Birth: January-March 1857 Monkwearmouth, Durham, UK
Father: John Donnison c1825-1906
Mother: Margaret Taylor c1830-1885
Christening: 8 March 1857 St. Peter, Monkwearmouth, Durham, UK
Marriage: 10 February 1878 St Edmund, Gateshead, Durham, UK
Husband: of John James Thirlow (Thirlaway) 1853-1935
Death: April-June 1910 Ripon, Yorkshire, UK
Sarah Ann Thirlaway 1878-1903
Margaret Donnison Thirlaway 1883-1883
John James Thirlaway 1884-a1915
Birth of Mary Jane Donnison in FreeBMD in January-March 1857 in Sunderland (10A 424).
Two entries in Ancestry in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for the baptism of Mary Jane Donnison on 8 March 1857 at St. Peter's, in one, Monk-Wearmouth, Durham, parents John and Margaret Donnison. "Page 278 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Monkwmouth in the County of Durham in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and 57 [...] 1857 March 8 No. 2218 Mary Jane [parents] John [a] Blacksmith [and] Margt Donnison".
Her brother was registered in April-June 1859 in Sunderland.
In the 1861 census as Mary Jane Dormisbre (sic - in the index, original illegible) aged 4, born in Monkth, Durham, and living with her parents (John and Margaret), brother (John) and three sisters (Elizabeth, Jesabel and Margaret) at 125 Victor Street Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham. Another family lived at the same address.
Her brother was born 10 August 1861 and baptised 25 August 1861 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth, Durham.
Her sister was born 18 August 1863 and baptised 6 Sep 1863 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her sister was born 2 January 1866 and baptised 21 January 1866 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her sister was baptised 6 May 1870 and baptised 28 March 1886 at St Cuthbert, Monkwearmouth.
In the 1871 census as Mary Donneson (sic - in the index, Donnison on the original) aged 18 (sic - on the original), born in Monkwearmouth, Durham, and a sevant living with William Stoshard (sic - Stothard aged 60, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham and an inn keeper), his wife (Mary aged 60 and born in Monkwearmouth, Durham), his son (Thomas aged 31, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham, single and a barman), his daughter (Mary Ann Ryder aged 36, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham and married), his grandson (William S Ryder aged 4 and born in Monkwearmouth, Durham), two granddaughters (Elizabeth aged 2 and Margaret J Ryder aged 6, both born in Monkwearmouth, Durham) and another servant (Mary A Hayson aged 23, single and born in Monkwearmouth, Durham) at the Lookout Inn, 35/6 Millum Terrace, Monk Wearmouth Shore, Durham.
Marriage of Mary Jane Donnison and John James Thirlaway in FreeBMD in January-March 1878 in Gateshead (10A 796).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for Mary Jane Donnison aged 20, single, father John Donnison, and John James Thirlaway on 10 February 1878 at St Edmund's, Gateshead, Durham.
Her daughter was born in Carr Hill, Gateshead and registered in October-December 1878 in Gateshead.
In the 1881 census as Mary J Thirlway aged 24, born in Monkwearmouth, Durham, and living with her husband (John J) and daughter (Sarah A) at 9 Durham Place, Heworth, Durham. Her parents-in-law and brother-in-law were living at the same address.
Her daughter was registered and died in July-September 1883 in Gateshead.
Her son was registered in October-December 1884 in Gateshead.
She separated from her husband before the 1891 census.
In the 1891 census as Mary Thirlwell aged 36, born in Sunderland, Durham, married and a servant living with L Wrightson (aged 26, born in Sunderland, Durham, single and a lodging house keeper), and two boarders (James Easthope aged 29 and born in Padstow, Cornwall, single and a surveror to Lloyds, and E B Nichols aged 31, born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, widowed and a Lloyds surveyor) at 5 Bedes Terrace, Bishop Wearmouth, Durham,
I cannot locate her in the 1901 census.
Death of Mary Jane Thirlway in FreeBMD in April-June 1910 aged 53 in Ripon (9A 55).
There are nineteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Mary Jane Donnison.
Mary Jane Donnison was the wife of John James Thirlow husband of Alice Johnston, first cousin once removed of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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