tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post8798102141883762873..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: The Two Wives of Andrew DoyleNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-15076327367275703182018-07-11T01:58:26.194-04:002018-07-11T01:58:26.194-04:00Every other record I have for Andrew lists him as ...Every other record I have for Andrew lists him as a miner, beginning at the age of 16 in the 1851 census. I suppose I should do some research into the mariner possibility. Who knows what I might find. Thanks for the suggestion to contact the Tyne and Wear Archives, Sue.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-23332248559346251822018-07-11T01:56:16.579-04:002018-07-11T01:56:16.579-04:00Thank you for sharing your observations, Sue. I a...Thank you for sharing your observations, Sue. I agree that Andrew's occupation looks like mariner. I just find it hard to imagine that he went to sea for a few years and then returned to mining but I'm sure it was possible. Family "legend"/stories never mention him having gone to sea but who knows! The other thing I wondered about was the bracket at the right of that box that looks like it is meant to include both Andrew and Jane.<br /><br />Perhaps age was not the primary reason why her parents opposed her marriage, but that, that's all family legend, too. And I'm finding plenty of discrepancies between legends and records in that family.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-69929753926183399772018-07-11T01:50:21.372-04:002018-07-11T01:50:21.372-04:00It was great to finally get a marriage date, Eva, ...It was great to finally get a marriage date, Eva, esp. since undocumented family records gave a different date and year. Always more questions....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-11626845955237510172018-07-10T16:04:41.795-04:002018-07-10T16:04:41.795-04:00Some further thoughts - what occupation was listed...Some further thoughts - what occupation was listed for Andrew in the census returns? If he was a Mariner, I suggest you contact Tyne and Wear Archives, as they proved very heloful with my Mariner research, and I got details of the ships that Robert Donaldson sailed on. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-42721189623858610662018-07-10T15:58:26.784-04:002018-07-10T15:58:26.784-04:00In Andrew’s first marriage certificate, his occupa...In Andrew’s first marriage certificate, his occupation to me looks clearly as “Mariner”, whereas on his second MC it looks like “miner”. My husband’s ancestors also,came from Tyneside, with one branch mariners and another miners. The age difference (26 to 18). on his second marriage does not strike me as that great. My widowed gggrand father married a spinster 20years his junior and she came with three illegitimate children, to join his five daughters, and then they went into have four children together. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-67272401361187352432018-07-10T14:27:49.317-04:002018-07-10T14:27:49.317-04:00These are great finds! They certainly answer a lot...These are great finds! They certainly answer a lot of questions! In my research, too, I’ve found that when I finally answer one burning question, it leads to two new questions to answer. EvaAnne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656766554857458887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-70361490002195410282018-07-10T00:49:22.502-04:002018-07-10T00:49:22.502-04:00I wondered about that, Jimmie, because it does loo...I wondered about that, Jimmie, because it does look like it could be mariner. But every other source of information for Andrew names his occupation as miner, beginning with the 1851 census when he was 16. Would he have gone to sea for a few years? I don't know.<br /><br />I also wondered about the bracket at the right of the rank/profession box that seems to indicate the same profession for both Andrew and Jane. Chances are she would not have been a mariner but she might have been a miner. (Believe it or not, women worked in the mines, not usually digging coal but doing other work.) <br /><br />There's always one more puzzle to solve.... Thanks for noticing and sharing your thoughts about the word, Jim. I appreciate it. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-83797376802685806952018-07-09T07:14:02.811-04:002018-07-09T07:14:02.811-04:00Could it be that his occupation was a mariner?
Could it be that his occupation was a mariner? <br />Jimmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976752240024205528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-3928167774612997032018-07-09T00:33:34.317-04:002018-07-09T00:33:34.317-04:00I don't know if it was only the age difference...I don't know if it was only the age difference or also that he was a widower. Like your family, I have couples with nearly a 20 year difference in ages.<br /><br />And there's more to this story. My sister-in-law asked a question this morning that led me to remember another part of this family legend and consider undocumented family records. It might be a mess to sort out but it might play a part into their objecting to her marrying him. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-5225478869601224772018-07-08T09:35:16.476-04:002018-07-08T09:35:16.476-04:00Funny that the family objected to the marriage bec...Funny that the family objected to the marriage because of the age difference. That wide gap is very common in my family tree. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com