Margaret Finney was christened on 25 Dec 1839 at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Prescot, Lancashire. She was the daughter of James and Margaret Finney. Her father was a watch-maker of Eccleston.
By June 6th 1841, the family was living in Hackley Moss, Eccleston. Martha's father was a journeyman watch maker; her brother Thomas was an apprentice watch maker.
Research Notes
Census
1841: Hackley Moss, Eccleston
James Finney 40 Watch M J Y
Margret Finney 35 Y
Mary Finney 20 Y
Thomas Finney 15 Watch M Ap Y
Martha Finney 9 Y
George Finney 5 Y
Margret Finney 1 Y
Sources
Baptism: listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk - Margaret Finney. Register: Baptisms 1835 - 1842, Page 193, Entry 1544. Source: LDS Film 1657583
1841 census: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2G-RLD : 22 May 2019), George Finney in household of James Finney, Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Piece 516-06 folio 24 page 9
1851 census: "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGYX-HG5 : 12 September 2019), James Finney, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; citing Eccleston, Lancashire, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
1861 census: "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903525be9379091b15bdc29 : viewed 11 Jul 2022), James FINNEY, The Moss, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2746, Folio 76, Page 10, Schedule 49, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret: