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McKenna Family

HogsBellyFarm

HogsBellyFarm

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I'm trying to discover more about a lady named Annie McKenna, who lived with her husband Peter at 176 Bromsgrove Street until her death in 1938. I have that year of death and the entries for the 1911 and 1921 census, but nothing else. Try as I might, I cannot trace the marriage or, what would be the holy grail for me, her maiden name.

If any of you lovely forum folk have ideas for lines of enquiry I would be most greateful.

Many thanks in anticipation.
 
hi hogsbelly farm...looking at the 1911 census for annie and peter they do not put how many years married...there is just a question mark..on the 39 eve of war register peter is down as a widow and he died in 1950..his probate leaves £4284 to a william stratford hairdresser. you most likely have all this info but back to annie...so far i cant find a marriage for her and peter...i will keep looking but it could be as was the case a lot back then they just said they were married

lyn
 
Is she not Annie Masters, marrying Peter in 1906/7 reg. Aston.

There is a Edward Masters (nephew) with them in 1921.
 
MWS said:
Is she not Annie Masters, marrying Peter in 1906/7 reg. Aston.

There is a Edward Masters (nephew) with them in 1921.
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if she married a peter mckenna then that must be her? but i still cant find the marriage on ancestry..there is one for an annie masters 1907 but not to peter mckenna

lyn
 
Astoness said:
if she married a peter mckenna then that must be her? but i still cant find the marriage on ancestry..there is one for an annie masters 1907 but not to peter mckenna

lyn
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Peter Mckenna appears to be mis-transcribed on Ancestry. He's on volume 6d page 29 and it should be page 269.
 
MWS said:
Peter Mckenna appears to be mis-transcribed on Ancestry. He's on volume 6d page 29 and it should be page 269.
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yes thats the ref i have mark...maybe an idea for hogsbellyfarm to buy the marriage cert to confirm it

lyn
 
It's correct on freebmd.

The presence of the Masters nephew with them in 1921 almost certainly confirms the marriage.
 
Wow. You folk are red hot. Thank you. I have a feeling that Peter McKenna is the same fellow who, when living at 18 Curzon Street, was a hairdresser himself (which makes a link with his executor's profession). It looks from criminal records like Peter may have been a scallywag in his youth at that address but settled down at 176 Bromsgrove Street to a better life (although he experienced some robberies at his shop!).

I shall soldier on finding out more about Peter and Annie. At £1.50, ordering Peter's will might be informative and - fingers crossed - I'll button down that marriage cerificate in time.

Thank you all. That nephew link is fabulous.
 
always happy to help and please keep us infomed as we like to know how our members do with their research

lyn
 
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