Hi Blairvadach
My original profile was Greendoor and Marjory Docherty was my grandmother her parent where James & Margaret McGuire
Hi Greendoor
The story of Marjory McGuire/ Docherty is quite confusing.
Marjory was born in 1886 and her parents were James McGuire and Margaret Docherty. James and Margaret married in 1882, he was 40 and Margaret was 35. James was a widow and it seems he already had 3 children. James and Margaret had another child, Margaret in 1888
Unfortunately Margaret died when she was 45 in 1894. Marjory was only a young girl when her mum died.
As you know Marjory married Toby in 1908 and they had a son John.
This marriage appears to have issues ( Toby was in and out of prison in Ireland)….
Marjory had an illegitimate child, Marjory in 1914. James Burns in recorded in the birth certificate. Marjory and James married in 1915.
They were both charged with bigamy in 1923. I know Toby also married someone else….
Marjory and James had several other children.
I of the opinion that it was Marjory Burns 1914 who had daughter Constance.
Marjory McGuire/Docherty/ Burns interchanged her surname for whatever reasons. For example she used her mother’s maiden name when she married Toby and used her grandmother’s name another time. Her death certificate says Docherty and that’s what we knew her as.
In some census’s her sister is living with her Devine grandparents.
Marjory at 14 was living with another family and working for them.
I have various certificates that I can share if you would like.
I hope this helps clarify some things for you.
Kind regards Tam
