Birth: Circa 1830
Father: Stephen Taylor
Mother: Unknown
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 13 November 1847 Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, UK
Husband: John Donnison c1825-1906
Death: February 1885 Monkwearmouth, Durham, UK
Burial: 1 March 1885 St Peter, Monkwearmouth, Durham, UK
Ann Donnison 1849-1849
Isabel Donnison [Grant] 1850-a1873
Margaret Donnison 1852-a1861
Elizabeth Ann Donnison [Dawson] 1854-1908
Mary Jane Donnison [Thirlaway] 1857-1910
John Donnison 1859-1929
Thomas Joseph Donnison 1861-1910
Dorothy Donnison [Cuthbertson] 1863-1946
Rebecca Donnison [Wallace] 1866-1929
Emma Donnison 1870-a1881
Edith Donnison [Ridley] 1872-1957
In the 1841 census as Margaret Taylor aged 12, no stated place of birth, a female servant living with William Graham (aged 36, not born in Durham, and a bottle maker), Isabella Graham (aged 25 and born in Durham - wife?), Elizabeth Graham (aged 5 and born in Durham - daughter?), and Isabella Graham (aged 3 months and born in Durham - daughter?) in the Chapelry of Heworth, Jarrow, Durham
Marriage of Margaret Taylor and John Donnison in FreeBMD in Tynemouth (25 492).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for Margaret Taylor, father Stephen Taylor, and John Donnison on 13 November 1847 at Tynemouth, Christ Church, Northumberland.
Entry in FreeReg for the marriage of Margaret Taylor spinster and John Donnison bachelor on 13 November 1847 at Christ Church, Tynemouth, Northumberland, witnesses Hannah McGaun and Andrew Armour, bride and both witnesses made their marks.
"Page 78 1847 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Tynemouth in the County of Northumberland [No.] 155 1847 November 13th John Donnison of full age [a] Bachelor [and] Chain-maker [of] this Parish [father] John Donnison [a] Tailor, [and] Margaret Taylor of full age [a] Spinster of this parish [father] Stephen Taylor [a] ?. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by Banns [he signed his name, she made her mark]".
Her daughter was baptised 8 May 1849 and buried 13 May 1849 at St Michael and All Angels, Bishopwearmouth.
Her daughter was baptised 30 June 1850 at St Michael and All Angels, Bishopwearmouth.
In the 1851 census as Margaret Donnison aged 21, born in Scotland, and living with her husband (John) and daughter (Isabella) at 42 Brougham Street, Bishopwearmouth, Durham. Another family lived at the same address.
Her daughter was baptised 17 September 1852 at St Michael and All Angels, Bishopwearmouth.
Her daughter was baptised 19 November 1854 at St. Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her daughter was baptised on 8 March 1857 at St. Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her son was registered in April-June 1859 in Sunderland.
In the 1861 census as Margaret Dormisbre (sic - in the index, original illegible) aged 31, born in Hetton, Durham (sic - on the original), and living with her husband (John), son (John) and three daughters (Elizabeth, Jesabel, Margaret and Mary Jane) at 125 Victor Street, Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham. Another family lived at the same address.
Her son was born 10 August 1861 and baptised 25 August 1861 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her daughter was born 18 August 1863 and baptised 6 Sep 1863 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her daughter was born 2 January 1866 and baptised 21 January 1866 at St Peter, Monkwearmouth.
Her daughter was baptised 6 May 1870 and baptised 28 March 1886 at St Cuthbert, Monkwearmouth, Durham.
In the 1871 census as Margaret Dennison (sic - in the index, Donnison on the original) aged 41, born in Scotland, and living with her husband (John), two sons (John and Thomas), three daughters (Dorothy, Emma and Rebecca) and a lodger (William Dargie aged 54, born in Scotland, widowed and no stated employment) in William Street St Peters, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Her daughter was born 13 August 1872 and registered in July-September 1872 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
In the 1881 census as Margaret Donnison aged 51, born in Scotland, and living with her husband (John), two sons (John and Thomas), and three daughters (Dorothy, Edith and Emma) at 35 Bottle House Street, Byker, Northumberland.
Death of Margaret Donnison in FreeBMD in January-March 1885 aged 54 in Sunderland (10A 331).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 for the burial of Margaret Donnison on 1 March 1885 in Monkwearmouth, Durham.
There are forty entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Margaret Taylor.
Margaret Taylor was the mother of Mary Jane Donnison, 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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