Joseph McCourt

  Research Notes:

Marriage on Free BMD.
Mary McCourt provides birth date as 12-11-1845 at 58 Back Row, Newhouses. I had Dec birth from FreeBMD
1861 census living with grandparents Mcavoy at 56 New Houses Back Row, Preston Quarters
4/17/09 1851 census found on Roots web aged 5.
*10/16/09 found 1891 census

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1851 Census Whitehaven McCourt Samuel: Joseph McCourt son aged 5 born Preston quarter Cumberland, 20 Mar 1851, 57 Back Row Mount Pleasant, Whitehaven. ³⁰

• 1861 Census Whitehaven McAvoy: Joseph McCourt grandson unmar 15, Coal miner, born Whitehaven, 7 Apr 1861, 56 Back Row, New Houses, Preston Quarters, Whitehaven. ³¹

• Occupation: Was a miner when wed, Dec 1868. Marriage certificate shows he was a Miner

• 1881 Census Whitehaven McCourt: Joseph M. Court head aged 35 coal miner born Whitehaven, 3 Apr 1881, 20 Castle Row, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven. ³²

• 1891 Census Whitehaven McCourt Joseph: Joseph McCourt head aged 45, Coal miner, born Whitehaven, 5 Apr 1891, 20 Castle Row, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven. ³³

• 1901 Census Whitehaven McCourt Joseph: Joseph McCourt Head married aged 55 Coal miner hewer Born Whitehaven, 31 Mar 1901, 3 Barkers bldgs, Whitehaven, Cumberland. ³⁴

• 1911 Census Gateshead McCourt Joseph: Joseph McCourt father mar aged 65 retired colier born Whitehaven, 2 Apr 1911, 7 Beech Grove, Ryton on Tyne, Durham. ³⁵

Joseph married Mary Reid, daughter of Peter Reed and Elizabeth Coneer, in Dec 1868 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.²⁷ (Mary Reid was born on 18 Jul 1847 in 38 Mount Pleasant, Preston Quarter, Whitehaven, England and died in Mar 1927 in Gateshead, Durham, England ³⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriages information FreeBMD- spelling is REID