Can anyone help fill in census gaps (1881, 1891 & 1901) for this Mary, elusive because the surname kept morphing? I’m sorry the following is so long, but I want to give you as much background as I can, because I’ve found piecing together her life somewhat challenging. (I’ve been working forwards in time and am now in touch with a family I believe to be descendants of Mary’s son, John S McDonald. They are working backwards from John, but are stuck at his baptism – I’m hoping, with your help, to join up the dots in the middle.)
According to her bc, Mary McDonagh was born at Whitrope tunnel cottages, Castleton, Roxburgh, 10 Sep 1862, daughter of Commons & Catherine McDonagh. Her father was a labourer employed on railway construction. In 1871 Mary was recorded in the family home in Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, where her father (recorded as Cummins McDonough) was labouring in a factory. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...off=&ml_rpos=8
By 1881 the family lived in Usworth (in the parish of Heworth, just south of Gateshead) and the surname had morphed into McDonack. Mary was not at home, I assume she was in employment, probably as a living-in domestic servant. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
It seems she had an illegitimate daughter Annie McDonald (birth reg Gateshead Q2 1888 no mmn) bp St Joseph’s Gateshead 27 Mar 1889 Ann McDonald d/o Mary, born 12 Jun 1888 (LDS transcription & no image available.) In 1891 Annie McDonald was with her grandparents, recorded as their 2yr old daughter. Mary was not at the parental home. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
Birth of a son John Samuel McDonald was registered at Gateshead in June 1893, no mmn. He was bp St Joseph’s Gateshead 16 May 1894, John McDonnell or Connelly born 4 Apr 1893 son of Mary McDonnell – again LDS transcription only, no image available.)
In 1901 daughter (Eva) Annie McDonald was in residential domestic service in Heworth,https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
son John McDonald was a 7 yr old boarder in Gateshead. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
Haven’t found Mary McDonald/McDonnell/Connelly.
Eva Annie married in 1908 and settled in Gateshead; in 1911 Mary McDonald , son John Samuel & gd dau (Eva Annie d/o Annie) were in Gateshead.https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...646.1565199337
Thanks for persevering.
Jay
According to her bc, Mary McDonagh was born at Whitrope tunnel cottages, Castleton, Roxburgh, 10 Sep 1862, daughter of Commons & Catherine McDonagh. Her father was a labourer employed on railway construction. In 1871 Mary was recorded in the family home in Walker, Newcastle on Tyne, where her father (recorded as Cummins McDonough) was labouring in a factory. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...off=&ml_rpos=8
By 1881 the family lived in Usworth (in the parish of Heworth, just south of Gateshead) and the surname had morphed into McDonack. Mary was not at home, I assume she was in employment, probably as a living-in domestic servant. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
It seems she had an illegitimate daughter Annie McDonald (birth reg Gateshead Q2 1888 no mmn) bp St Joseph’s Gateshead 27 Mar 1889 Ann McDonald d/o Mary, born 12 Jun 1888 (LDS transcription & no image available.) In 1891 Annie McDonald was with her grandparents, recorded as their 2yr old daughter. Mary was not at the parental home. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
Birth of a son John Samuel McDonald was registered at Gateshead in June 1893, no mmn. He was bp St Joseph’s Gateshead 16 May 1894, John McDonnell or Connelly born 4 Apr 1893 son of Mary McDonnell – again LDS transcription only, no image available.)
In 1901 daughter (Eva) Annie McDonald was in residential domestic service in Heworth,https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
son John McDonald was a 7 yr old boarder in Gateshead. https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bi...=successSource
Haven’t found Mary McDonald/McDonnell/Connelly.
Eva Annie married in 1908 and settled in Gateshead; in 1911 Mary McDonald , son John Samuel & gd dau (Eva Annie d/o Annie) were in Gateshead.https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...646.1565199337
Thanks for persevering.
Jay
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