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Margaret McAllister

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Jul 2015 22:06

That must be the Cockermouth 1926 death previously posted by Gins.

Workington is in Cockermouth reg district.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 21 Jul 2015 21:38

A tree on Ancestry says that she died 1926, Workington, aged 74.

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Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Gee

Gee Report 21 Jul 2015 21:05

Pauline

The death certs will give you info that you need

Pretty sure, both deaths are yours (as in family)

Family hearsay and all that, not to be relied upon :-)

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Pauline

Pauline Report 21 Jul 2015 19:50

that's George ..thanks

Gee

Gee Report 21 Jul 2015 19:02

Appears to be the death for George



Deaths Mar 1919 (>99%)

Donn[ae]n George 70 Cockermouth 10b 1197

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 21 Jul 2015 16:54

No record found of any voyage using multiple variants of the surname

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Gee

Gee Report 21 Jul 2015 16:48

Are you sure she died in the US


Deaths Dec 1926 (>99%)

Donnan Margaret 76 Cockermouth 10b 681

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malyon

malyon Report 21 Jul 2015 16:29

could this be margarets marriage note her son is named alexander so is her father


Margaret Mcalister
mentioned in the record of George Donnan and Margaret Mcalister
Name: George Donnan
Spouse's Name: Margaret Mcalister
Event Date: 19 Oct 1865
Event Place: Newry, Down, Ireland
Father's Name: Alexander Donnan
Spouse's Father's Name: William Mcalister
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Pauline

Pauline Report 21 Jul 2015 15:47

Yes that's her but she died in America abt 1912/13 she went to visit bros William and James McAllister in Brooklyn and died...but can not find any passage for her

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Jul 2015 15:30

She was still in UK at the time of the 1911 census:

Margeret Donnan

in the 1911 England Census
Name: Margeret Donnan
Age in 1911: 64
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Dundalk, Ireland
Civil Parish: Workington
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England
Street address: 3 Henry St Workington
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Cockermouth
Registration District Number: 576
Sub-registration district: Workington
ED, institution, or vessel: 24
Piece: 31450
Household Members:
Name Age
George Donnan 65
Margeret Donnan 64
William Donnan 50 - boarder
George Walker 8 - grandson

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Jul 2015 15:29

For her age -

Is this her in 1891?

Margaret Donnan
in the 1891 England Census
Margaret Donnan
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1852
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: George Donnan
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: Workington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Cockermouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 27
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4306
Folio: 92
Page Number: 30
Household Members:
Name Age
George Donnan 40
Margaret Donnan 39
Emily A Donnan 16
Alexander Donnan 14
Georgena Donnan 7
Eleanor Donnan 4
William Donnan 2

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Pauline

Pauline Report 21 Jul 2015 15:22

Donman or Donnon thanks

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 21 Jul 2015 15:13

Was she married before she went to New York? Which surname should we be searching for?

When was she born?

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

Pauline

Pauline Report 21 Jul 2015 15:10

Born Dundalk Antrim Ireland
Maiden name McAllister.....Lived in Workington Cumberland at one time

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 21 Jul 2015 15:01

Also is the surname Donman a maiden name or married name....thanks

Researching:
Give a dog a bone!

Gee

Gee Report 21 Jul 2015 14:59

Hi

There are a few possibles. When/where was she born please

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Pauline

Pauline Report 21 Jul 2015 14:54

Could anyone find a voyage to New York about 1910/1912 for a Margaret Donman sometimes spelt Donnon nearest ports would be the north of England or a death in Brooklyn 1912
Thank you