Mary Jane (Oliver) Menzies (1852 - 1940)

Born Apr 1852 in Bedlington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Alexander Menzies — married 11 Nov 1872 in Christ Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1940 at about age 88 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Mary (Oliver) Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Mary (Oliver) Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth

Mary Jane Oliver was born in Apr 1852 at Bedlington, Northumberland, England. She was the daughter of Ralph Oliver (1814–1881) and Elizabeth Surtees (1816–1858).

Marriage

Mary Jane Oliver married Alexander Menzies on 11 Nov 1872 at Christ Church, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England.^[1]

Residences

• 1861 ^[2]- Market Place, Bedlington, Durham, Bedlington, Northumberland, England. Relationship to Head of House: Daughter. Occupation: Scholar. Father was a Blacksmith. She was living with her parents and 2 siblings; Ralph 6 and Elizabeth 4. Also 1 employed Blacksmith and 1 employed B/S app.
• 1881 ^[3]- High Street, Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband Alexander and 2 sons; George Thomas 5 and John William 2.
• 1891 ^[4]- High Street, Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Relationship to Head of House: Wife. Living with husband Alexander and 3 children; George T 18, John W 10 and Alexander O 7.
• 1901 ^[5]- 44 Stannington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Heaton Parish, Northumberland, England. Head of House. Widow. Living off Private Means, with 2 children; John W 22 Draper/Tailor and Alexander O 17 Clerk Shipbuilders Office.
• 1911 ^[6]- 81 Cleave Road, Gillingham, Kent, England. Relationship to Head of House: Mother. Widow. Living with son Alex O 26 and wife Rose 26 and their 2 children; Kathleen P 2 and Leslie 6 months.
• 1939 ^[7]- 1 Fenwick Grove, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. Widow. Living off Private Means.

Death and Burial

Mary Jane Oliver Menzies died on 1 Apr 1940 at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.^[8] She was buried at the St Cuthbert Churchyard Cemetery, Bedlington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.^[9] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210439894/mary-oliver

Sources

1. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973. Original data: England, Marriages, 1538–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film No: 1469116. Ref. ID: Item 2, Page 158.
2. ↑ 1861 England Census. Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3872; Folio: 44; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543199.
3. ↑ 1881 Scotland Census. Parish: Rosskeen; ED: 7; Page: 16; Line: 3; Roll: cssct1881_20.
4. ↑ 1891 Scotland Census. Parish: Rosskeen; ED: 7; Page: 29; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1891_21.
5. ↑ 1901 England Census. Class: RG13; Piece: 4794; Folio: 20; Page: 31.
6. ↑ 1911 England Census. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911.
7. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register. The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2982i.
8. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007. General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10b; Page: 152.
9. ↑ UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current. Find a Grave, database and images: accessed April 2, 2024), memorial page for Mary Oliver (unknown–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 210439894, citing St. Cuthbert Churchyard, Bedlington, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England; Maintained by Thomas Hunter Brown (contributor 48776195). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210439894/mary-oliver.

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research and contact with the Menzies family.

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