:48
	Just found alternative Margaret Jones on 1861 Scotland census for right area for birth but not on Scotlands People Name: Margaret Jones Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1841 Relationship: Servant Gender: Female Where born: Colmonell, Ayrshire Registration Number: 582 Registration district: Colmonell Civil parish: Colmonell County: Ayrshire Address: Main Street Occupation: Domestic Servant ED: 4 Household schedule number: 98 Line: 22 Roll: CSSCT1861_83 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Mcconnachie 53 Sarah Mcconnachie 31 Thomas Mcconnachie 7 Catherine Mcconnachie 3 Marion Mcconnachie 1 Margaret Mcconnachie 5 Mo George Junes 44 Margaret Jones 20 These are all births I found including one already posted No Date Surname Forename Parent Names/Frame No. Sex Parish City/County GROS Data Image Extract 1 20/12/1838 JONES MARGARET RICHARD JONES/MARY BLACK KILBRIDE (BUTE) /BUTE 553/ 0020 0040 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 2 15/07/1840 JONES MARGARET WILLIAM JONES/ROSANNA ARMSTRONG FR5365 F GLASGOW GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/001 0360 0069 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 3 12/11/1844 JONES MARGARET ALEXANDER JONES/MARGARET ALEXANDER FR577 F DAILLY /AYR 585/ 0020 0149 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 4 26/06/1844 JONES MARGARET GRAY WILLIAM JONES/ANN THOMSON FR957 GORBALS GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/002 0050 0133 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER 5 25/02/1838 JONES MARGARET REID JOHN JONES/MARGARET KEIR FRCH2V28 FALKIRK /STIRLING 479/ 0110 0028 VIEW (5 CREDITS) ORDER
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 4,137 Send Message	TootyFruity	Report	7 Jul 2010 18:52
	Can't find anything else hopefully a more experienced person will be along soon
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	Maureen	Report	8 Jul 2010 11:12
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 80 Send Message	thankyou everybody, Its such a hard name to sort out when you dont have much to go on, a bit like a needle in a haystack maureen

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