Margaret Lucas was born in about 1861 in Killyliss, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland. Her parents were William Lucas and Eliza Myers.
She married Robert Jenkinson in Dunnagon, co Tyrone, Ireland on 11 Feb 1882. He was 35 years old, a bachelor and a farmer, also from Co Tyrone. She was 21 years old and a spinster.[1]
The couple had at least 8 children:
William Jenkinson 1883–
Martha Jane Jenkinson 1885–1968
Sarah Elizabeth Jenkinson 1889–1986
Olivia Jenkinson 1891–1983
Ann Mary Jenkinson 1895–1989
Robert Jenkinson 1895–
William L Jenkinson 1897–
John Cumberland Jenkinson 1900–1976
In 1901 they were recorded in the 1901 England census while living at
Coash (Bernagh, Tyrone), Ireland. [2]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Robert Jenkinson
Head of Family
Male
55
Co Tyrone
Maggie Jenkinson
Wife
Female
40
Co Tyrone
William Jenkinson
Son
Male
18
Co Tyrone
Martha J Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
16
Co Tyrone
Robert L Jenkinson
Son
Male
14
Co Tyrone
Lizzie Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
11
Co Tyrone
Oliva Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
9
Co Tyrone
Anna Mary Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
5
Co Tyrone
John Cumberland Jenkinson
Son
Male
1
Co Tyrone
In 1911 she was recorded as Maggie Jenkinson, 50 years old and part of the Church of Ireland. They still lived on their farm in Coash (Bernagh, Tyrone), Ireland.[3]
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Robert Jenkinson
Head of Family
Male
69
Co Tyrone
Maggie Jenkinson
Wife
Female
50
Co Tyrone
Olivia Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
19
Co Tyrone
Minnie Jenkinson
Daughter
Female
15
Co Tyrone
John Jenkinson
Son
Male
11
Co Tyrone
Her date of death is currently unknown, but it's likely she passed away at their farm in Ireland.
searched civil records, FS and Ancestry for her death record with no results. There was a 72 year old who died in 1918, but her husband was Thomas Jenkinson.
child, Sarah, marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-PSV7 : 13 March 2018), Margaret Lucas in entry for Joseph M Dyer and Sarah E Jenkinson, 16 Sep 1913; citing Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. father: Robert Jenkinson; mother: Margaret Lucas
Sources
↑Marriage: "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FYW3-TWG : 9 March 2018), Marriages entry for Margaret Lucas; citing Dungannon, Jan - Mar 1882, vol. 1, p. 637, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,254.view image of marriage record, accessed on 29 Jan 2021
↑Residence:"Ireland Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBT-KFW6 : 30 January 2019), Maggie Jenkinson in household of Robert Jenkinson, Bernagh, County Tyrone, Ireland; citing Census, Bernagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, 0000567571, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast. view census link accessed on 29 Jan 2021
↑Residence: "Ireland Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QY21-VGT2 : 27 December 2018), Maggie Jenkinson in entry for Robert Jenkinson, 1911; citing Bernagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, Census, National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
Margaret was born "at sea" about 1843, the daughter of John and Idabella Carroll.
"Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8CB-FVR : 4 November 2020), Margaret Lucas, 13 May 1874; citing Death, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, various city archives, Rhode Island; FHL microfilm 2,022,881.