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1901

Name: Mary McQuarrie
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Visitor
Gender: Female
Where born: Wick, Scotland

Civil parish: Portsmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Southsea St Bartholomew
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street Address:35 Esslemont Road

Occupation: Servant (Domestic)

Condition as to marriage:Single


Registration district: Portsmouth
Sub-registration district: Kingston and East Southsea
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 76
Piece: 988
Folio: 9
Page Number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
Lily A Tiller 25 (Wife scored out) Head, Married, b. London
Mary L Tiller 8 Months Daug, b. Southsea
Mary McQuarrie 27 Visitor

PS Or Ancestry for Mary. Her birth details. Ta muchly.

Hello all. I am in my local library and thought I'd just use the PC for ancestry, (as it's free!).

I'd just like to ask if there is anyone who could look up the Scotland census 1901 for Mary please?...no worries if not I will do it tonight when I get home...if the electricity is back on that is!!

Thanks.

Curious.....On the 1901 census there is a Mary McQuarrie, aged 27, a servant/domestic in Portsmouth, born in Wick in Scotland and after rummaging through the family bits and pieces I have here, some of my Dads scribbles have Wick on them. Sadly looking again on the SP site, still no Mary! She is proving to be very elusive! This gives me even more incentive just to find her!!

Helen, I have just PM'd you.

With regard to being in Ayr, Ayrshire, maybe the boundaries or regions/districts were slightly different then making it difficult to track her down?

K, I hadn't looked that far for Mary. I'm originally from Portsmouth and as most people know it's the home of the Royal Navy. Arthur was in the Navy and if Marys Dad, John, was also a mariner maybe there is also some some connection there. Thanks again.

Her death certainly adds the confirmation of her age - based on her husband's death in the same reg district

Name: Mary Hyson
Death Registration Month/Year: 1958
Age at death (estimated): 80
Registration district: Portsmouth
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 6b
Page: 440

The trouble with searching on Scotlandspeople is, they only transcribe the name as is has been spelled on the original certificate. Unless you can hit on the exact spelling .....

McQuarrie is one of those awkward names that could be spelled in many different ways. Not easy to find.

I've had a look using all the different variations on the name I can think of ... born in Ayr, Ayrshire ... and can't find Mary.

It seems odd that your Mary is so specific in recording her place of birth as Ayr, Ayrshire .... I would tend to believe her information.

However, as we all know, sometimes people give weird and wonderful info on all sorts of records ... not always accurate.

Thanks Helen...in 'just in case' file. Very slight variation on spelling of McQuarrie.

Reluctant to use remainder of credits on Scotlands People site until I have more definite information. It's Marys birh certificate I need to get.

Thanks again.

The same family in 1881 ... this time John is ... Thomas ?

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Thomas MCQUARIE Head M Male 41 Scotland Sailor
Margaret MCQUARIE Wife M Female 31 Lpool, Lancashire, England Housekeeper
Hector MCQUARIE Son U Male 10 Lpool, Lancashire, England School
John MCQUARIE Son U Male 7 Lpool, Lancashire, England School
Mary Ann MCQUARIE Daur U Female 6 Lpool, Lancashire, England School
Elizabeth MCQUARIE Daur U Female 1 Lpool, Lancashire, England Infant
Patrick HYNES Lodger U Male 45 Ireland Labourer

Thanks K..printed and in file! Maybe if this is our Mary she won't be there because she married Arthur?..I will investigate!...

You might want to add this to the Just in Case file for the family in 1911 - I can't see their Mary in 1911

QUARRIE, Margaret Mc Head Widow F 61 1850 None Liverpool Toxteth VIEW
BOYLE, Mary Daughter Married
7 years F 36 1875 None Liverpool Kirkdale VIEW
MCQUARRIE, Margaret Daughter Single F 35 1876 None Liverpool Kirkdale VIEW
MCQUARRIE, James Fife Son Single M 24 1887 Labourer Liverpool Kirkdale VIEW
MCQUARRIE, Annie Daughter Single F 23 1888 None Liverpool Kirkdale VIEW
MCQUARRIE, Peter Son Single M 19 1892 Apprentice Fitter Liverpool Kirkdale VIEW
BOYLE, Harold Grandson M 5 1906 Liverpool Toxteth VIEW
MCNAY, James Fife Boarder Single M 53 1858 Sailor Limerick Limerick VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
22297 Reference:
RG14PN22297 RG78PN1317 RD454 SD4 ED19 SN336

Registration District:
Toxteth Park Sub District:
Toxteth Park East Enumeration District:
19 Parish:
Toxteth Park

Address:
127 Errol Street Liverpool County:
Lancashire

K...

that is really intriguing about the Liverpool lot...I will look into it, I'll file it too...'just in case'!

Ooh..interesting, thanks!

Just came back to post about Scotlands People site..

Bought credits..besides copies being exceptionally poor quality, I had no luck finding our Mary McQuarrie :-( Not a waste of money though because it might have proved positive eh?!

Hey ho...onward and upward.

Thanks again everyone.

There is this family in 1891 English Census with the father John a mariner althougth the children are listed as born in Liverpool - Just is case!

Name: John McQuarrie
Age: 50?
Estimated Birth Year:
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margarit McQuarrie
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland

Civil parish: Bootle
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Bootle
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Derby
Sub-registration district: Walton
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2971
Folio: 97
Page Number: 63
Household Members:
Name Age
John McQuarrie 50?
Margarit McQuarrie 41
Hector McQuarrie 20
John Wm McQuarrie 17
Mary J McQuarrie 16
Eliza McQuarrie 11
Agnes D McQuarrie 8
James F McQuarrie 4
Annie McQuarrie 3
James F Mevag 34

There are 4 matches to Mary's name in the Scotlandspeople site between the years 1876 to 1878. I haven't any credits so can't go further for you. Good luck
Gordon

I can't see her in the census prior to 1911 so this would be a good way forward

Of course..I'm a numpty aren't I?! I will have a look at Scotlands People now and post anything I find.

Thanks.

You need to order through Scotlands People and you may be able to view it online. It is cheaper than the GRO which only has records for England and Wales

Just checked and images of statutory births from 1855 to 1910 are available to view on this site so you should be in luck

One more question...sorry!...

am I able to order Marys birth certificate from GRO or not, because of it being in Scotland I mean?

Thanks again.

Thank you all.

I'll have a look at the Scotland site. Ann - I'm not sure what I can do with your information actually but I'll file it with Marys stuff, 'just in case'!

Thanks again everyone.