Mary Donnelly around 1827 -1901
an unmarried mother & cotton worker
1828 about. Look again for a baptism around Glasgow . Mary Donnelly was born Glasgow( from 3 censuses, Neilston in another, Ireland in another!) to Peter Donnelly & Mary Spence - names ( just supplied by a neighbour!?) from her 1901 d.c.
1841C. Mary Donelly, 15, cotton peicer, was living Crofthead , Neilston Renfrewshire. Crofthead was the address where James McLucas was born
| James | Thomson | Male | 65 | 1776 | labourer Ireland |
| Agnes | Thomson | Female | 63 | 1778 | Ireland |
| Mary | Donelly | Female | 15 | 1826 | cotton peicer Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Margaret | Cowssield | Female | 15 | 1826 | cotton peicer Scotland |
1851C. Mary Donelly, 24, reeler in a cotton factory, was living Auchentiber Cottage , Neilston Renfrewshire. Born Glasgow
1852. Mary McLucas was born on 29/4/1852 illegitimate to reputed father James Mclucas, cutter, & Mary Donnelly, No baptism on SP church registers 1852-1854
A Paternity Order was taken out in Paisley, Renfrewshire - Scotland Paterniy Decrees 1750-1922 Ancestry andthe original document has been purchased which details what she will receive for the first 7 years of her daughter's life
| First name(s) | James |
| Pursuer's last name | Donnelly |
| Last name | McLucas |
| Pursuer's occupation | Cotton Worker |
| Role | Defender |
| Pursuer's residence | Levengrove, Neilston |
| Year | 1852 |
| Place | Paisley |
| Decree date | 04 Aug 1852 |
| County | Renfrewshire |
| Court | Paisley |
| Country | Scotland |
| Child's sex | Female |
| Archive | National Records of Scotland |
| Child's birth date | 29 Apr 1852 |
| Archive reference | SC58/7/12 p. 412 |
| Defender's first name(s) | James |
| Image ordering | |
| Defender's last name | McLucas |
| Record set | Scotland, Paternity Decrees 1750-1922 |
| Defender's occupation | Grinder and Polisher |
| Category | Institutions & organisations |
| Defender's residence | Paisley |
| Subcategory | Courts & Legal |
1861C. Mary Donally, 36, cotton warper, was living Gateside Village, Neilston Renfrewshire with her illegitimate daughter, Mary McLucas, who was already working at the tender age of 8
| Mary | Donally | Lodger |
Unmarried | Female | 36 | 1825 | Cotton warper | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Mary | McLucas | Lodger |
- | Female | 8 | 1853 | Printfield tearer | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Mary Ann | Thompson | Lodger |
- | Female | 47 | 1814 | Cotton mill worker | Ireland |
Maybe 1861C Backhouse, 38 Rumford Street, Calton, lanarkshire
| Isabella | Stevenson | Head |
Married | Female | 29 | 1832 | Warper in cotton mill | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Jean | Stevenson | Daughter |
- | Female | 8 | 1853 | Scholar | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| James | McLucas | Brother |
Unmarried | Male | 37 | 1824 | Iron grinder | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Have not found him 1851/ 1871 in Fmp - try Ancestry
1871C. Mary Donnelly, 44, , cotton mill worker, was living Gateside Village, Neilston Renfrewshire with her daughter, Mary McLucas
| Mary | Donnelly | Head |
Unmarried | Female | 44 | 1827 | Cotton mill worker | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Mary | McLucas | Daughter |
Unmarried | Female | 18 | 1853 | Cotton mill worker | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
1881C. Mary Donnelly 52, coop winder , was living Gateside , Neilston Renfrewshire with her daughter, Mary McLucas
| Mary | Donnelly | Head |
Unmarried | Female | 52 | 1829 | Coop winder | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Mary | McLucas | Daughter |
Unmarried | Female | 25 | 1856 | Grounder (printwork) | Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
1891C. Mary Donnelly, 60, housekeeper, was living alone at Village of Gateside , Neilston Renfrewshire. Born Barrhead, Renfrewshire
1901C. Mary Donnelly, widow, 66, was living 208 Main Street , Neilston Renfrewshire. Birthplace wrong!
| Mary | Donnelly | Head |
Widow | Female | 66 | 1835 | - | Ireland |
| Agnes | Hagan | Relative |
Single | Female | 15 | 1886 | Waterproof worker | Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
1901. Mary Donnelly, 55, single, died on 29/6/1901 at Gateside, Neilston of general debility, several months. Parents given as Peter Donnelly & Mary Spence
