Mary Owens

[catherine k]

I'm searching for information about my Great Grandmother Mary Owens born in Co Leitrim around 1880/1886 she left Ireland and was living in Edinburgh in 1904 where she had her first child and then came to newcastle upon tyne until she died in 1954 she never married her partner she's a bit of a mystery Ive tried to find her and her  family she changed her name to Mary fraser as that's what her partner called himself I've wrote this message as any information would be appreciated
Thanking you kindly
Catherine K

[CaroleW]

Previous 4 page thread here about Fraser to avoid duplication of questions/info

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=728443.9

[heywood]

I’ve not read your other thread yet but going from records found I have found one promising birth in Leitrim.
There are others for you to search on this site https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/

The birthdate here fits quite favourably with another record I can see
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1880/02852/2045041.pdf

I can’t see the family in 1901 Irish census though.

[catherine k]

Hi  Heywood Thankyou.i really think this could be Mary as my late mother said her birth was in November
Much appreciated at last I might be able to find her family.
Thanking you kindly
Catherine K

[heywood]

You need to check 1921 census for any clues and also 1939 register. That gives birthdates.

Her father Peter died 1883
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1883/06363/4825876.pdf

There are two Peters in the same townland but this death was reported by his father in law Pat Gilhooley so that fits with the mother Bridget on Mary’s birth record.

I have yet to find a marriage or death for Bridget.

[catherine k]

Hi thank you Heywood I really appreciate your help and information
as I've never knew anything about Mary Owens family her parents or siblings
Thanking you kindly
Catherine 😊

[heywood]

I hope it is her and that it works out for you. 

[catherine k]

Hi Heywood
Thanking you kindly 😊

[Kiltaglassan]

I have yet to find a marriage or death for Bridget.

Here's a marriage for a Peter Owens to a Bridget Gilhooly on 28 February 1876 at Ennismagragh [sic] RC Church.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1876/11157/8087136.pdf

The civil parish is Inishmagrath and here's the townland of Lisacoghil where Peter and Bridget farmed, west of the town of Dromahair.
https://www.townlands.ie/leitrim/drumahaire/inishmagrath/mahanagh/lisacoghil/
https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4587872#map=13/54.2097/-8.2048