Jo Thank you for that wonderful bit of information. Although he is the right age and name , this does not appear to be my Michael unless his first wife died or they divorced which was very unusual for Catholics. I will continue looking and save this information for future reference although it appears to not be him. How would I go about getting that marriage certificate and where is Prestwich? England or Scotland? Janet Sent from my iPhone On Apr 19, 2013, at 8:53 AM, JOANNE NEWBERY <in2thepast@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi Janet, > Winifred Mary, died in 1947, aged 20 her birth was in South Manchester in 1927, mother maiden name was Shaw. > > I looked a bit more on and a marriage between a Michael McDonnell & Annie Shaw took place in 1918 Prestwich Registrar Attended > > Stephen McDonnell died in 1936, born 1919 Chorlton Reg District aged 17mothers maiden name Shaw > > Other names that may sound familiar all with parents with McDonnell/Shaw connection > Mary born 1920 Chorlton Reg District > Thomas 1921 Chorlton Reg District > Eileen 1924Chorlton Reg District > > > There's an Annie McDonnell, aged 40 ( born 1892)who was buried in a large grave, with lots of others , no family members > 19/11/1932Annie McDonnellPhilips Park CemeteryG Roman Catholic 981 > > If Michael T's son Thomas died in 1915, he may of named his son to Annie , Thomas, in memory of his dead son, I have found this to be the case in the past with some of my ancestors. Also if the informant was Thomas at MT's death, that would verify, why Stephen the older son ( to Annie was not informant, as he died before MT) > > Hope this helps > > Jo > > > > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > Be sure list mail is in PLAIN TEXT. > > Please SNIP when replying. > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message