1852 On Monday, December 27, John Hyslop and Fanny Greaves were married by W. Wilson, Vicar, after Banns in the Catholic Parish Church in the Parish of Manchester in the County of Lancaster. The marriage was registered No.396 in the District of Manchester.John gave his age as 25, a Bachelor, occupation Carter and residence as 15 Clarendon Place, Chorlton upon Medlock. His father is recorded as John Hyslop, Farm Labourer.
Fanny gave her age as 26, a Spinster residing at 79 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton upon Medlock. Her father is recorded as Robert Greaves, Plumber.
The witnesses were Thomas Woodruff and Dorothy Clen??son.
Clarendon Place was just off Clarendon Street between Lower Chatham Street and Lower Ormond Street, just west of Oxford Road. It has now vanished under a polytechnic building. Upper Brook Street is parallel to and just east of Oxford Road.
1858 On Friday, March 12, Margaret was born at 94 Cambridge Street. Her birth was registered No.475 in the Sub-district of Chorlton upon Medlock in the District of Chorlton in the County of Lancaster on April 14 by her mother. Her father's occupation is given as a Carter.
Cambridge Street runs south from near Oxford Road Station to where Stretford Road used to be. It now has a junction with the Mancunian Way.
1871 A kind person checked the census for England & Wales on a subscription web-site and found, living alone at 39 Lower Chatham Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace John Hyslop Head M 42 Carter Scotland He also found in East Bolton, Lancashire
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace Fanny Hyslop Head 46 Bakewell, Derbyshire Annie G Hyslop Daughter 17 Manchester, Lancashire William Hyslop Son 11 Manchester, Lancashire Isabella Hyslop Daughter 9 Manchester, Lancashire Mary Hyslop Daughter 3 Manchester, Lancashire I have no idea why they are apart, or why Margaret is missing, but there is a nice gap for her between Annie and William.
There are a total of 13 Margaret Hyslops in the census, only two teenagers, both of them living with their families. A puzzle worth further investigation when the index to the Scottish census becomes available.
1875 On Saturday, October 30, Margaret married Thomas McGee in the Catholic Parish Church in the Parish of Manchester. [See Section MG-6-1 for further information.]
1881 April 3 The following information is taken from a transcription of the 1881 Census and has not been checked against the original.
At 14 Small St, Ardwick there dwelt
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace John Hyslop Head M 50 Carter Scotland Fanny Hyslop Wife M 50 Bakewell, Derby William Hyslop Son U 21 Engraver Manchester Mary Hyslop Daur U 14 Scholar Manchester Small Street was off the Stockport Road, 5 streets along from Old Elm Street.
The family seem to have come together again. There is no sign of a suitable Annie or Isabella elsewhere in the census but they could both be married (or dead) by this date.
At the time of this census, Thomas McGee and Margaret were living in Townhead, Glasgow with two-year-old James.