Mary Elizabeth (Keegan) McIver (1894 - 1957)

Born 24 Jul 1894 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Edward McIver — married 1914 in Our Lady, Eldon Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Died 7 Jul 1957 at age 62 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary was born in 1894^[1]. She was the daughter of James Keegan and Mary Elizabeth Nolan.

She was baptised on 22 August 1894 at St Phillip, Salford, Lancashire, England^[2].

England and Wales Census, 1901: Living with her parents and two siblings in Burlington Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. Aged 6.

Her father died some time before 1911. Mary was aged 16 in 1911, living with her widowed mother Mary and four siblings Ann, Henry, Martha and John at 124 Burlington Street Liverpool, Liverpool, Lancashire.

Occupation: Brush Fibre Dresser - Brush Making

She married Edward McIver on 22 August 1914 at Our Lady of Reconciliation de La Salette, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^[3]. Edward was living at 28 Cockspur Street at the time; Mary was living of 124 Burlington Street. The witnesses were Catherine Blackburn and John McIver.

They went on to have 14 children.

In the 1939 England and Wales Register Mary (aged 45) was living with her husband Edward (aged 47) and their seven children at 15a Owen House, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.^[4]

Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties

Sadly one of their sons, Edward was killed in the 2nd World War. Another son Joseph passed away in 1950 at the age of 22.

She passed away in 1957 at the age of 62 and was buried on 11 July 1957 at Ford Cemetery, Ford, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England^[5]. Plot: AM 193

Inscription:

SWEET JESUS

HAVING MERCY ON THE SOULS OF

MARY ELIZABETH McIVER (CISSY)

A DEVOTED MOTHER

WHO DIED JULY 7TH 1957, AGED 62 YEARS

ALSO HER HUSBAND EDWARD

WHO DIED FEB 24TH 1959, AGED 67 YEARS

AND THEIR SONS

JOSEPH, WHO DIED FEB 14TH 1950, AGED 22

EDWARD, KILLED NOV 2ND 1943, AGED 25 YEARS

WE HAVE LOVED THEM IN LIFE,

LET US NOT FORGET THEM IN DEATH

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F9R-KR1 : 1 October 2014), Mary Elizabeth Keegan, 1894; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMRF-NVC : 9 March 2021), Mary Elizabeth Keegan, 22 Aug 1894, Christening; citing St Phillip, Salford, Lancashire, England, Manchester Central Library, England; FHL microfilm 1,408,660.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:268X-M5C : accessed 10 September 2015), Edward Mciver and null, 1914; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
4. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register for Mary McIver The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/4412B. Ancestry.com. 1939 England and Wales Register [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Accessed on ancestry.com, Aug 2021.
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5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87762613/mary-elizabeth-mciver), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth “Cissy” Keegan McIver (24 Jul 1895–7 Jul 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87762613, citing Ford Cemetery, Ford, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England ; Maintained by Christine Dover (contributor 47124321) .

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9VW-78R : 21 May 2019), Mary Eliz Keegan in household of James Keegan, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Martin subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWR5-L1L : 30 April 2019), Mary Elizabeth Keegan in household of Mary Keegan, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.