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Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 31 Send Message	Valerie	Report	2 Jun 2011 20:39
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 31 Send Message	I am trying to find John Murning born 1842 and his wife Elizabeth born 1845. They came to Maryport, Cumberland after they were married and then to Millom, Cumberland. I would like to know where they were born and married and Elizabeths maiden name
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	2 Jun 2011 20:53
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	Could this be John in 1911? LECK, Sarah Head Widow F 39 1872 Home Housework Cumberland Maryport LECK, Mary Eleanor Daughter Single F 17 1894 Bakeress Millon Cumbd >>MOURNING, John Lodger Widower M 70 1841 Locomotive Driver Newtonatds Codam Ireland Resident Registration District: Bootle Sub District: Bootle Enumeration District: 9 Parish: Millom Address: 40 Market Street Millom County: Cumberland Think birthplace should read Newtonards, Co Down
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	2 Jun 2011 20:56
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	1901, same spelling: MOURNING, John Head Married M 59 1842 Stationary Engine Driver Ireland MOURNING, Elizabeth Wife Married F 56 1845 Ireland MOURNING, John Son Single M 26 1875 Stoker Railway Engine Maryport Cumberland MOURNING, James Son Single M 24 1877 Boiler Cleaner Maryport Cumberland LECK, Robert Son-In-Law Married M 35 1866 General Labourer Crosthwaite Cumberland LECK, Sarah Daughter Married F 29 1872 Maryport Cumberland LECK, Mary E Grand Daughter Single F 7 1894 Millom Cumberland Registration District: Bootle Sub District: Bootle Enumeration District: 7 Ecclesiastical Parish: Millom St Georges Civil Parish: Millom Municipal Borough: Address: 69, Newton Street, Millom County: Cumberland No further detail on Ireland.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	2 Jun 2011 20:56
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18 042 Send Message	The birth certificate of one of the children will give mother's maiden name. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: James Mourning Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1876 Registration district: Cockermouth Inferred County: Cumbria, Cumberland Volume: 10b Page: 610
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13 276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	2 Jun 2011 20:59
	1901 England Census about Elizabeth Mourning Name: Elizabeth Mourning Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: John Mourning Gender: Female Where born: Ireland Civil parish: Millom Ecclesiastical parish: Millom St George County/Island: Cumberland Country: England Street Address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Bootle (Cumberland) Sub-registration district: Bootle ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 175 Piece: 4900 Folio: 83 Page Number: 29 Household Members: Name Age John Mourning 59 Elizabeth Mourning 56 John Mourning 26 James Mourning 24 Robert Leck 35 Sarah Leck 29 Mary E Leck 7 View Original Record View original image
	Researching: For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 549 Send Message	Catherine	Report	2 Jun 2011 21:01
	Name: John Murning Age: 12 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Murning Gender: Male Where born: Ireland Civil parish: Millom County/Island: Cumberland Country: England Street Address: 137 Newton St Condition as to marriage: Married Education: Employment status: View image Occupation: Engine Driver In Works Registration district: Bootle Sub-registration district: Bootle ED, institution, or vessel: 5b Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 5196 Folio: 98 Page Number: 31 Household Members: Name Age John Murning 12 Elizabeth Murning 38 Patrick Murning 19 Margaret Murning 14 Mary Murning 12 William Murning 9 Sarah Murning 8 John Murning 6 Jane Murning 4 Selina Murning 2 Catherine
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 549 Send Message	Catherine	Report	2 Jun 2011 21:04
	Marriage - Marriages Dec 1859 (>99%) Magarry Elizabeth Whitehaven 10B 799 Scan available - click Murnian John Whitehaven 10b 799 Scan available - click to Catherine

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