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Yes Flick I’m starting to think that way, it’s a shame that there’s nobody around today to ask, My mother and cousin Jean where young children at the time of her death and they don’t know anything.

As there was no penalty until 1875 for not registering births, you may have to accept that her birth wasn't registered.

Thank you Patricia
The Census returns you gave are the right family.
On her death certificate for 24 December 1939 Newbottle, Co Durham, the age is given as 76 (est, b, 1863) the informant her son-in-law James Lonsdale, the only birth year matches are her marriage date and the 1991 census, and that is possibly because Robert Elliott met her 1891 age given as 24, and she couldn’t say any other age a year later when they married.
The 1911 census given age is way out, but the rest of the family ages are within correct parameters, which includes my grand father Robert, the family moved form Sacriston to Houghton after the death of her husband Robert had died (due to accident) the same year that my grandfather was born.
She’s a real mystery.

If this is the family in 1901 (just Mary):
1901 England Census
Mary Elliott Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Relation: Wife Spouse's name: Robert Gender: Female Where born: Spennmoor, Durham, England Civil parish: Witton Gilbert Ecclesiastical parish: Witton Gilbert Town: Sacriston County/Island: Durham country: England Registration district: Chester Le Street Sub-registration district: Chester le Street ED, institution, or vessel: 26 Household schedule number: 92
Robert Elliott 35
Mary Elliott 35
Elizabeth J Elliott 9
Margaret A Elliott 7
John Elliott 6
David Elliott 4
Harriett Elliott 1
Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 4701; Folio: 84; Page: 14.

they become this family in 1911, with a much younger Mary:
ELLIOT, Mary Jane Head Widow (6 children 5 living crossed out) F 39 1872 England Durham Sacriston
ELLIOT, Maggie Daughter Single F 18 1893 Servent Durham Sacriston
ELLIOT, David Son M 14 1897 Pony Driver Below Ground Durham Sacriston
ELLIOT, Harriet Daughter F 12 1899 School Durham Sacriston
ELLIOT, Mary Daughter F 10 1901 School Durham Sacriston
ELLIOT, Robert Son M 8 1903 School Durham Sacriston
BEADLE, John W Boarder Married M 31 1880 Masons Labourer Durham Sunderland VIEW
BEADLE, Elizabeth A Boarder Married 4 years F 26 1885 Durham Sunderland
BEADLE, Elizabeth Boarder F 1 1910 Durham Sunderland
RG number: RG14 Piece: 30056 Reference: RG14PN30056 RG78PN1736 RD553 SD1 ED5 SN370
Registration District: Houghton Le Spring Sub District: Houghton Le Spring Enumeration District: 5 Parish: Houghton Le Spring Address: 5 Rose Street Villa Houghton-Le-Spring County: Durham

Do you know when she died, and where, to see what her relations estimated her age as?
Thanks.

No clues there one was Robert Elliott's sister Elizabeth and the other a Policeman from Esh called Thomas Chambers.

Do the names of the witnesses offer any clues?

Seeking information on my great grandmother, “Mary Jane Carr” who married Robert Elliott in Esh (County Durham) 1892, when her age was recorded as 25. Her occupation was “household servant”, and her father’s “Thomas Carr” as miner.

I am unable to pinpoint her birth year due to different ages recorded in the census returns, although in 1891 she was 24 (which matched her marriage certificate). At this time her birthplace was Spennymoor (County Durham), and in 1881 a Mary J Carr was also recorded as a “servant” born in Spennymoor, but claiming to be 18.

The date range for her birth is therefore 1863 to 1867, but I have already bought 3 of the likeliest certificates in order to find her mother’s name, without success.