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When
Margaret Mankin married, first
David Dalrymple
and then his half cousin Alexander Meiklejohn,
her father was on both certificates as
George
Mankin, plate layer. From this we know who her
father was and his occupation at the time.
We
visited Stockton-on-Tees some years ago to try
and find out more about the family which is
where I was able to solve a few of the puzzles
relating to the Meiklejohn family. We found the
burial records for Alexander and his wife but
also discovered from grave stones, Margaret's
parents and her brother. Sadly there is no stone
for Margaret or Alexander but they are buried in
between her brother and parents.
From
the grave stones we can now see that Margaret's
parents and brother were:-
George Mankin,
who
died December 1st 1890
aged
63 years
also
Margaret
Wife
of the above
who
died February 27th 1891
aged
60 years
George Henry Mankin
son
of George & Margaret Mankin
who
died 10th March 1891
aged
22 years.
Now
we have her mother's first name and from the
dates and ages I was able to discover that
George Mankin married Margaret Busby 21st
October 1852, Parish Chapel, Brompton by
Northallerton, Yorkshire, listing George's
father as John Mankin, labourer and Margaret's
father as John Busby, farmer. |
