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Title: mary mc devitt
Post by: tom-dick on Monday 29 July 24 08:19 BST (UK)
hello,in the 1939 english census,Mary was living with Henry Arnott in Moels Cheshire.Can anyone help me with who she was.She was staying with Henry and his wife.Thank you in advance,tom
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 29 July 24 08:29 BST (UK)
1939 shows her as Mary Best McDevitt with a birth date of 9 August 1928.

There is a marriage between Mary Best and John H McDevitt in Liverpool S registration district in December quarter 1950.  The 1939 register image indicates a date of 23 December.

There is a birth registration in September quarter 1928 in Liverpool RD, with mother's maiden name of  Burns.

Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 29 July 24 08:37 BST (UK)
A possibility:

Marriage registration - West Derby RD, June quarter 1926 - Frederick Best and Emily Burns.
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: tom-dick on Monday 29 July 24 10:04 BST (UK)
Thank you very much for your quick reply .Would any of the parents ,the Bests or MCDevitts worked on the Liverpool docks.I know its a lot to ask but I was just trying to find out what the connection is between her and the Arnotts,thank you for your time,tom
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 29 July 24 11:24 BST (UK)
From the transcription available on FindMyPast - St Polycarp, Everton - 3 April 1926

Frederick Best - age 24, General Labourer.  Father:  John George Best, General Merchant
Emily Burns - age 20.  Father:  Edward Burns, Carter

The 1950 marriage is too recent to be available online.

Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Monday 29 July 24 13:04 BST (UK)
Trees on Ancestry have Mary McDevitt dying in Widnes - 4 August 1963.  FreeBMD have the registration in September quarter 1963 - Prescot RD - aged 34.
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: Dundee on Monday 29 July 24 13:09 BST (UK)
Mary appears to be their only child at that stage so do you think she may have been evacuated from Liverpool and the ARNOTTs were not related in any way?

Debra  :)
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: tom-dick on Monday 29 July 24 22:23 BST (UK)
Thank you Dundee and Bumble B,it could have been that Mary was evacuated there because of the war.I can only think of one other possibility,that Mary was related to Henry's wife's family.I think her family were from the area.Thank you both for your time,tom
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: tom-dick on Wednesday 31 July 24 10:26 BST (UK)
Hello again,do you think that Marys surname is Best or McDevitt,I do not understand in the census,that the name Best is crossed out which is confusing for me.Can I ask your professional opinion,thank you in advance,tom
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Wednesday 31 July 24 10:37 BST (UK)
Mary's original surname was Best = birth registration 1928.

1939 Register initially has her entered as Mary Best, but that surname is crossed out and McDevitt entered when she marries John McDevitt in 1950.

The 1939 Register was regularly updated, unlike parish registers.

You may find this of interest, and help:

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/1939-register/

Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: tom-dick on Wednesday 31 July 24 10:51 BST (UK)
Thank you BumbleB.That explains everything,thank you,tom
Title: Re: mary mc devitt
Post by: BumbleB on Wednesday 31 July 24 10:53 BST (UK)
You're welcome.   ;)