What's the name?!

[Hobbit Frodo]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I see! So it's possible she was an unmarried mother with an illegitimate daughter but as she had her own funds (which if this is the same woman then she was left a reasonable amount by her aunt) she was out and proud! Well, OK, that's less likely but I guess she could have soldiered on in the face of adversity with her daughter alongside.

Interesting.

If this is the right Margaret then she had another relative in Parkstone at a similar time, also called Margaret also having and illegitimate daughter called Margaret! They had the Smith surname though and the mother in this instance died during child birth.

[veeblevort]

The 1841 census does not help in establishing her status.
She could indeed be unmarried, but equally, a widow, or
a married woman with husband away on business. Also,
the younger Margaret with her need not be her daughter.

Likely the death cert would clarify her marital status:
CULCHETH Margaret, December Quarter 1853, Poole 5a 177.

vv.

[MargP]

Hi

There is a Will on Ancestry for a Margaret Culcheth, who died 11 Oct 1853, you can view it on line and as lots of information about her niece Margaret Gullie ? it also mentions other relatives

Margp

Edit, I have had a closer look, Margaret was a spinster, it looks like she was born in Liverpool, and Margaret Grille was the wife of John Lewis Grille from Liverpool

[MargP]

Hi

Marriage record for John Louis Grille and Margaret Culcheth

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NN98-4X8

Margp

[veeblevort]

A link to the will MargP found: http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ssg/

vv.

[MargP]

Thanks VV

I was not sure if that was allowed

Margp

[veeblevort]

I think that's ok, it's not even viewable without a login.
Sure someone will let us know if it's frowned on. 

vv.

[MargP]

Hi Frodo

Can you give us more information on Deborah Smith, ie, maiden name, DOB, husbands name, to see if we can link her to Margaret Culcheth

Margp

[lizdb]

If Deborah's brother was Thomas smith, I guess she was single.

Seems most likely there may have been a sister who married a Culcheth and had a daughter Margaret.

I think we reached this point before!