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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Dunbartonshire => Topic started by: mars on Tuesday 26 May 09 22:35 BST (UK)

Title: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: mars on Tuesday 26 May 09 22:35 BST (UK)

delighted to have found this site,my great grandparents were the gallachers,the first on the list.would love to know if there are any decendants of that family

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: Leagle1 on Monday 26 April 10 22:43 BST (UK)

I am a GALLAGHER with links to Duntocher - any possible connections?

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: Helen on Tuesday 26 October 10 02:33 BST (UK)

Which Gallachers were you looking for?  I've got a few in my files, if you give me some names I may be able to help.
Helen

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: Leagle1 on Tuesday 26 October 10 02:53 BST (UK)

My Gallachers are centred around Duntocher. My Grandfather was Charles Gallagher married to Agnes (nee MacLean). The family originally came form Donegal but settled in the Glasgow area. Interestingly the spelling we use is GALLAGHER whereas from time to time the more Scottish pronunciation of GALLACHER popped up. If you have any connections with any Gallaghers (or Gallachers) in the Duntocher area please let me know. Thanks.

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: Helen on Tuesday 26 October 10 04:01 BST (UK)

Hi Leagle1,
I have Gallachers with every name under the sun - EXCEPT Charles!  Lots of Johns, James, Thomas'.
And, although originating from Donegal, all mine are either Duntocher or Glasgow too. 
Sorry I didn't have a Charles :(
Helen

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: Leagle1 on Tuesday 26 October 10 04:50 BST (UK)

Thanks anyway Helen - if you ever come across either Charles or Peter Gallagher from Duntocher, please do let me know - they were both cobblers/shoe repairers. Good luck!

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: bmanson on Sunday 12 December 10 02:32 GMT (UK)

I have a host of Gallachers that, aside from one, I have never been able to pin down. My ggg grandmother, Isabella (Gallacher) Brown (b. IRL, d.1857, Bonhill). On the 1851 census boarding with the widow Brown was a Daniel Gallacher, age 28, b. IRL, and Ann Gallacher, age 25, b. IRL.

Isabella's daughter, Mary Brown married William Waugh in 1860 in Alexandria, with one witness a Finegal (or Ferigal) Gallacher. Boarding with William and Mary on the 1871 census was a Nancy Gallacher, age 45, b. IRL. On the 1881 census was boarder James Gallacher, age 25, b. Kilmarnock.

In 1887, William and Mary's 2nd daughter Isabella Waugh married William Gallacher, b. Houston and Killellan, son of perhaps the above Daniel.

Probably all the above are related, but I've never managed to 'link' with any surety.

Title: Re: GALLACHER Dumbarton
Post by: ohoc on Wednesday 22 December 10 22:19 GMT (UK)

While looking for the marriage of my Grandparents James Gallagher & Margaret Brown in 1910-I came across marriage of a Daniel(that is a guess) Gallacher and Margaret McLaughlin both Living in Duntocher. they were both 21 years of age. According to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church.

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