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Hi Jess, No Mary Ann Collins married Mr Cunninham sometime between the 1891 cesus and the 1901. The child (Of brother Thomas that she cared for was born in 1929) This is info from Him that her husbands name was Cunningham. Betty

These are all the Mary's born 1873 +/- 1 in Blackhill who appear on 1901 census Mary Jane Agnew abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Sister Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary L Brown abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Consett Durham View Record Mary E Cassidy abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary Crawford abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Boarder Sunderland Durham View Record Mary Ann Doughty abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary Jane Forkin abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Consett Durham View Record Mary Frater abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Heaton Northumberland View Record Mary E Hall abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Tow Law Durham View Record Mary J Hall abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife South Shields Durham View Record Mary Hayward abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Benfieldside Durham Mary Kelly abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Middlesbrough Yorkshire View Record Mary Leetch abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Westgate Durham View Record Mary McEnaney abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Sister Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary A Morgan abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Consett Durham View Record Mary Ellen Murray abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary A Osman abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Consett Durham View Record Mary E Robson abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary Walker abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Servant Norton Yorkshire View Record Mary E Wheeler abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife East Denton Northumberland View Record Mary A Whittley abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Niece Consett Durham Mary Ann Woods abt 1873 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Benfieldside Durham No Collins, no Cunningham, no Wharton.......... Reg

So this is her brother Thomas in 1901 with his sister Bridget who has married John McCall. Thomas is not married yet so it must have been later in life that Mary took one of his children. Thomas Collins abt 1883 Blackhill, Durham, England Heworth Durham Bridget Mc Call abt 1876 Blackhill, Durham, England Wife Heworth Durham James Mc Call abt 1901 Windy Nook, Durham, England Heworth Durham John H Mc Call abt 1871 Windy Nook, Durham, England Head Heworth Durham William Mc Call abt 1898 Blackhill, Durham, England Heworth Durham Source information: RG13/4747 Registration district: Gateshead Sub-registration district: Heworth ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Folio: 61 Page: 36 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 219 Georgina.

Hi No Mary Ann only married once, this child is still alive, he lived with her fro birth until he was in his 20's, 1949/1950. She only married once. Betty

Am I right in thinking that you don't know whether the Mary Ann Collins who married William Farrar Wharton was your Mary Ann or a different one? So if your Mary Ann was married to somebody before she married Mr. Cunningham, her first married name could have been anything, really. It would help if we could find a birth for William Farrar Wharton, and then we might be able to find him on the 1901 and see if his wife could be your Mary Ann or not. But I can't see his birth (or his death) on FreeBMD... back if I find him some other way.... Kate.

Ranked Search Results - 1901 England Census View Record Bruce Cunningham abt 1897 Sunderland, Durham, England Son St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record Edith M Cunningham abt 1899 Southampton, Hampshire, England Daughter St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record George A Cunningham abt 1870 Sunderland, Durham, England Head St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record John J Cunningham abt 1900 Southampton, Hampshire, England Son St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record Mary Cunningham abt 1872 Sunderland, Durham, England Wife St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record William G Cunningham abt 1895 Sunderland, Durham, England Son St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record Agnes E Haswell abt 1870 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Boarder St Mary Extra Hampshire View Record Frederick S Haswell abt 1864 Sunderland, Durham, England Boarder St Mary Extra Hampshire any good June x

Hi georgina, Yes Mary Ann's sister married, have info on Bridget and family in 1901 census but no Mary Ann. Betty

Hi everyone, You see I had this 1901 census info on what i thought was mary Ann Collins and her husband but i have been told it was the wrong Mary Ann because she married a Mr Cunningham. 1901 Living St Marys Street, Boston Spa Frederick Wharton abt 1900 Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England Son Boston Spa Yorkshire Mary Wharton abt 1873 Sherburn Hill, Durham, England Wife Boston Spa Yorkshire William Wharton abt 1876 Boston Spa, Yorkshire England Head Boston Spa Yorkshire Betty Name different Mary instead of Mary Ann?

H everyone, Anyway thanks so much for all your help with Mary Ann, I will just have to keep trying, maybe some day I will find the information. Betty

Right, it's beginning to make sense now. Is Sherburn Hill in or near Blackhill? I'm afraid I know very little about Durham geography! If we can find THAT William Wharton's birth, perhaps we can find out if he was William Farrar Wharton or not. Kate.

Hi Georgina, I also have Thomas Collins (son) at home with parent in 1901 census and with sister Bridget and family as you found. 1901 View Record Margaret Collins abt 1882 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Benfieldside Durham View Record Mary A Collins abt 1858 Scotland Wife Benfieldside Durham View Record Michael Collins abt 1888 Blackhill, Durham, England Son Benfieldside Durham View Record Patrick Collins abt 1891 Blackhill, Durham, England Son Benfieldside Durham View Record Peter Collins abt 1872 Blackhill, Durham, England Son Benfieldside Durham View Record Phillip Collins abt 1874 Blackhill, Durham, England Son Benfieldside Durham View Record Teresa Collins abt 1893 Blackhill, Durham, England Daughter Benfieldside Durham View Record Thomas Collins abt 1844 Ireland Head Benfieldside Durham View Record Thomas Collins abt 1885 Blackhill, Durham, England Son Benfieldside Durham Betty

It does look as though the William Wharton you have found on the census might be the same one, because FreeBMD has a William F*s Wharton born Sep 1876 Wetherby, and Wetherby includes (or included) Boston Spa. But there isn't a pair of spectacles, so I shall have to look for the image on ancestry to see if it says Farrar. Back in a long while - unless somebody else can load the page quicker than me and check it? Kate.

But in the meantime, this is Yorkshire BMD's version of his name: Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1876 Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference WHARTON William Fara Boston Spa Leeds BSPA/4/44 Kate.

Hi Kate, It may be clear to you but to me the whole thing is as clear as mud. Sorry it's a Scottish expression! Betty

Betty you said earlier that Mary Ann only had 1 child who is still alive, can you tell us this childs name & year of birth. Georgina.

Betty, I never knew that 'clear as mud' was Scottish. We say it in England too! I have managed to load the Sep 1876 births index page now, and there is a birth for William Farra Wharton on there, district Wetherby, which includes Boston Spa. Volume 9a p 126. So this must be the William Wharton you have found on the 1901 census, and he did marry a Mary Ann Collins in Durham in 1900. But I still don't know whether Blackhill and Sherburn Hill are the same place? Anyway, if they are, then what I would do if I were you is get the William Farrar Wharton / Mary Ann Collins marriage certificate and see if Mary Ann's father's name matches your Mary Ann's father (or specify father's name as a checking point if you would rather). Then if it turns out to be her who married William, the info you have been given must be wrong in some way. Perhaps William died and she remarried to a Mr. Cunningham? Perhaps William changed his name to Cunningham? Kate.

Hi Georgina, No i don't know how many children Mary Ann had, the person I have the information from is her brother Thomas's child. Thomas's wife died after giving birth to her sixth child, husband couldn't cope and work so four of the children were cared for by his sister and brother wives. The child that went to Mary Ann wasn't born until 1929 his name was Michael Collins and he is 77 years olld now. it's him who gave me the informations that Mary Ann's husband had the surname Cunningham. Betty

Hi everyone, This Michael who gave me the information is also doing the Collins family tree. Do you think maybe he is trying to put me off the track or something so he can tell everyone in the family that he was first to complete the tree?? Would anyone really do such a thing? Betty

Betty maybe Mary Ann did marry William Wharton & he died during WW1, Mary could have then married a Cunningham before Michael Collins was born and he would have been none the wiser. Georgina.

Hi Georgina, Yes that may well have happened. Didn't think about that, with all the info coming in never thought about WW1. I will back up a bit and go over everything I have again, double check it and work from there. Thanks to everyone for all your help, you have all been great! Big thank you!!! Betty