This is the story of Peter Menzies pronounced [Mingus] my great grandfather.

1913-70-1843-Liverpool
1889-37-1852-Birmingham-Margaret Watt-wife No3
1884-38-1846-Manchester-Ann Grey-wife No2
1865-28-1842-Newcastle-upon-Tyne-Elizabeth Dalgliesh-wife No1

Census

1901-54-1837-Scotland-wife No3
1891-48-1843-Scotland-wife No3
1881-34-1843-Manchester-wife No2
1871-28-1843-Scotland-wife No1
1861-23-1838-Scotland-wife No1
1851-8-1843-Scotland- Disability-Blind

Most of his life he was a Street Musician but he was down as a Hawker when he married Ann Grey. In 1871 he was supposed to be a Jute Worker but it also says Blind from Accident. All marriages took place in England and wives No's 1 and 2 are both from Scotland.

My great grandmother Margaret Watt wife No3 was supposed to be born in Stockton-on-Tees and in the 1911 census her brother James was born Gateshead Durham 1879 and he sister Jessie born Liverpool 1892 [wedding cert] 1884 [1911 census]their father John was a Shipwright.