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Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« on: Friday 06 January 17 20:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi...I keep hitting brick walls trying to find any trace, apart from marriage of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Conner.  I know she was born around 1872 in Dudley Collery, Durham, father Michael was a miner, she married George William Hall in Oct 1891 in Killingworth, Northumberland, had two children, Robert William and William, and died Sept 1907 in Whiburn.  Despite trawling all sites, I cannot find her on either the 1881 or 1891 census nor can I find any trace of her birth.  What am i doing wrong please?

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:18 GMT (UK) »
That was supposed to be Whitburn in Northumberland, apologies for the typo!

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:27 GMT (UK) »
I've found a possible on the 1881 census, but her father is down as a chemical labourer
Johnson, Crankshaw, Burdett, Shaw, Dawson/Dulson, Whitebread/Whitbread, Drane, Hyett, Holtaway, Thompson, Bodell, Livermore, Gee, Vernon, Smith......the list goes on....and on...and on....

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:31 GMT (UK) »
Chemical labourer? When they married in 1891, he was a miner so its possible he could have changed?  On where you're looking, is she down as born at Dudley Collery as thats whats on the 1901 census?


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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:35 GMT (UK) »
Mary Ann
Last name   Connor
Relationship   Daughter
Marital status   Single
Gender   Female
Age   7
Birth year   1874
Occupation   Scholar
Birth town   Felling
Birth town as transcribed   FELLING
Birth county   Durham
Birth county as transcribed   DURHAM
Birth place   England
Street   Holly Street
Town   -
Parish   Heworth
County   Durham
Country   England
Registration district   Gateshead
Archive reference   RG11
Piece number   5031
Folio   60
Page   45
Record set   1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category   Census, land & surveys
Subcategory   Census
Collections from   Great Britain
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Johnson, Crankshaw, Burdett, Shaw, Dawson/Dulson, Whitebread/Whitbread, Drane, Hyett, Holtaway, Thompson, Bodell, Livermore, Gee, Vernon, Smith......the list goes on....and on...and on....

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #5 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Thank you...I will look into into further but thank you so much for taking the time to help  :)

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #6 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi...I keep hitting brick walls trying to find any trace, apart from marriage of my great grandmother, Mary Ann Conner.  I know she was born around 1872 in Dudley Collery, Durham, father Michael was a miner, she married George William Hall in Oct 1891 in Killingworth, Northumberland, had two children, Robert William and William, and died Sept 1907 in Whiburn.  Despite trawling all sites, I cannot find her on either the 1881 or 1891 census nor can I find any trace of her birth.  What am i doing wrong please?

Hi - someone has a tree online they have

1881 - RG11//5096
Registration district   Castle Ward
ED, institution, or vessel   11
Piece   5096
Folio   90
Page number   41
Household Members   
Name   Age
William Hall   46
Elizabeth Hall   44
Joseph Hall   15
George Hall   13
Robert Hall   10
Cuthbert H. Hall   8
John Hall   5

1891  RG12/4241  Elizabeth (is a widow by this time living with son)

Registration district   Castle Ward
ED, institution, or vessel   11
Piece   4241
Folio   8
Page number   10

Both are in Coxlodge, Northumberland
Hope this helps.

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #7 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:42 GMT (UK) »
Hello,
This is the right area but Mary A's age is out  :-\

1881 5087/64/63
Dudley Colliery

Michael Connor   42 yrs
Elizabeth Connor 38 yrs
Robert Connor   18 yrs
Mary A. Connor   15 yrs b Wolverhampton  :-\
Thomas Connor   12 yrs
John Connor 8 yrs

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Re: Help with finding my Great Grandmother
« Reply #8 on: Friday 06 January 17 20:43 GMT (UK) »
Of course, it could be wrong. The transcriptions may not be correct. Try different spellings of the name. Plus don't always be fooled by the place of birth, I'm guessing her husband would have completed the census (verbally) and he may have just said where he thought she was born - he may not have known.  If it's in the same area then it could be the same woman.
Johnson, Crankshaw, Burdett, Shaw, Dawson/Dulson, Whitebread/Whitbread, Drane, Hyett, Holtaway, Thompson, Bodell, Livermore, Gee, Vernon, Smith......the list goes on....and on...and on....