Family of William MCMULLEN

Husband: William MCMULLEN

Name:	William MCMULLEN
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary HARLAND (1819?-1897?)
Birth	22 Jul 1818	Whitehaven, Cumberland
Occupation (1)	1836 (age 17-18)	Apprentice.
Physical Description	7 Mar 1845 (age 27 (!))	Height: 5 1/4 feet.. Hair: Dark Brown. Eyes: Grey. Complexion: Fresh. Marks: None; Whitehaven, Cumberland
Emigration	btw 10 Mar 1845 and 10 May 1847 (age 26-28)	from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Poole, Dorset
Occupation (2)	10 May 1847 (age 28)	Mariner
Occupation (3)	7 Oct 1883 (age 65)	Sailor
Occupation (4)	3 Apr 1886 (age 67)	Mariner
Death	9 Feb 1893 (age 73 (!))	Longfleet, Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Occupation (1)	Went to sea first in 1836
Physical Description	Back Row Whitehaven Cannot write at this point. Also not part of the Royal navy or done foreign service
Emigration	The family story was that William was shipwrecked just outside Poole, and that this brought him to the area.
Death	Cause: Senectus (old age) Address: Union Workhouse

Note on Marriage

Potentially the family had connections to the "Orange order".

This is confirmed by Maud McMullen having the "robes" of the Orange Order.

Note on Child 1: William MCMULLEN (1)

Lived with uncle in Whitehaven, Combria who owned a shipyard. "Turned his back on his uncle" and became a sailor

Note on Child 1: William MCMULLEN (2)

Turned his back on Uncle who owned shipyard (Brocklebank).

Sailing, and got shipwreked before 1847.

Note on Child 1: William MCMULLEN (3)

Did not sign his name on his marriage certificate

Note on Child 1: William MCMULLEN (4)

A description of him was passed down the generations to Eileen Thomas (nee McMullen). William was described as "a small man with a funny accent"

Note on Child 1: William MCMULLEN (5)

Died in the local workhouse.