Mary Meegan (Griffin) McLoughlin (1875 - 1958)

Born 1875 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William McLoughlin — married 1897 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1958 at about age 83 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Mary Meegan was born in Leeds, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, in 1875.^[1] Mary's parents were James Meegan, a Labourer, and Joanna Griffin, a Weaver.^[2][3]

Whilst Mary was known as Mary Meegan her birth name was Mary Meegan Griffin. This is because her parents, James and Joanna, were unmarried at the time of her birth, so her father's surname was used as her middle name and she was given her mother's surname. Her parents married five years later, and Mary's name probably changed at this time.

Mary was second generation English, and specifically Leeds born, on both her mother's and father's sides of the family, as both of her parents were Leeds born children of Irish migrants.

In 1881 Mary was 6 years old, a school student, and living at 20 Hope Street, in North Leeds, Leeds, with her father, James, who was 27 years old and a Labourer, and her mother, Joanna, who was 26 years old and a Weaver.^[4]

In 1958 Mary was still living in Leeds, and she passed away that year when she was 83 years old.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record of Mary Meegan Griffin, April-June 1875, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. From 'England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008', Volume: 9B, Page: 476, Line Number: 321, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X8B-36N, retrieved 24 May 2015.
2. ↑ 1881 England Census, Class: RG 11, Piece: 4516, Folio: 117, Page Number: 21, 20 Hope Street, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [Head: James Meegan, 27 (c1854), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England; Wife: Annie Meegan, 26 (c1855), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England; Daughter: Mary Meegan, 6 (c1875), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.]
3. ↑ Marriage Record of James Meegan and Joanna Griffen, July-September 1880, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. From 'England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005', Volume: 9B, Page: 681, Line Number: 116, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DRZ-5XJ, retrieved 3 November 2015.
4. ↑ 1881 England Census, Class: RG 11, Piece: 4516, Folio: 117, Page Number: 21, 20 Hope Street, North Leeds, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. [Head: James Meegan, 27 (c1854), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England; Wife: Annie Meegan, 26 (c1855), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England; Daughter: Mary Meegan, 6 (c1875), Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.]
5. ↑ Death Record of Mary McLoughlin, April-June 1958, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, Age: 83, Estimated Birth Year: 1875. From 'England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007', Volume: 2C, Page: 400, Line Number: 58, FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC8-VZQ3, retrieved 3 November 2015.