DONNELLY, Mary Jane ¹

   Other names for Mary were DONNALLY, Mary Jane ² and QUIN, Mary Jane.⁴

  General Notes:

Mary Jane Donnally was aged 10 years in 1861, as recorded by the 1861 census for Shotts parish. She had been born in Ireland and was living in Omoa Square with her family. She was a scholar.

Mary Jane was recorded by the 1891 census. She lived with her husband, Owen, and five daughters at 4 Knowenoble, near Cleland, Lanarkshire. She was aged 39 years and had been born in Shotts parish. ^{2 5}

Mary married Owen QUIN, son of Terence QUIN and Isabella CUSH, on 13 June 1872 in RC Chapel, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Owen QUIN was born in Ireland, baptised on 12 March 1849 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland ^{6 7} and died 20 March 1908 at 0.20 am in Ravenshall, Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.). The cause of his death was valvular disease of the heart over 2 months.

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated according to the rites and banns of the Roman Catholic Church. The celebrant was G. McBrearty, Catholic priest. The witnesses were Francis Doonin and Ellen McFadyen.

Owen Queen [sic] was a coal miner of 21 years of age. He was unmarried and resided at Omoa Square in Shotts parish. He made his X mark. His father was dceased.

Mary Jane Donnelly, who also made her X mark, was an unmarried houskeeper. She too resided in Omoa Square. She was aged 22.

The marriage was registered at Wishaw on June 18 1872, Thomas Steele being the recording registrar.


NOTE The two witnesses recorded above married each other in Cambusnethan parish on the 14 November of the same year.