Mary Miller

[aidansrest]

Hi

Looking for a birth/baptism of a Mary Miller, born c1831 in Gainford/Bishop Auckland.

She married John Cornforth during the December quarter of 1845.

The 1851 census finds the family living in East Murton, County Durham. In the household that night was an Ann Miller, born in Brandon possibly a year after Mary- thinking she could be a sister.

No positive trace of Mary (or Ann) in 1841

Thanks

Sue

[CaroleW]

She married John Cornforth during the December quarter of 1845.

Any fathers name/occ on the marriage cert?

Looking for a birth/baptism of a Mary Miller, born c1831

That would make her 14yrs old when she married

[suzard]

Is this the family in 1851?
Ann is a year younger than Mary and mary's birth is c 1827/8???

Murton Field
John Cornforth Head M 27 ag lab Marton Yks
Mary wife 23 Gainford Yks
Robert son 4 E Murton Durham
Mary daughter 1? E Murton Durham
Ann Miller visitor U 22 Brandon Durham

??

Suz

[2zpool]

There is a baptism of Ann Miller in Brancepeth St. Brandon baptised 17 May 1829 d/o George and Mary

Janis

[barryd]

Its getting late. Must be up early Wednesday. John Cornforth married Mary Miller 25 NOV 1845. St Hilda's, (British) West Hartlepool. JC Bap 26 JUN 1822, Marton-in-Cleveland, residence at birth Tolesbury. JC buried 27 October 1900, Pelton Civil Cemetery, Pelton, County Durham.

All I have for Mary Miller is born Bishop Auckland, 1831. Cornforth /Miller child Jemima born Quarrington, 6 MAY 1861 and David last known child of Cornforth/Miller bap 31 DEC 1865, Wingate. 

Cornforth/Miller daughter Jemima married Matthew Ord who is my 2nd Great Grand Uncle.

[CaroleW]

Either sight of the entry or copy of the 1845 marriage cert is needed to determine whether her father was George

[JenB]

Either sight of the entry or copy of the 1845 marriage cert is needed to determine whether her father was George

The 1845 Cornforth/Miller marriage is showing on the free index on Durham Records Online.
However, adding in the father's name as George to the search gives a negative result.

[barryd]

St. Hilda's, Hartlepool. A typed transcript was all I could find. 25 November 1845. John Cornforth, Husbandman, residence Stranton,  son of John Cornforth, Farmer.
Married
Mary Miller, daughter of John Miller, Farmer. No residence typed for Mary.

familysearch Catologue  1519259 Item 5

The marriage is also on Durham Records Online

Marriages   Hartlepool   1845   Mary   Miller      Hartlepool   

[aidansrest]

Hi

Sorry for my late reply-been away over Christmas and New Year!

My John Cornforth's first child appears to have been Robert Cornforth, born in East Murton around 1846, that's why I initially thought that Mary Miller may have been his mother, as she and John married prior to this date.
However a John Cornforth also married a Mary Richardson in Stockton in 1848 - could this be the Mary he is with on the 1851 census?

There is no trace of a birth registration for Robert, so I have decided to buy the birth certificate of their 4th child, daughter, Christiana, born in 1853, to try and determine Mary's maiden name.

Will let everyone know!

Thanks again
Sue