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Im baffled. I need assistance if possible. I have got back to 1822 with my Great, great great grandma Margaret Lynch. It says she was married to Michael Lynch who i think was born about 1836. However, he doesnt actually appear on any records until about 1871 when he married. It says he was born in cumberland but i cannot locate him, is it possible that a man would take his partners surname for some reason. He seems a lot younger than his wife. I also think they live at 13 Front Row (pit houses in w\haven) but this may have already beeen HER childhood home.......it seems weird that i can't find him prior to his marriage even though it says he was born here......

?? Living New |House Front Row

1841 England Census

Name: Michael Linchey
[Michael Lynch]
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Gender: Male
Where born: Cumberland, England

Civil parish: St Bees
Hundred: Allerdale above Derwent
County/Island: Cumberland

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: St Bees

James Linchey 12
John Linchey 8
Michael Linchey 7

1861??

1861 England Census
about Michael Linchey Name: Michael Linchey
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margret Linchey
Gender: Male
Where born: Preston Quarter, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Preston Quarter
Ecclesiastical parish: Mount Pleasant
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: St Bees
ED, institution, or vessel: 12
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 90
Piece: 3950
Folio: 53
Page Number: 20
Household Members: Name Age
Michael Linchey 26
Margret Linchey 39
Ann Linchey 2
James Linchey 1
Margret Fox 16


Andy

1851 England Census

Name: Michel Finna
[Michel Lynch]
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Lodger
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Cum, Whitehav

Civil parish: Preston Quarter
Ecclesiastical parish: Mount Pleasant
County/Island: Cumberland

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: St Bees

Mary Jonson 71
Mary Mells 44
Susan Janson 27
James Lench 60
John Finna 18
Michel Finna 16
Mary Mells 18
Elizabeth Mells 8 MO

1861 England Census

Name: Michael Linchey
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Margret Linchey
Gender: Male
Where born: Preston Quarter, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Preston Quarter
Ecclesiastical parish: Mount Pleasant
County/Island: Cumberland

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: St Bees
ED, institution, or vessel: 12

Michael Linchey 26
Margret Linchey 39
Ann Linchey 2
James Linchey 1
Margret Fox 16

Marriage?

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Marriages Mar 1857 (>99%)
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Foy Margaret Whitehaven 10b 638
Linchey Michael Whitehaven 10b 638


Andy

Could this be their marriage? Why did you think her maiden name was Lynch?

Marriages Mar 1857 (>99%)
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Foy Margaret Whitehaven 10b 638
Linchey Michael Whitehaven 10b 638

Edit: Oops, should have refreshed the page first!

The name is Lynch on the original 1871, probably enumerator error:

LYNCH, Michael Head M 35 1836 Cumberland < Coal Miner
LYNCH, Margeret Wife F 48 1823 Cumberland
LYNCH, Thomas B Son M 9 1862 Cumberland
LYNCH, John Son M 8 1863 Cumberland
LYNCH, Sarah Ann Daughter F 6 1865 Cumberland
LYNCH, Betsy Daughter F 3 1868 Cumberland
MCEWAN, John Boarder M 24 1847 Isle of Man
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Registration District: Whitehaven
Civil Parish: Preston Quarter

Address: Front Row, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven County: Cumberland

** All born Whitehaven

EDIT: Name is also Lynch on 1881, so perhaps they changed it.

On the 61 census Margaret Foy (mistranscribed Fox) is a stepdaughter. Was Margaret Sr. previously married or was Margaret Foy an illegitimate child?

is this Margaret Foy with mother Margaret?

1851 England Census
about Margaret Foy Name: Margaret Foy
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Margret Foy
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Cum, Whitehav

Civil parish: Preston Quarter
Ecclesiastical parish: Mount Pleasant
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England
Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: St Bees
ED, institution, or vessel: 2d
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 135
Piece: 2437
Folio: 110
Page Number: 32
Household Members: Name Age
Margret Foy 19
Margaret Foy 6
Rebecca Thompson 34
Mary Thompson 79

Margaret Sr. is married, a schoolmistress. I believe her age is 29 not 19. The Thompsons are lodgers.

Thanks to everyone who has helped here im replying this way to all becuase my PC is playing up and keeps going off. So the name"LINCHEY" do you think it is a common name - Marieceleste says its an enumerator error - is this the best way to go , and keep researching LYNCH.....? thanks again to all of you, it would literally be impossible without you and again sorry for replying to all if this is the incorrect thing to do.

Kerry - I'd originally thought it was enumerator error, but at the bottom of that post I'd put an Edit that they were also using the name Lynch on the 1881 census so it's possible they changed their name slightly.

Just a daft thought, BUT - what if they'd said to the enumerator that the name was Lynch "with a Y" and the enumerator wrote Linch with Y on the end?

Bear in mind that literacy wasn't great and a lot of people didn't know how to spell, hence all the variations we get in names.

MarieCeleste - That makes a lot of sense to me thank you!! I will probably be back with more Questions, I find it difficult to get my head round things. Michael Lynch (Linchey) is a lot younger than his wife, Margaret Foy (or fox) they have a stepdaughter also called Margaret - so not sure if Margaret was married before - it says that the step-daughter was born in Manchester.....which complicates things a bit.

When you say there's no record of him, I presume you checked the 3 Whitehaven parishes. Maybe you should check the register for Mount Pleasnt parish too. What religion is he based on the 1871 marr. Note a rego office marr could well indicate you need to check RC parish records.