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Thank you, I will have a look at it.

Re the 1861 Stranraer census record posted by safc -

I don't think that's the right family, but, just in case -
Ancestry's transcription is different.
For a few credits, you can see the image of the original document on SP, to check details:

Mary Martin Wilson
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: Mary Martin Wilson
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1791
Relationship: Mother
Gender: Female
Where born: Leswalt, Wigtownshire
Registration Number: 899
Registration district: Stranraer
Civil Parish: Leswalt
Town: Stranraer
County: Wigtownshire
Address: 13 Sheuchan St
ED: 8
Household schedule number: 66
LINE: 10
Roll: CSSCT1861_149
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Wilson 28
Mary Martin Wilson 70
John Campbell 9
Mary C Martin 7
Samuel J C Kirkpatrick 22


In 1871 there's another Mary Martin Wilson, aged 6 wks, in Wigtown.


However, from the scant details you have, Deborah, it sounds as if your Mary was probably born in Ireland.

I was told she was born 8th February 1855. The name is right and the area is right, but I would have expected to see the Mothers name as Campbell or Sterritt ( also spelt Sterret).

What has thrown me over this paticular child is where did the Martin come from, but from a previous post there was a Mother with the name Martin mentioned.

I am wondering now if she was adopted, or maybe there was a second marriage.

could be this mary martin campbell
who married in gateshead


England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

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First name(s) MARY MARTIN
Last name CAMPBELL
Birth year 1861
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name Robson
District Gateshead
County Durham
Country England
Volume 10A
Page 516
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births

Thats all starting to tie in. Thank you.

Margaret's death:

Margaret Campbell
Death: 14th October 1879
Place: Larne
Married (Wife of Gardener)
Age: 63 years
Cause: Disease of heart
Informant: Mary Campbell- present at death. Larne

Death:

William Campbell
Death: 20th August 1884
Place: Larne
Widower
Occ: Gardener
Age 71 years
Cause: Chronic Bronchitis 8 years
Informant: Margaret Lynn (daughter of deceased) Larne

Havnt found any censuses, William was born in Ireland and Margaret in Scotland, they married in Scotland.

The information I have been given is just what was passed down through the family from asking questions. Thats why its so vague.

A cousin who is researching the family gave me the information about Mary Martin Campbell.

I do know and have proven that they had a daughter Margaret Campbell, she was born in 1842, and is my Great Great Grandmother, she married my Great Great Grandfather John Lynn on 30th June 1865 in County Antrim, Belfast. I have a copy of the marriage certificate.

I cant find them on any censuses.

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

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First name(s) MARY MARTIN
Last name CAMPBELL
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1892
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ MARY MARTIN CAMPBELL married one of these people
James Carmichael, Henry George Barras
District Gateshead
District number -
County Durham
Country England
Volume 10A
Volume as transcribed 10A
Page number 1226
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Great Britain, England

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Piece: SCT1861/899 Place: Stranraer -Wigtownshire Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Stranraer Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Stranraer In Leswalt
Folio: 0 Page: 11 Schedule: 66
Address: 13 Sheuchan Street

Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
WILSON Mary Head W F 28 Flowering Or Sewing Wigtownshire - Leswalt 2 rooms
MARTIN Mary Mother W F 70 Wigtownshire - Leswalt
CAMPBELL John Son - M 9 Wigtownshire - Leswalt
CAMPBELL Mary Martin Dau - F 7 Wigtownshire - Leswalt
KIRKPATRICK Samuel J G Boardr U M 22 Miller Journeyman Wigtownshire - Portpatrick

Have you found any of the rest of the family on censuses?
Where did they live? Ireland or Scotland?
Where were their other children born, and when?

Where have you found mention of Mary?

I am looking for details of one of the children of William Campbell B.12 June 1814.
D.20 Aug 1884 and Margaret Campbell nee Sterrett 1816-1879

William born Northern Ireland, Margaret born Scotland.

Married 12 Sep 1835, Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland.

Both died in Northern Ireland.

I know they had a lot of children but the one I am trying to get information for I am told was born 8th February 1855. Date of death unknown.

Her name was Mary Martin Campbell.

Have tried Irish Genealogy, Ancestry, your site, and Scottish and Irish census records, but cant find anything on her.

Just a census record would be helpful.