
Margaret Maylin, aged 62 in Mount Merrion, Dublin. on the back of the photograph is written “From Gran, 1948” Margaret Maylin, aois 62 i Cnoc Mhuirfean, Baile Átha Cliath ar chúl an grianghraf atá scríofa “Ó Mamó, 1948”.
Margaret Hibbets / Hibbitts was born on 3rd September 1886, the second child of James Hibbets and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Neill, in Mountmellick, Queens County, Ireland, the first child, an unnamed male born on June 20 1885 had died, two hours from birth. Margaret was the first of two children to be born outside Mountmellick Union Workhouse.
Margaret Hibbets / Hibbitts rugadh ar 3 Meán Fómhair, 1886, ba é an dara páiste de James Hibbets agus Elizabeth “Lizzie” Neill, i Móinteach Mílic, Contae na Banríona, Éire, fuair bás an chéad leanbh, fireann gan ainm a rugadh ar 20 Meitheamh 1885, dhá uair an chloig ó bhreith. Margaret an chéad cheann de beirt leanaí a rugadh taobh amuigh de Móinteach Mílic Aontas Teach na mBocht.

1885 Birth Certificate of Margaret Hibbitts 1885 Teastas Breithe Margaret Hibbitts

Unnamed boy’s 1885 birth in the register / 1885 breith buachaill gan ainm sa chlár
The next child, Finton was born in Mountmellick Workhouse on 17th February 1888.
An chéad pháiste eile, a rugadh Finton i Móinteach Mílic Teach na mBocht,17 Feabhra 1888.

Finton’s birth in the register / breithe Finton sa chlár
James, Margaret’s Father was sent to Tullamore Gaol, for Drunkeness, for seven days on 2nd August 1888, leaving Elizabeth, to raise the children on her own, he was released on 8th August 1888.
James, Athair Margaret cuireadh chuig Príosún Tulach Mhór, do meisce, ar feadh seacht lá ar 2 Lúnasa, 1888, ag fágáil Elizabeth, a ardú na páistí ina haonar, bhí sé scaoileadh ar 8 Lúnasa, 1888.

Gaol register 1888 / clár Phríosúin 1888
On 18 November 1889, Elizabeth, was sent to Tullamore, charged “for making use of language likely to provoke breach of the peace”, she was bailed, and released on 17th December 1889. Her daughter, Margaret, aged three, was taken into Tullamore, with her.
An 18ú Samhain 1889, cuireadh Elizabeth chuig Tulach Mhór, “d’úsáid teanga a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ina chúis le sárú ar an tsíocháin a spreagadh”, baineadh í a scaoileadh agus a scaoileadh ar an 17ú Nollaig 1889. Tógadh a iníon, Margaret, trí bliana d’aois sa Tulach Mhór, léi.

On 25th January 1891, Elizabeth, Margaret’s mother, was sent to Tullamore awaiting court proceedings at Maryborough Assizes, being indicted for manslaughter, in court, a coroner was questioned. She was acquitted, and released on 5th March 1891.
Ar 25 Eanáir 1891,Elizabeth, máthair Margaret cuireadh, chuig an Tulach Mhór ag feitheamh cúirte ag Seisiúin Portlaoighise, á dhíotáil do dúnorgain, sa chúirt, cuireadh ceisteanna cróinéir. Bhí sí éigiontaithe, agus a foilsíodh ar an 5 Márta, 1891.


Maryborough Assizes / Seisiúin Portlaoighise
On 9th February 1891, James, was gaoled again for drunkeness, at Tullamore for a week, being released on 16th February 1891.
An 9ú Feabhra 1891, James bhí i bpríosún, arís meisce, ar an Tulach Mhór ar feadh seachtaine á scaoileadh ar an 16 Feabhra 1891.

During this time, the children were either in the care of grandparents or in the workhouse, as the parents were languishing in jail.
Le linn an ama, na páistí, bhí ceachtar faoi chúram Seantuismitheoirí nó i dteach na mbocht, mar a bhí na tuismitheoirí fan i bpríosún.
For five years, the family had a break from the workhouse when the fourth and fifth child, Thomas and Mary, twins were workhouse born on 24 February 1893, sadly Mary died on 1 March 1893 of Debility from Birth (The doctor had wrongly written 24 hours old).
Ar feadh cúig bliana, bhí an teaghlach sos ó teach na mbocht nuair a bheidh an ceathrú agus an cúigiú leanbh, Thomas agus Mary, cúpla a bhí Teach na mBocht rugadh an 24 Feabhra 1893, faraor fuair bás Mary an 1 Márta 1893 laige fisiciúil (an dochtúir gur scríobh héagórach 24 uair an chloig d’aois)

Thomas and Mary’s birth in the register / breithe Thomas agus Mary sa chlár

Mary’s death in the register / bás Mary sa chlár
On 28th March 1894, James, Margaret’s Father, was again imprisoned, for drunkeness, again for seven days, leaving Elizabeth to fend for herself, his release was set for 4 April 1894.
Ar 28 Márta, 1894, James, athair Margaret a bhí i bpríosún, arís ar feadh seacht lá, arís meisce, ag fágáil arís Elizabeth a conlán di féin, bhí sé scaoileadh 3 Aibreán, 1894.

prison Register 1894 / clár Phríosúin 1894
Then a year later, along came James, who was born outside the workhouse, on 20th January 1895.
Ansin sa bhliain ina dhiaidh tháinig in éineacht James, a rugadh taobh amuigh Teach na mBocht ar an 20 Eanáir 1895.

James’s birth in the register / breithe James sa chlár
On 16th December 1896, James, was imprisoned for drunkeness again,at Tullamore Gaol, and sentenced to hard labour for a week. His release date was set for 22nd December 1896.
An 16 Nollaig 1896, James a bhí i bpríosún arís meisce , ag Tulach Mhór, pianbhreith daor-oibre, ar feadh seachtaine, agus bunaíodh a dháta scaoileadh le haghaidh 22 Nollaig, 1896.

Prison Register 1896 / clár Phríosúin 1896
Two years later they found themselves in the workhouse, when another son, Patrick Junior, was born on 11th November 1898, for the next two years they managed to stay out of the workhouse until the birth of Susan, on 9 December 1900.
Dhá bhliain ina dhiaidh sin,fuair siad iad féin i dteach na mbocht, nuair mac eile, Patrick Sóisearach rugadh, ar 11 Samhain 1898, ar feadh dá bhliain atá romhainn d’éirigh leo fanacht amach as na mbocht go dtí an bhreith Susan, an 9 Nollaig 1900.

Patrick’s birth in the register / breithe Patrick sa chlár

Susan’s birth in the register / breithe Susan sa chlár

Móinteach Mílic Aontas Teach na mBocht

Mountmellick Union Workhouse / Móinteach Mílic Aontas Teach na mBocht
They weren’t in the workhouse for long as census 1901 night came and Margaret was at work at 1 Bridge street, as a servant, whilst the family were at home at No1 Tracy’s Lane, Mountmellick, Queen’s County.
Ní raibh siad i dteach na mbocht do fada agus a tháinig daonáirimh 1901 oíche agus bhí Margaret ag an obair ag Uimhir 1 Droichead na sráide, mar sheirbhíseach, fad is a bhí an teaghlach sa bhaile ag Uimhir 1 Tracy’s Lane, Móinteach Mílic, Contae na Banríona.

1901 Census of Margaret Hibbitts. 1901 Daonáireamh Margaret Hibbitts
On 6th January 1903, Elizabeth Hibbitts, Margaret’s mother was sent to Tullamore Prison for making threats, she was released on bail on 6th March 1903.
Ar 6 Eanáir, 1903, Elizabeth Hibbitts, máthair Margaret cuireadh chuig Príosún Tulach Mhór chun bagairtí a dhéanamh, bhí sí scaoileadh faoi bhannaí ar 6 Márta 1903.

On 18th November 1908, James was indicted for cruelty to an ass, at Portarlington Assizes Court.
“That on the 16th day of November 1908 at Garryhinch in said District and King’s County, you, the said Defendant did unlawfully and cruelly ill-treat an ass, the property of one David Jones, by working it while suffering from several sores. viz:- one on each hip and one on right side of belly and under the straddle the latter sore being raw and bleeding, contrary to section 12 and 13 vict, cap 92″(Cruelty to Animals Act 1849)
“Defendant convicted of said offence, and ordered to pay full a fine a sum of five shillings and for costs the sum of two shillings and threepence. with the section “In default of payment to be imprisoned for the period of —– with hard labour at the gaol at Tullamore, in the King’s County unless such fine and cost are sooner paid.”
He opted to pay the fine of 5 shillings (-/5) with court costs of another 2 shillings and thruppence at court. and avoided going to Tullamore Gaol.
An 18 Samhain 1908, díotáladh James cruálacht ar asal, ag Cúil an tSúdaire Seisiúin Cúirte.
“An 16ú Samhain 1908 ag Garraí Inse in dúirt Dúiche agus an Rí Chontae, tú, an Cosantóir sin raibh neamhdhleathach agus cruálach droch-chóireáil le asal, ina maoin de chuid amháin David Jones, trí bheith ag obair é agus ag fulaingt ó roinnt pianmhara. Viz : – amháin ar gach cromáin agus ceann ar thaobh na láimhe deise den bolg agus faoi straddle an tinn dara ceann a bheith amh agus fhuil, contrárdha d’alt 12 agus 13 Vict, caipín 92 “(Fhóirithint ar Ainmhithe Acht 1849)
“Cosantóir a chiontaítear sin i gcion, agus d’ordaigh a íoc go hiomlán, fíneáil suim cúig scilling agus do chostais suim dhá scilling agus trí phingin. Leis an t-alt” I mura n-íoctar a phríosúnú go ceann tréimhse —– le daor-oibre ar an príosún ag Tulach Mhór, i Contae an Rí ach amháin má tá an fhíneáil agus an costas a leithéid túisce a íocadh. ”
Roghnaigh sé an fhíneáil de 5 scilling a íoc (-/ 5) le costais cúirte 2 scilling eile agus thruppence sa chúirt. agus a sheachaint ag dul go dtí an Tulach Mhór Gaol

petty Sessions Order Books / ordú seisiúin Petty leabhair

Tullamore Gaol where James and Elizabeth spent their sentences, the back of the prison was demolished in 1937, only the front wall remains. / Príosún Tulach Mhór áit ar chaith James agus Elizabeth a n-abairtí, Leagadh chúl an phríosúin i 1937, fós ach ar an bhalla tosaigh.
Between 1906 and 1908 Margaret became ostracised by her parents, as on the 1911 census, James and Elizabeth was living with five children with Margaret away, but had said eight children were born to the marriage, and only 5 were living, which didn’t include Margaret.
Idir 1906 agus 1908 tháinig Margaret bhí gearrtha amach ag a tuismitheoirí, mar atá ar dhaonáireamh 1911, James agus Elizabeth chónaí le cúigear leanaí a bhfuil Margaret shiúl, ach bhí a dúirt rugadh ochtar páistí an bpósadh, agus ní raibh ach 5 ina gcónaí, nach raibh I measc Margaret.
By 1908 Margaret had boarded the boat to England, and was working at the Rose and Crown Hotel, where she gave birth to Eilleen Hibbitts, a girl on 22nd July 1909.
Faoi 1908 bhí ar iostas Margaret an bád go Sasana agus bhí sé ag obair ar an Rós agus Coróin Óstán, i gcás ina rug sí Eilleen Hibbitts, cailín ar 22 Iúil, 1909.

The Rose & Crown Hotel where, Margaret gave birth to Eilleen in 1909. An Rós Agus Coróin Óstan, Baldock, áit ar thug Margaret rugadh Eileen i 1909.

Eileen’s Birth Certificate. Teastas Breithe Eilleen Hibbitts
On 26th February 1911, Margaret Hibbits married Harry Maylin, at Church of Our Lady Immaculate and Saint Andrew, on Nightingale Road, at the time of her marriage she resided at 16 Alexandra Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, with her cousin Mary Clarke nee O’Neill, her husband James, and daughter Carrie, while Harry was at the Rose and Crown Hotel, Baldock.
Ar 26 Feabhra, 1911, phós Margaret Hibbits Harry Maylin, ag Eaglais Mhuire gan Smál agus Naomh Aindriú, ar Bhóthar Nightingale, ag tráth a pósta chónaigh sí ag 16 Alexandra Bothar, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, lena col ceathrar, Mary Clarke, roimhe O’Neill, a fear céile James, agus iníon Carrie, cé go raibh Harry ag an Rós agus Coróin Óstán, Baldock.

The Roman Catholic Church – Our Lady Immaculate & St Andrew, where Harry Maylin & Margaret Hibbitts, married, in February 1911. An Eaglais Chaitliceach – Mhuire gan Smál & Saint Aindriú, i gcás ina Harry Maylin & Margaret Hibbitts, pósta, i mí Feabhra 1911

Margaret’s Marriage Certificate Deimhniú pósta Margaret

16 Alexandra Road, Hitchin, where Margaret lived at the time of her marriage. 16 Bóthar Alexandra, Hitchin, áit a raibh cónaí ar Margaret ag an am a pósta.
On Census Night, 2nd April 1911, Margaret left her daughter Eilleen in the care of her father and mother in law William Albert and Alice Maylin, at 87 Queen Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, while she was at work at the Sun Hotel, 4 Sun Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, as a married Kitchen Maid. Harry was at the Rose and Crown Hotel, in Baldock, listed as single.
Oíche an Daonáirimh, 2 Aibreán, 1911, d’fhág Margaret hiníon Eilleen i gcúram dá athair agus a mháthair sa dlí William Albert agus Alice Maylin, ag 87 Queen Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, cé go raibh sí ag obair ag an Sun Óstán, 4 Sun Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, mar pósta cailín cistine. Bhí Harry ar an Rós agus Coróin Óstán, i Baldock, atá liostaithe mar singil.

The 1911 census which shows Margaret at the Sun Hotel as a Kitchen-maid. An 1911 dhaonáireamh, a léiríonn Margaret, in Óstán Sun mar cailín cistin.
On the 28th September 1915, Margaret, gives birth to Olive Sybil Maylin at home, at 23 Queen Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire.
Ar an 28 Meán Fómhair 1915, Margaret tugann bhreith go Olive Sybil Maylin sa bhaile, ag 23 Queen Street (Sráid na Banríona), Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

Olive Sybil Maylin’s Birth Certificate / Olive Sybil Maylin Teastas Breithe.
In 1916, the Maylins, moved to a different area of Hitchin, to 11 Anderson’s Row, Florence Street, here they lived until 1918, Andersons Row, was where Anderson’s House, a sheltered accommodation facility now stands.
I 1916, an Maylins, bhog sé go dtí ceantar difriúil Hitchin, go 11 Anderson Row, Florence Street, anseo bhí cónaí orthu go dtí 1918, Andersons Rae, bhí áit Teach Anderson, áis chóiríochta dhídeanach sheasann anois.
On the 31st August 1918, the family move to Mountmellick, Ireland, Margaret’s Hometown due to Harry’s transfer to the second Battalion of the Durham Light Infantry.
Ar 31 Lúnasa 1918, an t-aistriú teaghlaigh a Móinteach Mílic,Éire, Baile Dúchais, Margaret, gheall aistriú Harry chuig an dara chathlán an Durham Light Coisithe.

15 Oxmantown Road, where, Margaret lived with her husband and two children in 1919. / 15 Bhaile na Lochlannach Bóthar más rud é, a raibh cónaí Margaret lena fear céile agus beirt pháistí i 1919.
Sadly Harry was demobbed to England on 18 February 1919, suffering from dyspepsia, their address, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, was to be 2 Queen Street, James, Margaret’s brother, joined them for a year, until he moved in with his aunt and uncle, Mary and James Clarke in 1922.
Faraor bhí Harry demobbed go Sasana ar an 18 Feabhra 1919, ag fulaingt ó dispeipse a seoladh, i Hitchin, Hertfordshire, a bhí le bheith 2 Queen Sráid. Deartháir, Margaret, James Hibbitts, isteach orthu ar feadh bliana,go dtí go bhog sé i lena Aintín agus uncail Mary agus James Clarke, i 1922.
On 1st April 1920 along came Margaret, born at 2 Queen Street, Hitchin, and things were beginning to take it’s toll on Margaret, and she suffered with depression, looking after three children and her invalided husband.
Ar 1 Aibreán, 1920 a tháinig i dteannta Margaret, a rugadh ar 2 Queen Street, Hitchin, agus bhí rudaí ag tosú a ghlacadh sé dola ar Margaret, agus d’fhulaing sí le dúlagar, ag tabhairt aire do triúr leanaí agus a fear céile-easlán.

Margaret Maylin Birth Certificate / Teastas Breithe Margaret Maylin
Margaret fled Hitchin, with her first daughter, Eilleen to Ireland, in 1923, along with brother, James Hibbitts. On the 17th November 1934, Margaret, known as Mary is found in the Nationalist & Leinster Times, giving a summons to Mary Hibbitts, her sister in Law, who is married to Patrick, her brother to attend Mountmellick District Court, to answer a case of abusive language and assault, Mary Hibbitts, summonsed her Husband Patrick, and his brother Thomas. She had been in the Employ of the Earle family, as a mother’s help, since 1929.
Margaret theith Hitchin, lena chéad iníon, Eilleen go hÉirinn, i 1923, mar aon le deartháir, James Hibbitts. Ar an 17ú Samhain 1934, tá Margaret, ar a dtugtar Mary, ar fáil sa Nationalist & Leinster Times, ag tabhairt toghairm do Mary Hibbitts, a deirfiúr sa Dlí, atá pósta le Patrick, a deartháir chun freastal ar Chúirt Dúiche Mhóinteach Mílic chun cás a fhreagairt de theagmhasach agus ionsaí, Mary Hibbitts, a fear céile, Patrick, agus a dheartháir Thomas. Bhí sí i bhFostaithe an teaghlaigh Earle, mar chabhair mháthair, ó 1929.
On 27 May 1924, Margaret jr, sadly died, at 18 Pulters Way, Hitchin, of Bronchitis and Heart Failure. The informant of the death was, Margaret’s grandmother Alice Maylin formerly Page, and Margaret never returned for the funeral.
An 27 Bealtaine 1924, Margaret jr, brónach fuair bás, ag 18 Pulters Way, Hitchin, ar Broincíteas agus Cliseadh Croí. An fhaisnéiseora an bháis a bhí, seanmháthair Maargaret, Alice Maylin roimhe Page, agus Margaret riamh ar eis chun dul go dtí an tsochraid.

Margaret’s death certificate / Teastas báis Margaret
There Margaret and Eilleen, stayed until 1926, when Eilleen, left school one day unbeknownst to Margaret, and boarded the boat to Ireland. Contact was maintained until 1948, and that was the last the Maylins heard from Margaret.
Tá Margaret agus Eilleen, d’fhan go dtí 1926, nuair a Eilleen, d’fhág an scoil lá amháin fhios do Margaret, agus iostas an bád go hÉirinn. Coimeádadh teagmháil go dtí 1948, agus go raibh na deireanach an Maylins éisteacht ó Margaret.
Margaret lived with her friends William and Evelyn Earle, until 1952, when Margaret moved into Linden Convalescent Home in Stillorgan, Dublin, until she died.
Margaret bhí cónaí lena cairde William agus Evelyn Earle, go dtí 1952, nuair a d’aistrigh Margaret isteach Linden Teach Téarnaimh i Stigh Lorgan, Baile Átha Cliath, go dtí go bhfuair sí bás.

153 Strand Road, Merrion the last known address. 153 Bóthar na Trá, Mhuirfean, an seoladh is deireanaí is eol

The entrance to Linden Convalescent Home, Stillorgan, Dublin /An mbealach isteach chuig Linden Teach Téarnaimh, i Stigh Lorgan, Baile Átha Cliath

Linden Convalescent Home / Linden Teach Téarnaimh i Stigh Lorgan
On 4th June 1952, Margaret had a procedure called Manchester Operation (Also known as the Fothergill Operation), which was to help fix a uterine prolapse, which released a blood clot which, travelled up to the lungs which caused a pulmonary embolus, which occurred one or two minutes before death.
She died at Linden Convalescent Home, Stillorgan, on 16th June 1952.
Ar an 4 Meitheamh 1952, bhí Margaret nós imeachta ar a dtugtar Manchester Oibríocht (a dtugtar freisin mar an Oibríocht Fothergill), a bhí chun cabhrú le shocrú Úter proláideach, a scaoileadh téachtán fola a, thaistil go dtí na scamhóga a ba chúis le eambólas scamhógach,a tharla ceann amháin nó dhá nóiméad roimh an mbás.
Fuair sí bás ag Teach Téarnaimh, Stigh Lorgan, ar 16 Meitheamh 1952.

Margaret’s death certificate / Teastas báis Margaret

Death Notice from 23rd June 1952, in Irish Times . Fógra Báis ón Irish Times an 23 Meitheamh 1952.
While the place of burial is unknown, it is likely Margaret was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave at Glasnevin Cemetery.
Cé go bhfuil an t-ionad adhlactha anaithnid, tá sé do hadhnaiceadh dócha Margaret in uaigh an pauper neamh-mharcáilte ag Reilig Ghlas Naíon.
I contacted Sister Christina Gorman of the Sisters of Charity Order at Mary Aikenhead House, whom had ownership of Linden Convalescent Home at the time of Margaret’s stay, sadly no records of Margaret’s exists there.
Chuaigh mé i dteagmháil leis an t’Siúr Christina Gorman d’Ordú Sisters of Charity ag Mary Aikenhead House, a raibh úinéireacht aige ar Dhaonlathach Linden nuair a bhí fanacht Margaret, agus níl aon taifid ann do Margaret ann.


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Remembrance notices ended in 1965 because her friends of 24 years, Evelyn Earle died 28th March 1966. William died 18th September 1978. They were both buried at Dean Grange Cemetery, in Blackrock, Dublin.
Críochnaigh fógraí cuimhneacháin I 1965 mar gheall ar a cairde 24 bliain d’aois, d’éag Evelyn Earle an 28 Márta 1966. D’éag William ar an 18ú Meán Fómhair 1978. Bhí siad araon curtha ag Reilig Dhean Grange sa Charraig Dhubh, Baile Átha Cliath.

The Earle’s Grave at Dean Grange Cemetery, in Blackrock. Uaimh Earle ag Reilig an Dean Grange, an Charraig Dhubh