Hi Mike and Marian(again),

 

Have applied for Death Cert.of Maria snr and for Birth Cert.of maria jnr.Hope this will resolve half the issue.

 

Of the possible marriages suggested(and a lot of other possibles that I looked at)only one looks promising,that of  Sept 1863 of Mary Ann Bennett to Robert Rennie.I have an IGI ref.for Mary Ann's Baptism giving 1828 as the year(1841 Census has 1831 and Census' with Mary (Ann)Rennie,1871/1881/1891 have b.1832/33).At the moment am not sending for marriage cert.as will not help find William Bennett that way.However,seems that Mary A.has a daughter,Mary Bennett,age 17 on the 1871 census,also has 3 younger children,Annie,Jane and Sarah(all names of my Mary Ann's sisters)all surname Rennie.I have found Death Reg.for Mary Ann Rennie in Salford,Dec.quarter 1892,aged about 61.

The question,of course,is could this have been a Mary Ann Bennett(maiden name)or a Mary Ann(M.name unknown)who married a Bennett and made a 2nd match with Robert Rennie?Must say I feel this could be my relative but I have not been able to trace Mary jnr on 1861 Census,or her mother for that matter,although I have a Mary Bennett,age 29,b.Manchester,living in Hulme,Chorlton as a Lodger.

 

Best Wishes,

 

Rob and Jan