Benjamin Carr

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. ⁷⁶ bricklayer although Ian Unsworth notes:
You should note that had Benjamin Carr followed his chosen profession we would not be here. He was to be ordained as a Catholic priest. I say no more. We are here.

• source. Noel's notes who writes:
Benjamin and Mary Ann were illiterate at the time of their marriage

• Resided. Resided at 21 Onon St, Hulme, Manchester in 1861

• connection. ⁷⁶ The connection between Ian Unsworth & myself is as follows:
Ian Unsworth . . .
His maternal Grandfather was . . .
Matthew Carr (1875)
His father was Benjamin Carr (1835) & he also had Christina Carr (1865) who married George Dennett (1857)
They had George Dennett (1891)
He had Mary Dennett (1834) who married Arthur Davies (1921)
His father was George Arthur Davies (1894) who also had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
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Benjamin married Mary Ann McDonnell, daughter of Hugh McDonnell and Unknown, on 21 Aug 1858 in Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire England. (Mary Ann McDonnell was born circa 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire England, died on 12 Jan 1878 in Wilton Hospital, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire England and was buried in Eccles New Road Cemetery, Salford, Greater Manchester, Lancashire England ⁷⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• fact. Many Catholic marriages are known to have occurred at the cathedral - from 1753 to 1837 it was compulsory for all marriages except Jewsih & Quaker to be held on the local C of E parish church, and after this many continued with this custom.

There is some evidence this may have been a 'mixed' marriage, as daughter Christiana is listed as Catholic on the ship's manifest and was not baptized at the cathedral, but her older brother John was.