Dave's Family History
Margaret MONROE
1848 - 1927 (78 years)
Generation: 1
1. Margaret MONROE was born between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England; was christened on 3 Sep 1848 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England (daughter of Abraham MONROE and Bridget ATKINSON); died between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927 in Bootle, Cumberland, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Margaret Munroe
- Name: Margaret Munrow
- Reference Number: S 0025c
- Census: 31 Mar 1901, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England; : 48y; Address: Hawes
- Census: 2 Apr 1911, Kirkby in Furness, Lancashire, England; : 63y; Address: Far Houses
- Census: 19 Jun 1921, Ulpha, Bootle, Cumberland, England; : 72y 10m; Address: 6 Gunson's Almshouses
Notes:
Marriage certificate ordered 18/07/2022
Birth:
As Munroe
As Monrow
Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Farmer (Employer) - This seems to be at odds with his other occupations.
Has brother, William Monroe living with them.
Census:
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Married: 14 years
No children (for this marriage)
Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widow
Margaret married John SIMPSON on 1 May 1897 in Kirkby in Furness, Lancashire, England. John (son of Unknown [SIMPSON] and Bridget SIMPSON) was born on 28 Apr 1851 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England; was christened on 28 Apr 1851 in Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England; died between Jan 1912 and Mar 1912 in Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England; was buried on 7 Feb 1912 in Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
He is living in Soutergate and she is living at Bank House, less than a mile away.
He is a widower and she is a spinster.
Still no father's name so it seems as though he might have been unaware of who his father was.
2. Abraham MONROE died in 1878. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: S 0876a
Notes:
UNCONFIRMED
Abraham married Bridget ATKINSON in 1828 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Bridget ATKINSON Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: S 0876b
Notes:
UNCONFIRMED
Children:
- William MONROE was born about 1829 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England.
- 1. Margaret MONROE was born between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England; was christened on 3 Sep 1848 in Whitbeck, Cumberland, England; died between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927 in Bootle, Cumberland, England.