The mystery of Helen QUIN

[sancti]

Possible 1871 census

First name(s)   Last name   Relationship   Marital status   Sex   Age   Birth year   Occupation   Birth place
Terance   Quin   Head   Widower   Male   50   1821   Commercial traveller   Ireland
Mary   Quin   Daughter   Unmarried   Female   17   1854   General servt domestic   Ireland
John   Quin   Son   -   Male   14   1857   Message boy   Ireland
Rose Annie   Quin   Daughter   -   Female   12   1859   French polisher   Ireland
Maggie   Quin   Daughter   -   Female   10   1861   Scholar   Ireland
Ellen   Quin   Daughter   -   Female   8   1863   Scholar   Ireland
Patrick   Quin   Son   -   Male   3   1868   -   Ireland

[Neale1961]

1877 Calton, there is a marriage for Mary Quin to John Gelston

[sancti]

Rose Monaghan, wife of Terence Quin, died 1869 in Calton


Mary Galston, daughter of Terence Quin and Rose Monaghan died 1918 in Govan. Death registered by William Quin, nephew

[Johnf04]

I'm still unsure whether the Ellen QUIN who is being documented by responders here (thank you!) is the same person as the Helen QUIN in my query.

[sancti]

You may be able to use the info on this Ellen to check with Mitchell Library poor records. This should help prove or disprove a connection.

[Johnf04]

Yes, I have replied to the Mitchell Library with Ellen's details.

[scotmum]

The 167 Renfrew Road address on the Ellen Quin death certificate, was the Govan Combination Parochial Buildings. These buildings would have had a Poorhouse, a hospital and an asylum, suggesting this Ellen too had been in need of assistance.

I wonder if it is significant that it then says 'former' address, rather than 'usual' address, as it suggests that she had totally left the former address prior to being at Renfrew Road, rather than was just temporarily away from it, or if this was just a standard stamped address/status used by Renfrew Road administration.

[sancti]

Ellen may have made a claim for poor relief in 1893 and 1896 when she was pregnant as she wouldn't have been able to work. With a bit of luck her details may tie in with the child of Terence and Rose

[Johnf04]

I heard from the Mitchell Library - this is the information they sent

 Helen Quin, born (approx.) 1866 in Tyrone, Ireland, applied for relief in 1904 (ref: D-HEW16/4/9, 2686)
- Helen Quin, born (approx.) 1867 in Tyrone, Ireland, applied for relief in 1909 (ref: D-HEW17/632, 108459)

This matches the person whose death I found, in 1909, but does not provide a link to the births of the two children.