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Mary Jane Mcewan McHugh McKeown, McCue was born Glasgow/ Port of Glasgow sometime between 1845 and 1856 depending on which marriage, death, shipping or birth of child record that we view. we do know she married Richard French Dundee Scotland 04.01.1869. Her parents were given as John mcEwan Father - builder master deceased and mother Mary Ferguson deceased

To clarify the names

RICHARD FRENCH Pedigree
Male Family
Marriages:
Spouse: MARY MCEWAN Family
Marriage:
04 JAN 1869 Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Are these: Mcewan McHugh McKeown, McCue
all variations of her surname? If so, which is the most likely, and what censuses, if any, have you found her on?
Thanks

Added:
Thanks, K

Scottish births records start 1855 so you would need the parish records on Scotlands People, If she married in 1869 would she have been born 1856 ie aged 13 on marriage?

Have not found her on any census
Richard French born Derry Ireland
children born
Richard 1867 Dundee
John 1869 Scotland
William 1871 Belfast
Elizabeth 1873 Derry
Benjamin 1874 Belfast
the rest of the family was born Australia - left London 1874 on the Indus with the four boys and left Elizabeth in Ireland

I would think Mcewan as that is what appears on her marriage but McHugh appears on shipping record.

Records indicate Scotish birth but family says she had irish acccent.

to shirley - I would not think so but her daughter Mary Jane was only 15 when married in Australia

Presumably the parents names come from her marriage. Have you found their marriage on Scotlands People?

yes I have a copy of the orginal but Mary jane signed with a mark so who knows what was transcribed and both were declared deceased at the time of the marriage. Her age was given as 24 but 7 years later on the shipping record it was given as 38 and then birth of first child in australia was given as 21 in 1876 so she either had no idea or had such a thick accent she could not be understood.
Thank you for your ideas i do appreciate all ideas.

JOHN FRENCH
Birth: 24 MAR 1869 Grangemouth, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland

Christening:
Death: 28 FEB 1943

Father: RICHARD FRENCH Family
Mother: MARY JANE MC CUE

Submitted entry

http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/community-life-and-leisure/libraries/local-and-family-history/family-history/watt-library-births-marriages-deaths-index/

Thats for Port Glasgow and surrounding areas.

Ellen

Found these 3 births

Date of Birth 1 Jan 1871
Name William French
Fathers Name Richard French
Mothers name Mary Jane McHugh
Sub District Belfast No 6
County Antrim

Date of Birth 10 Aug 1872
Name Mary French
Fathers Name Richard French
Mothers name Mary McKeown
Civil District Belfast
Sub District Castlereagh No 1
County Down

Date of Birth 3 Apr 1874
Name Benjamin French
Fathers Name Richard French
Mothers Forenames Mary McKee
Civil District Belfast
Sub District Castlereagh No 1
County Down

Found a baptism for John in Belfast,

Date of birth 24/03/1871 [ year is wrong]
Date of Baptism 19/05/1871 St Annes C.O.I. Belfast
Father Richard French Boiler maker
Mother Mary McKern
Address 36 Friendly Street Belfast

So I had a look at William's
Date of birth 01/01/1871
Date of baptism 17/03/1871 St Anne;s C.O.I. Belfast
Father Richard French Boiler maker
Mother Mary McKew
Address 36 Friendly st. Belfast

awesome work evryone -Thank you McKee adds another name to possibles for Mother

Mary Ann
My G/Grandfather was Mckeowie /McKewan/McHugh/ McKone/McEon we had 9 variations but have read there are 17 spelling of surname.The best/worst stated his name as McCann - Mrs McCann's father and this was on a census!!!

Did you ever find him?
I love the age too depending on which certificate you look at Mary jane was born somewhere between 1841 and 1856..

Hi Mary-Ann
Yes after a long time as initially he was down as born in 1830 and we searched high and low with that info and eventually we found him as born in 1812 still unsure of correct age but we had the constant thread of my Grandmother whose age was correct on evcerything we found out.We also founf my Great Grandmother and her family once we found the 1812 date of birth.Don't give up things that appear to mean very little lead on to more discoveries
Best of luck

thank you - the problem seems to come because they themselves could not read and write so relied on others to spell it. My father was named as his second name Dixon but the family name was Dickson on his fathers side - they were scotish but my grandmother filled in the form and so as she was irish she spelt it Dixon like the irish do....