Reading 1851 England Census Forename and place of birth reading

[harfielc]

Hi 

On the following census extract 1851 can you work out the first name of the wife AND her birthplace?

name - margaret kell
date of birth - 1812
pouse - william kell
Manchester
St George
01h
43
2230
15


Thanks
Caroline

[gortonboy]

Place of birth looks like something?  Ocean?

[Gadget]

Agree - something ocean

A snip ~

[Winslass]

 
  Could it be Linny (A shortened form of Ballylinny) Ocean?

  Winslass

[Gadget]

Family Search have transcribed in as Briny

Link ~

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG5C-XXW


i.e briny= the/at sea

[harfielc]

Hi

Yes for birthplace - Brinny Ocean or _____ Ocean.

Name? Any ideas? 
Margaret
Marianne
Mariam
Mary Anne
Maryann
Maryan
Maryanne
C

[Gadget]

I think it's definitely Margaret. I played around with it on my other machine and that's the form it takes. 

I don't see them on the 1841 or 1861 so far. Have you checked for births/baptisms of children nor William's service record?

Gadget

[Gadget]

This from playing around. 

Added - 3 sites have it transcribed as Margaret.

[Gadget]

I see that daughter Catherine (b.c. 1836, Ireland on the 1851) probably married William Howarth in Q4 1858 (Manchester 8d 352)  and is on the 1861 as born Dublin - RG09/2961/46/16

It might be worth searching for a baptism for her which might give her mother's name.



Gadget