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Margaret Mary “Maggie” <I>Meara</I> Gough

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Margaret Mary “Maggie” Meara Gough

Birth
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Jun 1956 (aged 78)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
North Lot, Section X, Row 6, Lot 3
Memorial ID
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Margaret was one of ten identified children born to Roady MEARA (1849-1923) and Annie O'NEILL (1854-1921). Four of those ten died young (Julia, Hannah, Roderick, and John F.).

According to information recorded in the 1900 and the 1910 U. S. Census reports, Annie had given birth to 13 children of whom 6 were still living by 1900 and 1910. Of the 7 children who had died prior to 1900, four were Julia, Hannah, Roderick, and John F. The other three may have been stillborn or lived such a short time that they were not named. In any event, their names are not known, either from records or from family oral histories.

The names of the ten identified are shown below along with their approximate birth years. Where Julia's birth occurred in the sequence is not known.

18xx Julia MEARA
1875 Hannah MEARA
1876 Roderick MEARA
1877 John F. MEARA
1878 Margaret MEARA
1879 James MEARA
1880 Ellen MEARA
1885 Mary MEARA
1892 John Joseph MEARA
1895 Catherine MEARA

In the 1880 U. S. Census for Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was incorrectly transcribed as MAWA, but it appears on the actual census page to have been recorded as MARRA.

1853 Roddy MARRA (27)
1854 Annie MARRA (26)
1873 Hannah MARRA (7)
1878 Maggie MARRA (2)
1879 James MARRA (1)
1880 Ellen MARRA (9m)

In the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death Certificate Index is a record of Hannah's death as shown below.

NAME: Hannah Mara
BIRTH DATE: abt 1876
DEATH DATE: 23 May 1882
DEATH PLACE: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AGE AT DEATH: 6
GENDER: Female
FATHER: Rodeel Mara
MOTHER: Annie Mara
FHL FILM NUMBER: 1003708

Source: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."

There is an inconsistency in Hannah's birth year between that indicated by the age reported for her in the 1880 census (7 years old when that census was taken 09 Jun 1880 indicating birth c1873) and the death record index information shown above (6 years old when died 23 May 1882 indicating birth c1886). Part of the difference could be explained if her date of birth were between 23 May and 09 Jun in which case she would have been about to turn 7 in the next few days at the time of her death indicating a birth date between 23 May and 09 Jun 1885.

It's also possible that her age was reported incorrectly to the census taker on 09 Jun 1880 and/or he recorded it incorrectly (it shows clearly as 7 on the actual census page) and/or her age was reported incorrectly when the information was provided for her death certificate in May 1882. For this Find A Grave record, her birth will be shown to have been Jun 1885 reflecting the likelihood she was 6 years old and about to turn 7 in the next few days when she died. In any case, it was surely a terribly sad event for the family.

In the 1900 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was misspelled (recorded incorrectly on the census page) as MAHER.

18xx Rhody MAHER (unknown)
1859 Annie MAHER (41)
1878 Maggie MAHER (22)
1879 James MAHER (21)
1880 Ella MAHER (20)
1885 Mary MAHER (15)
1892 John MAHER (8)
1895 Catherine MAHER (5)

In that 1900 census, Rhody's and Annie's years married were recorded as 25. And, their years of immigration were recorded as 1870 and 1873 respectively. Rhody was recorded as naturalized and Annie was not.

In the 1910 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker.

1855 Roddy MEARA (55)
1855 Annie MEARA (55)
1881 James MEARA (29)
1887 Mary MEARA (23)
1893 John MEARA (17)
1896 Kate MEARA (14)

In that 1910 census, Roady's and Annie's years married were recorded as 34. And, their years of immigration were each recorded as 1874. Rhody was recorded as naturalized and Annie was not.

In the 1920 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was misspelled (recorded incorrectly on the census page) as MARROW.

1855 Rody MARROW (65)
1855 Anna MARROW (65)
1879 James MARROW (41)
1895 John MARROW (25)
1899 Catharine MARROW (21)

In that 1920 census, Rody's and Anna's years of immigration were recorded as 1870 and 1873 respectively with naturalization in 1890 recorded for each of them.

Annie died the next year, on 22 Nov 1921. Roady died less than 14 months later, on 12 Jan 1923.

Margaret Mary MEARA Family

Margaret Mary MEARA and John Bartholomew GOUGH were married in 1905. They had six known and identified children. Their names and approximate birth years are shown below. The first, second and fourth died young.

1906 John Bartholomew GOUGH, Jr
1908 Marie GOUGH
1910 Anna GOUGH
1911 John GOUGH
1914 James F. GOUGH
1917 Roderick Roady John GOUGH

In the 1910 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1873 John B GOUGH (37)
1888 Margaret GOUGH (32)
1908 Mary GOUGH (2)
1909 Anna GOUGH (9 mo)

In the 1920 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1870 John GOUGH (50)
1880 Margaret GOUGH (40)
1910 Anna GOUGH (10)
1915 James GOUGH (5)
1918 Roady GOUGH (2)

John died 23 Feb 1926.

In the 1930 U. S. Census for Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family now headed by Margaret was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1878 Margaret GOUGH (52)
1910 Anna GOUGH (20)
1915 James GOUGH (15)
1918 Roderick GOUGH (12)

[Note: Kudos and thanks to researcher Tom Quinlan for some of this bio information, especially about Hannah, Roderick and Julia. Tom is descended from Roady and Annie through their daughter, Ellen, and he has access to some of the family oral history.]
Margaret was one of ten identified children born to Roady MEARA (1849-1923) and Annie O'NEILL (1854-1921). Four of those ten died young (Julia, Hannah, Roderick, and John F.).

According to information recorded in the 1900 and the 1910 U. S. Census reports, Annie had given birth to 13 children of whom 6 were still living by 1900 and 1910. Of the 7 children who had died prior to 1900, four were Julia, Hannah, Roderick, and John F. The other three may have been stillborn or lived such a short time that they were not named. In any event, their names are not known, either from records or from family oral histories.

The names of the ten identified are shown below along with their approximate birth years. Where Julia's birth occurred in the sequence is not known.

18xx Julia MEARA
1875 Hannah MEARA
1876 Roderick MEARA
1877 John F. MEARA
1878 Margaret MEARA
1879 James MEARA
1880 Ellen MEARA
1885 Mary MEARA
1892 John Joseph MEARA
1895 Catherine MEARA

In the 1880 U. S. Census for Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was incorrectly transcribed as MAWA, but it appears on the actual census page to have been recorded as MARRA.

1853 Roddy MARRA (27)
1854 Annie MARRA (26)
1873 Hannah MARRA (7)
1878 Maggie MARRA (2)
1879 James MARRA (1)
1880 Ellen MARRA (9m)

In the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Death Certificate Index is a record of Hannah's death as shown below.

NAME: Hannah Mara
BIRTH DATE: abt 1876
DEATH DATE: 23 May 1882
DEATH PLACE: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AGE AT DEATH: 6
GENDER: Female
FATHER: Rodeel Mara
MOTHER: Annie Mara
FHL FILM NUMBER: 1003708

Source: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2008, 2010. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."

There is an inconsistency in Hannah's birth year between that indicated by the age reported for her in the 1880 census (7 years old when that census was taken 09 Jun 1880 indicating birth c1873) and the death record index information shown above (6 years old when died 23 May 1882 indicating birth c1886). Part of the difference could be explained if her date of birth were between 23 May and 09 Jun in which case she would have been about to turn 7 in the next few days at the time of her death indicating a birth date between 23 May and 09 Jun 1885.

It's also possible that her age was reported incorrectly to the census taker on 09 Jun 1880 and/or he recorded it incorrectly (it shows clearly as 7 on the actual census page) and/or her age was reported incorrectly when the information was provided for her death certificate in May 1882. For this Find A Grave record, her birth will be shown to have been Jun 1885 reflecting the likelihood she was 6 years old and about to turn 7 in the next few days when she died. In any case, it was surely a terribly sad event for the family.

In the 1900 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was misspelled (recorded incorrectly on the census page) as MAHER.

18xx Rhody MAHER (unknown)
1859 Annie MAHER (41)
1878 Maggie MAHER (22)
1879 James MAHER (21)
1880 Ella MAHER (20)
1885 Mary MAHER (15)
1892 John MAHER (8)
1895 Catherine MAHER (5)

In that 1900 census, Rhody's and Annie's years married were recorded as 25. And, their years of immigration were recorded as 1870 and 1873 respectively. Rhody was recorded as naturalized and Annie was not.

In the 1910 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker.

1855 Roddy MEARA (55)
1855 Annie MEARA (55)
1881 James MEARA (29)
1887 Mary MEARA (23)
1893 John MEARA (17)
1896 Kate MEARA (14)

In that 1910 census, Roady's and Annie's years married were recorded as 34. And, their years of immigration were each recorded as 1874. Rhody was recorded as naturalized and Annie was not.

In the 1920 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages recorded by the census taker. The surname was misspelled (recorded incorrectly on the census page) as MARROW.

1855 Rody MARROW (65)
1855 Anna MARROW (65)
1879 James MARROW (41)
1895 John MARROW (25)
1899 Catharine MARROW (21)

In that 1920 census, Rody's and Anna's years of immigration were recorded as 1870 and 1873 respectively with naturalization in 1890 recorded for each of them.

Annie died the next year, on 22 Nov 1921. Roady died less than 14 months later, on 12 Jan 1923.

Margaret Mary MEARA Family

Margaret Mary MEARA and John Bartholomew GOUGH were married in 1905. They had six known and identified children. Their names and approximate birth years are shown below. The first, second and fourth died young.

1906 John Bartholomew GOUGH, Jr
1908 Marie GOUGH
1910 Anna GOUGH
1911 John GOUGH
1914 James F. GOUGH
1917 Roderick Roady John GOUGH

In the 1910 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1873 John B GOUGH (37)
1888 Margaret GOUGH (32)
1908 Mary GOUGH (2)
1909 Anna GOUGH (9 mo)

In the 1920 U. S. Census for Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1870 John GOUGH (50)
1880 Margaret GOUGH (40)
1910 Anna GOUGH (10)
1915 James GOUGH (5)
1918 Roady GOUGH (2)

John died 23 Feb 1926.

In the 1930 U. S. Census for Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the family now headed by Margaret was recorded as shown below, with approximate birth years based on ages as recorded by the census taker.

1878 Margaret GOUGH (52)
1910 Anna GOUGH (20)
1915 James GOUGH (15)
1918 Roderick GOUGH (12)

[Note: Kudos and thanks to researcher Tom Quinlan for some of this bio information, especially about Hannah, Roderick and Julia. Tom is descended from Roady and Annie through their daughter, Ellen, and he has access to some of the family oral history.]


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  • Created by: Bob Webb
  • Added: Jan 18, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141486692/margaret_mary-gough: accessed ), memorial page for Margaret Mary “Maggie” Meara Gough (Apr 1878–17 Jun 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141486692, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bob Webb (contributor 47235753).