What does it mean?

[Gadget]

Note that Mary Ann was also born in Ireland  circa 1871-2. (aged 9 on the 1881)

See my reply  #11

[woiiftm]

 
 So If my records re William are right, they married in July 1873.
 Did John Reilly disappear, divorce or die?
 Whatever happened must have been just after Mary Ann born!

 (Can't find him on Irish or Scottish sites)

[KGarrad]

 So If my records re William are right, they married in July 1873.
 Did John Reilly disappear, divorce or die?
 Whatever happened must have been just after Mary Ann born!

 (Can't find him on Irish or Scottish sites)

Have you checked for O'Reilly?

Divorce was probably too expensive?

I did a tree for a friend, born O'Reilly.
The surname seemed to be interchangeable between Reilly and O'Reilly.

[softly softly]

A possible death for John Reilly. When he married Charlotte his occupation was "shoemaker". He was possibly of a similar birth year as Charlotte.

SS

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1871/020757/7282270.pdf

[Sinann]

Divorce very unlikely for Roman Catholics

edited
Just about to post the same death

[Neale1961]

.......  Although I'm still unclear as to why he would swap around with his surname. ......

His parents were probably not married. He was first known as William BAIN (mother's surname) - quite usual where a child was raised by the mother's family
Then at some point he decided to use his father's surname - BUCHANAN.

[Gadget]

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I'm wondering if William was in Ireland prior to his marriage to Charlotte. I spent a good while going through military records available but nothing definite was found. I don't have access to the detailed records available (Fold3).  I do recall that the Royal Scots Fusiliers were in Ireland at one point  but not at all sure of the dates. He is listed as a Private RSF on the marriage entry in addition to the entries on both his and Charlotte's death certs.

Gadget

[softly softly]

Info only, Iv'e had great fun trying to sort this out, all the different surnames, Bain, Reilly & Buchanan.

Thomas Reilly born 22.7.1869 Dublin North-parents John Reilly & Charlotte Bell

Thomas Rilley Bain marries Mary McArthur 7.7.1891. Info on marriage cert makes interesting reading.

2 children born William Bain c1893 & Nellie c1895

Thomas Bain formerly Reilly dies 19.12.1945 aged 76. Again death cert makes interesting reading.

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Mary Reilly born 9.7.1871 Dublin North-parents John Reilly & Charlotte

Mary R B Buchanan marries Thomas Armstrong McLean 1905.

Mary Anne B McLean/Reilly dies aged 94 in 1965

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As said all certificates make interesting reading.

SS

[woiiftm]

Info only, Iv'e had great fun trying to sort this out, all the different surnames, Bain, Reilly & Buchanan.

Thomas Reilly born 22.7.1869 Dublin North-parents John Reilly & Charlotte Bell

Thomas Rilley Bain marries Mary McArthur 7.7.1891. Info on marriage cert makes interesting reading.

2 children born William Bain c1893 & Nellie c1895

Thomas Bain formerly Reilly dies 19.12.1945 aged 76. Again death cert makes interesting reading.

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Mary Reilly born 9.7.1871 Dublin North-parents John Reilly & Charlotte

Mary R B Buchanan marries Thomas Armstrong McLean 1905.

Mary Anne B McLean/Reilly dies aged 94 in 1965

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As said all certificates make interesting reading.

SS

Just found list of death certificate on Scotlands people and it shows 3 with 3 different spouses named!!! 
  Havn't opened any as might just be too big a rabbit hole to go down
  Never seen this before.

  Thanks, I think.