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Northumberland Lookup Requests / Lookup request - baptism at St Mary's
« on: Saturday 24 February 18 16:54 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,

I have a record of the baptism of Catherina Morrell, 7 Nov 1883 at St Mary's RC, Clayton Street Newcastle. Her parents are listed as Ric. Morrell and Catherinae Donay. However, I believe the mother's surname should be Dowey. I'm in Canada, so going to the Tyne & Wear archives is not an option! Can anyone help with the original image?

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England / Wife or Widow?
« on: Thursday 15 February 18 12:33 GMT (UK)  »
I am working on my g-grandmother, Catherine Daley, who married a Joseph Daley in Newcastle in 1902. There appear to be no children of the marriage until 1910, but her son’s birth certificate has no father’s name. At that point Joseph had departed the scene, although we don’t know if he died or the marriage broke up.

My question comes from Catherine’s death in 1914, which was reported by her sister, but in the certificate Catherine is shown as ‘wife of Joseph Daley’. If Joseph was dead, I would have expected her to be described as a widow. If wife and widow were not interchangeable then it implies that Joseph was still alive even if not living in the family home. After Catherine’s death her son was adopted by another sister, not by Joseph who never appears again.

Any thoughts? Thanks for your attention.

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