Bridget (Burns) Mullen (abt. 1792 - 1872)

Born about 1792 in Ireland

Wife of Nathaniel Mullen Sr — married 1820 in County Sligo, Ireland

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1872 at about age 80 in Clyde, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland [uncertain]

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Biography

Bridget Burns was born about 1792 in Ireland, according to Census Records.^[1] According to her Death Record, Bridget was the daughter of Roger Burns and Ann Drury. Bridget Burns and Nathaniel Mullen were married about 1820 in Ireland. She died in 1872 in Glasgow, Scotland.^[2]

<Info added by Mary Anna Mullen, Aug 2015. Updated, June 2017.>

Sources

1. ↑ Census, see below
2. ↑ Death, see below

Birth

Birth Date: ABT 1792
Place: Ireland
Note: The 1851 census shows age as 60, b. about 1791; 1861 census age 67, b. about 1794; 1871 census age as 80, b. about 1790; death record shows age as 74, b. about 1798.

Source: 1871, Scotland Census; Civil Parish of St Enoch; Parliamentary Burgh of Glasgow; Royal Burgh of Glasgow; Vol 644-5, Book 22, Page 4; Lines 13, 17 Stockwell St

Source: 1872, Deaths in the District of Clyde, in the Burgh of Glasgow;
Bridget Mullen, age 72, d. June 28, 1872
Page 132, No. 394
Scotland General Records Office, online
www.scotlandspeople.gov.ok

Marriage

Husband: Nathaniel Mullen
Wife: Bridget Burns
Marriage Date: ABT 1820
Place: County Sligo, Ireland
Source: None found at this time.

Census - 1851

Date of Census: 31 MAR 1851
1851 Scotland Census
Source Information: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Event: name shown as Mallin/Mallen in Census
Parish Number: 793
Civil Parish: Kelso
Town: Kelso
County: Roxburghshire
Address: Roxburgh Street
ED: 7; Page: 6; Line: 1 to 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_202; Year: 1851.
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Household: [Last name shown as Mallen]
Mallen, Nathaniel, head, age 62, occupation: Chelsea Pensioner 27 yr; born Ireland (abt 1789)
Mallen, Bridget, wife, age 60; born Ireland (abt 1791)
Mallen, John, son, unmarried, age 25, occupation: Tailor Journeyman; born Ireland (abt 1826)
Mallen, Nathaniel, son, unmarried, age 23, occupation: unable to work, lame, born Ireland (abt 1828)
Mallen, Patrick, son, unmarried, age 21, occupation: railway labourer; born Ireland (abt 1830)
Mallen, Jane, daughter, married, age 19, occupation: servant at home; born Ireland (abt 1832)
Mallen, Thomas, son, unmarried, age 15, occupation: railway labourer; born Ireland (abt 1836)

Census - 1861

Date of Census: 7 APR 1861
1861 Scotland Census
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Place: Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Address: 144 Main Street
Source Citation -
Roll: CSSCT1861_113; Registration Number: 644/10; ED: 101; Page: 12; Lines: 11-14
Registration District: Hutchesontown
Civil Parish: Glasgow Gorbals
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 144 Main Street
Houshold Schedule Number: 62
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HOUSEHOLD:
Name: Nathaniel Mullen; Age: 69; Estimated birth year: abt 1792; Relationship: Head; Occupation: Chelsea Pensioner; Gender: Male; Where born: Ireland
Name: Bridget Mullen; Age: 67; Estimated birth year: abt 1794; Relationship: Wife; Gender: Female; Where born: Ireland
Name: John Mullen; Age: 27; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834; Relationship: Son (Child); Marital Status: not married; Gender: Male; Where born: Ireland; Occupation: Tailor
Name: Thomas Mullen; Age: 22; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839; Relationship: Son (Child); Marital Status: not married; Gender: Male; Where born: Ireland; Occupation: Brush Maker

Death

Death Date: 28 JUN 1872
Place: Clyde, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Address: 49 Princes Street, the home of her son, Nathaniel Jr.
Source: 1872, Deaths in the District of Clyde, in the Burgh of Glasgow
Scotland General Records Office, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.ok
Page 132, No. 394
Name: Bridget Mullen, age 72, d. June 28, 1872; widow of Nathaniel Mullen, Chelsea Pensioner
Father: Roger Burns, general merchant, deceased
Mother: Ann Drury, deceased
Cause of Death: old age, no medical attendant
Signature of Informant: Nathaniel Mullen, son, present
Residence at time of death: 49 Princes Street, Glasgow