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maggie/margaret cooney

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Cyril

Cyril Report 17 Sep 2012 13:12

Hi
Can anyone help please.
I have been trying to find maggie/margaret cooney on the 1871 census but have had no luck.
She was born at Prescot Lancs c1865'
I think she may have had a sister Ellen born c1853.
Any info will be most welcome.
Cyril

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 17 Sep 2012 13:14

This is close, but birthplace Ireland:

COONEY, Bridget Head F 42 1829 Ireland - widow
COONEY, Ellen Daughter F 16 1855 Ireland - colliery labourer
COONEY, Margaret Daughter F 8 1863 Ireland
COONEY, Catherine Daughter F 6 1865 Ireland

Piece: 3865 Folio: 156 Page: 15
Registration District: Prescot
Civil Parish: Parr
Municipal Borough: St Helen

Address: Park Road, Parr, St Helen County: Lancashire

What else do you know about her?

Abby

Abby Report 17 Sep 2012 13:15

????

name: Margaret Cooney
age: 15
gender: Female
birth year: 1866
birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
relationship to head of household: Daughter
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Sticker At Callenders
address: 22 Thompson St
census place: Broughton, Lancashire, England
disability:
record type: Household
family history library film: 1341944
the national archives reference: RG11
piece/folio: 3952 / 100
page number: 46
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hugh Cooney M 50 Ireland
wife Catharine Cooney F 47 Ireland
son James Cooney M 20 Ireland
son Hugh Cooney M 16 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
daughter Margaret Cooney F 15 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
daughter Catharine Cooney F 13 Liverpool, Lancashire, England
son Peter Cooney M 6 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Cyril

Cyril Report 17 Sep 2012 13:45

Thank you for looking but census records I have found say they wer born at \prescot.
Whether this is true or not I don't know.
Maggie married John Ashurst in 1886 at Wigan.
Cyril

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 17 Sep 2012 13:50

Cyril - always keep an open mind with info on birthplaces, etc. on census

It's possible that the enumerator on the 1871 that I posted simply copied the mother's birthplace for all of the children.

What info does it give on Maggie's marriage cert re: her father? Who were the witnesses?

(Must admit, I'm struggling to find that marriage)

Maddie

Maddie Report 17 Sep 2012 14:13

maggie cooney who married 1886 ???????

MarriageFinderâ„¢: Maggie Cooney married Job Baldwin [?]

Name: COONEY, Maggie

Registration district: [?] Wigan

County: Lancashire

Year of registration: 1886

Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun

Spouse's last name Not available before 1912

Volume no: [?] 8C

Page no: [?] 108
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Name: BALDWIN, Job

Registration district: Wigan

County: Lancashire

Year of registration: 1886

Quarter of registration: Apr-May-Jun

Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912

Volume no: 8C

Page no: 108

Maddie

Maddie Report 17 Sep 2012 14:16

1901 ??????
BRAY, Joseph Head Married M 73 1828 Fruiterer
Preston, Lancashire VIEW
BRAY, Anna Wife Married F 74 1827
Preston, Lancashire VIEW
BALDWIN, John Son-In-Law Married M 38 1863 Domestic Coachman
Walton, Lancashire VIEW
BALDWIN, Maggie Daughter-In-Law Married F 40 1861
Preston, Lancashire VIEW

Piece: 3950

Folio: 168

Page: 29

Registration District: Preston

Civil Parish: Preston

Municipal Borough:

Address: 336, North Road, Preston

County: Lancashire
redefine current search back to 1901 census search results 1901 address search

Abby

Abby Report 17 Sep 2012 15:21

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1886
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
ASHURST John COONEY Maggie Wigan, Register Office or Registrar Attended Wigan & Leigh ROW/63/5

Cyril

Cyril Report 17 Sep 2012 15:35

Thanks safc for putting the marriage on, I didn't think to do it.
i checked Lancs Bmds and found a birth for Margaret Coney at Prescot 1865.
Maybe Marie was right and the enumerator mixed things up.
Cyril