MULLEN, Patrick ²

   Other names for Patrick were MALLAN, Patrick ³ and MULLIN, Patrick.¹

  General Notes:

The 1871 census for Airdrie recorded Patrick Mullen, aged 13 years, living at 57 Chapel Street Airdrie with his widowed mother and four siblings. He had been born in Lanarkshire and worked as a coal miner.

Patrick Mullen was recorded by the 1881 census as head of the household at 115 Bothwell Park Rows in the parish of Bothwell Lanarkshire. The household consisted of himself, his wife and three children, his mother in law Susan Vallely, and two male boarders, Daniel Hurles and James Thomson, both 22 years of age and coal miners. Patrick Mullen was aged 24 years and was himself a coal miner. He had been born in Rawyards, Airdrie. ^{2 4}

Patrick married Catherine VALLELY, daughter of James VALLELY and Susan STARS, on 21 February 1878 in Stonefield, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Catherine VALLELY was born on 12 March 1858 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland and was baptised on 31 March 1858 in St Margaret's RC Chapel, Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. Thomas Frawley was the celebrant priest. The witnesses were Edward Duffy and Catherine Duffy, both of whom made their X mark.

Patrick Mullin of Windsor Street, Burnbank, Hamilton was a single man of 19 years of age who worked as a clerk. His father was deceased.

Catherine Vallely was a cotton factory weaver. She was 18 years of age and single. Her address was 13 Govan Street Blantyre. Her father was deceased.

The marriage was registered at Blantyre on 25 February 1878, George Harris, registrar. ¹