Alphabetical List of Lyons marriages in Cork

LIST OF ALL LYONS MARRIAGES FOUND[or known about] IN CORK, up till ~1860, largely from NLI fiches. . .N.B .Marriages meant to exist Buttevant from 1814

Fermoy Poor Law Union comprised :Ahern, Ardnageehy, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Castlelyons (2), Castletownroche, Derryvillane, Fermoy (4), Glanworth, Kilcummer, Kildorrery, Kilgullane, Killatty, Kilworth, Knockmourne, Macrooney, Marshalstown, Mitchelstown (2), Mogeely, Pharihy, Rathcormack (2), Templemologga. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Fermoy/Fermoy.shtml is an interesting site.

There are 4 Lyons families living in Kilworth in 1851[a partial census surviving from here] They are headed by a Patrick 58 & Margaret 50, a John 60 & Jane 50, a James 40 & Catherine 38, and John 50 & Ellen 48, the likely parents of William 1835, ancestor of Gay ONeill. It is likely that some of these are brothers.

Sailings.[Info. gleaned in Cork County Library, but did not record source]

1851. Michael,36, sailed for N.Y. on 'Henry' from London. Thomas,24, farmer, sailed on 'Undine' . Michael,20, sailed on 'Cambyses' . Michael,22, sailed on 'Toronto' from Tralee . Michael, 25, sailed on 'Linden' from Sligo.

Feb.2009.Visited Lisgriffin Church and spoke with Francis OConnel -02248172 - who told us that the surviving, elderly, Miss Lyons[mentioned in Buttevant] came from somewhere else, not local -father a Francis? Lyons - but I thought he said Templemary, and that was fairly closeby!. In the separate graveyard saw the grave of Daniel Warren, Ardskeagh, 1830-1879.[Ardskeagh had 373 acres, Ardprior 761 acres, Lisgriffin 305 acres, Templemary 770 acres in the 1833 tithe. - a Maurice Lyons/Lynes? had 45 acres at Ardskeagh; no Lyons at Ardprior]. He would most likely have been a nephew of the Mary Warren married to Edmond Lyons, parents of Stephen 1829.[Warrens still lived at Drinagh West in ~2000: now Derry Connell lived there/Boreen]. Also a grave, erected by wife Ellen Connelly, of Patrick Graddy, 54, died 1796 , just possibly a relation of Ann Graddy from Kilbrin who married Stephen Lyons in 1824, and Ellen Connelly was the name of Catherine Buckley's mother??!!. . Spoke with Noel Coleman, sacrista, ,in Buttevant and looked at the printed book of baptisms in the church: these seemed to be identical to what I had recorded in NLI 2008. In Cork Library, I looked at the 1901C for Templemary[236] and found that there were 7 houses then in Ardaprior, 3 in Ardskeagh, 5 in Dreenagh West, 6 in Lisgriffin, 12 in Templemary and 6 in Tinnascart: no lyonses in any, but 4 Warrens, John 42,Mary 32, Michael 8 & Daniel 2 at Ardskeagh. Richard Fuge, of the local landlord family , was not resident in Templemary House. . . Francis referred us to John O'Connell, butcher, back in Buttevant. He knew nothing about Lyonses, but said that Warren was an unusual name in the area and that there had only been one family around, at Dreenagh West = Ardskea. Last Warren died 2000-2008. But a Derry Connell still lived there. John told us about dowries. Also that landlords gave ~£5 tickets for emigration, but at one time a 4yr queue!. He said I should research Ellen Connelly, [rather than John Buckley] when looking for parents of Catherine Buckley. Before the famine there had been ~5700 people in Buttevant,after it ~50%. Landlords went bankrupt as tenants could not pay their rents and the government bought their land for 13 times the rent; then gave Land Annuities for a 75 yr period, these becoming due around 1950. Last survivor of Nicholas Fuges, TempleMary House, died ~1960. Someone had 100 acres at Gurteenroe in 1850 - the Warrens??

RIC: There were 2 Stephen Lyons in this force 1857-58, with numbers 22573 & 61774.[found in Cork County Library]

Ballingeary History Soc. : http://homepage.eircom.net/~sosul/ . . .Ballingeary / Inchegeela Web site. Several links not working.

Incheegeela 1821 Census : http://myhome.ispdr.net.au/~mgrogan/cork/inch_1821_cen.htm . . .No Lyons. John Tobin 20, mother Marg.42, sister Eliza 22.

Replies from Genes Lyons contacts from April 8 2009. Have yet to update my list/database above with most of the below info. Have drawn trees for 1,

1.a. Re : Mary 1842 -6?[from 3 diff. records]. MHC has 2 Mary baptisms to father John in 1842-6 period, both in 1842.Both a Honora McCarthy and a John Lyons were married in 1835 in Mitchelstown. Mary Lyons was my great grandmother.
She arrived in Australia in 1865, stated age 22,and married my great grandfather John Laing on 20th July 1869,stated age then 23, at Newcastle NSW. My grandmother was their first child Agnes Laing born 1869. She arrived on the ship "Wallasea" on the 27th September 1865 in the single womens quarters. (see Lang file for copy of passenger list). Reel 2140, 2483. Archives Ref: 14990 . Stated that she came from Mitchelltown (or Mitchelstown) Co Cork. R/C. Religion and her parents were John Lyon (Farmer) and Honora McCarthy, Mitcheltown Co,Cork Ireland. she died 1904, stated age 62.The Wallasea departed Plymouth on 30th May 1865. Her Relation in colony was Robert Johnson her cousin living at Clarencetown on the Williams River NSW. Made contact with a descendant of Robert Johnson in September 2008.n.b. There is another family of Lyons on the same ship:Wallasea 1865 Reel 2140 2483.Lyons, Cornelius 31, Honor 33, Margaret 6, Catherine 5, Mary 3, Julia 1. Reel 2140, 2483. Checked the sponsorship and parentage and native place and are not the same as Mary. So probably no relation. Made contact with a descendant (Terry Seery) of Robert Johnson in September 2008. See below for information on him
Robert Johnston is listed as a Pioneer in the Clarencetown/Williams river area. He arrived on the ship "Calcutta" into Sydney on 13th October 1838 as a Bounty Immigrant with his wife Margaret O'Brien and 3 year old son.
Sons were: John born 1835, Michael born 1837 and Terrence born 1839 at Irish Town (Terry Seery's ggfather) Terrence died at Brookfield NSW on 31st December 1921. Terrence (Terry) and Bridget Stack (died at Dungog 1930) had 11 children. The third last was Alice Agatha who was Terry Seery's grandmother who married his grandfather James Patrick Seery whose father migrated to Australia from Ireland in 1860. Alice died at Woollahra in 1953. He has fond memories of visiting Dungog and delivering milk with Toby Johnson. The Pioneer Grave at Sandgate Cemetery NSW is where four generations of Johnson's are buried. Lyn Russo/Smith.NSW Replied with questions. Had another reply- asked her to email Children of John & Mary Laing :Agnes 1870, John 1871, Leanora 1873, Alexander 1875, Barbara 1876, Mary E. 1878, Elizabeth 1881, William 1883, None Deceased before 1904.Thanks for your message and I have noted that you will be away and have a good holiday.I am also away over the next few months travelling Australia so will be available after September.

1.b. Mary 1838 . Am sorry I cannot help in your search. The Mary 1838 Mitchelstown on my tree married a distant cousin of mine, John Laing.and they had eight children..Mary died in 1904 in Wallsend, New South Wales, where all the children were born.I got all the information from Rex Hotchkiss. Regards Moira Donnelly.Replied: who is Rex? Reply & thanked . . . . . . . All this on Tree 4.

2. Re: Daniel ~1850. In fact the date given is a guess. I need to get to Tiperary to get at my grandfather's birth record (I have a copy of his birth certificate) but as he was born in Mitchelstown Work House I have only the name of his parents (Daniel Lyons and Margaret Meade) and the suggestion from my mother (who was from Mayo not Cork) that he had Lyons cousins who had property outside Mitchelstown (though my grandfather certainly did not).
This suggests that the Daniel Lyons (1850ish) had siblings. This is supplemented by when I met some people from near Macroom they thought, from my looks, that I was a member of the Lyons family from near their home. [Daniel]Joe. Replied: look at tree and 'who is who?. Has shared tree. Daniel Lyons ~1850 m. Margaret Meade & had Daniel 1876, Mit., m Norah Marooney 1905 Mit., . ,had Daniel 1911 Mit., his father. Thanked him for this. So,this implies there was a Daniel/Marg.Meade marriage c.1870, so not relevant to my List above, unless I find out who the parents of Daniel~1850 were.[ a longshot would be 1837 M. in Kilworth of a Daniel to Joanna Ahern!: is that family still in Kilworth in 1851?] So,no tree drawn nor anything entered above.


3. re. Matthew 1799. Chris, best email address for me is momo_22101@yahoo.com.Great idea to construct a Lyons/Cork database. I have a ton of info on my Lyons family, but I'll need to dig it out. The short version is this:Mary Lyons was born in Castelyons in 1831. Her parents were Matthew Lyons (b. 1799) and Catherine Lane (b. 1800). Matthew's father was also Matthew. No MHC record for this birth! Catherine's father was Harry Lane. Mary above had numerous siblings - I have the names and birth years but will have to find them. This Lyons family emigrated down the St. Lawrence River and settled first in Franklin County, New York, about 1831 (they left Ireland just after Mary was born). They later moved to western Massachusetts, settling finally in North Adams in the 1850s. My Mary married Dennis Dinneen, also of Castlelyons (the families clearly knew each other in the old country) in 1850. They then moved out to Waupaca County, Wisconsin - true pionneers.Have you come across other Lyons families from Castlelyons? If so, I'd love to have their email addresses so I could contact them. I look forward to seeing your database - great initiative. Where are you? I'm from Virginia, just outside of Washington, but currently live in Lima, Peru. Best, Jim Nealon Replied by email: given him website & also prodded him again with page ref. for Data now uploaded. Now corresponding by email and will prob. be June before he sends details!. No tree drawn, not enough known.

4. Re. William Henry 1837/9-1910 Cork in 1871C [died,71,Mar 1910.St.Geo.E.1c.200]. .know very little about William Lyons; he was my great-grandmother's second husband and I am not directly descended from him. I have discovered that William Henry (1839) was married first to Mary Ann (born 1840 St George's London - maiden name Adams) Marriage 'Jun' 1868 St.Geo.E 1c.833 . They had two daughters, Elizabeth (1869 London) and Mary Ann (1871 London). An early census return shows William's place of birth as Cork, Ireland and his employment was that of musician , aged 14, 1851C, 1861C?? [2 other Peters & Margarets up north!], Umbrella makeraged 23,1871C b. Cork, labourer 1881C,Annuitant 1891C, bricklayers labourer 1901C, musician?- this from family lore?.After the death of Mary Ann (1840), William married Louisa Coventry (nee Dukes 1844 Hoxton London): marriage Sep 1878 Mile End 1c.924.They then had four children bearing the Lyons name; John (1879 St Georges), Lillian M (1880 London), Ada (1882 Mile End London (died 1882)) and George (1883) Interesting no son called Peter!.I am descended from Louisa' s daughter Charlotte by her first marriage to Edwin Coventry.when an old aunt died a few years ago I inherited some family momentoes including a photo of - possibly - William Lyons holding a fiddle. A woman stands behind him - but I do not know who she may be. I also have a photo captioned 'Mr Lyons and dogs', ie two greyhounds; there are dog racing traps in the background. I also have a photo of a boxer ( a man - not a dog!) with 'JL' on his shorts [could this be John Lyons 1879?].I hope this may be of use.Regards Graham Pedley. . . Replied : have made a note of photos! Asked if he had the m.c. 1878 ,would give me William's father. Cannot put these details anywhere as they are too vague. I have added to and changed some of above facts .Now in email contact: he does not have the 1878 m.c. but now has replied with the fact that William Henry is in 1851C, aged 14, as a musician, with parents Peter c.1821 & Margaret, so do not need a m.c. Also siblings James 1843 & John 1849, both born Whitechapel. So, family arrived in England 1839-43."It is interesting that WH was reported to be an umbrella maker (1871C). The Dukes family (originally from Bath) had an umbrella repair/manufacturebusiness in Crown Street, St Anne's, Soho (Crown St was later redevelopedinto Charing Cross Road). Perhaps umbrellas was the link between the families that brought WH and Louisa together.I doubt if the boxer - initials JL - could be the John Lyons of 1879. The photo is too recent; but I did find a John Lyons listed as a professional boxerin the 1920's/30's but I have no idea whether 'my' JL was the same. As young men in Stepney/Mile End my father and his three brothers were well into boxing." Small tree drawn. Tree 7.

5. Re: Cornelius 1843 . My 2x great grandfather. Will open my tree for you and write a little more later. It's morning here and I must rush.
Please ask any questions – I'd love to help.Kind regards, Peter Markham(Los Angeles). ..Replied .Given email and details of my website and database ref. MHC has a Cornelius born to a John,1843,Banteer. No John b. 1795-1803 in Inniscarra. Had an email reply: This is what I have from the IFHF site: . . . Church Baptism Record Cornelius Lyons. Baptism / Birth: 05/08/1843 at Thingcoohy Parish / District: BANTEER R.C.Parents John Lyons & Ellen Hanlon. Sponsors:John Ryan & Ellen Foley.
Lyons (plus variants) Jeremiah 1837-1845 Parish: BANTEER (RC) Baptism Lyons Jeremiah 1837 Co. Cork. . . . . .Banteer is 41 kilometres N of Iniscarra . . . . . . . . .. Church Marriage Record 20/10/1821 INNISCARRA County: Co. Cork John Lyons Ellen Scanlon R.C. Ws.Jeremiah Buckly Mary Brien . . .Is this from MHC?
I'll get the full entry for Jeremiah Lyons shortly. Hope it gives John and Ellen again as parents.No, mother is Judith Keeffe (The Hanlon/Scanlon discrepancy seems like a mistranscription – I haven't seen the original). I cannot find a Patrick~1830 at Inniscarra or Banteer,nor a John birth to a John at the right time on MHC site! My father in England has a copy of the 1875 Will of John Lyons (died 10 March 1875 aged 80) of Faha, Inniscara. I'll try to get a copy. John gives his wife as Margaret but I think this is a second marriage. Dad also has Letters of Administration for John Lyons, Cornelius' brother, who died at Allahabad, India 21 Dec 1888. The DOB I have for him is 1846, which seems a long time after the 1821 marriage of his parents. Perhaps he was a son of the second wife? Certainly John Sr was of an age to marry in 1821.Cornelius' age at death doesn't seem to match the baptism, although this might have been years after his birth. The will links John of Faha to his son Cornelius, builder of Lee, Kent, so we know the connection to be correct. . . My Nan, Ivy Lyons said one brother of Cornelius was a priest, the other went to the USA. This must refer to Jeremiah and Patrick . ..Dad has a small picture of Cornelius – again, I'll ask my sister to scan it and send me a decent copy so I can forward it to you. He will get back to me once he has visited his father,end July

6.Enquiry on a Jeremiah 1837! Jean's reply: have deleted the Lyons on my tree other than Hannah Lyons who was born in Cork abt 1835. She was also known as Fanny/Ann but I have her marriage certificate and she was Hannah at that time. Her father was Patrick. I have opened my tree for you to have a look but I can't help with anything else until I investigate Patrick Lyons on the census. Regards Jean. I replied briefly and she has now said she will let me know if she finds anymore.

7. Re: Cornelius 1841. I have only recently started my family tree research! I was amazed how common the name Lyons was in Ireland. I can share the small amount I have discovered so far. Cornelius Lyons (my great grandfather) was born on Cork c1841. I do not know when he came over to England, the first record I have found is the 1881 census. He was living in Wandsworth with his wife Elizabeth (c1838 - Devizes) and 2 children Herny John c1873 and Charles 4/2/1887 - my grandfather. Cornelius was a builder by trade and I understand that after the death of Elizabeth in1890 he lost all of his money and ended up in the workhouse. I would be interested in receiving a link to your research,
hope this is of help, regards, Linda Howe . Replied with hints for research & ref of NLI data base page & address of Lyons website.

8. Re: Mary Lyons (1830]. 1...Not sure if I can help in any way - I've only managed to get back to Mary Lyons. I found her name through www.irish-roots.ie when searching for the baptism record of my great great grandfather John Curtin born 1861 - his mother was Mary Lyons though she is the only Lyons so far in my tree. I found her marriage record on the same site but it unfortunately did not give her father's name nor the place of marriage. I think her father may have been Michael. I will though be contacting the Mallow Heritage Centre to see why there is not mention of place of marriage. I would be interested in seeing your site if you can forward the link.I can send to you scanned copies of baptism and marriage records on Mary if that helps.Kind regards Natalie (Marion Paskell'sdaughter]. . . Replied: given links, email address & asked for details. .2. . .Thanks for the info - I had a look at your web site and tree...I saw that you have not got Stephen Lyon's parents so looked for you on www.irish-roots.ie (which follows to the following link for Cork: http://corknortheast.brsgenealogy.com/search.php) and found that there is a baptism record for Stephen Lyons 1827 - if you join this site, which is free to become a member, you can obtain the baptism record for 5 euros. Hope this helps. I will also open up my tree. The date for my ancestor Mary Lyons marriage to James Curtin was 23/02/1851 in Fermoy.[MHC has this]If I locate any more info I'll let you know... Replied, asking her to keep me updated. and another neutral reply.

9. Re. Michael Lyons 1832. We are descended from John Lyons c1840 son of Edward and Bridget c1809. John's brother is Michael c1832. We only know that they (John and Michael)were born in Cork from the censuses. We are assuming Cork city. Edward and John were papermakers. We were not able to find Edward in the UK census at all. Michael is on the 1851 uk census and John and his mother first appear in the 1861 census. We have not been able to locate any more siblings. We have not found any official records for them, would not know where to start with so little info! However we assume they were catholics as they were both married in the catholic church. Family legend has it that the family were originally from France and had some link with the Huguenots, though we haven't been able to substantiate this.Sorry not to have more info, would appreciate anything you think might be relevant to us !best wishes Helen . princessrakiya@yahoo.co.uk Replied by email.Her reply was to share her tree. Thanked Reply: There were more offspring from the Michael Lyons side of the family (lots on Genes, who I have been in contact with so you may also have found them). On John's side only one of his five sons had children, two died and two were unmarried as far as I can see. Thanked her and said we were away.

10. Re : William Patrick Lyons 1835 .I and my wife are not direct decendants of William but he is on my wife's side of the family.David Whiteside. Have looked at his Genes tree. William Patrick Lyons ,b.Fermoy 1835, m. Bridget Dwyer , b. Borrisoleigh Tipperary 1842, child William Benjamin ,1871, Otago, N.Z. Mabel Lyons, 1911,Gay's mum, was his daughter. . . STILL TO REPLY.

11.>Re: Patrick Lyons (1827) I have given you access to my tree but I am afraid it has not been touched for about a year. My main tree is on Ancestry and I haven't transferred information over. However, I do not have any information on Patrick before 1851. I am related down the line of John Lyons (1849) born Deptford. However, I believe that William Lyons (1847) born Ireland, must have been from a previous marriage because Susan Witham born in Hertfordshire, as far as I can tell, was never in Ireland. In the 1841 census Susan was still in Hertfordshire. There are a couple of Patrick Lyons living in the Greenwich/Woolwich area in the 1841 census.Unfortunately I cannot see your tree because I am a free member on Genes Reunited and I can only wait for people to contact me.If you are able to share any information I would be grateful to receive it. My e-mail address is l.lowe50@ntlworld.com.If you are a member of Ancestry my tree is the Hills Family tree (hillsl56).Good luck with your search. Linda Lowe/Hills . Replied by email asking for more info. I found that William 1847 was down as born Kerry in one census,prob. 1861C. Patrick as Cork just in 1871C. Where was the marriage?? No point taking this further, has a Clara Lyons marrying in Deptford in 1904,CofE, father John,hostler.

12.a. Re Mary Lyons 1839 Mitchelstown. I'm sorry but I don't think I can help with your request. My great-Grandfather married Mary Anne Josephine Lyons in 1864 at Queenstown, NZ. She had left Cork for Melbourne in 1855, sailing as a companion and governess to the Joachim family.I cannot at this time find her date or place of birth, but if it is important to you I will put in the necessary effort. .. .The best I can give you is that she was born in Mitcheltown on 1 Sept 1839 and died at Kinloch NZ on 30 Aug 1930..Lawrie Bryant . Replied, asking for exact dob, place & parents. . . .. . . . .. .. . . Received birth but no parents and thanked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 b. Re. Mary Lyons 1839 Mitchelstown. Mary Anne (my great great grandmother) was born in Mitchelstown. - replied. - All I have is that Mary Anne and Richard Cogar Bryan were married in New Zealand on 13 November 1864.I will have a look at some records here in New Zealand to see if I can find out what ship she may have been on.Angelene . .Replied,telling her of Lawrie. . .Lawrie Bryant is my mother's cousin. I will see what I can find out. I am definitely interested to see where this may lead.MHC only has one Mary born in Mitchelstown in 1839, father Michael. Sent a message asking how dofb is known without the parents

13. Re. Mary Lyons 1840 . My Mary Lyons married William Hanley 23/2/1862 Mitchelstown Co Cork. William, Mary and family imigrated to Australia 1879 aboard the Peterborough. William and Mary had 8 children one of whichJohn B: 29/5/1864 Address: Labbamolong District: Kildorrery was my gggrandfather. On Mary's marriage there was Witnesses Thomas Lyons and Elizabeth Lyons On John's birth sponsor: Charles Hanly and Mary Lyons . On Patrick's Baptism record sponsorsThomas and Mary LyonsDeb Roberts. Replied giving page ref. & my email. Have drawn up tree no.5. Emailed her,13/4, with findings on MHC for Hanly and 1842 birth of Mary to a John in Mitchelstown . No tree drawn.

14.re. Mary & Thomas Lyons . I have not delved very much into my family tree as yet but from some information that my mother left me her Grandfather - Thomas Lyons was born in Roscommon County Cork. Don't know when he came out to Australia, but he married my Grandmother (Anne Stack who was born in Kerry, Ireland) here in Australia. They had 7 children - James, Martin, Thomas(JNR), Annie, Agnes, Emily and May. Martin was my mother's father and he was born on the 3rd May 1886. Hope this is of some help. Michele Dick . Replied with questions

15. Re. Jeremiah 1847 nr. Crookstown.My father was a Doctor in Barnsley S. Yorkshire. He was born in Skeheenarinky[~12 k W of Mitchelstown] in S. Tipperary. His mother was Teresa Mulcahy, a teacher in Skeheenarinky and his father was Tom Lyons, a teacher in Kilbheny a few miles away. Tom was from a farming family in Garraneleigh just north of Crookstown Co. Cork. There were lots of ‘Lyons’ families in this area and through DNA we have established a 100% connection with one of them through the ‘Paternal Line‘. Because I only have the DNA proof, you will have to go back through a few ‘Unknowns’ on my tree and then come forward again to see the other side of the family.
1. Re:- DNA. I was in touch with Sheila Lyons on Genes who’s husband was Jeremiah. It was Sheila who organised the DNA test between her son and myself. The test is a Y-chromosome signature, based on 10 markers and I attach a copy of mine to this email for your future reference. It was done through a company - ‘Oxford Ancestors’. .2. Also on Genes I was in contact with John Lyons who sent me his notes on the Baptism records for the Kilmury Parish near Crookstown for the years 1850-1865 which I attach, so I hope you find something interesting there. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. I am attaching a map[stored in emails] of the area north of Crookstown where my family were from and all ‘Lyons’ homesteads are marked in red. . .You may wish to contact Sheila and John on Genes for information they have. If you search for Jeremiah Lyons Co. Cork, you will find them. Chris Lyons in email contact. Have drawn his tree.I need to see where Jeremiah-DNA- fits in on tree: searching Genes just gives me Christopher! have put his 2 implied marriages for Thomases on my list. he has sent a handdrawn tree: need to print this out. Tree 2.

16.Re: Robert 1826 Cork City? this Lyons family is connected to my former husband's family. His gg grandfather was Sir William Lyons, the first Catholic Mayor of Cork. William's great granddaughter Katherine Lyons married Frederick Strath, in my former husband's line. None of the names in your tree are in the information I have compiled, which is not to say that there is no connection, of course. Please get back to me it you think I can help further. Annette Replied asking for details & access to tree.

17.RE:William Francis Lyons c.1828 Occupation: Registered National Scoolmaster 1861 Census Place of birth: Cork Ireland
Notes on marriage : EWM O/N/D 1856 East Retford Vol 7b Page 17 Maria Woolas described as a widow in 1871 census This info. from John Richmond Genes, but he is not related to William Francis and does not have the m.c[only the register?].