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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: anderton on Thursday 26 March 09 21:58 GMT (UK)
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Please can anyone help me researching the above family? Margaret Horrigan was my great great grandmother, but I'm having trouble finding out much about her family as the name is spelt in so many different ways. I have Margaret's Birth Certificate stating she was born 1 April 1841, with the informant recorded as the Governor of St Giles Workhouse - implying she was born there?
I'd be very grateful for any help, thanks Anderton
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Hi and welcome to Rootschat
Is any mother named on the birth cert? Who did Margaret marry
There is an 1841 entry for a Margaret Harrigan living in Poplar but parents were Samuel & Mary and Margaret was 5mths old. The 1841 was taken on 6th June so she would only have been 2mths old at that time.
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Hello and welcome,
I was just going to post same queries as Carole and was also going to ask what definite information do you have about Margaret (census, marriage etc).
heywood
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hi Carole and Heyward
Thanks for your prompt replies - as you can see, I'm new to rootschat but am really impressed that I've had two replies already!
Margaret's Mother is given as Margaret McCanty(?) - best I can do to decipher the surname! Father is given as Dennis, a labourer, but the strange thing is, as I said earlier, tho I can't decipher his name as yet, the informant re Margaret's birth was the Governor of St Giles Workhouse!?
I'd be grateful for any info at all,
Many thanks and regards
Anderton
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Hi
Was McCanty her mothers maiden name and her father was Dennis Horrigan?
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Yes - sorry Carole I should have made that clear. Margaret went on to marry a John Shepherd Keho. Thanks
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Does her marriage certificate have Dennis as her father too.
I am wondering if the birth certificate indicates Margaret as a single mother or is McCanty (?) a maiden name?
There is a Dennis Horrigan death in St Giles in 1848.
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No problem
I see her birth was registerd as Harrogan
This is the only entry I can find in 1851 - all children b St Giles
2 Little Earl St St Giles
Dennis Hogan 40 shoemaker b Ireland
Margaret 40 b Ireland
Ellen 14
Margaret 10 b St Giles
Jeremiah 6
Cornelius 2
HO107 Piece 1509 Folio 432 Page 6
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Carole - there's a Cornelius Horrigan b 1849 St Giles &c
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also a couple of Male Harragan/Horrigan births - plus a Dennis Harragn birth 1846- perhaps the death in 1848.
That looks very promising :D
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This is the 1841 census for the same family - ages are out of sync for Dennis and Margaret - but baby Margaret is the right age
1841 for St Giles
Denis Hogan 40 no occ shown - b Ireland
Margaret 25 b Ireland
Catherine 9 not born in county
Ellen 3 born in county
Margaret 3 Months born in county
Michael Henning 50 b Ireland
William Court 30 not born in county
Mary Court 30 not born in county
HO107 Piece 673/18 Folio 21 Page 34
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that's a worry being Hogan in both ???
Must go to bed now- good luck.
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Thanks Carole W and Heywood - I'll trawl through all the info you've both given me and get back tomorrow evening, Anderton
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hello anderton, this is my first message on rootschat having joined this week.
and what a surprise to find the names of my great grandparents in print.
John shepherd keho and margaret keho nee harrigan (sometimes harigan)
were my dad's maternal grandparents. i dont want to raise your hopes as i dont know
anything of margaret's background. i do have the couples marriage certificate, showing
denis a shoemaker was the name of maragaret's deceased father, also james harigan
a witness. possibley i have been of some help, i hope so...all the best.
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Hi Great Gran - pleased to hear from you! Margaret Horrigan (or all the other variants!) was my great great grandmother on my Mum's side! I unfortunately have very little information on them, hence my message on Rootschat! Their daughter, Eliza Keho was my Grandad's mother - he was William James Bedford. hence my Mum was Margaret Bedford before marriage. Would love to hear from you again if you have any more information at all - now need to work out how we're related! Regards Eileen aka Anderton. I think we're second cousins once removed but I could be wrong!
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1841
HO 107 673 18
Monmouth? Street, St Giles
Dennis Hogan 40 bn Ireland
Margaret 25 bnIreland
Catherine 9 not bn in county
Ellen 3 bn in county
Margaret 3 mths bn in county
Sorry - just noticed we've already got this at reply #10!
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Hi Great Gran - pleased to hear from you! Margaret Horrigan (or all the other variants!) was my great great grandmother on my Mum's side! I unfortunately have very little information on them, hence my message on Rootschat! Their daughter, Eliza Keho was my Grandad's mother - he was William James Bedford. hence my Mum was Margaret Bedford before marriage. Would love to hear from you again if you have any more information at all - now need to work out how we're related! Regards Eileen aka Anderton. I think we're second cousins once removed but I could be wrong!
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hello anderton i had hoped to write sooner though could only say that i havn't any info. re. margaret's forebears. i knew her name by having seen it on the original marriage certificate which had been kept in the family by one or other relative through the years. eileen if you have any questions that you feel that i may be able to help you with. do ask. i will gladly do so. hopefully i will get the hang of replying on rootschat. must admit i have been going round in circles this evening trying to reply to yours.