Mary Cowling 1909 - ??

[Brentor boy]

The birth of Mary Cowling was registered in Tavistock, Devon in December quarter, 1909.

In 1939, as Mary Nicholson ( Cowling,Nicholas) she was recorded in Torquay, together with James and Dorothy Tunkin.

Her marriage to Donald Nicolson was registered in Bridport, September quarter, 1944. Children Girvan,1946, Removed 1947.

The death of a Donald Nicolson, (D o b 8 June 1911) was registered in Torbay December quarter 1975. I can find no matching entry for his birth in Free BMD. Possibly born in Scotland. Could be Mary's husband.

I am looking for Mary's death. - thought to be after 2000. Also intrigued by the Nicholas reference.

I would appreciate any additional information that will add to my knowledge of this person.

[Girl Guide]

Hmm, I'm scratching my head a bit as to why what I take to be the marriage date on the 1939 has the month of October.

If her marriage is registered in the Sept. quarter then in theory it can't have been in October.  Administrative mistake maybe?

Do you have the marriage cert?

[CaroleW]

Hi

Rootschat has a no living persons policy but you have given the names and birthyears of 2 children who could still be alive in your opening post

[nanny jan]

The October date could refer to when the Register was amended to show her new surname.

[CaroleW]

Girvan J Nicolson born 1946 Bridport died 1946 Prescot Lancashire (now Merseyside)

Volume number is shown as 6a but Prescot was 8b or 10b

[Radcliff]

so have you discounted the Donald J Nicholson birth registered September 1911
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[Brentor boy]

Hi

Rootschat has a no living persons policy but you have given the names and birthyears of 2 children who could still be alive in your opening post

Ooops. Sorry! I am fully aware of the restriction but completely overlooked it when I posted.

Perhaps the moderator will delete the name of the second child. The first is known to be deceased.

[chempat]

From Ancestry:
   Mary Nicholson, born 1st  December  1909
died September 2004 at Fleetwood and Fylde district

Possibly grant and will,(death 9th September) get the death certificate to check dates?

[Brentor boy]

My thanks to all who took the trouble to respond.

I know nothing of Mary's husband other than his name. I qouted the Torquay death simply on the basis of potentially matching coincidences.

My suggestion that Donald might have been Scottish is, again, a speculation based on circumstance. The war memorial in Blair Atholl, Scotland, contains the name of Norman Nicholson who died in 1918. Another researcher  has identified him as the son of Donald and the husband of Elizabeth Girvan. I wondered if these might be the parents of Mary's husband which could explain their choice of a rather unusual name for their first child. Perhaps Donald had proposed it in memory of his widowed mother.

However, my principle person of interest is Mary. She was my mother's bridesmaid.