Mary Jane TRAPLIN

[srcsdesk]

Seeking info on family of Mary Jane Traplin, b dec 12, 1840, possbly born in Canada or the USA, d. july 30, 1915 in Massachusetts, USA.  I am hoping maybe someone has her in their database and can provide me with her ancestry.  She married Jeremiah Pickup, b Hyde, England in 1837.  I have info on Jeremiah - need info on Mary Jane.  Any help greatly appreciated.

[AMBLY]

Hi srcsdesk

Is this you, posting on web in 2000, with information now discounted re: Mary Jane's place of birth 

http://genforum.genealogy.com/pickup/messages/61.html
Jeremiah Pickup b abt 1837 in Hyde, England, d 5/28/1898 in Holyoke, MA. He was married to Mary Jane Traplin, b 1840 in W. Springfield, MA and d 7/30/1915 in Holyoke, MA

Cheers
AMBLY

[srcsdesk]

yes, i am one and the same!!!  do you have any info?

regards,
srcsdesk

[AMBLY]

Hi
Rats  , was hoping it wasn't you  , and sorry no I have nothing except curiosity!  Though I note on IGI there is apparently a record for her that is "Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record":
Mary J TRAPLIN born 1840   West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

Did she appear on the Census thru USA after she married PICKUP - ie: what do they say about where she was born?

Cheers
AMBLY

[srcsdesk]

1871 census in Hespeler, Canad lists her bithplace as England.  However, I have also seen a reference to a place called Aurora - i am told that is NOT in England, so I am thinking maybe it is Canada since Jeremiah emigrated to Canada.  It's a puzzle, for sure!!!

[AMBLY]

Hi
Have you considered she was from the Old Country?
This one looks very good to me!

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
There is a birth:
March Quarter  1841
Mary Jane TRAPLIN
District: Helston  Vol: 9 page: 141
[The district Helston is in the county of Cornwall]

Cheers
AMBLY

[srcsdesk]

i got her birthdate from her gravestone in Holyoke, MA.  Could that record you provided be the date her birth was registered in the UK as opposed to her actual birthdate? 

[AMBLY]

Hi
Yes the entry on BMD is the registration year - and being 1st Quarter of 1841, that Mary Jane TRAPLIN was very likely born end of 1840.
Here is info on how English Civil Registration works:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/civreg/

Her christening entry is on the IGI I thinK
Mary Jane TRAPLIN chr Mullion, Cornwall 13 Apr 1841
Parents: Richard TRAPLIN and Mary Ann

Mullion is a village is within the Registration district of Helston.
http://www.fhsc.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/helston.html

I can find no other births of a TRAPLIN in Helston District on FREEBMD (which are not complete) but it indicates the family may have moved - perhaps they all immigrated when Mary Jane was young.  What did your Mary Jane and Jeremiah name their children?

I also can't find a Richard TRAPLIN on Census 41 Index name may be mispelled....?
There aren't many TRAPLIN entries at all on UK Census and on IGI, and most seem however come up in Cornwall....

Cheers
AMBLY

[srcsdesk]

Mary Jane and Jermiah had 6 children

Charles b jan 5, 1891 m. Margaret Cousins b july 11, 1886 in bessbrook, armagh, ireland

George b. july 7,1865 in Hespeler, Ontario, Canada m. Martha Anderson

John b. feb 1, 1872

Albert b. aug 24, 1867 in Ontario

Lillian b sept 10, 1875 m. Bernard Abbott

Gladys b. abt 1883 m. Grover Gowett

Frederick b. mar 3, 1869  in Ontario

George, Albert and Fred are listed in the 1871 Canadian Census for Hespeler, Ontario, Canada - not sure where the other children were born.  in 1880, Jeremiah was in USA per the 1880 census.

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