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Title: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Monday 06 February 17 12:18 GMT (UK)
Hi I have census records showing that a family has the mother and first child born on the Isle of Man.
Father James Wilson from Westmorland, mother Margaret born Isle of Man eldest son Edward born Isle of Man.
I am hoping they married on the Isle of Man too. She was born c1800. I am trying to find her maiden name and birth and marriage records.
Thanks
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: AMBLY on Monday 06 February 17 12:49 GMT (UK)
Hi, NooshieW

When abouts was the son Edward born?

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Monday 06 February 17 12:58 GMT (UK)
C1837, thanks
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: AMBLY on Monday 06 February 17 13:10 GMT (UK)
Edward was Christened 1836:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZBW-131
(included image of document)

Edward WILSON
Christened 27 Nov 1836, St Barnabas, Braddan, IOM
Father: James WILSON, Schoolmaster
Mother: Margaret MYLREA

Father matches:
1851: Cowley Hill, Windle, Lancashire
HO107/ Piece 2195 / Folio: 731 /Pg44
Head: Jas WILSON, School Master & Cow Keeper, b Westmoreland
Wife: Margret WILSON 50, b IOM
Son: Edward 14, b IOM   (abt 1837)
Son: George 12, b Windle
Son: John 10, b Windle
Dau: Elizabeth 8, b Windle
Son: Charles 5, b Windle

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 06 February 17 13:13 GMT (UK)
Isle of Man records nearly always name the women by her maiden name, on christenings, and even on deaths!

Very useful! ;D
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: AMBLY on Monday 06 February 17 13:20 GMT (UK)
Possible Christening of Margaret in 1803:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8ST-4RS
German, IOM
Father: William MYLREA
Mother: Jane PLAICE

Marriage of James & Margaret:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZR5-LYP
8 March 1834 at Braddan, IOM
Mr James WILSON, widower
Miss Margaret MYLREA, spinster
Both OTP
Witness': Robt JOHNSTONE & Elizabeth LEWTHWAITE

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Monday 06 February 17 16:04 GMT (UK)
Marvellous stuff thank you and what an unusual surname
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 06 February 17 16:06 GMT (UK)
Quote from: NooshieW on Monday 06 February 17 16:04 GMT (UK)
Marvellous stuff thank you and what an unusual surname

Except for the Isle of Man! ;D
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Tuesday 07 February 17 10:48 GMT (UK)
Is it pronounced MILLRAY? Thanks
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 07 February 17 11:37 GMT (UK)
I think so?! ;D

From Manxnotebook:

MYLREA, contracted from Mac Gilrea, a corrupted form of Mac Giolla Righ, Giolla Righ's son'-Giolla Righ meaning King's servant.

MAC GILREA [1511], ILLEREA [1598], ILLIREA [1599], MACLEREA [1601], MACCILLREA [1603], ILLERAY [1618], MOLERIE§ [1631], MCYLLERIAH [1650], MEYLREA [1654], ILLYREAH [1660], MALLEREAY § [1684], MOLLEREIGH§ [1690], MALLEREIGH§ [1691], MALLERY§ [1693], MYLREEY [1754], MYLREA [1750], and many other forms.

§ These forms look as if they were derived from Maol -righ, 'the King's tonsured servant,' and the old pronounciation, MOLDERAY, points to the same conclusion. McYLREA is the commonest form during the 18th century.

Found chiefly in Jurby, Ballaugh, Braddan, Malew.
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Tuesday 07 February 17 13:36 GMT (UK)
Thanks ,very interesting. I am researching for a friend, so I can pass all this on.
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: NooshieW on Tuesday 07 February 17 18:58 GMT (UK)
I have found Margaret, she was baptised in Onchan, Isle of Man 23/03/1800 parents Edward and Margaret Christian. There was a will online and Margaret was mentioned in it with her husband James Wilson.
Thanks again for all your help.
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: Frances_mnb on Tuesday 07 February 17 20:34 GMT (UK)
james wilson schoolmaster - wife margt mylrea - edward bapt Douglas St Barnabas 27 nov 1836

there is a mylrea site in Australia run by Di Banks-  http://www.mylrea.com.au may help
Title: Re: Help please Margaret Wilson nee ?
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 07 February 17 20:47 GMT (UK)
Credit where credit is due:

Frances is the author of ManxNoteBook ;D
I forgot to mention her earlier - sorry, Frances :-[