margaret dunigan b 1861 sunderland

[wilrob]

Hi need a bit help pls to get back on the right track
Margaret Dunigan (Duneigan,Durrigan,Dunnigan) b1861 Sunderland
i have her 1st marriage to Joseph Stoneman in Sunderland in 1883
i would like to find more info on Joseph Stoneman as i cannot find him on any census so i presume he isnt from the Sunderland area ...Joseph must of died before 1902 as Margaret remarried in 1902 a George Burns Woodman
Any info on Joseph and Margaret would be greatly appreciated

Kind Regards
Wilrob

[rosie99]

What information does the marriage certificate give

[wilrob]

Hi Rosie
Thank you for replying i have no info off the marriage cert..the records i looked up on freebmd ...theres a large number of stonemans in Devon at the time and wondered if this where he originated from ...but being me i have ended up in a muddle and no further forward x

[cath151]

Hi
He appears to have been a soldier , there are service records for a Joseph Stoneman born c 1860 Falmouth, Cornwall.
It mentions a marriage to a Margaret Dunningan 9th May 1883 at
Hendon, Bishopwearmouth.
Cathy

[wilrob]

Oh wow you are all amazing thank you very much 

[rosie99]

That would explain why we can't see him on census 

[wilrob]

lol Rosie how did that one slip by me 

[cath151]

He appears to have been discharged 1890 conduct Bad, addicted to ....(I can t read)
Wonder if this could be him in 1889?
Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette  29 July 1889
Deserting a wife
"Joseph Stoneman, labourer, Army Reserveman charged at Sunderland Petty sessions with deserting wife and child and leaving them chargeable to the Union" There is more but wifes name not mentioned.
His occ on attestment was labourer.
Cathy

[rosie99]

It slipped by me too 

Well done Cath