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Teresa

Teresa Report 8 Apr 2010 10:40

I have just received the marriage cert of my paternal grandparents.My grandmother i thought was born Daisy Parkinson,she married a Mckinnon,then my grandfather.The marriage cert says Daisy Parkinson widow,father's name John Flanaghan !!!
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated
Regards Teresa

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 8 Apr 2010 10:45

When you say

The marriage cert says Daisy Parkinson widow,father's name John Flanaghan !!!

Who is the widow? or, did you mean to say Birth Certificate?

Teresa

Teresa Report 8 Apr 2010 10:49

Sorry not making myself very clear,it's the section condition,he is stated as bachelor she widow.

Kathryn

Kathryn Report 8 Apr 2010 10:51

There could be a couple of things here. She obviously married Mr Parkinson before your grandfather, but she might or might not have been born Flanaghan, and she may or may not have also married Mr McKinnon prior to Mr Parkinson. It may be that her own mother was widowed and remarried a Mr Flanaghan so that Daisy put him on her marriage certificate. What you really need to do is find the first marriage cert (Daisy to Mr Parkinson) and see what that says.

Kate x

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 8 Apr 2010 10:53

Sorry I wasn't all there either.

So on that basis she was born Daisy Flanagan and at some time had married a Mr Parkinson, who had died. If you could post some dates and locations then someone will have a look.

Chrissie2394

Chrissie2394 Report 8 Apr 2010 10:54

What year did Daisy marriage Mr Mckinnon and what was her age at that time.

Chris

Teresa

Teresa Report 8 Apr 2010 11:09

There is a marriage between Daisy Parkinson and Gordon Mckinnon dec

1905 when i think she would have been about 19

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 Apr 2010 11:26

Is this the marriage?

England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005
about Daisy Parkinson
Name: Daisy Parkinson
Spouse Surname: Simpson
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1931
Registration district: Coventry
Registration county (inferred): Warwickshire
Volume Number: 6d
Page Number: 2067
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

Rose

K

K Report 8 Apr 2010 11:31

Her 1905 marriage?

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1905 (>99%)
ARNOLD Annie Edith Paddington 1a 206
BARNES William Henry Paddington 1a 206
..McKINNON Gordon Livingstone Paddington 1a 206
...PARKINSON Daisy Paddington 1a 206

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 Apr 2010 11:32

If she married a McKinnon before she married your grandfather, you should be looking for a marriage for a Daisy McKinnon.

Rose

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 Apr 2010 11:33

Are you saying she was 45 when she married and then went on to have your dad?

Rose

Teresa

Teresa Report 8 Apr 2010 11:45

My father was born in 1926 she married my grandfather in 1931,two months before my uncle was born.
Yes that is the marriage in Coventry.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 8 Apr 2010 13:01

Could she have come from Ireland and first married there.

You havnt put her age in 1931.

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 8 Apr 2010 18:15

What does your uncles birth cert have for the mother's maiden name?

Christine

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 8 Apr 2010 20:06

Teresa,

Going from your other thread it would appear Daisy was still married when she married in 1931. She wasn't a widow at all because her first husband didn't die until 1940. Might explain why she moved to the Midlands and used her maiden name for her marriage.

http://www.genesreunited.co.za/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1211591

Someone posted the 1911 census details earlier but then deleted. Where is she listed as being born?

Rose

Teresa

Teresa Report 12 Apr 2010 15:37

I have sent for the marriage certificate of Daisy to Gordon Mckinnon to see if this helps solve my mystery !! I can't see how she could have been married before this one as she was only 20 in 1905.
If she is the Daisy Parkinson born in Bedford her father's name was john,so maybe the registrar at the marriage to my grandfather misheard Flanaghan for Parkinson !!!

Choccy

Choccy Report 12 Apr 2010 15:45


1911 -


MCKINNON, Gordon Head Married M 25 1886 Milk Carrier Colchester Essex
MCKINNON, Daisy Wife Married
5 years F 24 1887 Maidenhead
MCKINNON, Gladys Daughter F 4 1907 Shepherds Bush London
MCKINNON, Leonard Son M 3 1908 Shepherds Bush London
MCKINNON, Eileen Daughter F 1 1910 Shepherds Bush London

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RG number:
RG14 Piece:
257 Reference:
RG14PN257 RG78PN8 RD3 SD2 ED31 SN336

Registration District:
Fulham Sub District:
South Hammersmith EnumerationDistrict:
31 Parish:
Hammersmith

Address:
89 Sulgrave Road County:
London




Choccy

Choccy Report 12 Apr 2010 15:52


working backwards -


1901 England Census
Name: Daisy Parkinson
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Civil parish: Kensington
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Kensington
Sub-registration district: Kensington Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 62
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 253
Household Members: Name Age
Harry Copeman 30
Elizabeth M Copeman 29
Harry C Copeman 3
Ethel G Copeman 1
Daisy Parkinson 14




Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 30; Folio: 21; Page: 34.




Teresa

Teresa Report 12 Apr 2010 16:04

Thankyou Choccy but it's this birth I favour

1891 England Census

Name: Daisy Parkinson
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1886
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Mary
Gender: Female
Where born: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Civil parish: Watford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Watford
County/Island: Hertfordshire

Registration district: Watford
Sub-registration district: Watford

John Parkinson 42
Mary Parkinson 36
Annie Parkinson 10
Lily Parkinson 7
Daisy Parkinson 5
Violet Parkinson 3
May Parkinson 2/12


because after

Kay????

Kay???? Report 12 Apr 2010 16:05

Hi Teresa,

When did Daisy die and what age was given this may determine her age in 1905....