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« on: Sunday 13 November 16 23:57 GMT (UK) »
Hi John,
Thanks for your reply.
In the end I did find Mary, she was actually born in Balbriggan in 1862... There is a baptism record for her (Maria Joanna on the Catholic record).
She had a younger sister Eleanor/Ella and brothers Michael, Philip and John.
Michael emigrated to America, Philip also went to America and died as a young man over there, Ella also went to America and had a family over there.
John Bissett (eldest brother) I found on a census in 1901 living in Castlereagh with his wife and children.
Mary Jane's parents were John Bissett (carpenter) and Catherine Byrne.
Both confirmed on the US marriage certificates of Mary's siblings and on baptism records.
I still don't know where the "Pauline" comes from in Mary's name or why she suddenly started to use it.
I also don't know a lot about her life after she returned from India to the UK in the early 1900s, nor have I been able to find a will for her.
I also don't know anything about her life from childhood to her first marriage...
Any information you have would be gratefully received.
Not just about Mary but any of her siblings or parents.
And especially her husbands. They are a big mystery/brick wall for me.
Thank you!