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GRO question re Mary Pringle
« on: Friday 31 March 23 02:31 BST (UK) »
I ordered an original copy of what I presume is my 5x Great Grandmother's death certificate in 1849 from the Northumberland County Council only to find it was exactly the same as the GRO one I already had. The handwriting is exactly the same.

I ordered it as her age varies so much from the 1841 Census, by 28 years. Mary Pringle lived in Amble in 1841.

So does GRO also sometimes scan the originals rather than someone copying out the details when you order?

So baffled about her age and I do not know her maiden name. 


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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #1 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:02 BST (UK) »
1841 census rounded ages of adults but it would not be a 28 year difference.

Who did Mary Pringle marry?

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #2 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:09 BST (UK) »
Mary (maiden name Unknown).  Her husband is listed as James Pringle, Husbandman, deceased. The witness is Ann Pringle (whom I assume is my x4 great-grandmother).  She appears on the 1841 Census on the page before.  Turning to the next image is how I found Mary.

Thank you.

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #4 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:31 BST (UK) »
Can you please post a link or references for the 1841 you think is her?
Perhaps also for Ann

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #5 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:35 BST (UK) »
Name   Ann Pringle
Age   30
Estimated Birth Year   1811
Gender   Female
Where born   Northumberland, England
Civil parish   Warkworth
Hundred   Morpeth (East Division)
County/Island   Northumberland
Country   England
Registration district   Alnwick
Sub-registration district   Warkworth
Neighbours   View others on page
Piece   836
Book   1
Folio   10
Page number   15

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #6 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:37 BST (UK) »
Record details
Name   Mary Pringle
Age   60
Estimated Birth Year   1781
Gender   Female
Where born   Scotland
Civil parish   Warkworth
Hundred   Morpeth (East Division)
County/Island   Northumberland
Country   England
Registration district   Alnwick
Sub-registration district   Warkworth
Neighbours   View others on page
Piece   836
Book   1
Folio   11
Page number   17

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #7 on: Friday 31 March 23 06:58 BST (UK) »
So, from your opening post I had assumed they were in the same household: just on separate pages, but they are actually two pages apart.
Mary age 60 b Scotland in a household with a James Pringle age 30.
And Ann age 30 being in a household with a John Pringle also age 30.
(All ages rounded down as 1841 census)

So I think we need to back track a bit.
How have you arrived at Ann? 

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Re: GRO question re Mary Pringle
« Reply #8 on: Friday 31 March 23 07:09 BST (UK) »
She is my 4th great-grandmother.  Ann Pringle (nee Wanless) aka Agnes Wanless married John Pringle 14 May 1830 at St Mary's Belford Northumberland.  A witness was James Pringle.

http://www.wanlessweb.org/blog/research/england/marriages-3/marriages-2/#Belford

We are probably going down a rabbit hole with this.

I have never found any further trace of the younger James Pringle on the Census with Mary.

Numerous DNA matches to descendants of John Pringle and Agnes Wanless. The Australian branch of Pringle descendants is large.  There is definitely a NZ and USA branch. I think the Pringle's may come from Wooler.