New England Families

1855 Census said was born in 1827
1860 Census said she was born in 1825
1860 mariage record said she was born in 1833 (her husband was younger than she was)
1865 Census said she was born in 1825
1870 Census said she was born in 1825
1880 Census said she was born in 1830
1898 Death record said she was born in 1828

Massachusetts State Census, 1855, familysearch.org
Suffolk, Boston, Ward 07, Dwelling 193, Family 1140

This was 144 Purchase based on information from the City Directory
The next household was that of Charles and Mary (Donovan) Jenkins. Mary was Catherine Winterflood's sister

John Winterflood, 28, male, laborer, born in England
Catherine Winterflood, 22, female, born in Ireland
Joseph Henry Winterflood, 1, male, born in Massachusetts
Mary Donovan, 60, female, born in Ireland
Margaret Donovan, 28, female, born in Ireland
Jeremiah Donovan, 24, male, laborer, born in Ireland
Daniel Donovan, 19, male, laborer, born in Ireland
Julia Donovan, 12, female, born in Ireland

"Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWV-85D : accessed 8 February 2016), Charles Jenkins, Ward 07, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,959.

1860; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_520; Page: 503; census page 69, family 555
East Boston Post Office
June 13, 1860

John Winderfeldt 32, boatman, Personal Estate: $150, born in England, cannot read or write
Catherine Winderfeldt 28, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
Joseph H Winderfeldt 6
Charles W Winderfeldt 4
John Winderfeldt 1
Margaret Donahoe 35, domestic, born in Ireland
[should that be Margaret Donovan? She was living with them in 1855 and didn't marry until June 24, 1860.]

Children born in Massachusetts

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC7-HNZ

daughter Rebecca Jane was born at 142 Purchase

daughter Eliza was born at 142 Purchase

1865 Census of Massachusetts, Boston, Ward 7
Household number: 2497
Reel Number: 29
Volume Number: 32

John Scott, 45, seaman, born in England, ratable polls column checked
Margaret Scott, 40, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
Rebecca J Scott, 4, born in Massachusetts

1870 Census Ward 1 Charlestown
August 1, 1870
[same page as Margaret's brother Jeremiah, who had their mother in his household.]

John Scott, 36, sailor, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, citizenship column not checked, cannot read or write
Margaret Scott, 45, keeps house, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
Rebecca Scott, 9, school, born in Massachusetts, cannot read or write

1880 Census, Boston, ED 617, sheet 266B, census page 30
June 9, 1880
at 160 Salem Street

John Scott, 45, laborer, born in Ireland, parents also
Margaret Scott, 50, born in Ireland, parents also
Rebecca Scott, 19, daughter, dressmaker, born in Boston

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXJ-WQ1 : accessed 2 March 2016), John Scott, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 617, sheet 266B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0553; FHL microfilm 1,254,553.

Margaret and John's daughter Rebecca died at 13 Margaret Street, Boston

living at 51 Park Street when she died

Deaths Registered in Boston, 1898, page 70
February 9, 1898
Margaret Scott, maiden name Donovan, age 70, married, housewife, born in Ireland
died at: St Elizabeth's Hospital
residence 51 Park Street
husband: John Scott
parents: James Donovan and Mary Sullivan, both born in Ireland
cause: paralysis of senility

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW83-GX5 : accessed 9 February 2016), Margaret Donavan Scott, 09 Feb 1898; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 483 p 70, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,526.