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Also, Erika H in 1881, Peter's wife and child were living with her parents William and Mary Mitchell at the same address as listed on her marriage certificate to Peter. She is still listed as married at this time and Martha is 4 years old (1881 Census). That's very interesting your finding the listing for another child - and I agree, it's very likely that this is Martha's sister and that Peter was, therefore, still alive in 1893. I haven't yet read the listing about his court appearance! I was just following your thread first. Thank you Erika - this is brilliant. Sharon

There's so much information to work through - so thank you everybody!

It will certainly be interesting to see what Martha's birth certificate brings. Either Peter was the father and was away at sea not realising that Mary was pregnant or as Erika has said, he wasn't the father. Having said that, he was taking her on with a babe in arms when he married her in December 1879 and I wonder how many men would have been prepared to do that if the child wasn't theirs.

It is indeed a bit weird that Mary goes by her maiden name in the 1881 census despite being married to Peter and also presumably possibly being pregnant with her second child.

I'm not sure about the listing on the Census in 1871 which gives Peter as from Falkirk as it says he's a farm servant. His signature is that of an educated person - very flowing and confident plus his father is an Engineer so a professional person and in 1871 it would have been a big jump for his dad to go from being a Labourer to an Engineer (very confusing - I had found this listing myself and until I received the marriage certificate thought it was the most likely one).

Fascinating the court appearance. I shall have to have a closer look at that. Sorry also re the mis-type on my part - it is indeed Mary Elizabeth, not Margaret Elizabeth.

Hi Erika - I don't want to give up on the McKinnon link just yet as I had my daughter when I was unmarried and her dad and I only got round to putting his name on her birth certificate when she was about fifteen! I probably need to find out how long Peter might have been away for as my dad (who was a Captain at sea so there's possible a seafaring gene there) used to be away for about eighteen months at a time when I was a child. It's certainly a puzzle.

I think Mary's being recorded by the maiden name in 1881 is probably down to an error on the part of the enumerator - perhaps copying incorrectly from the indivdual sheets to the census page

I'll be surprised if a father is named on Martha's birth cert - but I hope for your sake that the info is recorded

A baptism record might be more informative

Yes, that's a really good idea Erika. I'll see what I can find on the baptism record (if I can find it). Thank you.

Yes, good point about Peter's father's occupation although again, to see such beautiful handwriting suggests to me that he was well educated.

A tree on Ancestry has this as Mary Flora's marriage.........has her birth date as 29th March 1882

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)
Cook William Henry Cardiff 11a 610
Mackinnon Mary Florence Cardiff 11a 610

Wonder what she said about her father?

Their first child

Name: Ethel Jane G Cook
Registration Year: 1905
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration district: Cardiff
Inferred County: Glamorgan
Volume: 11a
Page: 493

Her marriage

Marriages Mar 1926 (>99%)

Conibear John H Cock Cardiff 11a 569
Cook Ethel J Conibear Cardiff 11a 569



1939

18 Robert Street , Barry M.B., Glamorganshire, Wales


Ethel J Conibear 23 Mar 1905 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 240 2
John H Conibear 16 Feb 1904 Male Wharf Labourer Married 240 1
Robert W Conibear 22 Jan 1931 Male At School Single 240 3
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Mary F Owen (Conibear) 21 May 1934 Female At School Single 240 5
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18 Robert Street , Barry M.B., Glamorganshire, Wales


Mary F Cook 29 Mar 1881 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Widowed 239 1

A year out on the birth, but that's not uncommon

From the Ancestry tree

Mary Flora McKennon

Birth
29 Mar 1882 • Redruth, England, United Kingdom
2 Sources
1882

(AGE)

Marriage
Jul 1902 • Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Wales

William Henry Cook
(1876–1930)

1 Source
1902

20

Birth of Daughter Ethel Jane Grieve Cook(1905–1998)
22 Mar 1905 • Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom
1905

22

Birth of Son William Andrew Gordon Cook(1913–1989)
4/3/1913 • Barry
1913

30

Birth of Son Thomas Albert Cook(1918–2003)
3 Sep 1918 • Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
1918

36

Death of Husband William Henry Cook(1876–1930)
1 May 1930 • Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
1930

48

Death
29 Dec 1954 • Barry, Glamorgan, Wales

Sorry to play devil's advocate, but, as things stand, there is no proof that Peter's father was John Mckinnon

He named him when he married, but I'm assuming that he wasn't a witness to the marriage, or I think you'd have mentioned it.

As for Martha's birth cert - for the father to be named, he would have had to be present, and there would have been two entries on the GRO register - one in each surname.

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from
scotlands people

MACKINNON

PETER

JOHN MACKINNON/JANET CAMERON FR62 (FR62)

M

26/06/1847

117/

10 94

Snizort



Snizort
Snizort is an area of the Isle of Skye comprising the head of Loch Snizort and the western coast of Trotternish up to Uig, which is the largest settlement. Wikipedia

The Snizort Peter doesn't look like the right one - apart from age difference:
His father was a farmer / crofter


John Mckinnon
in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name: John Mckinnon
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Relationship: Head
Spouse: Janet Mckinnon
Gender: Male
Where born: Bracadale, Inverness
Parish Number: 117
Civil Parish: Snizort
County: Inverness
Address: Glengrasgo
Occupation: Farmer Of 4 Acres
ED: 5
Page: 20
Household schedule number: 72
LINE: 15
Roll: CSSCT1851_28
Household Members:
Name Age
John Mckinnon 55
Janet Mckinnon 40
Malcom Mckinnon 19
Christian Mckinnon 17
Duncan Mckinnon 7
Peter Mckinnon 5



John Mackinnon
in the 1861 Scotland Census
Name: John Mackinnon
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Jannet Mackinnon
Mother's name: Margaret Mcinnes
Gender: Male
Where born: Bracadale, inverness co
Registration Number: 117
Registration district: Snizort
Civil Parish: Snizort
County: Inverness
Address: Glengrasgo
Occupation: Crofter
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 22
LINE: 19
Roll: CSSCT1861_16
Household Members:
Name Age
John Mackinnon 65
Jannet Mackinnon 51
Christy Mackinnon 26
Roderick Mcleod 8 Mo
Duncan Mckinnon 18
Peter Mckinnon 15
Margaret Mcinnes 53
Catherine Mcinnes 28
John Mckinnon Mcinnes 18


Peter's not with his parents in 1871. Possibly this is him - a farm servanat;

Peter Mackinnon
in the 1871 Scotland Census
Name: Peter Mackinnon
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
Relationship: Servant
Gender: Male
Where born: Snizort, Parish of
Registration Number: 117/2
Registration district: South Snizort
Civil Parish: Snizort
County: Invernessshire
Address: Skerinish 7
Occupation: Farm Servt
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 40
LINE: 8
Roll: CSSCT1871_22
Household Members:
Name Age
William MacDonald 48
William Bethune 66
Isabella Bethune 64
Ann McPherson 50
Jessie Ross 26
Christy Mckinnon 37
Christy Ross 21
Peter Mackinnon 22

There are no Peter Mc/MacKinnons born in Scotland 1851-1854 with father's name John, per SP.

EDIT:
The only one 1845-54 is the Snizort one - but I don't think he's the right one.