Genealogy Chat

Frances,

June 1925,

There is an Archibald McMullen death registered as 0----- West Derby, ----------,it may be worth asking GRO if a type mistake has been made from the original registration,,,?

Thanks, Kay. That's worth a try.

The West Derby one, I think, is a baby born and died in the same quarter (West Derby is in the Liverpool area)

Janice

Re the 1891 prisoner: there is a Patrick McMullen listed on the Black Sheep Index, sentenced in a Salford court in 1889 (from memory). He might be worth investigating.

Janice

Snap Janice,,,!

Just checked that..........so it can be discounted,by the looks of it,,,,

have you checked under ...MCMillen/McMillan........?

I always try and check under an assortment of variations of the name. It's really odd, I can't find a definite record of Archibald's birth or death - if I didn't have a copy of the marriage cert I'd begin to doubt whether he ever existed!

Thanks, everyone for all your help. I really appreciate your time and effort.

Perhaps GRO can do a search for you,,?say in two stages,,,,,,,,,,1924--1928,,1929--1930

Were they catholics??as they wouldnt at that time been able to divorce easy or not at all,,,

on your mums birth certificate what was his job??

Re Frances's query about "MI (Turriff #164 from ANESFHS)" - here's a bit more detail:

The d.rego is for: Christina Anderson, widow of William Anderson (Agr Labourer); died 21/7/1875 at the Hill of Ardmiddle in the parish of Turriff a=80y; d/o William Scott (Farmer, deceased) & [blank] Scott MS Rannie (deceased); cod=Old Age and Debility - Not Certified; Informant= Alexr Anderson Son Present.
(There's a Rathen OPR entry 25/12/1795: William Scott in Spillarsford had a daughter by his wife Elisabeth Rainie baptised named Elisabeth.)

The Memorial Inscription for grave #164 in Turriff old kirkyard (published by the Aberdeen & NE Scotland Family History Society) reads:
1876 Erected by ALEXANDER ANDERSON Hill of Ardmiddle in memory of his son
ALEXANDER d 20 Oct 1874 aged 21
his mother ELIZABETH SCOTT d 31 July 1875 aged 80;
his wife MARGARET WATSON d 22 Nov 1890 aged 71;
above ALEXANDER ANDERSON d 19 June 1908 aged 83

The local practice at that time was to bury wives under their MS's (i.e., Maiden Surnames)

Hi Kay, Yes, they were Catholics so I think divorce was not an option. On my mum's birth certificate Archibald is down as a Rubber Worker.

In mgnv's reply there is a ref to Lancashire BMD, a site which is new to me. I visited it and MAY have found another member of the McMullen family. Someone called George and his wife Elizabeth Ann who lived where my grandad lived for a while. I don't know what the connection is yet (brother? uncle?) but I've sent for their marriage cert and I'm hoping something on it may hold a further clue. Worth a try!
Thanks mgnv.