Mystery of my Mother as a Reynolds in Castlederg

[cogs291]

There is a Florence and Catherine in 1912 Belfast, father William but he's a boilermaker
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1912/01504/1611206.pdf
Mother Cissie White

Thanks.
That's an interesting link to twin girls with a William as Father but the twin sisters were supposed to have been born a few years later - 1912 was my Mothers birth year.

That William as a boilermaker in Belfast in 1912 could well have worked at H&W on the Titanic.

[annclare]

A very long shot - Name:   Sarah Marion Reynolds   Date of Birth:   01-Mar-1914
        Registration Date:   23-Mar-1914
Address:   27 Maryville Ave   Parish/District:   URBAN 4, BELFAST
Gender:   Female   County   Co. Antrim
Denomination:   Civil Parish / District
Father:   William James Reynolds   Mother:   Sarah Jane Brown
Occupation:   Labourer      
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:   Sarah Jane Reynolds
27 Maryville Ave   Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:   
Notes:
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR A MORRISON.
But I can't find anything else on the family.

[Sinann]

Not been able to search for births after 1915 on Irish Genealogy makes this a more difficult search.

[eileenwilson]

This may be nothing ... but stick with me on this explanation.

One of the witnesses to your mother's marriage was an Agnes Fleck, who I would assume was a friend and likely of roughly the same age.

There is a birth of an Agnes Fleck in 1906, the daughter of George Fleck and Agnes Turtle in Ballymena.  Agnes Sr. and George were married on February 6, 1901 in Ballymena.  On the same page, but married on March 13, 1901, was the marriage of James Reynolds and Agnes Fleck. Both were married in the Presbyterian Church in Buckna, parish of Racavan, Co. Antrim.  James' father is noted as William James Reynolds, farmer, of Roughan.

[eileenwilson]

James and Agnes in my previous message have a daughter named Sarah, born April 30, 1903 in Roughan.  This couple also had a daughter, Jane, born April 2, 1902.

By 1911, James is deceased and Agnes a widow:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Slemish/Rooghan/123074/

[cogs291]

James and Agnes in my previous message have a daughter named Sarah, born April 30, 1903 in Roughan.  This couple also had a daughter, Jane, born April 2, 1902.

By 1911, James is deceased and Agnes a widow:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Slemish/Rooghan/123074/

Thank you so much Eileen.
All this detective work is driving me nuts.

This is the first connection I've seen between Reynolds and Fleck and with the 'Farmer' named William this is worth following up.
I have been working on the assumption that Daniel Macaulay and Agnes (Macaulay) Fleck were brother and sister from Larne as I found the following household in 1911 census..
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Larne/St__John_s_Place__West/196544/
At the time of my Mothers marriage she was working in a shop in Larne. The name Fleck is still today associated with business in Larne and I thought the shop owners may have been Flecks.

Relatives are the only reason I can think as to why her marriage was in Larne as I understand my siblings visited Larne when they were young.

Thanks again
Colin

[cogs291]

A very long shot - Name:   Sarah Marion Reynolds   Date of Birth:   01-Mar-1914
        Registration Date:   23-Mar-1914
Address:   27 Maryville Ave   Parish/District:   URBAN 4, BELFAST
Gender:   Female   County   Co. Antrim
Denomination:   Civil Parish / District
Father:   William James Reynolds   Mother:   Sarah Jane Brown
Occupation:   Labourer      
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1:   Sarah Jane Reynolds
27 Maryville Ave   Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:   
Notes:
ASSISTANT REGISTRAR A MORRISON.
But I can't find anything else on the family.

Thank you Ann
Colin

[eileenwilson]

The family in the 1911 census you identified would be considerably older than your mother.  What was your mother's actual birthdate?

[cogs291]

The family in the 1911 census you identified would be considerably older than your mother.  What was your mother's actual birthdate?

Birth date not certain - given as 6th Sept 1912 but even she was never sure.
I can't actually be sure of any info other than what is on the marriage certificate. Hopefully this is accurate otherwise I am lost.
This is all part of the mystery that surrounds her early life.
I'm pretty certain that she came from a farm in Castlederg and thats why I've looked for a Reynolds connection there.