Hello Coleen, This may be your Mary Dwyer - on the FreeCEN census web site there is a Mary Ann Dwyer, age 11, in the 1841 Edinburgh census. It says she was born in Edinburgh. Also in the household is Jeremiah Dwyer, age 40, born in Ireland, and Elizabeth Dwyer, age 45, born outside of the county. The 1841 census does not give relationships, but it seems likely these are Mary and her parents. Also, the ages of anyone over 15 are rounded down to the nearest 5 yrs., so Jeremiah and Elizabeth's ages are approximate. FreeCEN is at http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Does their marriage certificate give you the name of her father? It should. Regarding the date of immigration - depending on how long either of them lived, if you can find one of them in the 1900 U.S. census, that particular census does give the year of immigration. Kathy Judge Nemaric Orlando, Florida -----Original Message----- From: Coleen Coleman [mailto:wyoeagle@webtv.net] Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 10:01 AM To: IRISH-IN-UK-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [UK-Irish] MY HYLAND FAMILY John Hyland born circa 1830's Ireland? No Ireland? Married circa 1853 June quarter of the year to Miss Mary Dwyer born Scotland. Married Stepney London Middlesex England. Marriage record states a Thomas & Catherine Hyland and a John Dwyer present at marriage. Resode circa 1860 McLean Co IL USA near Bloomington. Daughter Elizabeth born circa 1860. When did they come to the US? When was their daughter born? Who was John and who was Mary? Where in Scotland was she born. Have heard may have been Edinburgh. Thanks so much for your help ==== IRISH-IN-UK Mailing List ==== To unsub or change your subscription: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Irish/IRISH-IN-UK.html ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx