MUSSEN and associated families

[JEL93]

I believe Blaney Mussen was brother to my Charlotte born c1795. She was married to William McConnell who was a miller , near Balleny. I have never found proof of that marriage, but I am here to prove that they had children, their daughter Sarah being my gggrandmother. I just wish we could find some proof of that marriage. RosemaryJoan

Only charlotte Mussens earlier than the civil records i could find were:
Mussen Charlotte in 1799 Down   
Mussen Charlotte in 1896 Antrim   
Mussen Charlotte L in 1896    Antrim   
Mussen Charlotte in 1902   Antrim   
Mussen Charlotte in 1908   Down   



Blaney got married in 1832 in Dromore - no charlotte Mussens getting married aound this time - and no female Mussens marrying a william Mcconnell around the time either. Is it possible she married a Mussen, was widowed and remarried a mcconnell - sometimes that can confuse things, for example id someone remarry but when she died her children refferred to her as her former married name for newspapers..

did find  William McConnell marrying Nancy Cunningham in Dromore 1844: both from Balleny Dromore - witness 1 John Cunningham and witness 2 Samuel Arbuthnot (Mussens married into this name) .. not fathers listed. Would be nice to know if Nancy was related to Blaneys wife charlotte.. maybe this is your connection?

[RosemaryJoan]

I was once told that Charlotte married a John? Hyde, who died young and left Charlotte with a son named John, but don’t have the proof. Family search, before they changed their website named all William McCollell and Charlotte Mussen’s children , some of them being Sarah,William, Margaret and  Blaney.

[JEL93]

I was once told that Charlotte married a John? Hyde, who died young and left Charlotte with a son named John, but don’t have the proof. Family search, before they changed their website named all William McCollell and Charlotte Mussen’s children , some of them being Sarah,William, Margaret and  Blaney.

05-Jun-1799       
Dromore Co. Down
John   Hyde (belfast) and Charlotte Mussen (Belleny Dromore)

transcribe available on rootsireland.ie

Son John Hyde baptised in 30 march 1800
mother Charlotte Mussen, Father John Hyde
Father recorded as deceased

charlotte hyde marries John McKittrick in 1809
record says "widow" but doesnt say who this is referring to

Rebecca Mussen McKittrick bap. 1817 - to John and Charlotte mcKittrick, in drumbo..

No other children i can find.
If Rebecca is recorded with Mussen im wondering if my Blaney born around early 1810s is Charlottes son.

update
on find my past

Charlotte McKittrick 40 yrs
John " 40 yrs
Elizabeth " 16 yrs
Nancy Jane " 14 yrs
Thomas " 18yrs - recorded elsewhere as 8
Rebecca ? yrs (think it says 7)
John Hyde 20yrs
1827 passenger list to Baltimore on Massasoit And Dumfri And Doris