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I have come to abit of standstill and would appreciate any help.

My maternal grandmother is Mary Jane Mcquillan who married Peter Cullen in 1925 in Sunderland. I cannot seem to find her on any census or birth records. I would like to know who her parents are. I have a feeling that they may be North East based or possibly came over from Ireland.

Thanks, Vickie

Her marriage cert will have her father's name and occupation

Marriages Jun 1925 (>99%)
Mcquillan Mary J Cullen Sunderland 10a 1333

Do you know when she was born?

Mary Jane McQuillan
Birth: abt 1895 - South Shields, Durham, England
Residence: 2 Apr 1911 - South Shields, Durham, England
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Mary Jane McQuillan
Birth: abt 1903 - County Durham, England
Residence: 2 Apr 1911 - Southwick, Durham, England

This looks like the Southwick one that Thelma found but you need the marriage cert with her father's name and her age

1911

MCGUILLAN, Patrick Head Married M 38 1873 Shipyard Riveter County Durham VIEW
MCGUILLAN, Jane Wife Married13 years F 38 1873 County Durham VIEW
MCGUILLAN, Joseph Son M 11 1900 County Durham VIEW
MCGUILLAN, Mary Jane Daughter F 8 1903 County Durham VIEW
MCGUILLAN, James Son M 1 1910 County Durham VIEW

RG number: RG14

Piece: 30241

Reference: RG14PN30241 RG78PN1743 RD555 SD4 ED7 SN355

Registration District: Sunderland

Sub District: Southwick

Enumeration District: 7

Parish: Southwick

Address: 8 William Street Southwick on Wear

County: Durham

Until you purchase the marriage cert, you can only guess about when she was born...........

.......unless you know when she died?

There is someone with the above Mary Jane McQuillan in their tree - might be worth contacting them. Use 'search trees' above.
Jan

She was born in 1903 and died in 1947 (my mother was born in1940 and says she was 7 when her mother died) but i dont seem to be able to find her death certificate either.

How do i get her marriage certificate??

Vickie

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Vickie - the above link is where you order certificates from GRO. They cost £9.25

The marriage details Potty posted above are all you need.

Thank you x

Vickie

When you ask for help, it is vital that you tell us all you know, so that we aren't having to guess

Where have you looked in your search for her death?

It is on freebmd

Deaths Sep 1946 (>99%)
Cullen Mary J 43 Newcastle T. 1b 146

You can now look on freebmd for the marriage of her parents - as you have confirmed that the 1911 census info is for the right person

1901

Name: Patrick McQuillen
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Jane McQuillen
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil parish: Hebburn
Ecclesiastical parish: Hebburn St Cuthbert
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: South Shields
Sub-registration district: Jarrow
ED, institution, or vessel: 35
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 67
Piece: 4744
Folio: 93
Page Number: 11
Household Members:
Name Age
Patrick McQuillen 28
Jane McQuillen 28 born Ireland
Joseph McQuillen 1
James Hartly 50 Boarder

1881


Name: Patrick Mc Quillen
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Patrick Mc Quillen
Mother's name: Mary Mc Quillen
Gender: Male
Where born: Sland, Durham, England
Civil parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address: 11 Cornwall St

Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 15a
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4990
Folio: 83
Page Number: 70
Household Members:
Name Age
Patrick Mc Quillen 45
Mary Mc Quillen 38
John Mc Quillen 19
James Mc Quillen 18
Margaret Mc Quillen 13
Patrick Mc Quillen 7
William Mc Quillen 11

Hi Reggie

I did find her death as 1946 in Newcastle. I am using the search engines on GR and googling as well. One of the posts above seems accurate its just the surname is "Mcguillan" on one of the posts from earlier which i suppose could look like "Mcquillan when wrote on a cemsus form. I would like her mothers maiden name. My mother who is Mary Jane Mcquillans daughter has Dementia so i cant ask her for any info regarding her family, plus she was made an orphan at 7 and was sent to live with relatives in Sunderland.

Use freebmd - not GR - for bmd research from 1837 to approx 1950

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

You can see from 1911 that they say they have been married for 13 years, so the marriage (if it took place in England) will be easy to pinpoint.

In the search boxes on freebmd, enter his names - and her forename - and click 'find'

The 1911 census info is probably just mis-transcribed.

Bear in mind that the transcribers have had to deal with what may often be poor writing, or blurred images etc etc. And, as people didn't always know how their names should be spelled, the enumerator recorded what he 'heard'.

However, having checked the image for 1911, I can see no excuse for the FMP transcriber's erroneous recording of the name. Have advised them of the need to amend the record.

Also, in 1911, they state that there have been 6 children born during the marriage - 3 of whom have died.

If they didn't marry in Co Durham, the only way to find MMN will be to obtain Mary's birth cert